INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE RJA&HS, PAUL HOUZÉ
How now, brown cow? ‘Getting along nicely, thank-you, and much more certain about our future,’ might be the moos back from the fields. Cows don’t usually have too much to say about Jersey agricultural politics (or about anything else, really), but speaking for them and for dairy farming is the newly elected president of the […]
‘GET WITH OUR NEW LABEL – THE RJS’
Dairy farmer Paul Houzé was elected as the new president of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society at its recent annual general meeting. There were no other candidates. His name was proposed by Andrew Le Gallais and seconded by Stephen Le Feuvre. The outgoing president, Rob Perchard, has served seven years: two three-year terms, […]
THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH ABOUT KILLER CATS
By our guest contributor from the UK, Tim Bonner, chief executive of the Countryside Alliance Natural England Chair, Tony Juniper, did a brave thing recently and was honest about the fact that cats kill birds and mammals. He suggested that owners should fit a bell on their cats’ collars and cited research which found that […]
‘CELEBRATORY GOLD’ FOR THE JERSEY NATIONAL PARK’S TENTH BIRTHDAY
Ten years ago the Jersey National Park was officially recognised ensuring the protection and conservation of its coastline and the enhancement of its beauty, cultural heritage and wildlife. Park director Mike Stentiford MBE described it as ‘an environmental entity worth its weight in “celebratory gold”’ because much had been achieved. Today, it encompasses 2,145 hectares […]