Category Archives: media
June 2013 – UK appoints regulator to protect grocery suppliers
June 2013 – UK supermarkets could face big fines, says tough-talking retail watchdog
June 2013 – Met Office announces new non-executive directors
Under Pressure
April 2013 – Tacon sets out stall on key role in food chain
March 2013 – Supermarkets watchdog gets ready to ‘sort out the bullies’
Stargrazing: technology and its potential impact on water in agriculture
Presentation at Pinsent Masons to city investors.…
February 2013 – Fresh Produce Journal
This issue of the FPJ covers Christine’s presentation to students at the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing together with an interview following her appointment as Groceries Code Adjudicator.
Fresh Produce Journal (February 2013)
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What does the future hold for the UK agricultural sector? – January 2013
Christine was the keynote speaker at the annual conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, speaking on the topic ‘What does the future hold for the UK agricultural sector?’.
A summary of the talk is included in the ICAEW Farming and Rural Business Group News…
February 2013 – BBC Costing The Earth
January 2013 – Christine Tacon appointed Groceries Code Adjudicator
Media coverage includes:
Mirror Online: Supermarket tsar_Christine Tacon appointed Groceries Code Adjudicator
Retail Week: Five reasons why Christine Tacon may prove an astute appointment as Groceries Code Adjudicator
The Grocer: Tacon named as Groceries Code Adjudicator
NFU: Groceries code appointment – NFU response
Farming UK: Tacon appointed as new supermarket adjudicator
Food Manufacture: Christine Tacon appointed groceries code adjudicator
Just Food: UK Groceries Code Adjudicator appointed
Just Food: BRC cautiously welcomes grocery adjudicator Tacon
New Statesman: Five questions answered on the first appointed supermarket ombudsman…
The future of satellites in agriculture – December 2012
Presentation by Christine (keynote speaker) at European Space Solutions agriculture session. Details on the ESS conference website.…
Nitrogen: How can we support farmers to adopt best practice? – November 2012
Presentation to Farmway in Edinburgh – November 12 2012…
December 2011- “A farmer and a woman” – The new Fellow securing food for the nation
Notes on Food Security – May 2011
Prepared by Christine in response to Professor Sir John Beddington’s Foresight Report into the Future of Food and Farming.…
Lincoln Food Lecture
Address by Christine to the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society Annual spring lecture.…
October 2012 – BBC Farmer of the Year finalists
Christine was a judge in the BBC Food and Farming awards and can be heard on three broadcasts meeting the finalists vying for the title of Farmer of the Year:
Farmer of the Year finalist: Tom Rawson
Farmer of the Year finalist: Henry Edmunds
Farmer of the Year finalist: Guy Watson…
September 2012 – Christine Tacon joins the board of Anglia Farmers
August 2012 – Interview with Labour Party researcher
We discussed a range of food and farming issues.
June 2012 – BBC Radio on the hunt for ‘big food ideas’
May 2012 – Tacon takes on chair of arable farming venture
April 2012 – The Female FTSE Board Report 2012
April 2012 – Few regrets from time as Britain’s biggest farmer
Report of the Fruit and Vegetables Task Force – August 2010
Final report as prepared by DEFRA and agreed by the Taskforce of which Christine was a sub-group chair.…
February 2012 – Farms chief bids a fond farewell to growing business
The Sustainable Farming and Food Strategy, Three Years On – Reflections on progress – 2006
Report by Lord Curry, Chair of the Implementation Group, of which Christine was a member.…
