Ooof, this is quite the thread. Well done, John:

Ag journalism/comms friends, if you've never attended an ifaj.org congress before, I wholeheartedly recommend you apply for this scholarship. This year's event in Canada is set to be an absolute belter:

I'd hate to be responsible for cauli panic-buying, but your Sunday roasts might look a bit sparse for a while (by me for Farmers Guardian): fginsight.com/news/cauliflow…

If you're just starting out in comms and you're interested in agriculture, British Guild of Agricultural Journalists is offering a great part-time role as a communications officer:

This article is remarkable. Give it a read, you won’t be disappointed:

It's not often I get excited about gastrointestinal nematodes, but I'm pretty sure we've found the best photo of them EVER to accompany our story:

Twitter friends! I have a very sexy new website that features the world's cutest dog and a dress my husband hates. Would love it if you'd take a look and then recommend me to anyone who needs some agri communications magic: carolinestocks.co.uk

As an arachnophobe I'm very pleased I was able to find a photo to accompany this story that doesn't make me scream every time I look at it #ifDisneymadespiders farmingfuturefood.com/dna-sequencing…

Biological control using fungi could be an effective option for tackling parasitic gastrointestinal nematodes in livestock - a problem that costs Europe's livestock sector €1.8billion a year: farmingfuturefood.com/fungi-could-he…

If you're interested in #agritech and the science reshaping the future of farming and food production, you might like to give my news site, @_futurefood_ a follow:

Really hoping George Monbiot doesn’t have an Instagram account.

This year’s Agricultural Journalism Awards – which recognise the best in British written and broadcast agricultural journalism – are now open for entries. ✍️ Arable ✍️ Livestock and Grassland ✍️ Environment and Rural Each carries a £250 first prize 🏆 ⏱️ Enter by 8 September

Due to popular demand, single-day tickets are now available for the Agri-Influence Forum. Tickets are priced at £40 for members and £70 for non-members (two-day tickets are still available at £75 and £100, respectively). We look forward to seeing you there 👋

Gutted I can't make this year's British Guild of Agricultural Journalists harvest lunch - it's always a fab event and this year's speaker will be cracking. Well worth snapping up a ticket if you can get one:

Ten minutes into a phone interview: Interviewee: Hang on, is this the interview, right now? Me: Yes. Interviewee: Oh. Should I have put some pants on then? Me: Er... what? Interviewee: It's bloody boiling here, I don't wear pants when it's this hot. 😂

101 years old today. My nanna is the original Duracell bunny.

I haven't been around these parts in a while, one reason being that 2 years ago we decided to buy and renovate a crumbling house in Valencia, Spain. It's been an ordeal. I've started writing about it here, in case anyone wants to read about the madness: tapasandtantrums.substack.com

We're looking for UK farmers to apply for Just Farmers! Attend two fully funded media-education workshops exploring TV, Radio, Podcasting, Writing, and Filming. And be a part of our network of farmers who are sharing their stories with pride! Read more: justfarmers.org/news/just-farm…

There aren't many times I've thought Europe could learn a thing two from US policy, but this is one of them. Interesting read: Why Europe needs to rethink its pesticide classifications – Euractiv euractiv.com/section/agricu…

We wrote about Vestaron Crop Protection and the spider venom-based biotech mentioned in this article a few weeks ago on Farming Future Food - it's interesting stuff: farmingfuturefood.com/spider-venom-c…