Joe watson

[defender]

Just heard the sad news that Joe Watson has died .He was a good journalist who new agriculture inside out and tried to show farming in a good light . He wasn`t afraid to take politicians to task and told it as it was rather than make a good story out of anything . He will be sadly missed . Condolences to his family
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...tland-26484346

 

[llamedos]

I remember reading a piece he did on "the sustainable agricultural policy of the UK" he basically asked, was there one, and likened DEFRAs ideas for the English as them wanting it to be a "John Constable" type industry.

A perceptive man, and a sad loss to agricultural Journalism

 

[nacnud]

He will be very hard to replace, big loss for the industry.

 

[Knockie]

Agree with all above, will be a sad loss! shame he won't see the outcome of his efforts reporting on the slippery farmers.
SD.

 

[cat]

Sat next to him on a train from aberdeen to edinburgh, some of the fantastic story's about visiting and meeting farmers made a long journey very pleasant. Sad loss indeed.

 

[Jock]

A name I've always heard spoken highly of but not being in the North knew very little about. Very surprised to see that he was only 43. Because of his high reputation and the reference often made to his P&J articles by those I know in Aberdeenshire I expected him to be some kind of old sage on farming matters.
Condolences to Family.

 

[always busy]

R.I.P Joe you will be sadly missed, you did farming a great service.