Farmers urged to act
The Government has awarded Warwick-based Arqiva the multi-million pound contract to build new mobile communication masts to provide mobile phone and broadband coverage in “not spots” where there is currently little or no coverage. Wales, Lancashire and Aberdeenshire are the first areas to benefit from the £150 million Mobile Infrastructure Project when masts will be […]
Bunn Fertiliser appoints new Crop Nutritionist
Based at the Bunn headquarters in Norwich, Stuart will be learning about customers’ specific crop nutrient needs and responding with new products and services. “I look forward to working with our technical sales managers, advisors and customers to assess our whole portfolio, looking to adapt, change and adjust, to better meet customer requirements,” Stuart explains. […]
New Non-Executive Directors put farmers at heart of RPA
Angela Gillibrand and David Cotton have both been appointed to the Agency Management Board and the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. Rad Thomas will sit on the Agency Management Board and Arthur Reeves has been appointed to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. RPA Chief Executive Mark Grimshaw said: “The appointments of Angela, David, Rad […]
CLAAS expands in China
Contracts were signed on 16th July by the Chinese shareholder and CLAAS, but as is usually the case with transactions of this kind, the conclusion of the contract is contingent upon obtaining approval from the national authorities, among others. The spokesperson for CLAAS management, Dr. Theo Freye, said “China is the largest and fastest-growing […]
Kubota Appoint new Business Development Manager
One of Kubota’s longest-serving employees, Adrian originally joined the business in 1986 as a Service Engineer and went on to become Service Manager and Parts Manager, before moving in to a dealer development role in 2007. Adrian’s appointment signals a new approach to the agriculture and groundcare markets for the leading Japanese manufacturer, which will […]
Wanted: farmer with a difference to run Woodland Trust Scotland’s former royal hunting estate
The Trust, which since it was founded in 1972 has acquired more than 20,000 hectares of woodland sites, nearly half of which is in Scotland, is looking for an agricultural and environmentally-minded enthusiast to take responsibility for the grazing operation of its biggest property. It has instructed Baird Lumsden, one of Scotland’s most prominent country […]
Agents enjoy benefits of SPS account management approach
Following a successful pilot, the Rural Payments Agency has introduced this new way of working to improve the service it offers agents in England. The Agency has set up a dedicated team to work with agents and each agent’s individual client applications are now being managed by a single case worker or team. This team […]
Bruton Knowles expands South East Senior Team
The promotion of Fraser Castle MSc MRICS to Partner and the welcoming of Naomi Game as Senior Surveyor in a diverse role that will include rural practice, will expand the area of the Guildford team’s range of services. Fraser joined Bruton Knowles South East Regional office in 2000 as a graduate trainee. Since then he […]
£160 million technology boost for UK agricultural industries
Breakthroughs in nutrition, informatics, satellite imaging, remote sensing, meteorology and precision farming mean the agriculture sector is one of the world’s fastest growing sectors. Developed in partnership with industry, the Agricultural Technologies Strategy will ensure everyone from farmers and retailers, to cooks and shoppers share the benefits these exciting opportunities bring. It includes a £160 […]
