Oilseed rape exports benefit from Sterling’s weakness
The falling value of Sterling has helped raise the competitiveness of UK oilseed rape with exports leaving Openfield’s deep water facility in the south west, Portbury Grain Terminal, for the first time. The terminal, which can load panamax vessels up to 70,000 tonnes, and is operated exclusively by Openfield, is one of the UK’s busiest […]
John Deere earns recognition as Top 100 Global Innovator
John Deere has been named a Thomson Reuters 2012 top 100 Global Innovator, joining companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nike and Sony. This programme honours corporations and institutions that are at the heart of innovation, as measured by a series of proprietary patent-related metrics. The list is an initiative of the Intellectual Property Solutions […]
FUW’s younger members call for council farm tenancy help
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has urged all Welsh county councils to show greater commitment to the next generation of farmers by actively helping them secure tenancies of local authority-owned agricultural holdings. The FUW keeps the future of the Welsh farming industry at the heart of its work and last year set up a “Younger […]
FertLink continues to expand fertiliser operations
Fertiliser producer FertLink, the joint venture fertiliser business owned by Glasson Grain, part of the Wynnstay Group, and NW Trading, has announced that it is to set up a new production facility based at Goole in partnership with Thomas Bell. The new operation based, at NW Trading’s extensive port facilities in Goole on Humberside, will […]
Permitted development rights
The detailed regulations are yet to be published but agricultural buildings up to a specific size could be converted to business uses such as shops, restaurants, small hotels, leisure facilities and offices. It is to be noted the list of uses excludes residential use. However, the Government has also announced they will allow change of […]
HS2 line to cause devestation to Cheshire dairy farms
“The announcement of the proposed HS2 Link earlier this week is likely to cause considerable angst for some of Cheshire’s leading dairy farms” quotes Tony Rimmer of Rostons Land Agents in based in Cheshire. The proposed route takes a sway through the heart of the Cheshire countryside. Whilst many pressure groups are concerned over the […]
Harbro celebrates 35 years in business
The company which is headquartered in Turriff, Aberdeenshire started trading locally, selling pig supplements, creep feeds and straights to the home-mix market and ruminant minerals for on farm use. Through acquisition and organic growth, the company now trades throughout Scotland and England in addition to a growing export market. Graham Baxter, managing director said “We […]
Acquisition strategy pays off as Group announces record results
The Group, which employs over 900 people, reported a 9% increase in revenues to £375.78m, with an increase of 13% in pre-tax profits to £7.82m. The agricultural division performed strongly with an 8% increase in revenues, helped by a full year contribution from GrainLink, the Group’s grain marketing business, as well as a strong demand […]
Harper Adams University Governor named as UK’s first supermarket ombudsman
The creation of the post was first recommended by the Competition Commission in 2008 to resolve disputes between supermarkets and suppliers. Christine Tacon, who was awarded a CBE for services to agriculture in 2004, will be responsible for enforcing the Groceries Supply Code of Practice, which regulates interactions between the 10 largest supermarkets with an […]
