Specialist agriculture law firm receives Top Tier industry ranking
Thrings also received recommendation for their work across a number of other specialisms, including corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution, finance, real estate and insurance. Described as having ‘formidable expertise and coverage along the M4 corridor’, the firm is commended for their work for the NFU and Isle of Wight farmer Brownrigg Poultry, as well […]
Machinery World to offer free consultations to those wanting to enter the Ice Cream Industry
The new service is a result of the continuing ‘milk wars’ between supermarkets, milk agents and dairy farmers which, in some circumstances, has seen farmers almost forced to accept a price per litre that didn’t cover the cost of general production and, certainly didn’t take into account the rising cost of feed, pesticides and other […]
Southernmost farm seeks tenant with a passion
Tregullas farm, sitting on the tip of the Lizard was acquired by the National Trust in the early 1990s and is closely linked to the local community of the Lizard as well as providing much of the feeding ground for the first breeding pair of Cornish choughs in the county. Situated either side of the […]
New Nuffield Director appointed
He comes to the role following seven years as Bursar to a number of large independent school charities, and prior to that, a successful military career. Mike will take up the role of Director, taking up the work of John Stones, who leaves the position after leading the Trust for the past ten years. “Whilst […]
AGCO unveils $20 million expansion for French manufacturing facility
This is the largest industrial investment project at the facility since 1986. The ‘Beauvais 2’ project involves the acquisition and development of a brand-new building on more than 4 hectares of land in the Allone industrial zone, less than five minutes from the existing 25 hectare AGCO factory site at Avenue Blaise Pascal. The new […]
Winning Farm Managers make a difference for Velcourt
The company, which provides farm management and consultancy across a number of sectors including arable and dairy, holds an annual competition to find the very best among its farm managers. In order to judge the competition, Chief Executive James Townshend and Chairman Robin Malim visited each of Velcourt’s 36 farm managers. The leading farm management […]
Is Government Strategy for Superfast Broadband Jeopardising Rural Businesses?
Once again the roll out of faster Broadband is stumbling along with the Government ‘s strategy remaining unclear and unfocused. For example, it considers that in certain areas of the UK—particularly rural areas—there is a limited commercial case for market-driven private investment to improve coverage and quality of service. But what about farmers who have […]
PGRO appoint new CEO
Roger Vickers joins PGRO with over 20 years of agricultural experience including technical, commercial and senior management roles in Advanta, Germains and – most recently – Tozer Seeds. “This is a unique opportunity to manage a research-based company whose reputation for expertise, service, training, and communication with its levy base and related industries is amongst […]
TGM secures first customers in Estonia and Turkey
George Megarry of TGM said “It’s always satisfying to see our products being used in new markets. As the understanding of the role of software in improving decision making develops, interest in our flock management software, Select Sheepware has increased. By entering data and using the reports within the software, farmers can make better decisions […]
