Cattle keepers choose electronic reporting in record numbers
The percentage of cattle births, deaths and movements that were reported electronically – using the Rural Payments Agency’s online service or automatic phone line, farm software packages or the email service – increased to more than 88% in June. This represents a leap of 13% on the same period last year. More than 85% of […]
Wensleydale Creamery expands Dales Dairy offering
The Wensleydale Creamery, producers of the famous Real Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese, has announced it will be entering the £680 million* butter market with the addition of a brand new butter to its product portfolio. The cheese-maker, who has a history of producing butter, will brand its product as ‘Dales Butter’. The product has been specifically […]
Farmers recommended to seek advice before signing National Grid Carbon (NGC) agreements
East Riding farmers and landowners in the preferred route corridor for the National Grid Carbon Capture and Storage Pipeline Project should ensure that they are taking appropriate advice before allowing any access or signing any agreements. The pipeline project would involve transporting carbon dioxide captured from the proposed Don Valley Power Project at Stainforth, via […]
Trelleborg becomes the Tractor of the Year® awards’ first ever sponsor
Launched by Italian magazine Trattori in 1998, the awards scheme – now in its 16th year – celebrates the very latest innovation in tractor design and technology from the world’s leading manufacturers and agricultural machineries. The judging panel, made up of 21 journalists from the European agricultural industry’s most influential publications, will evaluate the performance […]
Brian Stein joins the Branston board
Mr Stein retired from Samworth Brothers at the end of March after a highly successful 17 years with the company. The largest family-owned food manufacturing business in the UK, Samworth Brothers has successfully developed its own well-known brands as well as producing own label convenience food for many of the UK’s big retailers. As the […]
Celebrating success – looking to the future
Over 100 visitors made the most of a golden opportunity to see state-of-the-art manufacturing up close as Guttridge Ltd, a leading manufacturer of materials handling solutions, opened its factory doors to host a unique event celebrating the company’s 50th anniversary. Suppliers, customers, local councillors and MP, employees past and present and pupils from the local […]
Cherkizovo Group increases the number of Non-Executive Directors in its Board of Directors
The new Board of Directors was elected at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders on June 29, 2012. The new Board of Directors includes Igor Babaev, Musheg Mamikonian, Evgeny Mikhailov, Sergei Mikhailov, Marcus Rhodes Samuel Lipman and Vitaliy Podolskiy. So, the number of Non-Executive members on the Board of Directors of Cherkizovo Group has increased. […]
NFU response to sustainable pesticide use legislation
The Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 will come into force from July 18 2012 with the aim of encouraging best practice and reducing the risks associated with using pesticides including their effects on the environment. The NFU believes that the legislation will only have a small impact on regular spray operators who already […]
English farmland beats economic gloom
Key findings English farmland prices rose on average by 3.7% in the second three months of 2012. This takes 12-month growth to 2.3% following a marginal increase in the first quarter of the year and a drop of 2% in the second half of 2011. The average value of agricultural land is now £6,295/acre. This […]
