Science-backed solutions for UK farmers
Providing practical science-based solutions for farmers to employ on their farms was the theme of this year’s Hutchinsons farmer conference. With over 500 farmers in attendance, the take home messages from a range of industry experts encouraged UK farmers to maximise yields in order to minimise costs of production. Addressing one of the […]
Industry sponsorship tops 200,000, in support of World Potato Congress 2012
Organisers of the 2012 World Potato Congress in Edinburgh next year have released the names of the first 13 commercial sponsors responsible for over 150,000-worth of industry support for what promises to be a “highly successful, industry-wide event”. Rob Clayton, director of organiser the Potato Council, says another three, as yet un-named sponsors […]
Dairy industry should work together to ensure future viability, principal urges
The increasing challenges facing the dairy industry and the part Reaseheath College can play in addressing these pressures were underlined by Principal Meredydd David yesterday (Tuesday December 14). Addressing Reaseheath’s Dairy Sustainability Conference, an annual event organised at the college’s Cheshire campus, Meredydd urged the whole supply chain, from farmers to retailers, to […]
New Holland Agriculture Gold Sponsor of Climate Action Networking Reception
As part of its sponsorship announced in July, New Holland Agriculture attended the Networking Reception held by Climate Action in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on December 7 in Durban, South Africa. The reception, which ran alongside the 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17), brought together leading […]
Double festive cheer for JCB’s UK employees
JCB’S UK employees today received a double dose of festive cheer as the company announced a 500 Christmas bonus and a 5.2 per cent pay increase. Around 4,400 employees at JCB factories in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wrexham will share in the bonus worth a total of more than 2 million. In addition, from […]
Leading wheat breeder sets up cutting edge consultancy
Wheat breeder Bill Angus has formed a consultancy to develop new varieties by publicly funded research through ‘public-private’ partnerships, and also to work with clients to increase wheat yields on-farm while maintaining quality and optimising inputs. “I believe that we are on the cusp of a new era in wheat breeding and we must […]
Produce World launches new-look website
The Produce World Group has re-launched its website to better reflect their updated branding and re-aligned structure that has recently been adopted. Group Marketing and Insight Manager, Catriona Mowbray, said: “The Produce World Group has undergone significant changes since we last up-dated our website. We have re-aligned the business to better serve the […]
Fly-tipping on private land still a major concern
Fly-tipping incidents on private land remain a serious issue for farming, said the NFU today, despite new government figures revealing a decline in fly-tipping and an increase in enforcement action in the last year. The annual Defra fly-tipping in England statistics, released this week, showed a 13.5 per cent decrease in the number […]
AA supports Subaru winter weather towing-tips
With Britain poised to succumb to winter’s icy grip for another year, owners of All-Wheel Drive Subaru vehicles will once again be called upon to become motoring Good Samaritans rescuing friends, neighbours and fellow motorists stranded in the ice and snow. In response to the increasingly bleak forecasts, Subaru backed by the AA is […]
