Vet surveillance report leaves many questions unanswered
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the publication of the Kinnaird Review of Scottish Government Veterinary Surveillance but expressed concern that it still leaves many questions unanswered about the future provision of services. The review recommends: the rationalisation of the service, including scope for the reduction in the number of Disease Surveillance […]
Farmer MEP says: EU greening policies will increase world hunger
Norfolk farmer Stuart Agnew MEP, the UKIP spokesman on agriculture has accused the EU of increasing world hunger and damaging the environment through its attempts to ‘green’ farming. In a speech to the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (7.11.11), in the presence of Agriculture Commissioner, Dacian Ciolos and Ministers from several member states, Mr […]
Tenant sector under the spotlight as farming enters crucial age
Major industry figureheads are set to have their say on the tenant farming sector this week, during what will be the biggest ever NFU tenant’s conference. Over 200 delegates are expected at the event, entitled ‘The future of the tenanted sector,’ on November 10 at Harper Adams University College in Shropshire. Speakers include Jim Paice, […]
FUW urges vigilance following sheep rustling
The Farmers’ Union of Wales today urged people living in the countryside to be vigilant for any suspicious activity after a farmer reported a case of sheep rustling on the Black Mountain near Brynamman, Carmarthenshire. Hugh Davies, 67, and his 61-year-old wife Mary noticed 150 sheep were missing from their 1,000-head flock when they collected […]
Crimestoppers join seminar to close the gate on rural crime this week
Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), and members of rural communities will soon join forces in a key seminar called “Closing the Gate on Criminality” to combat rural crime. Thursday 10 November will see an all-day event at the Kettering Conference Centre at the ACPO Rural Crime Seminar, featuring a key […]
Can we expect farmers to bear all the responsibility for the health of livestock? asks NFU Vice President
“Over 80% of red meat sold in our supermarkets is now British, a statistic which emphasises the importance of farmed livestock for our economy and food supplies. The importance of grazing livestock in managing the ecology and environment of our countryside cannot be ignored either. These represent some of the public goods attributed to livestock […]
Concerns about food supplies should trump environmental worries, says leading farmer
It’s time we took food security seriously, according to Mark Tinsley, who farms in Lincolnshire and chairs the Commercial Farmers Group. He said: “Environmental change is a reality that few farmers would deny and the UK is also having to deal with an uncertain global economic future. This has serious implications for our […]
Dog neutering prevails in rural Wales
The Farming Community gets behind Dogs Trust’s Free Neutering Campaign… Dogs Trust has had a very enthusiastic response from the farming community in Wales following efforts to urge farmers to consider neutering and microchipping their dogs. The UK’s largest dog welfare charity is offering to neuter and microchip all farm dogs for free […]
British Carrot Growers Team Up with Elsoms Seeds for Website Re-launch
The British Carrot Growers’ Association has teamed up with Elsoms Seeds to re-launch its website www.britishcarrots.co.uk with a contemporary new design and fabulous new competition for schools to win a visit from the Captain Carrot theatre show. Chairman of the BCGA Martin Evans said: “There is no doubt that more and more consumers are using […]
