Worcestershire Young Farmers Annual County Show Celebrating 68 Years!!
Over 350 Worcestershire Young Farmers will be showcasing their talents at their 68th Annual County Show on Saturday 28th May. “The County Show is the highlight of the Young Farmers Calendar,” explains show Chairman, Tom Worthington. “It’s fantastic to see all the members competing and having fun!’’ “The day will see ten clubs from the […]
UK refusal to support EU school food plan another knock for agriculture
European farm ministers met on Monday (11 April) to adopt a regulation that will promote the consumption of milk products, fruit and vegetables in schools. Disappointingly, the UK abstained from the vote and, as a consequence, will not be supporting the new regulation. The scheme, which has an annual budget of €250m (£201m), will see […]
Standen Parts Manager retires, celebrating 50 years service
Brian Setchell joined Standen Engineering Ltd, or rather FA Standen & Sons as the company was then known, in 1966. Celebrating 50 years with Standen this month, Brian started as an office junior with the company, but keen to progress and get more ‘hands-on’ experience, he was soon doing additional overtime on the shop floor […]
LEAF announces significant progress in sustainable farming
LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) has revealed another year of significant progress in its mission to deliver more sustainable food and farming. The area of land around the world growing LEAF Marque crops increased by 28% since last year, according to the findings of its latest annual Global Impacts Report, which was launched today. LEAF […]
Polaris ATV launch special offer on Sportsman 450
Polaris has announced a special introductory offer price on the new Sportsman 450 H.O. of only £4,500.00 excluding VAT. Members of the NFU, NFU Scotland and Ulster Farmers’ Union can enjoy the additional 5% discount available to them on the purchase of new Polaris ATVs, bringing the price down to £4,275.00 excluding VAT. This is […]
Sales of utility ATVs & Side by Sides rose by 5.1% in 2015
The number of All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) and Side by Side units recorded by the AEA ATV/Quad Group increased by 5.1% in 2014 to 11,310 units. (The machines covered in this enquiry are those of a type sold mainly into agriculture and do not cover leisure or sports units). Group Chairman, Rupert Archer-Smith of […]
Top prize awarded to NFYFC’s Chief Officer
NFYFC Chief Officer James Eckley has been given a top honour by the Council for Awards of Royal Agricultural Societies. In a glitzy ceremony at the House of Lords in London, James received his Associateship of Royal Agricultural Societies (ARAgS) from the Countess of Wessex “in recognition of contribution to practice and development of agriculture”. […]
Compulsory purchase woes
A Government consultation published today has proposed that businesses and individuals hit by compulsory purchase of their land or property for major infrastructure projects should receive fairer interest when their compensation payments are late. The CLA, which represents landowners, farmers and rural businesses, has been campaigning for a series of reforms to make the compulsory […]
Northern supermarket Booths reaffirms commitment to 100% British lamb
Northwest food retailer Booths has reaffirmed that it is the only supermarket in the UK to exclusively sell lamb reared in the UK throughout the year. Booths do not sell any lamb from New Zealand at any point, and made the pledge to sell only British meat on their butchery counters nearly a decade ago. […]
