Dont miss out on CFE advice at Cereals 2011
With only one year remaining to support the Campaign for the Farmed Environment, farmers and land managers cannot afford to miss out on the practical advice on offer at Cereals 2011 to help guide their decision making in the coming cropping year. The CFE area will provide farmers with advice and practical tips on the […]
Mole Valley Farmers to launch own-brand range of animal health products at Royal Cornwall Show
At this years Royal Cornwall Show, Mole Valley Farmers will be launching an exciting new development, the first of a planned range of own brand products specifically for livestock and equestrian owners. The range called Molecare Animal Health will eventually encompass all aspects relating to veterinary health with a particular focus on preventative medicines and […]
Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards
The Good Dairy Award launched for food organisations improving the lives of cows and calves. Compassion in World Farming will hold its annual Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards at the Union Grand Lodge in London on Wednesday 6 July 2011. The event awards food companies making positive steps towards higher farm animal welfare standards, attracting […]
Belton Wensleydale Cheese crowned Supreme Champion
Shropshire cheesemaker, Belton Cheese has won the coveted Supreme Champion at this years Royal Bath and West Show. In a class normally dominated by British Cheddars, the family run business was crowned Supreme Champion for their exceptional Wensleydale cheese. President of the Royal Bath and West Society, the Countess of Wessex, presented Belton with their […]
Strobilurin + triazole fungicide will maximise beet yield
With every beet from the 2011 crop counting at full price theres every incentive to maximise yield. An extensive series of trials has shown that using a new generation strobilurin + triazole fungicide will get the best yield response. In the trials undertaken by Broom’s Barn, British Sugar and Bayer CropScience from 2007 to 2010 […]
George calls for no more delays on Supermarket Watchdog
ANDREW GEORGE MP HOUSE OF COMMONS The MP who chairs the national Grocery Market Action Group (GMAG) has today called on the Government to waste no more time on the setting up of a watchdog to stop large supermarket chains using bully boy tactics with their suppliers. Mr George has warned that every day of […]
New organisation to aid rise of UK care farming
The rapid development of the UK’s pioneering care farming movement will get a boost this month, when a new organisation is launched to increase support for care farmers and raise their profile with the public and commissioners for health and social care. The principle behind care farming is simple: using structured, supervised farming activities to […]
Produce World Re:freshes their list of awards with two more
Produce World, one of the UKs leading growers and suppliers of fresh produce, has won two prestigious awards in the Oscars of the Fresh Produce calendar, the Re:fresh Awards run by the Fresh Produce Consortium. Produce World were presented with both the Innovation of the Year and Packer of the Year awards. Innovation of the […]
Growers: Can you help with harvesting?
Potato Council is urging potato growers in England, Scotland and Wales to support the final stage of the 2011 Grow Your Own Potatoes project and help children unearth their school crops, as well as their excitement and taste for potatoes. The project, which currently involves 13,000 primary schools, helps youngsters learn where potatoes come from […]
