Yellow rust detected in Essex!
Richard Peake, of Harlow Agricultural Merchants, has reported his first sightings of yellow rust this season: We have just received reports of yellow rust in cv Humber variety, which has a yellow rust resistance rating of 8; this proves what we predicted, that yellow rust will be a bigger threat this year than last. There […]
Unite welcomes forests U-turn but warns job cuts will cripple the Forestry Commission
Unite, the UK’s biggest union, has welcomed the announcement by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman that the government has abandoned plans to sell-off England’s forests, but warned that planned job cuts will seriously damage the Forestry Commission. The government today (Thursday, 17 February) scrapped the public consultation exercise on […]
Award presented in memory of Mervyn Allen
Leading rural retailer Countrywide has announced their regional sales manager, Colin Warne is the recipient of the Mervyn Allen award for 2011. The award celebrates excellence in agriculture and is presented each year in the memory of Mervyn Allen, who died tragically at an agricultural show in 2009 whilst unloading a silo which touched overhead […]
Dont ignore the benefits of pulses this season, advises Philip Wynn
With a challenging previous growing season and high cereal prices, many growers may be questioning the value of including pulses in their spring plantings. However, according to Philip Wynn, director of Wynn Business Partnerships, spring pulses offer a range of agronomic and financial benefits that are extremely valuable to the whole farm margin. Markets and […]
Rizolex still registered for use on potatoes
The seed potato fungicide treatment Rizolex has been given an extension of its registration from CRD so that it can be continued to be used by potato growers at planting. Available as a 10% w/w dry powder formulation designed for good adherence onto seed tubers, this established fungicide is recommended in seed potatoes for the […]
Hozelock invest 1m in AutoReel and hose production
A 1m investment in state-of-the-art plant at Hozelock’s 33,400 sq m Midpoint Park factory in Birmingham will enable the market-leading garden watering equipment manufacturer to achieve record delivery times for its premium hose systems, including the new 30m and 40m AutoReels with automatic hose rewind. The new wall-mounted AutoReel models require the largest moulded casings […]
Countrywide go with the Flo
Rural supplier Countrywide has extended the reach of its energy offer, the company has announced. From April 1st 2011, customers in the east and north of England plus north and west Wales, areas outside Countrywides conventional delivery area, can now buy their LPG from the rural specialists. This follows an agreement with LPG supply firm […]
Grammer AG experiences significant growth in 2010
Amberg, February 15, 2011 Today, GRAMMER AG, automotive supplier and manufacturer of seating systems, released its preliminary figures for fiscal year 2010. Over the past year, the company generated growth in revenue of 27.8 percent, to EUR 929.3 million (2009: 727.4). Group revenue was thus higher than the full-year forecasts, which had already been raised […]
NFU calls on Government to reverse countrys dependence on food imports
NFU President Peter Kendall will ask Defra Secretary of State Caroline Spelman what the Government is doing to reverse the countrys growing dependence on imports when he addresses the NFUs annual conference today. During the two-day event in Birmingham, Mr Kendall will argue that the Government must take urgent action to close the UKs widening […]
