Why you need legal cover when lending your horse
Owner and equine lawyer Sarah Jordan explains the value of written legal agreements and why a handshake is not enough when loaning out your horse. Somerset horse owner Rachel Atwell has successfully settled a claim against the police for serious injury to her horse while it was in their keep. Mrs Atwells horse Yogi went […]
British Deer Farm and Park Association to Encourage More Parkland Farms to meet Rise in Consumer Demand for Venison
The 25% rise in annual consumer demand for venison has lead the British Deer Farms and Parks Association, formerly The BDFA (British Deer Farmers Association) to look to new sources to supply demand. The association is reaching out to existing deer parks and owners and custodians of parkland to encourage them to farm more Red […]
Organic farming: policy-driven or consumer-led?
A study looking at organic farming in both the UK and Denmark has found that incentives to farmers played a large part in changing production rather than consumer demand. The University of Reading studied both countries to see if policy measures on their own encouraged participation. Richard Tranter, Director of the Centre for Agricultural Strategy […]
Good quality seed potato helps maintain profit for growers
Whilst most potato growers dont have the luxury of choosing which variety to grow, buying the best quality seed available could help maintain profit margins, says Potato Council head of seed and export Mark Prentice. On-stand at Fruit Logistica (Berlin, February 9-11), Mr Prentice will be talking to the international potato seed industry about the […]
Policy summary published on controversial geoengineering scheme, ocean fertilization
Failure to tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions effectively has led to intensifying debate on geoengineering – deliberate large-scale schemes to slow the rate at which Earth is heating up. The public debate often mixes opinion with fact so scientists have now released the first summary for policymakers on ocean fertilization, one of the earliest geoengineering […]
Wheat Bulb fly egg hatch increases in East Anglia and starts in Yorkshire
This weeks Pestwatch report, issued by Dow AgroSciences and ADAS, shows an increase in egg-hatch in East Anglia and Lincolnshire and the start of egg-hatch in Yorkshire. No plant invasion by the larvae has been detected as yet and there is still time to apply an effective egg-hatch soil insecticide such as Dursban WG to […]
“No dog” policy at this years Suffolk Show
Please dont bring your dog to the Suffolk Show this year, requests organisers The Suffolk Agricultural Association has decided to operate a no dogs policy at this years Suffolk Show which takes place on June 1 and 2 at Trinity Park. In line with other county shows, including The Great Yorkshire and Royal Berkshire, as […]
Chancellor of the Exchequer visits Jaguar Land Rover
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt. Hon George Osborne today visited Jaguar Land Rover’s manufacturing facility in Solihull, West Midlands. The visit follows a meeting earlier this month between senior government officials and UK business leaders ? including Jaguar Land Rover CEO, Dr Ralf Speth ? at Downing Street to discuss private sector jobs and growth. […]
Improved incomes needed for farmers to deliver in food production challenge
Huge hikes in animal feed bills are driving the dramatic downturn in the incomes being forecast for Englands farmers according to the NFU, as Defras Farm Business Income forecasts for 2010/11 were published today. According to Defras figures, dairy farmers are expected to see a 24 per cent fall in incomes. Grazing livestock farms also […]
