George Browns get the Gold for Kubota Dealer Service Excellence
Agricultural and Groundcare machinery dealer George Browns Ltd is delighted to be recognised in the Kubota Dealer Service Excellence Awards programme with a milestone five golds and one silver for its six branches across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Northamptonshire. The awards, which are assessed and presented every two years by Kubota UK, are based on […]
Extended British lamb season announcement welcomed by FUW
The announcement that Sainsbury’s has committed to extend its British lamb season until at least January 2016, has been welcomed by the Farmers’ Union of Wales. Welsh sheep farmers have been hard hit this year as the poor exchange rate between the pound and the New Zealand dollar coupled with Chinese buying policy changes, saw […]
Which Christmas Tree for Downing Street this Festive Season?
We may be basking in some welcome Autumnal sunshine this week, but it hasn’t stopped Christmas tree farmers from around the country gearing up for their most important annual event. Up to 100 of Britain’s top growers are preparing to pitch their best Nordman, Spruce or Fir as part of the all important contest to […]
Cornish Winter Fair to celebrate the best of Cornish farming and food
As the final throes of summer play out plans are being put in place that will see a Cornish agricultural event with a long, proud history being revamped ahead of its 137th year. Wadebridge Prime Stock and Produce Show will now form part of a wider food and farming event, The Cornish Winter Fair, which […]
Statement by Professor Dr. Winterkorn
“I am shocked by the events of the past few days. Above all, I am stunned that misconduct on such a scale was possible in the Volkswagen Group. As CEO I accept responsibility for the irregularities that have been found in diesel engines and have therefore requested the Supervisory Board to agree on terminating my […]
UK Dairy Day reaches new heights with record-breaking attendees
Hailed a ‘major success’ by the organisers Holstein UK, the doors to the second UK Dairy Day burst open with record-breaking visitor numbers. 7,112 people herded themselves through the doors to the International Centre in Telford and an outstanding 181 cattle were on-site throughout the day. With more trade stands, visitors, dairy suppliers and exhibitors […]
Oxford University scientist receives international award for research on the impact of food on climate change
For the 2nd award, the Premio Daniel Carasso was awarded to Dr. Tara Garnett, researcher at the University of Oxford, for her entire work, including her thorough research on the contribution of food systems on greenhouse gas emissions, and the scope for emissions reduction through the adoption of sustainable diets. Tara Garnett also initiated and […]
Dow AgroSciences reveals plans to launch new cereal fungicide
Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company revealed more details today about its plans to launch an innovative new fungicide to control key diseases in cereal crops. Inatreq™ (pronounced “INNA-trek”) active, a product derived from naturally occurring material with outstanding performance, represents a new market opportunity for Dow AgroSciences, with […]
Arla farmer-owner hosts dairy farm event
Frampton farmer-owner George Holmes welcomed invited guests, including Simon Hoare, MP for North Dorset, to his farm over the weekend. The farm day event is the first in a series of meet and greets and is aiming to drive a greater understanding of the day-to-day role of an Arla dairy farmer. The initiative also aims […]
