Subaru drivers perform heroic duties as country grinds to a halt
With the recent Arctic blast wreaking wintery havoc across the entire UK, All-Wheel Drive Subaru dealers and owners have been forced to take matters into their own hands. For example, the valiant team at Scottish Subaru dealership, Alex F. Noble & Son, have joined forces with the British Red Cross* in transporting crucial members of […]
AVEBE and BASF Plant Science start R&D cooperation on genetically optimized amylopectin starch potatoes
Foxhol, the Netherlands and Limburgerhof, Germany December 14, 2010. The potato starch manufacturer AVEBE and the plant biotechnology company BASF Plant Science announced today a research and development alliance in plant biotechnology. The companies are combining their competencies in biotechnology discovery and genetically modified potato breeding with the aim of bringing farmers modern and fungal […]
VAT Concessions to end for caravan owners
Three VAT concessions for caravan owners will cease to apply from 2012 because they conflict with EU law, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) announced today. Following a recent legal decision HMRC is reviewing its concessions. The majority are being retained but a minority, after a period of notice, will end. This is because they are […]
Young farmer returns from trip of a lifetime to New Zealand
The trip of a lifetime, was how Alex Mackellar described her visit to New Zealand after she won the educational grant supported by Novartis Animal Health and the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs. Alex spent three weeks working on sheep and cattle stations on New Zealands South Island, and brought back with her […]
Enhancing slurry N content cuts fertiliser costs and reduces greenhouse gases
Livestock farmers can enhance the nitrogen value in slurry by threefold to a value of 1.40 per 1,000 litres if they treat their tanks this season with the inoculant SlurryBugs + Booster, according to the latest research findings from the Lancaster Universitys Environmental Centre. For an average 150 cow herd, that figure translates to more […]
Goodyear to sell European, Latin American farm tyre businesses
AKRON, Ohio, December 13, 2010 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it has entered into agreements with Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International Inc., to sell its European and Latin American farm tyre businesses, including a licensing agreement that will allow Titan to manufacture and sell Goodyear-brand farm tyres in […]
Planning system must be right for rural areas, says CLA
The CLA today (13 December) welcomed the Governments desire to change the planning system but questioned if the changes unveiled in the Localism Bill were the right ones to allow rural economies and businesses to thrive. CLA President William Worsley said: We welcome the Governments desire for change to a planning system that is not currently […]
HM Treasury response on Furnished Holiday Lettings consultation will inject some value into holiday property market
Following HM Treasurys response to the furnished holidays lettings consultation published yesterday 9th December 2010, the Landed Estates & Rural Business Group of UK top 20 accountancy firm Saffery Champness has highlighted two key areas in that response that will be of interest to those operating within the sector. delaying the introduction of the revised […]
Househam Sprayers scoop export award
Lincolnshire based crop sprayer manufacturer, Househam Sprayers Ltd, has scooped a top export award from the UK Trade and Investment department for their innovative development of their European markets. The award for International Business Communication was presented by Peter Hogarth, director of UKTI at a regional ceremony in Derbyshire, where he praised the companys strategy […]
