Chairman role for NFU representative in Europe
NFU combinable crops board chairman Ian Backhouse has been elected chairman of the Copa-Cogeca (European Farm Organisation) cereals working group. Following his election, Mr Backhouse said he would take the opportunity to focus on the CAP reform, supply chain relationships in the grain markets as well as inputs risk management, particularly for nitrogen fertiliser. I […]
New AIC register to assist members who transport and load dangerous goods
The Agricultural Industries Confederation has launched its Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA) Register to provide a central information point for the agri-supply industry. Since 2000, all companies involved in loading and transporting dangerous goods have been required, by a European directive, to appoint a qualified DGSA to guide them on the legal, safety and environmental […]
New brand image for British Free Range Goose
A new brand identity for the British Free Range Goose is launched this Christmas highlighting the green field lifestyle enjoyed by geese produced in keeping with tradition. Geese are reared today as theyve been through the centuries in small flocks in the open air, says Eddie Hegarty, chairman of British Goose Producers, a sector group […]
European Commission to overhaul product quality labels
The European Commission announced today that it will overhaul a variety of schemes that help producers highlight and protect the quality of their products. The Commission has set out a proposal for a new “Agricultural Product Quality Schemes Regulation”, which will bring coherence and clarity to existing EU schemes such as the flagship scheme for […]
BCPC weed review emphasises seriousness of black-grass control problem
At the recent 47th BCPC Annual Weed Review chaired by Mr David Parish, Agronomist, NIAB TAG, and held at the PGRO, Peterborough, a key focus was new herbicides and the problems faced with getting good control of black-grass now and in the future due to rapidly increasing resistance. Results were presented from a practical field […]
Cornwall Farmers completes sale of agricultural machinery business
Cornwall Farmers has completed the sale of its agricultural machinery business in a move that will allow it to focus on its core agricultural and retail operations. Part of the business has been sold to a new venture called Cornwall Farm Machinery Ltd in Penzance, headed by Cornwall Farmers former machinery sales manager Andrew Nicholas. […]
No European patents for essentially biological breeding processes
EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal rendered decision on broccoli and tomato case Munich, 9 December 2010 –The European Patent Office’s Enlarged Board of Appeal has now rendered its decisions in the so-called “broccoli” (G 2/07) and “tomato” (G 1/08) cases, bearing on the correct interpretation of the term “essentially biological processes for the production of […]
Give farmers more help to add value to food, says FUW
There is insufficient consideration of how the Welsh Assembly Government’s new 10-year food strategy aims to engage farmers and other primary producers to consider moving into added value enterprises, says the Farmers’ Union of Wales. Responding to today’s publication of “Food for Wales, Food from Wales 2010-2020” FUW deputy director of policy Rhian Nowell-Phillips said […]
Elior keeps South West soldiers fighting fit with local produce
Elior UK has teamed up with 43 (Wessex) Brigade hosting a one-day food fayre to showcase to the local community and the catering industry how the military uses locally sourced produce to keep its troops fighting fit. Over 200 MoD personnel, troops, local producers and press gathered in celebration of some of the South Wests […]
