Nairn Glen to retire as Milk Link Group Finance Director
The Milk Link Governing Board has announced that Nairn Glen is to retire as Milk Links Group Finance Director at the end of the current financial year. He will be succeeded by Tim Smiddy, currently Milk Links Deputy Group Finance Director. Commenting on the announcement Ronnie Bell, Chairman of Milk Link said, Nairn Glen joined […]
Launch of interactive Audit Pack
Electronic versions of the NFU Audit Pack are now available online to help farmers and growers with their Red Tractor Farm Assurance Fresh Produce Scheme audits, formerly the Assured Produce Scheme. More than 500 businesses have already snapped up their hard copy NFU Audit Packs, which are free to members and contain a set of […]
Kuhn Axis – Now with easy access
Hopper access has been improved on Kuhns Axis fertiliser spreaders with the availability of a safety-approved integrated ladder as an option on all new models. Designed with safety as a priority, the ladder angles outwards when in use and tucks neatly under the hopper for transport. It can be retrofitted on Axis models that have […]
Economic sustainability is key to the food production challenge
The message from the NFU came loud and clear at the Inside Government Food Security Forum; farmers can and will grow more food to feed a growing population while impacting less. However NFU Vice President Gwyn Jones was quick to point out that environmental sustainability needed to be delivered hand in glove with economic sustainability if farmers are […]
Employees sowing seeds of success
A long-established agricultural merchant has reached another milestone in its 138-year journey as its employees take the helm. Lanarkshire-based Galloway and MacLeod is set to make the transition with the support of Baxi Partnership Ltd, the UKs leading employee-ownership consultants, and Co-operative Development Scotland. Galloway and MacLeod, with its well-established history in the Scottish agricultural […]
Register for tax and avoid a penalty
Are you renting out a property or receiving extra income outside your regular job? Have you started a small business? Is your business turnover about to reach 70,000? Or have you sold an asset and made a profit? You need to tell HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) about these or any other changes that mean […]
FUW highlight CAP concerns to minister
The Farmers Union of Wales has highlighted key concerns relating to the future of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2013 during a meeting with Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones. During the meeting at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, the union told the minister that, aside from major concerns regarding overarching issues such as the CAP […]
Lords Committee to hear from US agricultural experts
The House of Lords Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment will tomorrow question two senior figures from US Government departments as part of its Inquiry into Innovation in EU Agriculture. Dr Roger Beachy, Chief Scientist at the US Department of Agriculture and Director of its National Institute for Food and Agriculture; and Jack Bobo, Senior […]
New SAC Freezer Farm – Future Research goes into Cold Storage
SAC has added a Freezer Farm to its estate. After complex planning and preparation a very important archive for future research has been brought together under one roof where it can be properly managed and monitored, complete with a back up generator to ensure globally important resources are not lost through a power cut! The […]
