Denhay wins ‘Best Bacon’ award at Taste of the West
Dont change a thing keep making bacon just like this comments judge as Denhay is given Best Bacon Award Judges at the Taste of the West Awards on November 10th recognised the consistent flavour and texture of Denhay as they pronounced Denhays Smoked Streaky the Best Bacon in the six counties of the South West. […]
Plowman Brothers Diversify with New Building Solution
York-based engineered metalwork specialists, Plowman Brothers, have completed a major investment in product development with the launch of a re-locatable tensile fabric building which is ideal for agricultural companies seeking tentative growth. Already well established as manufacturers and engineers of metal fabricated products such as livestock containers, Plowman undertook a three-year CAD and physical development […]
Grassform paves the way forward with Portapath
According to the Met Office, last winter, the UK received an average rainfall of 255mm1. In addition, significant snowfall from mid-December until the end of February resulted in the ground becoming waterlogged and unstable. This year is set to be no different, with another white-out predicted2. In response to this, Grassform is pleased to now […]
Malting Barley Harvest 2010 Vive le Chalk
Robin Appel Ltd, one of Britains leading maltsters and grain traders, has planted a record area of Maris Otter barley for the 2011 harvest. This increase in acreage, much of it on the prime chalk soils of Hampshire, Wiltshire & Dorset, is backed by increasing brewer demand, with more and more Maris Otter being grown […]
Milk robbery reveals climate of fear
The NFU says a climate of fear has been uncovered by its Milk Robbery investigation, with milk buyers forced to sign confidentiality agreements so that no details of negotiations with retailers can be disclosed, meaning the supply chain is kept dangerously in the dark. No milk buyer attempted to claim that farmers were getting their […]
NFU responds to new poultry industry legislation
The Defra Ministers commitment to support the egg industry is a positive step, says the NFU but more can be done to help chicken meat producers. Farming Minister Jim Paice announced new rules for meat chicken welfare and support for egg producers at the Egg and Poultry Industry Conference, held in Warwickshire yesterday (Monday). The […]
Search Begins For Borders Arable Monitor Farm
The search is on to find a host farm in the Scottish Borders to take part in the HGCA-funded Arable Monitor Farm programme, which will be facilitated by SAC. Growers with an appetite for innovation, willing to explore ways of boosting performance and share their findings with their peers are invited to apply. The Monitor […]
Worcestershire Young Farmers raise 12,000 in record-breaking challenge
Worcestershire Young Farmers have raised a grand total of more than 12,000 after becoming the first team to travel from John OGroats to Lands End by quad. Toms Top to Bottom Challenge, which took place in mid-April, saw the group travel more than 1,000 miles and successfully complete their mission of getting to Torquay within […]
Tributes to RABI at FUW dinner
Leading Welsh Assembly politicians paid tribute to the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) for its dedicated work – especially during the devastating foot and mouth disease outbreaks of 2001 and 2007 – at a Farmers’ Union of Wales dinner to celebrate the institution’s 150th anniversary. First Minister Carwyn Jones, who was Rural Affairs Minister for […]
