Scottish Sea Farms Finalist in BBCs Food & Farming Awards 2010
Scottish Sea Farms Ltd, sole supplier of Lochmuir Salmon to Marks & Spencer, is pleased to announce that Geoff Kidd, the Marine Farm Manager at Loch Spelve is a finalist in this year’s BBC Farming Today Farmer of the Year Category for the Food Awards. Managing director of Scottish Sea Farms, Jim Gallagher said: We […]
Huge potential market for protein crops, says NFU
There is huge market potential for peas, beans and other grain legumes despite difficulties in increasing output, the NFU will tell a one-day seminar on EU protein crops today. The NFU has been gathering evidence from the arable sector in the UK and found much of the difficulty for farmers in producing more lies in […]
Wallace & Gomit inspire Welsh triplets to wheat art competition win
A Carmarthen family were today announced as the national winners of the Weetabix Wheat Art competition 2010. Farmer Alex Jamieson was inspired by his triplets love of cartoon characters Wallace & Gromit. The Welsh family secured victory by swapping plasticine for wheat to build an outstanding 20ft sculpture of the famous duo. The national competition […]
European Commission requests repayment of more than 3m of agriculture funds from the UK
The European Commission is today asking the UK Government to repay 3.779m (approximately 3.3m) of European agricultural money due to late payments and overshooting the financial ceilings for 2009. This is part of a clawback from 19 EU countries of 578.5 million of EU farm money unduly spent. This money returns to the EU budget […]
Vital autumn conference attracts new sponsor
A new sponsor has come aboard to help take the latest financial news to the South Easts farming community. In view of the Governments Autumn Spending Review, this years South of England Agricultural Society (SEAS) Autumn Conference is set to be a well attended affair. Now Sussex and Kent based Complete Land Management has joined […]
New Green Deal must be fair to rural landlords, says CLA
The CLA today (4 November) broadly welcomed the Governments New Green Deal scheme to provide loans to pay for household energy efficiency measures. The Association, which represents the interests of landowners in rural areas, said plans to help landlords install insulation in rental properties are welcome provided that landlords will, as promised, face no upfront […]
Struik Potato Machinery now sold by Andrew Deptford in UK & Ireland
Having used Struik Potato Ridgers for the last 5 years and found that his hire customers couldn’t break them, Andrew Deptford has taken over the import dealership for their full range of Potato Equipment for the U K & Ireland. Hook tine full width cultivators (up to 6.65 metres), pre and post planting ridgers (2, […]
Dow AgroSciences Licenses Exclusive Novel Crop Enhancement Technology
NORWICH, UK and MIDLAND, MICHIGAN – The John Innes Centre is pleased to announce an exclusive commercial license agreement for technology that enhances the root systems of plants and with important implications for crop improvement. JIC’s technology management company Plant Bioscience Limited (PBL) is licensing the technology to Dow AgroSciences. Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned […]
Seed Industry Event
It is vital we avoid introducing new plant health problems, warns Potato Council head of seed and export, warned Mark Prentice who organised this years Seed Industry Event at Crieff Hydro on October 26. The chair of the Canadian Horticultural Council, Keith Kuhl, spoke about plant health challenges faced by Canadian growers and how they […]
