CSR settlements show some good sense but devil in detail, says CLA
The Comprehensive Spending Review settlements by Defra, DECC and DCLG display some good sense, but the full impact of the cuts is still unclear, the CLA said today (20 October). The CLA said it was pleased Defra said it is reprioritising its spending to focus on food and environment, something the Association had been calling […]
Branston donation helps grow commitment to potato park
Branston Ltd, the UKs leading supplier of potatoes, has donated 10,000 to a Peruvian conservation project. Branston, which has supported the Potato Park near Cuzco in Peru for many years, has donated the sum to the International Potato Centre at the request of former Branston chairman Chris Howard, who visited the Peruvian project earlier this […]
CLA broadband victory in Comprehensive Spending Review
The CLA today (20 October) celebrated victory for its rural broadband campaign as the Government announced 530 million of funding to roll-out a superfast broadband network to rural areas. The Association, the first to recognise the importance of broadband to sustain the future of rural businesses and communities, had argued for many years that a […]
Future of fruit and vegetable producer organisations (PO) regime to be debated at conference
A key conference to discuss the future of the fruit and vegetable PO regime must address concerns which are mounting in the UK over the scheme, according to the NFU. NFU chief horticulture adviser Phil Hudson and horticulture board chairman Sarah Pettitt will represent members at the European-wide conference on the future of the fruit […]
No Home Sweet Home on the farm, says CLA
The CLA today (19 October) said a Government plan to make it easier for farmers to convert agricultural buildings into houses is just part of the solution in helping to relieve the shortage of affordable rural housing. The Association said the Home on the Farm scheme, launched to allow farmers to turn redundant farm buildings […]
North Wales farmer picks up Welsh Dairy Show award
This year’s popular and worthy winner of the Farmers’ Union of Wales-HSBC Bank plc award for outstanding service to the Welsh dairy industry received the trophy during today’s Welsh Dairy Show at Carmarthen. Dairy farmer Terrig Goronwy Morgan MBE BSc (Hons) FRAgS, of Carreg-y-Llech, Treuddyn, Mold, has spent the past 45 years heavily involved in […]
International Recognition for the Regional Agricultural Centre
Beating competition from Luxembourg, Belgium and across Britain, Yorkshire’s Regional Agricultural Centre (RAC) has been commended in a prestigious international awards ceremony. The 5.1m RAC, which is the headquarters for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, was shortlisted in the sustainability section of the 2010 RICS Awards. It is based at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate. Simon […]
BBC Good Food Show Winter Producers Bursary Award winners announced
Today BBC Haymarket Exhibitions announced the winners of its Producers Bursary Award Scheme for the BBC Good Food Show Winter. For the past 6 months a dedicated team from BBC Haymarket has been scouring the country to find the very best, most deserving and outstanding producers to award them with bursaries to attend the BBC […]
JCB machines play bit part in Chilean mine rescue drama
Machines made by digger firm JCB played their own small part in the Chilean mine workers rescue drama. A fleet of around 10 JCB products operate at the San Jose copper and gold mine in Chile’s Atacama desert, where 33 miners were trapped more than 2,000 feet underground for 69 days when part of the […]
