Statement from the CLA on the cuts to Defra-related public bodies
CLA President William Worsley said: The CLA accepts cuts have to be made. The number of quangos had become unwieldy and their functions confused. However, it is of course a very difficult time for those people who will lose their jobs. Having said that, I am very pleased Natural England, the Environment Agency and the […]
Tractor Registrations Regional Analysis 9 months
UK registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) reached 11,413 units in the first 9 months of 2010, a decline of 12.6% on the same period in the previous year. No region saw an increase in tractor registrations but the strongest relative performances were in the South East (-6.8%), the East (-7.1%) and the North (-7.3%). […]
Celebration of wool with Savile Row Field Day
…IN SUPPORT OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR WOOL, PATRON HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES Sheep will graze in the worlds most prestigious tailoring location as the housesopen their hallowed doors to promote wool as the cloth of choice for bespokeluxury clothing Savile Row Bespoke Association (SRB), Woolmark International, West Country woollen mill Fox Brothers and Dormeuil […]
Conflict or Consensus? The Next Decade of Rural Policy
Sir Donald Curry, Chair of the Sustainable Farming and Food Delivery Group and author of the influential Curry Report, will be speaking at a major rural policy conference in Gloucestershire on 19 October entitled Conflict or Consensus? The Next Decade of Rural Policy. This high profile event is organised by the Countryside and Community Research […]
Michelin tyre technology saves time and money
General agricultural contractor ACS Ltd is using Michelin Ultraflex technology to improve productivity and solve challenges posed by its varied workload. Tractor tyres are predominantly intended for use off-road and are designed to generate low ground pressure to reduce soil compaction; but still have to be used on road which requires higher tyre pressures. This […]
Clarion Call to UK Agri-Technology to help world agriculture
British agri-technology should be spearheading the reconstruction of agricultural economies hit by recent natural disasters, says Philippa David, Director of Coventry-based International Agri-Technology Centre, and at the moment the sector is not making its voice heard sufficiently loudly either at home or abroad. As a world leader in agricultural technology, the UK has many of […]
Red Tractor celebration marks Harvest Festival
The Farmers Club Harvest Festival was held last week at St Martins Church in Trafalgar Square. The event was organised by The Farmers Club and St Martin-in-the-Fields, with support from the Red Tractor food assurance scheme and tractor maker AGCO. “Its not often you see a brand new hi-tech tractor in central London, but we […]
British nursery gains International Grower of the Year accolade
A UK nursery has been given a top international grower award after being put forward for the competition by the NFU. Hillier Nurseries, grower of hardy garden plants in Hampshire, was crowned International Grower of the Year at the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) gala dinner in South Korea. The company was chosen by […]
Impressive Results for Scotlands First Monitor Township
Scotlands first Monitor Township programme drew to a close at the end of September but local crofters say they will continue to reap benefits from the project for years to come. The Monitor Township involved eight inbye crofts with 1200Ha of common grazings at Borve on Skye. Run over three years, and involving a number […]
