Call to farmers and food service industry to contribute to House Of Lords inquiry
Lord Carter of Coles, chairman of the House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Farming, will today tell members of the foodservice industry that there is still time to contribute to the Committees inquiry into Innovation and EU Agriculture. The aim of the inquiry is to identify how innovation in EU agriculture can […]
Red Tractor Scoops Up Its Second Ice Cream Brand
Red Tractor has awarded its second ice cream brand with Red Tractor certification. The Cow House Dairy, who produce the uniquely branded Udder Stuff and Chatsworth ice cream, were awarded Red Tractor status this September and will be able to feature the Red Tractor mark across their ice cream range. The company has gained the […]
Spaldings report record breaking sales during harvest 2010
Spaldings commitment to efficient delivery, competitive pricing and quality products ensure continual success Spaldings today announced sales for the harvest period this year were up 8% from 2009 to 5 million. Spaldings are one of Europes leading distributors of Agricultural replacement parts, tools and accessories with over 50 years experience of supplying direct to farm. […]
Unite calls on Lib Dems to back campaign to save agricultural workers wages
On Tuesday, 21 September Unite will hold a fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrats conference to highlight the disastrous consequences the coalition government cuts will have on rural communities across Britain. Unite is calling on grass roots activists at the conference to back the unions campaign to stop the Tory led agenda of scrapping the […]
Awards success for Milklink at the Frome Agricultural Show
– SCOOPING 28 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AND STURMINSTER NEWTON PERPETUAL CUP FOR HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS IN SHOW – Milk Link, the UKs leading farmer-owned dairy co-operative and largest cheese manufacturer, excelled at the Frome Agricultural & Cheese Show, with its Taw Valley Creamery being awarded the Sturminster Newton Perpetual Cup for gaining more points than […]
Canker resistant variety? Dont rip up the fungicide programme
New research has revealed that oilseed rape varieties with high scores for canker resistance can still deliver improved yields when subjected to a high input fungicide programme, questioning the advantage of canker resistance. Trials conducted through NIAB TAG over the last three seasons under the National Agricultural Centre Initiative (supported by The Morley Agricultural Foundation), […]
Campaign supports local food producers
Bolton deli and brasserie Zest is hoping to rally local restaurants, hotels and caterers in a campaign to buy local produce and boost the North West food economy. The man behind the Smithills-based business, on the Doffcocker Roundabout, is out to persuade the local food industry to buy a minimum 15 per cent of its […]
FUW welcomes launch of new badger cull consultation
The Farmers Union of Wales has welcomed the launch by Assembly Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones of a consultation on taking forward plans to cull badgers in north Pembrokeshire to control bovine TB. FUW’s bTB spokesman Brian Walters said: The scientific evidence shows conclusively that badgers are a major source of TB infection in cattle, […]
Farmers are responding to the wake-up call on climate change
British farmers and growers are working hard to be better prepared for climate change, with more than a quarter of all farms taking action. The news comes as the Committee on Climate Changes Adaptation Sub-Committee published yesterday the first national assessment of how well-prepared the UK is for climate change. Reliant on natural resources themselves, […]
