Russias grain trade ban highlights importance of domestic supply
The NFU has said todays announcement from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to place a temporary export ban on grain emphasises the need to maintain productive agriculture at home. NFU combinable crops board chairman Ian Backhouse said: Wheat prices are up by 70 per cent on prices in June this year, rising 11 per cent on Thursday […]
Glass remains “half full” for Scottish malting barley grower
Scottish malting barley grower Will Hamilton is convinced that current concerns about the future of the crop will be short-lived and that as the country comes out of recession the market for it will improve. I am a glass-half-full type of person and will be staying in malting barley for the duration. We can grow […]
New oilseed rape variety is a Cracker
Oilseed Rape growers in the north of England and in Scotland face a different growing environment to those further south, and the increasing choice of varieties suited to their conditions is a major plus for the crop. “Our new hybrid, Cracker joins the established variety Mendel to help growers in clubroot problem areas stay in […]
Stevenson hits out over clone claims
Conservative Euro MP for Scotland Struan Stevenson has slammed the EUs worrying lack of safeguards following revelations that meat and milk from clone-offspring may have entered the food chain. His warning comes after the Food Standards Agency admitted today (Wednesday, August 4) that it did not know how many embryos from cloned animals have been […]
New chairman for NFU Potato Forum
Tim Papworth has been elected as chairman of the NFU Potato Forum. As chairman of the group, he will become vice chairman on the national NFU horticulture board with specific responsibility for potatoes. Mr Papworth grows 12 varieties of potatoes on more than 650 acres and lifts a further 150 acres under contract at North […]
Livestock farmer calls for Chinese Lantern ban
UNDEB AMAETHWYR CYMRU FARMERS’ UNION OF WALES A West Wales farmer today called for Chinese lanterns to be banned after a total of 10 fell on his fields on three separate occasions over the past three months. Former Farmers’ Union of Wales Pembrokeshire county chairman Griff Owen said six lanterns came down together in grazing […]
Centre for Alternative Technology hosts talk on Sudden Oak Death
A devastating disease which has decimated oak trees in California has arrived in South West England. CAT will be hosting a discussion about the management of this plant disease and discuss emergency actions that can be taken to prevent the spread. “Despite five years of emergency action Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae have continued to […]
Serial innovators seek inventors with great ideas
An innovative ‘incubator’, with a mission to create award winning product stars in the future, has been ‘born’ in Sheffield. Multi Queen’s Award winning manufacturers, Gripple and Loadhog, have combined their proven innovative minds and created Incub to realise the dreams of embryonic entrepreneurs by fast tracking their exceptional product concepts to market through a […]
Opportunity for potato growers to question experts at the East of England Potato Event
Potato growers will have the opportunity to put their questions to specialists at the East of England Potato Day to be held on September 1 at Frederick Hiam, Hill Farm, Tuddenham, Bury St Edmunds. Held in association with Branston Potatoes, Fenmarc Produce, McCain Foods and QV Foods and, this new event will be entirely field […]
