Gleadell Agriculture join with the Carlsberg Group in new barley venture
Null-Lox spring malting barley is a new development from the Carlsberg Research Centre, moving malt and beer quality onto the next level. Null-Lox varieties are already successfully established in other EU countries, and are now being grown in the UK for the first time on exclusive buyback contracts with Gleadell Agriculture. Stuart Shand, Gleadells sales […]
Farming leaders meet with Treasury Chief
The farming leaders of NFU Scotland and NFU England and Wales have met with the UK Governments Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander MP in London today (Wednesday, 28 July) to discuss the central role that rural businesses continue to play in the nations economic recovery. While the Unions fully expect tougher economic conditions […]
Core EU safety rules for tractors and trailers is common sense move
In a move heralded as common sense by the NFU, the EU Commission has put forward a proposal to replace around 50 directives with one core regulation covering the type approval of tractors, trailers and their appliances. The regulation, which could come into force in 2014, aims to simplify, improve and standardise safety rules for […]
Wales gets high-speed internet from space
Households and businesses in even the remotest areas of Wales can receive broadband with download speeds of up to 4Mb/s now, thanks to a funding scheme announced by the Welsh Assembly and innovative satellite technology from SES-ASTRA. Many outlying areas in Wales have been defined as internet not-spots, because limited or no ADSL/cable broadband is […]
EU should help economic assessment of forestry’s role in combating climate change: Lords Committee says
Forests have a key role to play in combating climate change, both as a carbon sink and as a source of renewable energy, but initiatives to boost forestry for this purpose need to be subject to proper economic assessment, according to the findings of an inquiry by the House of Lords Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries […]
Milk Link increases August member milk price by 0.5ppl
Milk Link is to increase its Member milk price by 0.5 pence per litre (ppl) from 1st August 2010. This is the second month in a row that Milk Link has increased its milk price having raised it in July by 0.75ppl. In total since the start of the new financial year Milk Link has […]
Aphids increase whilst predators lag behind
Following the cold winter relatively few aphids were seen in arable crops in early summer. However, recent trap results suggest that numbers are building and could pose a serious risk to autumn sowings. The numbers of aphids flying in recent weeks are at similar levels to this time last year. The Brooms Barn aphid traps […]
Farmers may get compensation if affected by new high speed railway
Farmers on the preferred route for a high speed rail link between Birmingham and London may now be eligible to receive compensation under the Governments Exceptional Hardship Scheme (EHS). The previous Government had launched a consultation on an EHS – a non-statutory initiative for house owners only. However, the NFU has lobbied hard to ensure […]
2,000 farmers sign up for Uplands ELS
More than 2,000 hill farmers have now signed up for the new Uplands Entry Level Stewardship (Uplands ELS) scheme, which will earn them 35,000 on average over the course of their agreement, according to Natural Englands figures. Just four weeks after Uplands ELS went live on 1 July the applications account for around 295,000 hectares […]
