New easier-to-use Antibiotic Spray
A new oxytetracycline antibiotic spray that promises greater convenience and less product wastage for livestock farmers is available from veterinary practices. Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has developed new EngemycinTM Spray to address problems reported with traditional aerosol cans. Antibiotic sprays are used widely, yet they can become a practical nuisance simply because many cans do not […]
Plant Health Care announces licensing deal with Syngenta
Plant Health Care (AIM: PHC), a leading provider of naturally derived products to the agriculture and landscape industries, announces that it has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. (Syngenta), to develop and market Plant Health Cares Harpin protein as a foliar spray in combination with Syngentas herbicide products containing glyphosate. The combined […]
Secretary of State praises CLA on visit to CLA Game Fair
Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, praised the CLA while on a visit to The CLA Game Fair. The Minister, who has a farming background, commended the organisation for its efforts at lobbying for a better rural economy. The Conservative MP who represents Meriden, only a 40-minute drive from The […]
Agricultural Minister becomes Patron of Institute
James Paice, the Minister of State for Agriculture & Food, has become the Patron for the Institute of Agricultural Secretaries and Administrators (IAgSA), the professional body for rural bookkeepers and administrators. From schooldays James has a long association with the countryside, having spent two years working on farms before attending Writtle Agricultural College and starting […]
Michelin and Claas sign cooperation agreement
(Stoke-on-Trent July 23, 2010) Claas, the German agricultural machinery manufacturer that is the European leader in combine harvesters, and Michelin, the world leading tyre manufacturer, have signed a three-year cooperation agreement at Claass headquarters in Harsewinkel, Germany. The two companies have strengthened their collaboration in several areas, including research, development and market intelligence. To meet […]
John Deere opens new technology centre
John Deere has officially opened its new European Technology and Innovation Centre (ETIC) in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The new facility will serve as a primary resource for intelligent solutions and advanced technologies aimed at customers throughout Europe, CIS, Northern Africa, Near and Middle East, and other markets using state-of-the-art John Deere technology. Since John Deere invests […]
SEEDA helps turn yellow corn green
Green is the new yellow for Barfoots of Botley, Europes largest producer and packer of fresh sweetcorn products, after receiving 750,000 of funding from the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA). SEEDA, through the Rural Development Programme for England, helped the West Sussex-based producer purchase a 3.7m Energy Anaerobic Digestion Plant that sustainably manages waste […]
Child farm deaths and injury warning
As schools across the South West break up for the summer holidays this week, regional insurance firm Cornish Mutual is warning parents about the dangers of children playing on or near farms. Rural insurer Cornish Mutual, which serves Members across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset, is highlighting the potentially lethal consequences in a bid to […]
Leading broker claims farm injuries to young people may be avoided
Bluefin Insurance Services, one of the UKs largest insurance brokers and leading providers of agricultural insurance, is highlighting the issue of safety for young people around farming. The hundreds of claims in the last year (589 in 2008/09) may have been preventable if proper health and safety had been observed. Statistics from the Health & […]
