CenFRA simulating the future for dairy producers
The UK dairy industry has gone through turbulent times but DairyCo Datum recently reported that the filtered milk market has actually grown by 16.1 percent since last year, totalling 327.1m litres – making it the largest growth area within the sector. To help this liquid dairy sector continue to flourish, Europe’s leading centre for food […]
Dont sacrifice our wildlife
Responding to todays emergency budget, Martin Harper, the RSPBs Head of Sustainable Development, said: The Chancellor has said the bulk of the savings he wants to make will come from spending cuts. In making those cuts, we urge him not to reduce the funding that underpins conservation in our countryside. We understand Defra has been […]
AtlasFram Group sponsors young agronomists
AtlasFram Group, the UKs largest farm inputs purchasing and crop marketing business, has taken the lead in attracting new talent into the agronomy sector by working with a local agricultural trust to sponsor three students from Harper Adams University College during their placement years. The scheme will enable the students to work alongside experienced agronomists […]
Map grassweed areas now for autumn control, says Dow AgroSciences
The end of June is an ideal time to take stock of your grassweed challenges, says Dow AgroSciences grass weed control specialist Stuart Jackson. As crops start to ripen, grassweeds such as ryegrasses, wild oats, bromes and blackgrass appear above the crop. Assessing infestations and identifying their location on a farm map will help plan […]
Look Out for Signs of Coccidiosis This Summer
Both sheep and cattle farmers are being warned of the risks of coccidiosis in young stock this summer. Coccidiosis can affect calves and lambs. Although the main risk period for lambs is over by June most are affected at 4-8 weeks of age the Vecoxan Coccidiosis Survey 2009 found that cases were reported as late […]
Milkfat quality ensured by new ISO/IDF standard
Brussels, 21 June 2010 – A new ISO/IDF standard providing testing requirements and guidelines to determine the fat content of milk has just been released. Originally applicable to cows milk only, the methodology can now be used for sheep and goats milk, whether full fat, reduced fat or skimmed, as well as chemically preserved and […]
More or less? Disease control key to maintaining yields under climate change
More or less? Disease control key to maintaining yields under climate change Oilseed rape disease losses are predicted to increase by a further 50M by 2050,under high CO2 emission scenarios. However, such losses, on untreated crops ofwinter oilseed rape, could be mitigated by effective control of the two maindiseases; phoma stem canker and light leaf […]
New Projects to address decline of honeybees and other insect pollinators
Nine projects worth a total of up to 10M from the Insect Pollinators Initiativeare announced today (22 June 2010), during National Insect Week. These projectswill explore the causes and consequences of threats to insect pollinators andask questions about the decline of honeybees and other pollinating insects overrecent years. The aim is to inform the development […]
Future is Bright for Sustainable Farming Supported by Local Retailing
Fodder Injects over 1.9million into Local Economy in First Year of Trading. Fodder, the flagship food shop and cafe championed by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, is celebrating a successful 1st year of trading alongside the 185 farmers and producers the shop supports with orders. Now firmly on the foodie radar, Fodder has become the shop […]
