Not too late to protect Single Farm Payments
Farmers who have chosen to receive their Single Farm Payment in pounds this year can still protect their support from currency movements. Farmers who have opted to receive their support in pounds rather than euros can still hedge their payments up until the 30th September, the date on which the SFP is set, says Gareth […]
Where does milk come from?
Well we all know the answer to that. It comes from cows of course. But what if milk didnt come from cows? What would be the point in raising cows then? This might seem like a stupid question but it is precisely the one that Evariste Dnayirukiye in Ryarusera in Burundi is answering. For the […]
Booths trust Farexchange for secure supply of quality British beef
Award winning food and drink retailer Booths is marketing a unique brand of quality Yorkshire beef after the Farexchange Programme helped put a supply chain in place between the region’s farmers and the regional food store. Beef into Booths is an exciting initiative by the retailer and the National Trust to provide shoppers with choice […]
Cutting Cornwall in Half (but its for a good cause!)
Teenage Cancer Trust, the UK based charity devoted to improving the lives of young people with cancer, will benefit from a fundraising event that involves cutting Cornwall in half on Thursday 20 May. With a fundraising target of 10,000, a group of 10 people will canoe up the River Fowey to Lostwithiel, march on to […]
Countdown to new qualifications for colleges
With just four months to go before new qualifications in the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) are introduced to colleges, Lantra Sector Skills Council reports on the good progress being made in its work with awarding organisations and land-based training providers to ensure QCF is a real success. Twelve months so far in the making […]
Novus International Inc acquires IQF Group
Extends the Novus Product Portfolio in new Categories Including Feed and Food Carotenoid Pigments, Essential Oils, Anti-Caking Agents and Mould Inhibitors May 25, 2010 — Novus International, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the IQF Group, including Carotenoid Technologies, S.A. and Investigaciones Qumicas y Farmacuticas, S.A. based in Tarragona, Spain and IQF-ENAMEX, S.A. de […]
Milk Link announces 3.3 million payment to members
The Milk Link Governing Board has approved a Member Processing Interest Payment relating to the 2009/10 financial year of 3.3 million, which equates to an 8.1% return on Members Qualifying Loan balances. This industry leading return on Members investment will be paid into Milk Link Members bank accounts on 28 May 2010. On average the […]
Operation Caesar launched as pearl mussel sites see appalling damage
Significant and lasting criminal damage has been found at 75% ofinternationally important freshwater pearl mussel sites surveyed, ScottishNatural Heritage confirmed today. Criminal acts ranged from illegal pearl fishing and unauthorised river workswhich saw the destruction of whole pearl mussel populations. And in a bid to crack down after the unexpectedly severe damage, police and SNHare […]
Six students benefit from Newarks Educational Grant Scheme
Six students who are undertaking agricultural and industry-related courses have been awarded a total of 4,865.00 from the Newark & Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society Educational Grant Scheme. The grants were presented at the County Show by President Mr Graham Cartledge CBE. Chris Mather from Worksop, Callum Kendall from Ravenshead, Thomas Speck from Carlton and Thurgaton-based Richard […]
