Research Identifies Energy Savings for Dairy farmers
RESEARCH IDENTIFIES ENERGY SAVINGS FOR DAIRY FARMERS Morrisons has collaborated with leading scientists and dairy farmers to produce the UK dairy industrys first independent guide to using environmentally friendly renewable energy sources. Experts from Newcastle University believe renewable energy forms, such as wind turbines, light energy PV panels and anaerobic digestion, could help dairy farmers cut […]
The European Commission publishes the new EU Organic Logo
London, 1 April, 2010 The new logo for organic products, just published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union , will become obligatory from 1 July 2010 and will appear on the market over a two-year period. When used on a product, the organic logo indicates that the product is […]
Lactating cows benefit from YEA-SACC1026
Alltech is urging all dairy farmers to be aware of the problems associatedwith negative energy balance amongst their herds. It is widely believed that negative energy balance in dairy cows has asignificant impact on the health and the performance of the early lactatingcow. Unfortunately all dairy cows suffer a period of negative energyimmediately after calving, […]
Winter wheat treatment still on hold
Crop protection specialists Dow AgroSciences are urging farmers not to jump the gun when it comes to applying post-emergence herbicides to winter wheat this spring. Dows technical expert Stuart Jackson says: Given the winter which we have had, I am sure many farmers are anxious to get on with spraying. However, for the best results […]
National direct-to-door agricultural seed website launched
Agricultural retailer and crop marketing company, Wynnstay, has launched a new seed sales website which specialises in the retail of agricultural grass and root crop seeds direct to farmers right across the UK. The new service, www.grasslandseeds.co.uk, features a range of grass mixtures from high yielding, short-term silage leys to longer-term, palatable grazing blends, as […]
Mycotoxins in silage: Dealing with an unseen enemy
Invisible to the naked eye, potent in quantities as miniscule as 0.2 parts per million and able to cause everything from reduced food intake to neuro-physiological problems and abortions, mycotoxins are an ever-present threat for anyone producing baled silage. So just how do you overcome this unseen enemy? bpi.agri and IBERS (the Institute of Biological, […]
Farmers failed by Chancellor’s election fueled budget
UNDEB AMAETHWYR CYMRUFARMERS’ UNION OF WALES THE Chancellor has once again left Welsh farmers bitterly disappointed after failing to take on board the Farmers Union of Wales demand for a freeze on fuel duty and the establishment of a fuel duty regulator, said the unions president today. Instead Mr Darling announced that fuel duty will […]
The Country Channel Trust A Countryside Education
Photo Credit: Nigel Housden Pinsharp Photography All Rights Reserved (www.pinsharpphotography.co.uk By Robert MacDougall-Davies The Country Channel Trust has a clear mission: To advance the education of the public, and in particular young people, in matters concerning or connected with the countryside. Launched at the 2008 CLA Game Fair by renowned country chef Mike Robinson, the […]
Largest grain ship ever loaded in the Humber sets sale with nearly 50,000 tonnes of feed wheat
MV Komatsushima Star loads at the Humber International Terminal, Immingham with nearly 50,000 mt of UK feed wheat bound for the Far East. “In a situation where exports have proved difficult in an oversupplied global market, this shipment is good news for all involved, says David Sheppard, managing director of Gleadell Agriculture. It is an example of […]
