NFU Election Results
NFU President Peter Kendall has been re-elected for a third term after securing more than 75 per cent of the vote from NFU Council members during their Annual General Meeting in Birmingham today. Voting also saw Meurig Raymond re-elected as Deputy President to serve his third term and dairy board chairman Gwyn Jones elected to […]
Business Link Launches New Online Service For Farmers
Business Link has launched a new online resource to help farmers and growers understand farming regulations, and manage the daily challenges of running a successful farming business. Businesslink.gov.uk/farming is a dedicated new section on the Business Link website, which provides farmers with practical information and guidance to help them focus their planning, apply best practice […]
SAI Global To Work With Environment Agency
SAI Global, the UKs premier food and farm assurance company, is delighted to announce that it has been appointed to deliver the IPPC Pig and Poultry Assurance Scheme on behalf of the Environment Agency (EA). The Scheme has been in development for more than two years and enables those farm units defined as low risk […]
Quality Assurance Scheme Could Boost Agricultural Market For Biofertiliser
Agricultural demand for biofertiliser, the nutrient-rich fertiliser and soil conditioner produced when quality bio-degradable wastes are treated via anaerobic digestion (AD), could be about to receive a boost from the introduction of new quality assurance measures. BSI PAS 110 is a voluntary national quality specification for biofertiliser. The Quality Protocol (QP) for the production and […]
Goodyear Gains Grade A Rating From Fendt Tractors
Goodyear has been awarded the top level, grade A rating in the suppliers award program from the Fendt tractor company, Germany. This prestigious program recognizes the achievements of suppliers in the categories of quality, logistics, service and environmental management. Goodyear sees this grade A rating as recognition of the programs we have in place to […]
Lose Weight For That Perfect Summer Bikini Body Eat A Bag Of Crisps!
It is a well known fact that the majority of the female population in Britain tries to lose weight for the summer season. The thought of unveiling yourself on the beach or simply wearing next to nothing in comparison to those winter layers can be a scary thought so if doctors told you that eating […]
National Dairy Week Gets Off To A Smiling Start
Britains farmers, shoppers and politicians have given a big thumbs up to dairy at the start of National Dairy Week, which begins today. Tens of thousands of people who have milk delivered to their doors have put their support behind their milkman and the dairy industry over recent months. And thousands of dairy farmers will […]
Soil Moisture Sensors Help Researchers To Grow Strawberries With Less Water
East Malling Research (EMR) is an independent research, development and consultancy organisation that serves the food chain and other sectors of the land-based industry. Research is underway at EMR in a Horticulture Link project (HL0187) co-funded by Defra and a grower industry consortium to find ways to reduce the amount of water required when growing […]
Haitian Agriculture Minister Gu Calls For Debt Relief
Delegates from Brazil, Canada, France and the United States attending IFAD Governing Council meeting express support for multilateral relief 18 February 2010, Rome The Haitian Agriculture Minister, Joanas Gu called for debt relief when he met with senior officials of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and other agencies at the 33rd session of […]
