Wyke Farms Reach 70 Million In Retail Sales As The Brand Pick Up The Pace For 2010
Industry challenger brand Wyke Farms achieve the highest retail sales figure the company has ever seen Wyke Farms, the UKs largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, have released new data from TNS[1] confirming retail sales from December 08 December 09 reached 70 million, the highest figure the company has ever achieved. Indicative of the […]
Sweet Success For Sustainable Biofuel Research
Scientists have found a way to increase fermentable sugar stores in plants whichcould lead to plant biomass being easier to convert into eco-friendlysustainable biofuels. Their research is highlighted in the latest issue ofBusiness, the quarterly highlights magazine of the Biotechnology and BiologicalSciences Research Council (BBSRC). Energy is released in a usable form from biomass when […]
Top Service From John Deere Technicians
The first six John Deere service technicians in the UK to achieve LTA4 Master Technician accreditation were presented with their certificates and registration cards on the John Deere stand at the LAMMA 2010 show at Newark in January. Introduced as the top tier of the industrys Landbased Technician Accreditation (LTA) scheme, the Master Technician designation […]
New Development Engineer For Farmex
Reading-based Farm Energy and Control specialists, Farmex, has appointed David Dobson as development engineer. David was seconded to Farmex for two years to research wireless communication for various aspects of environmental control in buildings under a 100,000 Knowledge Transfer Partnership, in association with Bucks New University, which attracted 70 per cent government funding. This has […]
National Apprenticeship Week Encourages Everyone To Get Involved
Warwickshire College are supporting National Apprenticeship Week, running from1st – 5th February. The College will be holding a series of events, as well asrecruiting apprentices to work for BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson. Key initiatives that support the week include a ‘Job Swap Day’ on Tuesday 2ndFebruary, that invites existing apprentices to swap places with […]
FUW Boosts Bid To Export Welsh Lamb To China
UNDEB AMAETHWYR CYMRU FARMERS’ UNION OF WALES A bid to put Welsh Lamb on the menu in China could take a step closer following a function organised by the Farmers’ Union of Wales at the House of Lords tomorrow (Wednesday, 20 January). A top-table guest at the union’s annual lunch to celebrate the Home Grown […]
Record Flock Of Rare Birds Baffles Experts
Conservationists are investigating what has caused the largest roost of corn buntings in living memory to settle in a farmers field in Bedfordshire. The farm in the village of Stotfold in Bedfordshire currently has 700 corn buntings thought to be around 4 per cent of the entire UK population occupying one field. RSPB experts are […]
Holistic Approach To Forage Management Maximises Herd Performance
Adopting a holistic approach to forage management based on targeted herdperformance will generate significant performance and financial benefits on mostdairy farms by achieving greater synergy between individual ration components,according to Nickerson Direct, the UK’s only specialist supplier of seeddirectly from breeder to farmer. “Modern forages require modern management techniques to obtain the best fromthem, so […]
Online Grocery Shopping To Double In 5 Years
New research from IGD forecasts that we will spend 7.2bn on food and grocery shopping online by 2014 nearly double the figure for 2009. In 2009, 13% of adults have shopped online for groceries an increase of 63% on 2006. Three out of five (61%) online grocery shoppers use more than one online store for […]
