Sweet Feedom Takes The Food Industry By Storm
From a successful retail launch into independent health food stores, delis and farm shops to achieving listings with Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado, SWEET FREEDOM, the first natural sweetener made 100% from fruit is now being sold successfully into both large and small food manufacturers as an ingredient. High profile restaurant customers include Raymond Blanc at […]
BBSRC Welcomes New Science Research Strategy For Food Security And Sustainability
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the UK’slargest funder of agriculture and food related research, has welcomed andpledged its support for the new science research strategy to help improve thesecurity and sustainability of our food system launched by the Government’sChief Scientific Adviser Professor John Beddington. Professor Janet Allen, BBSRC Director of Research, said: […]
Floating Screwdrivers – Whatever Next?
Kamasa has introduced a set of screwdrivers that float on water. So if you have a narrowboat, cruiser, houseboat or live over a mill stream or lake you may find these tools useful. Two popular sizes Flat 6mm and Phillips Ph2 both 100mm long have a bright yellow cap so that they are easily seen […]
Eighty Acres Of Carbon Neutral Wine
The Eighty Acres range, owned by Wakefield Wines based in AustraliasClare Valley has just become the first wine brand to be certified 100%Carbon Neutral (based on a life cycle assessment model compliant toISO14044). The wines are unique in that they are Carbon Neutral at every step of theproduction and consumption process. The lifecycle begins in […]
UK Tractor Registrations Break 15,000 in 2009
The final count of registration for road use of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) in the UK for 2009 was 15,013 which represents a decline of 12.2% on the recent-record 2008 levels. The industry had largely anticipated this level of activity as it was widely accepted that the 2008 results represented the peak of the cycle […]
UK Tractor Registrations Break 15,000 In 2009
The final count of registration for road use of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) in the UK for 2009 was 15,013 which represents a decline of 12.2% on the recent-record 2008 levels. The industry had largely anticipated this level of activity as it was widely accepted that the 2008 results represented the peak of the cycle […]
Drink To Isaac Newton’s Birthday – With Juice From The Apples That Inspired Him
Juice from the apples that inspired Sir Isaac Newton to discover gravity are among those included in a new heritage drink available in selected Co-operative food stores. Isaac Newton was born on 4 January, 1643, and is said to have been inspired to discover gravity when he watched an apple falling from a tree in […]
Biofuels In High Demand
As delegates from 193 nations return home from the Copenhagen climate conference, gaps still remain in greenhouse emissions targets worldwide. However, UK farmers can be confident that demand for biofuels will continue to grow. The UK, as well as many other countries in the EU and across the globe, have revised targets for the production […]
Watercress Lane Duck Eggs Scramble To Meet Demand
Foodies will have noticed that towards the end of 2009 duck eggs reappeared on the menus of several top end restaurants and were featured by various celebrity chefs including Jamie Oliver, Delia Smith and the Hairy Bikers. However, a survey of 13 supermarkets carried out by Watercress Lane found just three listing duck eggs, and, […]
