Total Carbon Offset Red Diesel To Help Meet Carbon Reduction Obligations
Independent national energy supplier, Crown Oil UK, has launched its latestinnovation a fuel with 100 percent carbon offset. Targeted atbusinesses in construction, utility, plant and rail industries, thestandard red-diesel has been totally carbon offset in an arrangement with aleading carbon offset provider, allowing users to more easily meet theircarbon reduction commitment. Managing director, Matthew Greensmith, […]
Meet The Meat Producer
The award winning Heritage Meats, based at the National Trust owned Yew Tree Farm in Cumbria, is taking the bold step of throwing open its gates, with everyone welcome to come and see first-hand the farms production methods. A major issue consumers face today is the confusion over food jargon and tricky terminology, which seems […]
National Park Addresses Farming Succession Crisis with New Farm-Based Training Scheme
Hill farmers and keen farming trainees are being sought for a new farm-based training scheme starting in Northumberland National Park. The Upland Farming Traineeship has been developed by the National Park Authority in conjunction with Newcastle College in response to local demand to keep traditional upland livestock farming skills in the countryside. Most hill farms […]
Starving People Dont Read Nature
SAC Research Head Challenges Scientists and Policy Makers. Professor John Oldham, the man stepping down as Head of SAC Research, challenged both the science community and policy makers in an address to a gathering of Scotlands agriculture industry, research community and Government. Speaking at the SAC Annual Dinner in Murrayfield, he pointed out that 2050 […]
Agribusiness 2010 report
Agribusiness 2010 delivers concensus on needs for more research to underpin farming and food production Speakers from a wide range of backgrounds at Agribusiness 2010,(the Agricultural Industries Confederations annual conference), all agreed that there was a need for research to underpin the challenges that farming needs to address the challenges of population growth,climate change and […]
Lancashire Milkmen Fight Back
The Duke of Westminster has officially launched the Love Milk Love Localcampaign at Holme Farm Dairies in Lancashire. The campaign, devised by Penwortham based Holme Farm Dairies, a family runmilk processor with 30 milkmen servicing the Lancashire region, aims toreassure customers that the milk delivered to their doorstep is from a farmin their region. Jonathan […]
Use Best Practice Lambing to Preserve Profit Margins
Early lambing indoors in winter is undoubtedly hard work but economically advantageous as shepherds can usually achieve the best market prices for their lambs. To preserve that advantage Janssen Animal Health is calling for sheep farmers to carry out winter lambing using best practice to avoid the development of coccidiosis, which leads to depressed growth […]
Gleadell Fertiliser Report
The Urea market is firming in the US, continuing to give producers everywhere a firm base for new pricing, says Calum Findlay, Gleadell Agricultures fertiliser trader. The lack of tonnage in the US will help to keep prices high, corn prices are at healthy levels and weather permitting, spring 2010 plantings should be high, leading […]
Agricultural Businesses Urged To Show Support For Apprentices
Agricultural businesses across England are being urged to show their commitment to Apprenticeships by displaying a new badge on their websites or stationery. The Apprenticeship employers badge, which was launched today, has been developed in response to consumer demand. Recent research, commissioned by the National Apprenticeship Service, showed that 64% of consumers would use a […]
