Conservationists And Landowners Agree On Need For Grey Squirrel Cull
The grey squirrel found no friends on the panel of the CLA Deputy Presidents debate on re-wilding at The CLA Game Fair. RSPB Director of Conservation Dr Mark Avery, Natural England Acting Chairman Poul Christiansen, CLA Vice-President Harry Cotterell and Dr Steve Tapper, of The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust all recognised the damage grey […]
Water Industry Regulator Recognises Role Of Farmers
Farmers have been recognised as part of the solution in helping to tackle water pollution. In an announcement made this week Ofwat said that water company bills and investment included a bigger role for catchment management schemes in helping to help tackle diffuse pollution to water. The announcement, based on business plans published by each […]
Gleadell Agriculture Announces Excellent April-June 2009 Wheat Pool Results
The 2008/9 marketing year has ended with a whimper rather than a bang and, as we go to press, feed wheat is trading in the low 90s ex farm,” commentsDavid Sheppard, managing director of Gleadell Agriculture, announcing the company’s latest pool results. “Across the EU plentiful supplies of old crop wheat, barley and maize have […]
Gleadell Fertiliser Report
Urea prices continue to firm worldwide and the outlook remains bullish as Latin America and South East Asia are buyers for the August/September period, says Calum Findlay, Gleadell Agricultures fertiliser trader. The flow of Urea into the UK market to date has been adversely affected by low AN prices, but these prices have also continued […]
Is Biochar The Answer?
The charcoal industry has had an interesting history, once being the staple commerce of woodlands in the British Isles, it provided work for many and was a quintessential part of our landscape. Soon after the discovery of coal as a fuel source in the early 1700s charcoal became an unprofitable venture, and the woodsmen who […]
NFU Responds To Single Payment Scheme Consultation
The NFU has submitted its response to the recent Defra consultation on changes to the Single Payment Scheme. The proposals, which arise from the CAP Health Check agreed last November, deal with the introduction of a minimum claim size, whether to introduce a genuine farmer test, and the decoupling of nut and protein crop payments. […]
HSE Takes Safety Message To Royal Welsh Show
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in Wales this week underlined its commitment to improving health and safety in agriculture one of the UKs most dangerous industries by exhibiting at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells (20-23 July). At the show Sandy Blair (pictured), HSE board member, was joined by Robin Foord (pictured), who […]
Latest Mapping Changes Are Welcomed
Significant changes have been made by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to the Rural Land Register (RLR) mapping update following negotiations with industry stakeholders. But, the underlying problem caused by European Legislation still remains, says the CLA. The most significant change will mean that land belonging to a land managers neighbour should no longer appear […]
EFRA Committee Report Backs UK Farming Potential
The UK has a moral duty to help grow food to feed a growing global population according to a national report out today. The NFU has praised the stance taken by the Efra Select Committee into UK Food Security, which saw evidence given by NFU President Peter Kendall. The report says that although the UK […]
