RASE Awards HRH The Prince of Wales
The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) has announced that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is to receive the Society’s National Agricultural Award for 2009. In its citation, the RASE Awards Committee describes His Royal Highness as “a farmer, who clearly cares about the British countryside and the welfare of those who live […]
ITI Techmedia Awarded Silver Medal For Innovative Farm Technology
New cattle monitoring system recognised by The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland for its potential to reduce costs and improve cattle care. ITI Techmedia today announced that technology from its Condition-based Monitoring Research and Development Programme has been awarded a silver medal under the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Technical Innovation […]
University Honours Proud Stirlingshire Farmer
Robert Graham (senior), the son of the founder of Graham’s The Family Dairy, Scotland’s largest independent dairy, has joined (24 June) the President of Portugal and the new Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy in being bestowed with a prestigious honorary doctorate by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Awarded by the Principal and Vice Chancellor, Anton Muscatelli […]
Lely Win Gold At Royal Cornwall
World leaders in the development and design of robotic dairy systems; Lely Limited, launched their award winning automated “feed pusher” named JUNO, into the UK dairy market at the recent 2009 Royal Cornwall Show where it won first prize in the innovative products category. The introduction of the Lely Juno feed pusher, provides dairy […]
Tetra Pak CPS Has The Right Formula For Laverstoke Park
Tetra Pak CPS has installed a fully bespoke dairy plant at former Formula One racing champion Jody Scheckter’s award winning Laverstoke Park Farm for processing its range of buffalo milk products. The Sherborne based company managed the process engineering from start to finish. The completely automated system comprises equipment for producing mozzarella, ice cream and […]
Markets Deliver Profit From Dairy Bull Calves
Dairy bull calves have become a valuable asset again, with UK auction pricesreaching averages of 60 to 80 per head for dairy bull calves through thespring and early summer. This is encouraging for producers who, for a number ofyears, have felt the only option was to shoot their dairy bulls on farm. Currently, there is […]
Double Award Win For Scottish Sea Farms
Scottish Sea Farms (SSF), one of Scotlands leading fish farming businesses, has scooped accolades at the Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards, for the third year in a row. The awards, organised by The Crown Estate, celebrate the achievements and success of marine aquaculture in Scotland, honouring its top performers and giving recognition to the industry. At […]
University Launches New Faculty At Lincolnshire Show
This year’s Lincolnshire Show will be the fitting venue for the launch of the University of Lincoln’s new faculty of Agriculture, Food and Animal Science, on Wednesday 24 June at 2.30pm. Invited guests and visitors to the University’s marquee will hear the University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor David Chiddick, officially announce the faculty. The Dean of […]
Farming Unions Discuss Critical Issues Facing UK Agriculture Industry
The leaders of the UK farm unions met today in Stratford-upon-Avon to map the way ahead on a host of critical issues facing the agriculture industry. The following joint statement was issued after the meeting: “There is no doubt that the long term outlook for the food and farming industry is positive. However, in our […]
