Learn about grain export opportunities
HGCA’s series of ‘Meet the Exporter’ events begin later this month, when exporter organisations will open their doors to local growers in Angus, Bristol and Lincolnshire. Delegates at the events will learn more about the processes involved in exporting grain, gaining insight into shipping operations and overseas market requirements. Analysts from AHDB’s Market Intelligence division […]
Record number of visitors to farming renewables event
More farmers and landowners than ever came through the doors at this year’s Energy Now Expo. As the importance of renewable energy grows on our country’s farms, farmers and landowners from all over the country, are turning to the expo, as the only event entirely dedicated to the agricultural sector. The most notable difference this […]
Tensions in the potato supply chain follow two years of overproduction
Twelve months ago Potato Council’s ‘Market Dynamics Report’ highlighted that 2013 year-on-year retail volume sales had fallen by 8 per cent (the equivalent of 133,000 fewer tonnes). However, in 2014, just over 121,000 hectares were planted in again in Great Britain, a figure very similar to the year before. “A favourable growing season in 2014 […]
Average farmland values almost break the £8,000 an acre mark in 2014
The farmland market in England continued to set a blistering pace throughout 2014 with the average price of bare agricultural land ending the year at a record-breaking £7,925/acre, according to the Knight Frank Farmland Index. Growth of 3% in the final three months of the year meant values rose by 15% overall during 2014. This […]
Three new Steering Group Chairs for FDF
Top leaders at McCain, Kellogg’s UK and Coca-Cola GB will be taking on chairmanship of three important Food and Drink Federation (FDF) steering groups. FDF has appointed Nick Vermont, Regional CEO of McCain Foods (GB) Ltd, as the Sustainability Steering Group Chair; Jonathan Myers, Managing Director of Kellogg’s UK, as the Health and Wellbeing Steering […]
Food Enterprise Zones created to drive growth
Food Enterprise Zones (FEZs) that will unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of the countryside and food producers are to be created, the government announced today. The new zones will free up food and farming businesses, making it simpler and easier for them to grow, and will attract new businesses. Local communities will benefit from new jobs […]
FUW rejects Red Tractor beef lifetime assurance
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has rejected proposals to ratchet up Red Tractor Farm Assurance rules on the grounds that it would add to bureaucracy and increase costs along the whole supply chain. A consultation issued in January by Assured Food Standards on the Red Tractor Assurance scheme proposes that cattle should only achieve farm […]
Somerset sheep rustling investigated
Avon and Somerset Constabulary are investigating the rustling of 200 in-lamb sheep from a field at Ash, near Martock, on Friday night. They were all ear-tagged and marked a large red patch on their backs, as well as an orange one on a front shoulder. The sheep were all North Country Mules, as seen in […]
Tong Peal celebrates 85 years of engineering excellence
Tong Peal Engineering, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of grading and handling equipment for the vegetable industry is celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2015. The family run business, which has a turnover of around £13 million per year and exports to more than 20 countries worldwide, is entering 2015 with an upgraded model of […]
