FUW leader fears huge increase in CAP red tape
The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will drastically increase red tape, Farmers’ Union of Wales president Emyr Jones predicted today. Addressing the union’s annual general meeting at Aberystwyth, Mr Jones said: “A decade ago we were told that the abolition of headage payments would reduce red tape for farmers and I was looking forward to […]
New boost for research and development in biobased performance materials
Some three to six million euros will be available in the Netherlands for research and development into biobased performance materials (BPM) over the next four years. The team in charge of the Top Sector for Chemicals (defined by the Dutch government as an investment priority) has approved a continuation of the BPM R&D programme which […]
Cereals cements its position as the UK’s leading arable event
Almost 25,000 people attended this year’s sun-drenched Cereals event to catch up with the latest technical advances, machinery innovations and business advice. CAP greening measures, blackgrass and grain prices were key talking points at the event, which took place at Chrishall Grange, near Duxford, Cambridgeshire on the 11th and 12th June. Despite these potentially bearish […]
The role robotics could play in future food production
A team of computer scientists from the University of Lincoln, UK, is co-organising an international workshop on recent advances in agricultural robotics. Academics from the Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems (L-CAS) will be attending the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-13) from 15th to 19th July, 2014. Recent results confirm that robots, machines […]
Cash crops enhance food security
Crops sold on markets (‘cash crops’) are an integral part of strategies to improve food security at farm household level in developing countries. By selling their surplus production, agricultural households generate income that improves access to food. Research by LEI Wageningen UR, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, shows how farmers choose to […]
Volkswagen Passat Estate pulls in fourth Tow Car Award
The Tow Car Awards are a joint venture between Practical Caravan, What Car? and The Camping and Caravanning Club. The awards were judged by a team including staff from Practical Caravan magazine,What Car? and the technical department at The Camping and Caravanning Club. Each car goes through a series of towing tests at the MIRA proving ground, including 30-60 mph acceleration, […]
Peruvian pomegranate farm becomes first in Latin America to achieve Rainforest Alliance Certification
The Rainforest Alliance announces Peruvian pomegranate farm Fundo Teresita, owned by Agroinversiones Valle y Pampa Perú S.A., has earned Rainforest Alliance certification, becoming the first pomegranate producer in Latin America, and the second in the world, to meet the comprehensive standards of Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN). To achieve certification, Fundo Teresita adopted practices that conserve […]
20pc increase in yield possible through agri-tech says Cereals seminar
New technologies in breeding, monitoring and decision-making have the potential to increase yield sustainably by 5% – 20%, according to speakers at a technical seminar hosted by Agri-Tech East at Cereals 2014. Seminar speaker, Dr Cristobal Uauy, wheat geneticist at the John Innes Centre (JIC) and National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) says that the […]
Vintage tractors on display at The 40th Steam and Vintage Extravaganza
The Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza, now in its 40th year, will take place once again at South Cerney Airfield, Cirencester. From Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd August 2014. The extravaganza will attract more than 15,000 visitors and raise money for local and national charities. The show has grown dramatically in recent years and is now […]
