First Minister of Wales to visit Monmouth headquarters of international development charity Bees For Development
Carwyn Jones, the First Minister of Wales, will open Bees for Development’s newly renovated offices and celebrate the launch of the Monmouthshire Honey Hub. Bees for Development’s Director, Dr Nicola Bradbear says: “We are delighted to welcome Carwyn Jones to launch our newly renovated offices and the Monmouthshire Honey Hub. Support from the Rural Grants […]
Increased suicide risk amongst farmers in flooding aftermath
Fears of an increase in the number of suicides amongst UK farmers in the wake of spiralling debt caused by the effects of winter flooding, have triggered a joint nationwide initiative to help identify those at greatest risk. The Farming Community Network charity has joined forces with the Campaign for Awareness of Mental Illness Among […]
NFYFC calls on new MEPs to deliver for young farmers
The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) is calling for the UK’s newly elected MEPs to support young farmers to provide sensible and workable agricultural legislation throughout Europe amid fears MPs may back down on Pillar 2. NFYFC, the largest rural youth organisation in the UK, attended the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) […]
Better understanding of disease resistance genes in crops to secure future food production
A new understanding as to how plants defend themselves against some pathogens that cause crop diseases is proposed by researchers from the University of Hertfordshire to help scientists breed new, more successful disease-resistant agricultural crops. The new concept is called effector-triggered defence or ETD. Breeding agricultural crops for resistance against disease pathogens is essential in […]
Equifeast wins national business innovation award
Equifeast has beaten hundreds of entrants to win the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Worldpay UK Business Innovation of Year Award. Since launching the business in 2005, the family firm who design, manufacture and market nutritional supplements for horses across the UK has tripled UK sales in the past three years. It has brought to […]
New device will find carcinogenic food fungus faster
One of the food industry’s major recurring challenges, detecting highly carcinogenic toxins that occur naturally in our most common crops, could soon be solved by groundbreaking research that exploits aflatoxins’ fluorescent properties. Aflatoxins are present in a wide range of foodstuffs, especially cereals, grains and nuts and are known to be highly carcinogenic. As they […]
Land drainage firm invest £250k in new machinery
William Morfoot Ltd based in Shipdham has added a Tracked Gravel Cart and Trackway Recycling Machinery to its fleet and will be used primarily with the firm’s agricultural clients. The state-of-the-art Tracked Gravel Cart, which can carry up to 15 tonnes of gravel in a single load, will be used on land drainage projects. The […]
New event in Scotland addresses PCN challenges
Potato Council creates a new opportunity for growers in Angus to get together in July for a close examination of PCN and the ways science and industry is working together to manage it. PCN is a major threat to potato yields so this event will prove invaluable for those dealing with PCN on land used […]
Visitors flood into biggest Grassland & Muck event yet
Visitors have been flooding into the Grassland & Muck Event under sunny skies today (21st May), with a plethora of sown plots to compare and forage machinery to see in action. David Gardner, chief executive of the RASE, opened the event alongside dairy farmer David Cotton, and Rosie Carne, marketing manager at Yara. “I’m delighted […]
