Ministers call for steps to promote partnership and agricultural innovation in Africa
The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) closed with a Ministerial Discussion that points the way forward for agricultural innovation and poverty reduction in Africa. GFIA’s Closing Ceremony, entitled ‘The Africa Innovation Initiative,’ was chaired by HE Dr Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, UAE Minister of Environment and Water and featured African Ministers from Ghana […]
Survey highlights importance of SDHIs
A recent UK-wide survey of 40 independent advisors conducted by leading market research organisation GfK, aimed to gauge how advisors are using SDHI fungicides and what are the main differences between the products three years after the first new generation SDHI was launched. “It is clear that there is a strong awareness of the leading […]
BBQ Pulled Pork Benedict crowned most innovative breakfast in the ‘Best Breakfast Awards’
The Tried and True café in Putney won Most Innovative Breakfast for their BBQ Pulled Pork Benedict, and Café Alf Resco received the award for Best Cold Breakfast for their Alf’s Granola. They were joined by the Tavern Co in Liverpool, which won the national Best Breakfast for their Full English Breakfast. All eateries were […]
Green Party calls for Environment Secretary Owen Paterson to be sacked
Professor Molly Scott-Cato, leading Green Party MEP candidate for South West, the region which has borne the brunt of the Environment Secretary’s ill-judged policies, says Paterson’s handling of the flooding is the “final straw”. The Greens cite a string of failures which demonstrate his inability to fulfill his role as head of the Department for […]
HS2 proposal fails to consider whether farm businesses can survive
After the NFU submitted its evidence to the latest part of the consultation over the project, NFU Head of Policy, Dr Andrew Clark, said big question marks still remained about the cost-effectiveness of the project and the benefits it would bring. “Farmers and growers recognise the importance of investing in the nation’s infrastructure to ensure […]
Secrets of potato blight evolution could help farmers fight back
Researchers at Oxford University and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, looked in unprecedented detail at how Phytophthora infestans, a pathogen that continues to blight potatoes and tomatoes today, evolved to target other plants. The study, published today in the journal Science, is the first to show how pathogens switch from targeting one species to another through […]
Team sweep competitors aside for a second year
As the Winter Olympics draws near, Europe’s largest curling competition has come to a close. Yara’s annual Farmers Curling Championship, demonstrating world class curling, was held from Monday 20th to Friday 24th January at the Dewars centre in Perth. Championship winners James Stark, Alastair Hodge, Andy Reed and John Cannon from Duns won every match […]
Frugal new engine and even fuller specification for Audi Q3
The Audi Q3 is the latest beneficiary in the Vorsprung durch Technik brand’s drive to cut engine capacities down to an even more efficient size without paring back performance. The compact SUV has just adopted a new, more compact and even more sparing 1.4-litre TFSI petrol engine which joins the range alongside an attractive and […]
Nataïs, the European leader in popcorn, takes hold in South Africa
The Nataïs Company, the European leader in popcorn, is creating a subsidiary company in South Africa to continue its international development. Nataïs Popcorn South Africa shall also allow the Gers Company to secure its sources of supply so as to provide solutions for its export customers. Year after year, the “made in Gers” popcorn continues to seduce international […]
