Nitrogen Ideas Lab
Three teams of UK and USA researchers will begin a programme of novel research to revolutionise current farming methods by giving crops the ability to thrive without using costly, polluting manufactured fertilisers. The three highly innovative projects include: searching the planet for a lost bacterium with special, sought-after properties; using synthetic biology to create a […]
Open Farm Sunday: opening new gates to new audiences
Following this year’s record Open Farm Sunday, organisers, LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) has released the results of farmer and visitor surveys, which emphasise just how important Open Farm Sunday continues to be in connecting consumers with farmers and the food they eat. A record number of people headed to their local farm on the […]
The Yara Prize honors youth entrepreneurship and policy advocacy
The Yara Prize Committee has selected two prominent African laureates for their work for African farmers and for the continent’s green revolution. The award recognizes their effective entrepreneurial work which has spread knowledge that has inspired smallholder farmers and youth to improve their lives, and their policy dialogue and advocacy which has enabled change in […]
Knight Sales manager clocks up 25 years
Marking 25 years with Knight Farm Machinery this summer is David Main, who doubles as the company’s general sales manager alongside specific responsibility for sales and customer service in the North of England and Scotland. David, who is 46 and comes from County Durham, studied agricultural engineering at Lincolnshire College of Agriculture, Caythorpe, before joining […]
New Mercedes-Benz GLA
The first Mercedes-Benz in the fast-growing compact SUV segment is highly manoeuvrable around town (length x width x height 4,417 x 1,804 x 1,494 millimetres), lively on country roads and dynamic and efficient on the motorway (Cd figure 0.29). The high-quality appointments, developed with much love for detail, and the flexible interior clearly position the […]
Back British Farming to put more British food on more British plates
Starkly, our current self-sufficiency rate means that today, August 14, is the day when British food supplies would run out if all the food produced in Britain in a year was stored and eaten from January 1. The NFU is determined to reverse this trend and is launching a Charter looking for the public, politicians […]
Commissioner calls for united response to wildlife and rural crime in Derbyshire
The Commissioner pledged in his election manifesto to make wildlife and rural crime one of his priorities. He is now organising a conference in South Normanton next month aimed at finding multi-agency solutions to crimes that affect rural communities. “By holding this event I aim to raise awareness among the police, our partners and the […]
Record-breaking livestock entries for Berkshire Show
Over 867 of them have been entered into 180 classes – an astonishing 200 more than last year. The surge is partly explained by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust’s prestigious Young Shepherd of the Year Grand Final, which is being hosted at this year’s show and will bring youngsters and their animals from all over […]
A cluster of stars for Godminster
Seen as the equivalent of chefs gaining a Michelin star, Great Taste is the UK’s largest and most rigorous food awards scheme involving over 400 judges and thousands of hours of blind tasting. Godminster’s Organic Vintage Oak Smoked Cheddar has been awarded 1-star, the cheese, which is made to a 70-year old recipe, was commended […]
