Efra report backs CLA’s concerns over barriers to rural growth
The CLA identified digital infrastructure, planning and rates, affordability of housing and access to finance as major barriers to rural growth during the Efra Select Committee hearing. CLA President Harry Cotterell said: “We are pleased the Committee listened to our concerns and we hope Defra will work more closely with other Government departments to further […]
Green light for Bentley SUV
Bentley Motors today confirms that it will proceed with the development of the Bentley SUV, the company’s fourth model line. The SUV will be made in Crewe and will go on sale in 2016. It will create over 1000 jobs in the UK. Over the next three years Bentley will invest more than £800 million […]
Research Busts Myth that “There is no such thing as a poor farmer”
A recent survey from The Prince’s Countryside Fund released for National Countryside Week (22-28th July) reveals consumers are overwhelmingly supportive of farmers, yet know very little about the severe crisis affecting the countryside. Following the brutal weather at the start of the year farmers are still counting the cost of losing livestock and reduced yields. […]
2013 AHDB/HGCA survey reveals mixed picture for GB crops
As a result of the poor planting and growing conditions this year farmers were asked to submit their intended harvest area rather than planted area. Total GB area dedicated to barley and oats has increased, while wheat and oilseed rape area has reduced, reflecting the poor planting conditions of last autumn and a switch […]
Major global analysis offers hope for saving the wild side of staple food crops
The analysis assesses 29* of the world’s most important food crops and reveals severe threats to just over half of their wild relatives as they are not adequately saved in genebanks and not available to researchers and plant breeders for crop improvement. Climate change is predicted to cause the substantial decline of agricultural production in […]
Tractors, tasks and tensions – Fferm Ffactor is back, and it’s bigger than ever!
This will be the fifth series of the agriculture challenge series since it started in 2009, and it’s going from strength to strength. Each year Fferm Ffactor expands and grows, moving up a gear and turning up the heat. And the same is true about the new series in the autumn as it extends to […]
‘Be CIPC Compliant’ initiative launched to the potato industry
Launched at the Potato Council’s Potato Storage Day in Lincoln, the new initiative from the Potato Industry CIPC Stewardship Group (PICSG*) is a call to action in advance of the 2013/14 storage season. “We know that the loss of this vital storage tool would be devastating to the potato supply chain,” said PCL’s Adrian Cunnington. […]
1,300 pre-orders for new Peugeot 2008 compact crossover
The Peugeot 2008 is a compact crossover like no other, bringing contemporary design, a versatile interior and a new level of sophistication to this expanding sector of the market. Even before it has arrived in UK showrooms, more than 1,300 orders for the car have been placed. And excitement in the UK reflects what has […]
The Honor Chapman Foundation Mentoring Awards
Honor Chapman was one of the best business mentors of her generation. A property and planning expert with an innovative approach to urban regeneration, she also cared passionately about the role and value of food. The first CEO of Think London, the capital’s official foreign direct investment agency, she was also a highly acclaimed […]
