National Dairy Show records
Stall bookings for the National Dairy Show have reached record levels. Over 200 stalls have so far been allocated for the show to be staged at the Livestock Event, at The NEC, Birmingham on Wednesday 2 and 3 Thursday July. “The National Dairy Show featuring seven different breeds is going from strength to strength. Over […]
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 […]
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 […]
LEAF organisers declare Open Farm Sunday 2014 the best one yet
Farmers and their helpers were celebrating this weekend as the response to Open Farm Sunday was overwhelmingly positive. National organisers, LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), have reported that a record number of visitors attended an Open Farm Sunday event on Sunday 8 June. While final figures are still being obtained, LEAF estimates that visitor numbers […]
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 […]
HRH The Countess of Wessex set for two day Royal Cornwall Show visit
This year’s Royal Cornwall Show will have double the Royal flavour with news that Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex will make a two day visit to the event which takes place on the 5, 6 & 7th June at the Royal Cornwall Events Centre, near Wadebridge. As President of the Royal Cornwall Agricultural […]
Still time to join the British farming and food celebrations
With two months to go until the biggest date in the farming and food calendar, LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is keen to remind farmers that there is still time to sign up for Open Farm Sunday and join the celebrations. Registrations are already significantly up on previous years and Open Farm Sunday 2014 has […]
