Wayland Show helps local causes
The evening raised a total of £11,800 for the chosen charity, for which many thanks to everyone who contributed so generously and to Barclays for their match funding contribution. Natalie Moulton from Barclays said: “We were pleased to be able to support this event and to raise through Barclays community fund matching scheme, over £3,000 […]
Organic information service back in business: join the conversation at the Royal Welsh Show
Situated in their annual position within the Countryside Care area (Stand CCA793), OCW will be delivering elements of the new advisory contract, as well as featuring displays on recent supply chain projects, and will again be joined by organic certification bodies. In addition OCW will be delivering daily cooking demonstrations as part of their Better […]
Young Co-operative farmers meet Ministers to help tackle youth unemployment
Michael Simmons, who works at The Co-operative Farms’ Highland Court estate, near Canterbury, and Colin Schenk and Kamil Peno, from The Co-operative’s fruit farm in Tillington, Hereford, joined Nick Folland, The Co-operative’s Group Director, External Affairs; Richard Quinn, Head of The Co-operative Farms, along with other retail industry delegates who attended the event in Westminster […]
Climb on board for cancer information and support from Macmillan at the Royal Welsh Show
The mobile service will be at the Showground in Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys from Monday 22 to Thursday 25 July. The mobile team of information and support specialists will be welcoming visitors aboard the unit, offering free and confidential advice and support to anyone affected by cancer. No appointment is necessary and anyone is welcome. […]
The Hampshire Farms & Conservation Competition 2013
The Judges were invited onto 30 Hampshire farms representing over 51,000 acres of the county. The farms were judged in four Open Classes and a Championship Class. Farm sizes ranged from 440 to 5,000 acres. The Patrons of the competition, The Hampshire Farmers’ Club and Romsey Agricultural Society, organised ten judges from around the country […]
Sun shines on successful Lincolnshire Show
Jayne Southall, director of the Lincolnshire Showground and the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, said: “It was a brilliant show, everything ran like clockwork, and we had two days of wonderful weather – which is great for everyone involved, and for the thousands of people who attended. “This year’s show was attended by HRH The Countess of […]
Rural investment required to drive economic recovery
With Government focus squarely on economic recovery, RICS believes that investment in non-urban areas remains an untapped key factor in economic recovery. In fact, businesses across rural England alone account for the same economic potential as England’s eight core cities combined. Through appropriate investment in a range of rural businesses the rural economy can be […]
East Midlands Potato Day
Potato Council technical executive, Gary Collins who is organising the event says, “The East Midlands is an extremely important region for potatoes, with over 16 per cent of the GB grower base planting in excess of 16,500 hectares last year.” “A start has been made to the 2013 early harvest in the area and the […]
ISA to Sponsor 2013 British Free Range Egg Awards
Now in their 8th year the awards are eagerly awaited and will be sponsored for the first time by ISA .The awards will be presented at the Free Range Conference at the National Motorcycle Museum on 27 November. Nomination requests are due to go out to packers and pullet rearers in June . Speaking about the awards Joice […]
