ALDI celebrates Red Tractor Week with farmers
To mark Red Tractor Week (12th – 18th September 2016) and celebrate quality British food that customers can trust, members of the Red Tractor farm and food standards scheme will be visiting Aldi stores in Bramley. Farmers from across the country will meet customers and talk about how products are farmed and produced. Discount […]
Netherlands set as the stage for growing moves to tackle global food challenge
European food producers and policy makers are set to play a growing role in harnessing global efforts to provide enough safe, nutritious food to an expanding population, one of the biggest challenges facing the world today. The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) will be launching its European edition in The Netherlands from 9-10 […]
From farm to fork – the international launch of the N8 AgriFood Programme
The global challenges of ensuring sustainable, resilient and healthy food supplies for all is the focus of the international launch of the N8 AgriFood Programme. This innovative programme provides the catalyst for practical collaboration between industry, academia, farmers, government and researchers, and will be formally launched at a two-day summit in Manchester, UK, 21-22 June […]
Chepstow Open Farm Sunday a great success
Open Farm Sunday on Sunday 5th June proved to be a great success for farmers all over the UK who threw open their gates and invited the public in to see behind the scenes of a working farm. Over 3,000 people took advantage of the sunshine to join the Edwards family at Hanley Farm, Tidenham, […]
Open Farm Sunday 2016 – Public engagement reaches new high
Public engagement with farming is at an all-time high, following this weekend’s Open Farm Sunday (5th June), say organisers LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming). It is estimated that once again, over 250,000 people flocked to discover the world of farming on Sunday. Nearly 400 farms welcomed visitors of all ages, who also engaged heavily […]
Say hello to the ‘Blacknose Beauties’
It has been announced today that the Valais Blacknose Sheep Society UK is to host the UK’s very first National Show and Sale dedicated to the Valais Blacknose Sheep – ‘Blacknose Beauties’. This, their first ever Valais Blacknose National Show and Sale will be held at Harrison & Hetherington’s Borderway Mart, Carlisle, on Saturday 20th […]
Worcestershire Young Farmers Annual County Show Celebrating 68 Years!!
Over 350 Worcestershire Young Farmers will be showcasing their talents at their 68th Annual County Show on Saturday 28th May. “The County Show is the highlight of the Young Farmers Calendar,” explains show Chairman, Tom Worthington. “It’s fantastic to see all the members competing and having fun!’’ “The day will see ten clubs from the […]
The Economist Sustainability Summit 2016
Leading figures from business, academia, finance and policy have called for greater ambition and imagination from industry and governments worldwide in order to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Gathering in London for the two-day Sustainability Summit 2016, hosted by The Economist Events, prominent industry figureheads discussed the key environmental challenges facing the […]
DEFRA’s open by default creates opportunities for new types of agri-tech application
3D visualisations of landscapes, real time data on water quality and levels, market data on stocks of cereals held on farms and usage of cereals by maltsters – these are just some of the diversity of data to be made available by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in June 2016 creating […]
