Malvern Showground adds olympic sized ring to its Equine Centre
Worcestershires Malvern Showground, home of the Three Counties Agricultural Society (TCAS), has added an Olympic size arena to its existing equine facilities. The new Ledbury Ring, which replaces the old Ring 5, measures 6,500 square metres and is the largest of its kind in the region. It complements four other top quality grass rings, 240 […]
Farmers discover the key to opening their gates
To help farmers prepare for this years Open Farm Sunday (12th June), organiser LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), is holding a series of workshops across the country in March and April. The free workshops will be led by the Open Farm Sunday Regional Coordinators and will provide farmers with an excellent insight into how to […]
Variety changes in late-blight resistance to be revealed at Potato Council winter forum
Potato growers will not want to miss out on the latest details on variety resistance to foliar blight to be revealed at the Winter Forum taking place at Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research, Spalding, Lincolnshire on February 22. The new blight genotypes 13_A2 now makes up more than 70 per cent of the British late-blight […]
Designer wheat, cow hide coats and happy farmers: Rural Business Conference hits the right notes for farmers
Bishop Burton Centre for Agricultural Innovations annual Rural Business Conference yet again gave a packed house plenty to think about when it was held at the College yesterday. The event, which was entitled Food Production: More for Less, gave delegates a chance to hear from a wide range of speakers, all of whom examined how […]
Innovative Assurance Approaches for the Fresh Produce Industry
NSF-CMi explains how the complex demands of managing compliance and quality assurance throughout international supply chains can be mastered through expert information systems into a business improvement process. At Fruit Logistica 2011 NSF-CMi will be showcasing the latest developments in its market-leading assurance system, Intelligent Assurance. This new concept takes assurance into the post-certification era […]
“No dog” policy at this years Suffolk Show
Please dont bring your dog to the Suffolk Show this year, requests organisers The Suffolk Agricultural Association has decided to operate a no dogs policy at this years Suffolk Show which takes place on June 1 and 2 at Trinity Park. In line with other county shows, including The Great Yorkshire and Royal Berkshire, as […]
IAgrE present awards at LAMMA
This year the Institution of Agricultural Engineers presented three awards at LAMMA 2011. LAMMA was the platform for the Institution to launch its new annual Safety Award. Promoting the importance of safety issues, the award has been established to encourage and recognise innovation in safe design or operation of equipment or processes by students studying […]
Farmers roll-up to get Rylock: sales rocket by over 100%
Betafence reveals new strategy to beat steel price rises is paying-off Farmers have welcomed a new approach by Betafence which means it can offer its market-leading Rylock fencing range at the most competitive price possible. Exhibiting at LAMMA 2011, Betafence, the UKs largest wire manufacturer, has revealed that sales of its Rylock stock fence, barbed […]
Look, no wires with Robydome
An all-new wireless digital temperature probe for electronic grain store monitoring has been launched by Robydome at LAMMA 2011. Now farmers and store managers can assure the quality of their crops in store using RobylinkFreeLance for easier, faster and more accurate tracking of grain temperatures and condition. The floor store system simply comprises the robust […]
