Lakes farm gears up to host prestigious cattle open day
The Luing Cattle Society is holding its annual open day in England for the first ever time this year. The event takes place at High House Farm, Winster on Friday 1st August, from 12-5pm The Open Day will provide an opportunity for the public to join food, farming, and forestry industry representatives to find out […]
Iconic wool display at NSA Sheep 2014
At this month’s NSA Sheep 2014 (Wednesday 30th July) being held at the Three Counties Show Ground, Malvern, visitors will have the opportunity to gain a detailed understanding of the work done on behalf of UK sheep farmers by the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB). The BWMB, a mainline sponsor of the event, will display […]
Farmers set to discover how trees can grow their business
An event is being held for farmers to demonstrate how trees can grow their business by improving the health and wellbeing of their livestock. Experts from the farming industry are set to provide practical advice and discuss how the productivity of dairy, beef and sheep farming systems can be enhanced by planting trees and managing […]
Launch of the Kent Countryside Award 2015
The search is now on to find Kent’s farmers, growers, food producers and rural businesses contributing to the benefit of the Kent countryside. The 2015 Kent Countryside Award, part of Produced in Kent’s Taste of Kent Awards, was launched at the Kent County Show on Friday 11 July. The award, which is sponsored by the […]
Kids reconnect with nature and get down and dirty at Food and Farming Day 2014
The second annual Kids’ Country Food and Farming event was hailed a success with over 5,500 children from schools across the Eastern region, coming together to learn where food comes from and the importance of agriculture. Staged at the Peterborough Showground on Friday 11th July, the free one-day event, organised by the East of England […]
Sunday sees 100th Ashby Show
Ashby Show is celebrating its centenary in style with a member of the Royal Family conducting the official opening, a BBC presenter judging livestock classes and a world-class motocross stunt team wowing the crowds. The Show opens to the public at 8.30am on Sunday 13th July, at Cattows Farm, Heather in North West Leicestershire. His […]
Sunshine brings 156th Great Yorkshire Show to a close
Organisers announced a gate figure of 130,949, compared with last year’s 134,837. HRH The Princess Royal and HRH The Countess of Wessex toured England’s premier agricultural event meeting visitors, seeing top class livestock and enjoying the diversity of rural life showcased at the event. Bill Cowling said: We’ve had an exceptional three days with super […]
Agricultural Shows: What’s the impact?
Greg Thomas, a postgraduate researcher at Aberystwyth University, will be investigating this year’s Royal Welsh Agricultural Show to see the impact it has on modern day rural Wales. The 2014 Royal Welsh Agricultural Show will see the launch of an exciting PhD research project entitled “Agricultural Shows: Driving and Displaying Rural Change”, and mark the […]
Livestock Event achieves record attendance, up 6%
A record 17,000 visitors attended the Livestock Event staged at The NEC, Birmingham on 2 and 3 July. The figure was up 6% on the year. “The event continues to evolve and goes from strength to strength,” said RABDF chief executive, Nick Everington. “The main trade halls buzzed throughout as visitors explored the latest technology, […]
