M&S announces Farming For The Future award winners
Farmers from Orkney, Laurencekirk and Shetland have today been named as winners in this year’s prestigious M&S ‘Farming for the Future’ awards, announced at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh (Thursday, 18 June). The winners are: Young Producer of the year: Ross Mitchell of Castleton Fruit Farm, producer of soft fruits to M&S Innovation: Michael […]
Food and farming key to Britain’s economic future
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, the Environment Secretary said the £100bn industry was at the core of the Government’s long-term economic plan and detailed the actions being taken to ensure a flourishing future for British food and farming. This includes promoting British exports, cutting red tape and better protecting our country from animal and […]
Moy Park grower commended for progressive farming
Moy Park grower, Graham McIlroy, has received a highly commended award in the Progressive Farmer of the Year category at the 2014 Farm Business Food and Farming Industry Awards held at the House of Commons. Graham, who owns McIlroy’s Chickens in Aghadowey, Northern Ireland, was recognised by the judges for his use of modern, welfare […]
Perfect storm for agri-tech innovation
Agri-tech offers huge market potential and to address this Agri-Tech East is hosting the REAP conference – Realising our Economic and Agricultural Potential – which provides a unique opportunity for producers and growers to voice their needs and for technologists, entrepreneurs and investors to gain a deep insight into the challenges facing this exciting industry […]
ECPA at Congress of European Farmers 2014
ECPA is proud to have been a partner of the 2014 Congress of European Farmers, organised by Copa-Cogeca in Brussels on 6-7 October. The event brought together farmers, agricultural cooperatives and other farming stakeholders from across Europe to interact with key EU policymakers in addressing challenges and opportunities facing the sector. The theme of the […]
Farmers welcome dismissal of Owen Patterson
Farmers and growers from the Landworkers’ Alliance (LWA) welcome the dismissal of Owen Paterson from the position of Environment Secretary. Rebecca Jones, a farmer and member of the Landworkers’ Alliance said “It is relieving that Owen Paterson has been removed from office. His unashamed focus on corporate agribusiness over the needs of farmers and the […]
Professor helps Cambodia’s Agri-Business sector improve knowledge transfer
Professor Yanqing Duan, Director of Business and Information Systems Research Centre, has visited China and Cambodia as part of a research project on improving Cambodia’s information and knowledge transfer in the agriculture sector using mobile internet technology. The ten-month project is part of the AgriTT programme, funded by the UK’s Department for International Development, and […]
CLA highlights sharing as key for future of farming
A wider uptake of share farming could enable thousands of young people to get their first foot on the farming ladder according to the CLA. The CLA says that if just a quarter of the country’s farmers aged over 65 entered in to a share farming agreement it would allow more than 3,000 new entrants […]
Farmers warned about slurry gases danger
The dangers surrounding slurry gases are the focus of a new leaflet launched tomorrow (Wednesday) by the Farm Safety Partnership, chaired by the NFU. They have been the cause of a number of tragic and high profile accidents in recent years resulting in the death of people and animals. Decomposition of slurry can release a […]
