AHDB Dairy strengthens commitment to market development
Plans to explore dairy market development were confirmed yesterday when the AHDB Dairy board agreed a total budget of up to £3.5m over the next three years for future activity. This provisional budget represents an extra £1.8m in total over the three years compared with the draft market development budget which went out for consultation. […]
Cornwall Farmers announces £2.3 million growth plan
The farmer-owned co-operative, which has been trading for more than 90 years and employs 200 people, is upgrading its network of Country Stores, investing in new IT systems and staff training, and increasing its range of services and products to appeal to a wider customer base. The investment is being supported with £920,000 from the […]
How good an investment is farmland?
As global population growth is expected to reach nine billion in 2040 and with some predictions putting the population in 2050 as high as ten billion, the future outlook for land resources looks bright. There is an attraction to utilise less marginal land for renewable energy production through a range of resources whether it be […]
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 […]
Minister announces £250M strategic investment in UK bioscience
The announcement will be made by the Minister during a visit to the Babraham Research Campus, near Cambridge, and highlighted again during a major speech at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has allocated £250M as the first phase of five year strategic investment programmes. This […]
Select Committee: “Green investment should play a key role in the UK’s economic recovery”
The Environmental Audit Committee’s report ‘A Green Economy’ reinforces the REA’s call for the Government to put renewable energy at the heart of its economic recovery and employment strategy. The REA/Innovas report ‘Renewable Energy: Made in Britain’ showed the UK sector employed over 100,000 people and turned over £12.5 billion in 2010/11. However, the UK […]
Investing in solar still makes excellent sense for householders
There has been a significant tail-off in installations since the introduction of energy efficiency requirements on 1st April. However, this need not be the case as investing in solar still makes very good sense for householders. That’s the message the STA wants to get out far and wide. STA Chief Executive Paul Barwell said: “Despite […]
