Rain doesn’t stop play at the Winter Fair
The weather was atrocious and the carparks took a battering, but the spirit of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair still shone through with thousands of steadfast and loyal visitors braved the elements and proved to all what a fantastic and unmissable event the annual Winter Fair has become over the past 26 years. With an […]
Countryside Live 2015 comes to a close
One of the highest attendance figures in recent years brought the 13th Countryside Live at Harrogate to a close yesterday (Sunday). Organisers the Yorkshire Agricultural Society announced that 12,101 visitors came through the gates over the weekend for the little sister event of the Great Yorkshire Show. It was a particularly special two days for […]
Cornish Winter Fair to celebrate the best of Cornish farming and food
As the final throes of summer play out plans are being put in place that will see a Cornish agricultural event with a long, proud history being revamped ahead of its 137th year. Wadebridge Prime Stock and Produce Show will now form part of a wider food and farming event, The Cornish Winter Fair, which […]
Photovoltaic becoming mainstream – one important result from the EU PVSEC 2015
The 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2015) closed its doors on Friday, 18 September. The global PV community met in Hamburg, to discuss the latest developments and innovations in Photovoltaics. More than 50 % of the participants at the EU PVSEC 2015 had been represented by R & D specialists […]
Farm & Rural Business Event gathers momentum
Next year’s inaugural Farm & Rural Business Event is gathering momentum, attracting a huge amount of interest from exhibitors and sponsors alike. “Whether farmers are looking to improve efficiencies, diversify into alternative enterprises, bring new blood into the business or completely change tack, the Farm & Rural Business Event is sure to inspire them,” says […]
European Commissioner opens the Royal Welsh Show 2015
Today saw the first day of the long-awaited 2015 Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd, Builth Wells. This year the show was officially opened by Mr Owain Williams, a representative from the feature county of Gwent and Chair of Usk YFC, and Commissioner Phil Hogan, the new European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development. Commissioner Hogan […]
Kent County Show 2015 delighted with visitor numbers
The Kent County Agricultural Society, organisers of the annual Kent County Show, are delighted to announce that visitor numbers for the three day Show reached 77,000. Kevin Attwood, Chairman said, “We are absolutely delighted with the figures, however, just as importantly we have been inundated with positive feedback from visitors, exhibitors and competitors. We have […]
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 […]
Sooty Sweeps the Board at the 2015 NBA Beef Expo
Held at the York Auction Centre, the 2015 NBA Beef Expo had its view firmly fixed on the future. Its theme was focused on technology and its power to improve day-to-day farming, together with the changing needs of modern consumers and what they want from the marketplace. The event started on Wednesday with over 250 […]
