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 […]
Bicton College Volunteers bring Farm Wise to the Devon County Show
Bicton College students will play a vital role in bringing Farm Wise to the Devon County Show this year. Led by a team of volunteers from the land-based education provider, Farm Wise is an annual event that takes place at Westpoint Arena. A perfect pairing with the Devon County Show, the initiative offers school children […]
Lifetime achievement award for Great Yorkshire Show Director
There was a standing ovation for Bill Cowling, Honorary Show Director for the Great Yorkshire Show, when he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at a business awards event last night. Bill received the highest accolade at the awards in front of an audience of more than 400 people. The 2015 Great Yorkshire Show will be […]
Watts Farms have a fresh new look for IFE 2015
600 hectares of the Kent and Essex country side is filled with the freshest, finest produce that Britain can provide. Watts Farms are passionate family farmers who supply over 500 restaurants and hotels across the UK, with top quality produce from the huge selection of crops they grow on their eight farms. Growing their own […]
Vital CAP advice available for livestock farmers at Smithfield Festival
Vital Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) information on greening and how new and young farmers can receive payments will be available for livestock farmers attending the Smithfield Festival this week. The latest Defra Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) leaflet is available at the event, held at the East of England Showground, Peterborough, on 4 and 5 December. […]
Midlands Machinery Show set for first event opening
Exhibitors are arriving and the very first Midlands Machinery Show is looking very promising with 160 exhibitors booked into 4 halls as well as the extensive outside space. Many exhibitors are naturally based in and around Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire but two companies are travelling from as far as Scotland and three from Ireland. New products […]
Tribal Spirit
Tribal Spirit Event Management are looking toward setting up a new multi-cultural arts and entertainment event next year : Tribal Spirit Festival As the first stage of this project, they are looking for land to rent between June & September 2015 (a minimum of 8 acres) ideally in Mid Wales. If you can help and […]
Trade Stands flocking to 2014 East of England Smithfield Festival
Trade exhibitors are reminded to book their stand space for this year’s East of England Smithfield Festival immediately to avoid disappointment. Event organizer Kerry Buttriss said trade stand space was selling fast and those exhibitors who had yet to book their space should do so now to ensure they were able to fulfill their requirements. […]
