Asda supports food and farming education in the eastern region
Asda has continued its support for the East of England Agricultural Society’s children’s education programme. Launched in 2013 with Asda sponsorship, the Kids Country team plans to help over 7000 children to have a fun, hands on learning experience following their Food and Farming Day. Paul Tate, Chairman of the Society’s Education Committee, said: “We […]
Young Farmers County Show celebrates 66 years
Over 350 Worcestershire Young Farmers members will be showcasing their talents at their 66th Annual County Show on Saturday 31st May. “The County Show is the highlight of the Young Farmers Calendar,” explains the 2014 Show Chairman, Sarah Geggie. “It’s fantastic to be see all the members showcasing their talents and it’s also a chance […]
The 10th Annual International Sugar Conference
The Official Sugar Conference returns to Dubai this year, taking place at The Grand Hyatt Hotel from the 8th – 11th February 2014. Over 45 countries will be present at the 10th Anniversary Sugar Conference and as the tradition continues, Al Khaleej Sugar will be hosting the event alongside Kingman-Platts. It is expected that around […]
Ministers call for steps to promote partnership and agricultural innovation in Africa
The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) closed with a Ministerial Discussion that points the way forward for agricultural innovation and poverty reduction in Africa. GFIA’s Closing Ceremony, entitled ‘The Africa Innovation Initiative,’ was chaired by HE Dr Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, UAE Minister of Environment and Water and featured African Ministers from Ghana […]
LAMMA: Three innovations that caught my eye
This year’s LAMMA show had a lot on offer, in addition to the mud of course which has come to be an expectation at any sort of UK farming event! As I walked around the show there were a number of things that caught my eye but there were three innovations in particular that really […]
UK Dairy Day launched at Telford Open Day
UK Dairy Day was launched this week at an open day attracting over 60 interested dairy trade suppliers ahead of the event in Telford on Wednesday 17th September 2014. The one day event, at a time of year when key purchasing decisions are made for the winter, has set a target of 5,000 visitors to […]
Over $4 billion of development funding represented at GFIA 2014
The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture has confirmed the participation of over 20 major NGOs in the event, to be held in Abu Dhabi from 3-5 February. The latest announcement underlines GFIA’s status as a truly global event bringing together the best ideas, top international experts and key policy-makers from the public, private and […]
Abu Dhabi to host world experts at ‘game changing’ agricultural forum
The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA), the world’s largest showcase of game-changing innovations in sustainable agriculture, is to be held in Abu Dhabi from February 3-5 2014, under the theme ‘Driving Innovation for an Agricultural Revolution.’ The world will have to feed 9 billion people by 2050. To do so will require a […]
British Cattle Conference 2014
The packed programme for the two-and-a-half day event begins with a beef workshop on Monday afternoon. Tuesday’s programme focuses on beef, with a parallel dairy workshop held in the afternoon, while Wednesday is ‘dairy day.’ Throughout the conference, which is focused on the subject of ‘Breeding Healthy Food in a Hungry World,’ leaders in the […]
