Environment
Countryside Stewardship granted to Calstock wetlands
Natural England has granted a Countryside Stewardship to the Tamar Community Trust (TCT) for the Calstock wetlands to assure its...
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Sheep
70% of farmers experienced sheep worrying last year - survey
A survey carried out by the National Sheep Association (NSA) has found that 70% of farmers have experienced a sheep...
Agri-Business
Trouw Nutrition Ireland invests in new Belfast lab
Trouw Nutrition Ireland has developed a new quality suite, including a state of the art quality control laboratory, in Belfast...
Environment
Defra failing to complete reviews of environment laws - report
Research done by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has concluded that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Sheep
12 reports of sheep worrying in Cumbria since January
The Cumbria police and crime commissioner has called for dog owners to keep their dogs on leads in rural areas...
Rural Life
'Outdated' planning rules are preventing rural growth - survey
“Outdated” planning rules are hampering economic growth in rural communities, according to the results of a Country Land and Business...
Agri-Business
Meat Business Women appoints new client relationship director
Meat Business Women (MBW), the community for women working in the meat industry, has announced the appointment of Roxy Walker...
Agri-Business
Farms could be better off under SFI - GSC Grays
Some farms could be better off under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and could justify a transition to regenerative farming,...
N.Ireland
Focus: How does tillage equipment interact with soils?
Lemken and the farming consultancy, Agrii, have jointly developed trials to assess how tillage equipment interacts with soils. Agrii agronomist,...
Agri-Business
ProCam calls for growers to maximise oil content despite falling OSR prices
Agronomy business ProCam has called for growers to maximise oil content to optimise bonuses paid on top of yield despite...
Agri-Business
GEA Group acquires Venture Dairy Services
German food corporation, GEA Group, has acquired South West dealer Venture Dairy Services in a deal aimed at consolidating its...
Environment
Scotland: Carbon footprint report shows major reduction
The Scottish government published Scotland’s Carbon Footprint: 1998-2019 report this week, which has shown a major reduction in its carbon...
Agri-Business
Roger Parry & Partners opens new head office in Shrewsbury
Roger Parry & Partners has announced that it is opening a new head office at Mercian House, Oxon Business Park,...
Agri Politics
Nominations now open for British Farming Awards
Entries and nominations are now open for the 2023 British Farming Awards, which aim to highlight the work carried out...
N.Ireland
Community Growers highlight challenge of finding land
An increasing number of people want to grow their own food locally, but finding suitable land to establish community gardens...
Dairy
UK Dairy Day: Ayrshire and Brown Swiss judges announced
UK Dairy Day has confirmed its judges for the 2023 edition of the event – Colin Christophers from Cornwall will...
Arable
3 AgTech projects awarded over £9 million in funding
Three farming technology projects are set to receive a share of £9.13 million in government funding aimed at helping them...
Agri-Business
Aberystwyth University appoints new crop genomics chair
Aberystwyth University has today (Friday, March 24) announced the appointment of Professor Gancho Slavov as its new Germinal chair of...
