Farming

Hit back! Brexit Britain told to consider ‘retaliatory measures’ to ‘undermine Macron’ BREXIT Britain may need to take retaliatory measures against France to “undermine Emmanuel Macron”, Professor Sked has claimed,

British Wool to restructure after pandemic hits hard News05 Jan 2021Alex Black Four grading depots are to close next season   Alex Black Alex is business reporter at Farmers Guardian

Pulse Trawling   Pulse trawling (also known as electro trawling and electric pulse trawling) is a technologically advanced – and highly controversial – method of commercial fishing which has only

Livestock farmers more likely to have voted leave in EU referendum, research finds News29 Dec 2020Abi Kay Livestock farmers are more likely than their arable counterparts to have voted leave

  PM sold out fish in Brexit trade deal, fishermen say By Reuters Staff 3 MIN READ DECEMBER 26, 202010:23 PMUPDATED AN HOUR AGO   LONDON (Reuters) – British fishermen said

Be it Farmers or Fishermen, Engineers or Blacksmiths and other Service industries, now is the time to unite and defeat Boris and his fat cat industrialists  that despise them ,

Fishing has always been an emotional issue in the UK’s relationship with the European Union, and it’s no surprise that it is one of the final outstanding issues in the

  • Changes in the UK’s climate will, in the long term, have significant positive and negative impacts on agricultural and forestry production. For agriculture, however, in the short term

  £1.6bn subsidies for owning land in England to end, with funds going to improve nature The wealthiest landowners – those receiving payments over £150,000 a year – will face

‘This week’s spending review will do nothing to boost economic growth in the countryside’ – Chancellor delivers spending review News25 Nov 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review included a rise

Avian Flu identified at Cheshire broiler breeder News03 Nov 2020Alex Black The case was unrelated to the H5N2 strain which was confirmed in at a small commercial premises near Deal

Bird flu outbreak confirmed at Kent farm with 480 poultry to be culled      

    Agriculture is one of the least diverse professions in the UK, but a growing movement is attempting to address it – and it all starts with education. Olivia

      Farmers in tractors take part in a protest over food and farming standards, organised by Save British Farming (SBF), Westminster, London, on the day the amended Agricultural

Farmer auctions off gimmer lamb for cancer charity News18 Sep 2020Hannah Binns     Farmer auctions off gimmer lamb for cancer charity Alex Denby, who farms in Bentham, North Yorkshire,

Optimism in beef and lamb trade News14 Sep 2020Cedric Porter Beef and lamb prices have remained strong, resulting in some cautious optimism for producers, although in such a volatile market

        © Tim Scrivener Organisers of the Greatest Online Agricultural Show have announced they will be back with a second offering this autumn. More than 5,000 people

The companies innovating with British wool News05 Sep 2020 With the wool industry calling out for new ways to use British wool, Alex Black takes a look at three companies

Farmers must learn to work together after Brexit to change things for the better In the tough times ahead, I hope farmers will see there is more to gain from

    © Tim Scrivener The government’s proposed points-based immigration system (PBS) looks like it could do little to help the agricultural and horticultural sectors, according to the most recent

ITS A HUNCH THAT THE POLICE WITH THE AID OF A TRACKER HAVE RECOVERED THEIR STOLEN QUAD BIKE. WATCH THIS SPACE ……………..AND THE PROGRAMME TONIGHT 9pm Ch 5  

ITS A HUNCH THAT THE POLICE WITH THE AID OF A TRACKER HAVE RECOVERED THEIR STOLEN QUAD BIKE. WATCH THIS SPACE ……………..AND THE PROGRAMME TONIGHT 9pm Ch 5  

  Whether Covid-19 has brought about change or meant business as usual, the farming calendar is ticking over as it always has. Here, photojournalism student Jack Bailey tells his family’s

Farmers reminded to store ammonium nitrate safely after Beirut explosion News 05 Aug 2020 Alex Black Unsafely stored fertiliser caused a major explosion in Lebanon on Tuesday   Alex Black

20 pledges for 2020: Can a cattle farm really be sustainable? Julia Platt Leonard is making her kitchen and her cooking more sustainable in 2020, one meal at a time  

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Where Did Agriculture Begin? Oh Boy, It’s Complicated   July 15, 20167:00 AM ET RHITU CHATTERJEE Twitter   The Zagros Mountain range, which lies at the border

Police recover farm kit worth more than £1.3milliion News 27 Jun 2020 Ewan Pate Increased use of tracking security devices last year on tractors and quad bikes has helped Police

Seasonal worker accommodation solved with Bunkabin units   Bunkabin is the leading supplier of site sleepers and portable welfare units. We provide practical site accommodation and facilities that offer unrivalled

Farmers deter visitors from beauty spot with ‘foul smelling’ slurry News23 Jun 2020Mollie Leach Frustrated farmers have resorted to spreading a thick layer of animal faeces around an infamous beauty

24 stone wild boar in Scotland accused of killing sheep   A wild boar said to be killing sheep on local farms has been shot dead in the Scottish Highlands.

Britons Needs A British Agriculture Policy for Britain Last Updated: 19 September 2019 Category: Farming Brexit could leave Britain with a bare larder, farmers warn After recognising that most food comes

BRITAIN NEEDS A BRITISH AGRICULTURE POLICY FOR BRITONS – INCLUDING A MINISTER FOR FOOD – FOR CONSUMERS AND PRODUCERS Last Updated: 19 September 2019 Category: Farming MPs blast Defra’s ‘vague’ approach

MAY’S BREXIT DOES NOT MEAN BREXIT –  THERE IS NO BRITISH AGRICULTURE POLICY FOR BRITAIN – IT’S A TORY CON  Last Updated: 19 September 2019 Category: Farming THE BREXITEERS ARE RIGHT

” INTENSIVE FACTORY FARMING “- THOSE AT THE MORNING STAR WHO HAVE NEVER LIFTED A SHOVEL IN COW SHED BUT DRINK MILK SHOULD MIND THEIR P’S & Q’S WHEN IT COMES

The UK had an overall trade deficit of -£66 billion with the EU in 2018. A surplus of £28 billion on trade in services was outweighed by a deficit of -£94 billion on trade in goods. The UK had a trade surplus of £29 billion with non-EU countries. THESE

And I don’t mean getting down to your local foodie shop or supermarket 14th May 2020The Radicalrightsandwrongs.co.uk But I do mean that food doesn’t come from foodie shops either Most

HOWEVER – THE COUNTRYSIDE SHOULD BE ISOLATED IN LOCK DOWN PERMANENTLY FROM THOSE WHO HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH IT IF FARMERS DIE OFF WHO WILL PRODUCE THE FOOD, ? –

‘Land army’ recruitment drive opening up opportunities in agriculture News25 Mar 2020 Mollie Leach A major recruitment campaign to encourage British people to provide seasonal labour amid the coronavirus outbreak will

EU fishing betrayal: Reason Norway was treated with ‘goodwill’ exposed as UK faces row BREXIT means the UK can finally regain control of its fishing waters, but Prime Minister Boris

Farmers call for ‘land army’ to sustain UK food production during coronavirus crisis Leaders and unions concerned about acute labour shortage suggest retraining those put out of work Fiona Harvey Environment

      Full Marx-     GOOD question!- Look up the term in a dictionary and you’ll find a definition something along the lines of “an ideology that advocates

YET BREXIT IS BEST FOR BRITAIN BECAUSE THE EU COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY WAS NOT COMMON AND THE SINGLE MARKET/ CUSTOMS UNION MEANS FREE ACCESS NOT ONLY OF PEOPLE BUT FOOD

What could Brexit mean for fishing? By Chris MorrisBBC Reality Check 1 hour ago Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES It has always been an emotional issue in the UK’s relationship with the

PUTTING THE EU NOSE OUT OF JOINT THE FISHING & FARMING COMMUNITY CANNOT EXPECT THEM TO BUY OUR  PRODUCE AND AT FIRST WE MUST FIND A MARKET AT HOME  

Brexit threat: ‘Acute fear’ UK fishermen at risk of being sold off in UK-EU trade deal FEARS of UK fishermen losing out in a trade deal between the UK and

‘Bold, brave and innovative approach to UK flood management needed’ News14 Nov 2019 Olivia Midgley A bolder, braver and more innovative investment programme is needed if Britain is to deal with

Farmers issue plea for food to be at the heart of General Election campaign News31 Oct 2019 Abi Kay Farmers have issued a plea for agriculture to be front and centre

  SEE “IT’S VERY PERSONAL, Jeremy” here on rightsandwrongs.co.uk Labour Party pledges overhaul of ‘public money for public goods’ scheme   News26 Sep 2019 Abi Kay   The Labour Party has