Farming

Government under pressure to stop county councils selling off their farms    The Government is coming under increasing pressure to halt the rapid disposal of county council farms in England

1834, 1906, 2006 How the farmworkers got organised   EVERY YEAR thousands of trade unionists journey to Tolpuddle in Dorset, to celebrate the brave and pioneering work of six agricultural

Kerry McCarthy Sec. of State for Defra – an Open Letter Your “Supply and Demand” Statement was absolutely brilliant. I am Speechless with Admiration Kerry !   In another move

14 quotes from shadow Defra secretary Kerry McCarthy   © Matt Devine Alamy Stock Photo   Shadow Defra secretary Kerry McCarthy has a long track record as an animal rights

What is a Vegan?   Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or poultry.   Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do not use other animal products and by-products such as

Price stabilisation   Many primary markets are subject to extreme  fluctuations in price.    There are several methods of intervention available  to governments and agencies.   Buffer stocks   Buffer

Meet the UK’s oldest farmers        Image caption                                       Elwyn, Nancy and Ceredig Williams at their farm in Wales                  With changes to state and company pensions, the

Dairy farmers sell direct to public in order to boost margins News 14 Aug 2015 BY Olivia Midgley   Online retailer Farmdrop has seen a 700 per cent increase in

    Morrisons agrees to milk price talks after farmers blockade distribution centre    The supermarket has said it will not accept any further cost price decreases from its suppliers

Farmers ramp up protests over unfair pricing Farmers act over the poor farmgate prices they receive with another stint of protests. News 03 Aug 2015 BY Olivia Midgley Farmers emptied

Frosty’s Countryside Legends PETER FROST presents a brief people’s history of progressive politics in our green and pleasant land Jul 2015 Saturday 18th posted by Morning Star in Features William

Farmers Guardian Good afternoon   As Defra faces further cuts to its diminishing budget putting further pressure on areas like animal health control and flood management, it has emerged the

A new survey by OnePoll has revealed an 8 per cent rise in people who view UK farming in a ’favourable’ light. 68 per cent of British public have a

Solar farm set to ‘blight landscape’ in Cheadle         SHARE PICTURE !- –>   Copy link to paste in your message                         What the solar farm could

  MOST FOOD COMES FROM FARMS AND FARMS ARE MORE THAN A TORY RURAL AFFAIR From Apprentices to Tenants – From Family Farms to Horticulture LABOUR HAS SUPPORTED FOOD,FARMING &

Cheshire estates launch badger vaccination project   The estates, covering 40 farms, have drawn down £165,000 from Defra’s Edge Area badger vaccination fund Defra is focusing funding for badger vaccination

Role of women in agriculture more important than ever as number of new entrants rise The rise of women-only farming groups over the past year has brought the role of

Dairy industry analysis: What is keeping UK prices low and when will they improve? What are the factors keeping the UK milk price low and when will things improve? Dairy

New tractor and trailer weight limits come into force   FARMERS will be able to take larger tractor and trailer combinations on to the road and drive them faster from

 Labour claims scrapping badger cull would save £122m   THE Labour Party has claimed it would make savings of £122.5 million over the course of the next Parliamet by scrapping

‘Stark choice’: Britain will import 50% of food by 2040, farmers union warns                                                      Published time: February 24, 2015 17:13                                                                                                                                         Reuters / Darren

 The Daily Mail reports that ‘butter isn’t bad for you after all’, after academics said guidelines introduced 30 years ago urging people to cut down on saturated fat and dairy

  Investor influence driving farmland to record highs   FARMERS are facing unprecedented competition when attempting to buy top quality agricultural land. 6 February 2015 | By Joel Durkin New

Increase in farmers using GM crops globally MORE farmers than ever are using genetically modified (GM) crops according to new figures. 29 January 2015 | By Olivia Midgley Statistics from

Beef The proof of the pudding is in the eating and farmers should settle for the ministry quality and grading system. Who is to say that cattle are better by

A. UK dairy industry The UK is the third largest milk producer in the EU after Germany and France – and the ninth largest producer in the world. Milk accounted

Supermarkets ‘let off the hook’ over dairy crisis – Paice 22 January 2015 | By Barry Alston THE supermarkets have been let off the hook for causing the milk price

Co-operatives are the way to address dairy farmers’ woes   The recent drastic fall in the price of milk has left producers exposed to complex market forces.  NICK MATTHEWS suggests

Supermarket price war leads to 50% cut in dairy farmers       1 / 1     Sixty farmers gave up their milk herds last month Getty    

Q&A: Family farmers in need of more help to prosper Is there a future for the small family farm or does bigger mean better? Olivia Midgley spoke to Family Farmers’

Asda launches women only discussion group ASDA has launched its Womens Farming Discussion Group – the next step in its ongoing strategy promoting British farming and sustainable supply chains. 23

Charities on hand to help farmers and their families this Christmas Christmas time is usually a joyous occasion for many, but it is also a time of year when stress

Farmer’s shock as ewe gives birth to five lambs 17 December 2014 | By Barry Alston YOUNG North Wales farmer Gareth Pierce got the shock of his life when discovered

Groceries Adjudicator must get tougher on retailers AGRICULTURE chiefs have called on the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to ‘toughen up’ and impart clearer guidelines on buying practices in order to

New pesticide legislation could cost UK industry £905 million PROPOSED European legislation to tighten pesticide regulations and the definition of endocrine disruptors (ED) could cost UK agriculture more than £905

Viva la revolución: Cuban farmers re-gain control over land As the state loosens its grip on food production, Cuban farmers and independent co-operatives will need support to help solve the

Nuffield scholars bring home lessons to benefit UK farming THE annual Nuffield Farming Conference saw the latest crop of scholars present their research findings following a period of international travel

Animal rights group sounds alarm over 40m livestock deaths on UK farms ‘’Livestock suffer ‘traumatic’ deaths caused by fires, floods, road collisions, disease and neglect Animal Aid calculates that 250,000

Couple sends out warning about farmland purchase pressure ONGOING expansion of a large industrial estate is placing one farmer under ‘immense pressure’ to sell his land, his partner has claimed.

Humans needed barley to conquer Tibet’s giddy heights   It’s known as the roof of the world.   At altitudes of over 2.5 kilometres, the north-eastern Tibetan plateau proved daunting

Dawn of farming sparked speed-evolution in weeds   IT DIDN’T take long. Just a few thousand years after humans began to domesticate crops, a wide variety of weeds had adapted

Farming will become input driven in coming years, expert claims PRESSURED margins are likely to drive a change to input driven farming in the coming years, an expert has claimed.

Red meat price must  remain competitive – Morrisons     SQUEEZED household incomes could mean an uncertain future for supermarket sales.   7 November 2013   Morrisons, the UK’s fourth

The Rural Exodus 100,000 New Smallholdings Wanted-The Industrial Revolution is Over Long live the 2nd Agricultural Revolution The Radical   Mike Winstanley discusses the push and pull reasons which drove

Government guidance warns revellers against sky lanterns     20 October 2014 | By Olivia Midgley   THE Government has stepped in to warn people not to use sky lanterns

Spotlight on China: Opportunities in the East for UK farming exports   9 October 2014 | By Joel Durkin   CHINA is a country in the midst of radical change.

Hundreds attend FFA blockade of Muller’s Market Drayton site 7 October 2014 | By Joel Durkin HUNDREDS of farmers protested against milk price cuts at Muller Wiseman’s Market Drayton processing

FFA to target Muller Wiseman in milk price protest tonight 6 October 2014 | By Alistair Driver FARMERS For Action is set to target Muller Wiseman tonight in what could