Farming

First Milk cuts manufacturing and liquid prices 3 October 2014 | By Joel Durkin FARMERS supplying First Milk’s manufacturing and liquid pools will see a further price cut from November 1. Those supplying

Image of British farmers improving, survey shows   27 September 2014 | By Alistair Driver   THE image of British farming is improving, according to a OnePoll survey commissioned by

  NO TO THE EU and CAP – Common Agriculture Policy, Because it is NOT Common- Radical   Reform of EU farm policy Global warming has fuelled fresh concerns about

“Labour would seek to ratchet up farm standards” – Irranca-Davies MP-Shadow Minister at DEFRA (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)  Dear Huw   Farming is More than a Rural Affair  

NFU responds to another ‘incorrect’ Daily Mail article   18 September 2014 | By Alistair Driver   THE NFU has again accused the Daily Mail of publishing an article making

Package of measures needed to increase bee health and farm biodiversity     13 September 2014   BEE health is vitally important to plant breeders, but the ban on neonicotinoids

GM crops needed along with more effective crop husbandry – experts 13 September 2014   GENETIC modification (GM) should be one of the technologies available to plant breeders to help

Dairy farmers relying on migrant labour, survey reveals 9 September 2014 | By Olivia Midgley   A POOR work ethic among Brits and unrealistic expectations about career progression are fuelling

Weather brings mixed picture for Scottish growers   27 August 2014 | By Olivia Midgley CHANGEABLE weather conditions have brought a mixed picture for Scottish growers, with some recording their

Scottish farm debt increases again   19 August 2014 | By Joel Durkin   Only 2% of Scotland has good arable land, the rest is mostly severely disadvantaged. I petitioned

Wellcome Trust signals long-term commitment after Co-op deal   8 August 2014 |   #By Alistair Driver THE Wellcome Trust has signalled its intention to continue investing in British  

First UK case of MRSA in pigs recorded 28 July 2014 | By Alistair Driver VETS have reported what is believed to be the first ever UK case of the

Quitting EU is best for farmers – UKIP  | By David Boderke THE UK Independence Party (UKIP) would withdraw from the EU and retain Britain’s seat at the World Trade

        Dear Friend, Our bees are in danger again! On Tuesday, David Cameron and his cabinet are going to decide whether to allow banned bee killing pesticides

GMOs Don’t Hurt Anyone, But Opposing Them Does   By Hank Campbell | August 5th 2013 11:44 AM Tweet Science 2.0   About Hank I’m the founder of Science 2.0®

Farmer loses landmark GM court case 30 May 2014 | By Olivia Midgley AN organic farmer who was suing his neighbour after claiming his genetically modified (GM) canola had drifted

Welsh and British beef need supermarket support 19 May 2014 | By Barry Alston AMID fears of a return to the days of direct farmer action, Farmers Union of Wales

2014 Shows by Date [shows A-Z] 10 – 11 May Newark & Nottinghamshire 14 – 16 May Balmoral 17 May Otley 18 May Essex Young Farmers 22 – 24 May

Scottish farm incomes plummet by a third 31 March 2014 | By Alistair Driver MORE than 40 per cent of Scottish farm businesses did not generate enough income to meet

British food too cheap warns supply chain expert 24 March 2014 | By Olivia Midgley Farmers Guardian THE continual drive to produce the cheap food that fuels supermarket competition is

Work begins on new Highlands starter farm 19 March 2014 | By Olivia Midgley NEW entrants will soon be given the chance to bid for a starter farm in Caithness.

Tesco to ban sky lanterns following FG campaign 30 January 2014 | By Olivia Midgley FOLLOWING months of lobbying by Farmers Guardian and supporters of the Say No to Sky

Are You Foxed ? Vermin are “objectionable, stealthy, slinky”. – (Small Vermin Act 1958) This includes moles, grey squirrels, rabbits, mink, stoats, weasels, rabbits, rats, and mice. I reckon that

Badger culling more costly than vaccination, charity claims 6 January 2014 BADGER culling is significantly more expensive than vaccination, according to one of the animal welfare organisations leading the opposition

Tax meat to cut methane emissions, say scientists Growing population of ruminants such as sheep and cattle is biggest human-related source of the greenhouse gas Adam Vaughan   theguardian.com, Friday

Cattle die after eating sky lantern parts hidden in silage 18 December 2013 | By Olivia Midgley   A FARMER has blamed sky lanterns for the death of two cows

GM foods will be vital in feeding the future world Written by George Layton | Tuesday 6 August 2013 Prince Charles and eco-warriors rail against them, but genetically modified crops

Land use & production A total of 76% of UK land is dedicated to agriculture. During the last 30 years there have been no major changes in the respective shares

The badger cull: What happens now? 18 October 2013 | By Alistair Driver THE Government and farming industry must learn the lessons of the pilot badger culls if the policy

Defra June census: Cattle, lambs, wheat down, pigs up 18 October 2013 | By Alistair Driver THE UK dairy and beef herds continue to contract but pig numbers are on

Unite stands by farm workers as Agricultural Wages Board is axed today 01 October 2013 More than 60 years of pay protection for 140,000 agricultural workers ends today (Tuesday 1

  Farming couple turn to harnessing power from river By Joe Watson Published: 05/10/2013   > Jacqueline Riley at the Archimedes’ screw power generation plant that she and husband John

Scottish young farmer wins Search for a Harvest anthem competition 7 October 2013    http://youtu.be/dxXFRL52qJU A young Scottish farmer has been crowned the winner of the 2013 Search for a

Heath sacked as two Cornish MPs appointed as Defra Ministers 7 October 2013 | By Alistair Driver DAVID Heath has been sacked as Farming Minister as two MPs from Cornwall,