March 22, 2009
Pig task force meets
MARCH 20, 2009: Pig farmers, meat processors, retailers, and the government have agreed to work on areas of common concern for the benefit of consumers and the industry itself.
Advertisement
Country Smallholding
March 21, 2009
Sheep become YouTube stars
MARCH 20, 2009: A group of Welsh sheep farmers have become a big hit on YouTube after their video of ‘extreme shepherding’ was put onto the video website.
March 20, 2009
Bovine TB vaccine test planned
MARCH 20, 2009: Farmers will be asked to help catch and inject badgers as DEFRA steps up its fight against bovine tuberculosis, according to a report in Farmer's Weekly.
March 15, 2009
Large eggs ’cause hens more stress’
MARCH 13, 2009: Consumers have been urged to avoid buying large eggs because hens suffer stress and pain while laying them, according to warnings endorsed by animal welfare experts.
March 14, 2009
Odd story of a little pony
MARCH 13, 2009: A Shetland pony with very short legs has cost the taxpayer thousands of pounds - because passers-by think she is sinking in mud and keep ringing the emergency services.
March 13, 2009
Petition to grow veg on White House lawn
MARCH 13, 2009: Nearly 85,000 people have signed an online petition calling for part of the White House lawn to be turned into a vegetable patch.
February 28, 2009
Fall in plastic bag use
FEBRUARY 28, 2009: The number of plastic bags handed out by supermarkets and shops has fallen from 13.4 billion to 9.9 billion since 2006, according to new figures from the waste-reduction agency WRAP.
February 27, 2009
Tesco defends food policy
FEBRUARY 27, 2009: Tesco has defended itself against claims that it is not thinking seriously about maintaining secure food supplies.
February 23, 2009
Monty’s Mission
The nation’s favourite gardener has called for a revolution in our attitudes to food. Monty Don says it is vital that millions of gardeners grow vegetables in response to a major threat to our food…
February 20, 2009
Call for voluntary approach to set-aside
FEBRUARY 20, 2009: The Government proposal that would require arable farmers to manage a percentage of their land to recreate the environmental benefits generated by set-aside fails to take account of the increased level of…
February 20, 2009
Plans for biogas plants
FEBRUARY 20, 2009: Millions of tonnes of agricultural residues and silage could soon be adding power to the national grid after the establishment of a biogas task group was announced by Defra minister Jane Kennedy during…
