October 28, 2008
Call for multi-strain BT vaccine
OCTOBER 28, 2008: A new strain of bluetongue has been discovered in The Netherlands.
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October 19, 2008
Credit crunch ‘may help environment’
The credit crunch might have a silver lining in promoting the green agenda, commentators believe.
October 18, 2008
Jabs for Bluetongue ‘still vital’
With a number of reported cases of infectious imported animals in the UK and more than 15,000 cases of BTV8 having been reported in France so far this year, the potentially devastating threat to UK…
October 17, 2008
Sprays blamed for bee losses
A group of insect-killing sprays are believed to be implicated in the catastrophic loss of honey bees.
October 17, 2008
Claim on fly-tipping ridiculed
A claim by Defra that fly-tipping and graffiti are ‘under control’ has been ridiculed by the Country Land and Business Association.
October 13, 2008
Major grow your own’ project
More than 1,500 groups have already signed up to an initiative to help people grow their own organic food and care more for their environment.
October 12, 2008
New woodland near London
England’s largest continuous new native forest is to be planted in Hertfordshire by the Woodland Trust, the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity, creating a history-making broadleaf woodland covering 850 acres near St Albans.
October 11, 2008
Congratulations to Alan and Rosie
Veteran CS columnists Alan and Rosie Beat were runners up in the south west region of the Future of Farming Awards organised by Natural England.
October 11, 2008
Rural broadband costs higher
The cost of connecting rural Britain to superfast fibre-based broadband will far exceed costs in urban areas, say government advisers.
October 11, 2008
Productive farming “vital to food security”
Embracing the importance of productive agriculture and reducing regulation that restricts competitive practice are two key steps governments must take to ensure secure food production on a global level, NFU Vice President Paul Temple told…
October 10, 2008
Wales bears brunt’ of squeeze
The current slowdown in the economy, soaring fuel costs and declining housing market will have a greater impact in rural Wales than other parts of Britain, warns the Legal Services Comission (LSC).
