July 3, 2008
The future’s organic for young producers
Find out about opportunities for young and aspiring horticulturalists at The Organic Futures 'Young Producer Weekend' on 12-13 July 2008.
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July 2, 2008
Choughs breeding success in Cornwall
Conservationists are celebrating today as a new nest site has successfully produced a brood of wild chough chicks in the far West of Cornwall - the first in nearly 150 years.
July 1, 2008
Bluetongue jabs begin
JULY 2008: Farmers in south-east Wales have begun to vaccinate their livestock against bluetongue.
July 1, 2008
Farm celebrates triple calf birth
July 2008:A cow has had a rare triplet birth at a farm in Somerset.
June 22, 2008
Potato makes comeback
JUNE 2008: The Potato Council is using the credit crunch to advocate the return of a national staple.
June 21, 2008
Report bring biofuels into question
JUNE 2008: Leaked findings from a government report reveal that biofuels have played a role in the rise of food prices across the world.
June 18, 2008
Campaign to prevent sheep dip pollution
JUNE 16, 2008: PREVENTING run-off from dipping areas and avoiding livestock polluting ground and surface water are key points in the NFU’s campaign to prevent sheep dip pollution.
June 16, 2008
Crackdown on rural waste crime
JUNE 16, 2008; Discarded tyres Defra today launched a consultation on how to target criminals who profit from polluting the environment by illegally dumping waste.
June 16, 2008
Further Bluetongue vaccination ordered
JUNE 16, 2008: The news Defra Secretary of State Hilary Benn has agreed to order a further eight million doses of Bluetongue vaccine for England has been welcomed by the Joint Action against Bluetongue industry…
June 10, 2008
Oxfordshire Avain Flu is H7N7
THE strain of avian flu found on an Oxfordshire farm this week islikely to be related to viruses that have been detected elsewhere inEurope, said Defra.
June 9, 2008
Initiative to save Honeybees launched
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) haslaunched a new initiative that hopes to ensure the survival of theBritish honeybees at a time of mounting pressure on the insects fromforeign pests and diseases.
