February 19, 2008
Smallholders reject claim they are risk to farming
FEBRUARY 19, 2008: Smallholders have hit back at the National Farmers' Union over claims that many of them pose a threat to the farming industry.
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February 19, 2008
PM praises farmers’ ‘resilience and ingenuity’
FEBRUARY 19, 2008: Farmers have been praised for their 'resilience and ingenuity' by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
February 19, 2008
Farmers ‘have moral duty to help feed the world’
FEBRUARY 19, 2008: Farmers and the Government have a shared moral responsibility to makethe most of the potential of British farming in a world increasinglythreatened by food shortages and climate change, says the NFU.
February 19, 2008
Welcome for ombudsman check on supermarkets
FEBRUARY 19, 2008: The Tenant Farmers Association has welcomed the news that theCompetition Commission is to recommend that the Office of Fair Tradingshould establish an ombudsman’s scheme to adjudicate in disputesbetween supermarkets and their suppliers.
February 14, 2008
Council bans battery eggs
FEBRUARY 10, 2008: Eggs from battery reared hens have been banned from schools and councilbuildings in a local council in the Liverpool area of the UK.
February 14, 2008
£1.8 billion for flood defences
The Environment Agency is to receive £1.8 billion to improve flood defences.
February 14, 2008
Tough laws to keep bluetongue out of Scotland
FEBRUARY 14, 2008: Farmers in Scotland face fines of £5,000 or six months in jail if theyfail to comply with new laws designed to stop bluetongue spreadingacross the border.
February 14, 2008
FoE’s damning report on GM crops
FEBRUARY 11, 2008: Genetically Modified (GM) crops have led to a massive increase inpesticide use and have failed to increase yields or tackle world hungerand poverty, according to a new report by Friends of the…
February 13, 2008
Bluetongue zone extended
FEBRUARY 10, 2008: The bluetonguerestricted zone has been extended into Devon and south east Wales afterconfirmation of the disease on a farm near Poole in Dorset.
February 13, 2008
Worldwide campaign on transport of live animals
FEBRUARY 13, 2008: A worldwide campaign aimed at banning the long-distance transport of live animals for slaughter has been launched in London.
February 12, 2008
All equestrian routes to be mapped
FEBRUARY 10, 2008: The British Horse Society has launched a new mapping strategy, whichaims to collate all existing equestrian routes in England, Scotland andWales.
