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.
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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).
October 9, 2008
£100,000 committed to bees
The major stakeholders in the beekeeping industry in the UK have met to discuss the crisis of the declining bee population.
October 8, 2008
NFU win Defra help for flood hit farmers as harves
Farmers and growers battling to get in crops from saturated fields have been given a life line after Defra announced a further temporary suspension of the rules governing the work while land is wet.
October 8, 2008
Nice weather for geese!
The wet August may have been a washout for most people – but it was a big hit with geese. Some regions had three times the average rainfall — and less than half the average…
October 8, 2008
Bumper global harvest
A bumper global harvest could help make up the shortfall in UK production after the wettest August on record brought the domestic harvest to a near standstill.
October 7, 2008
NFU makes rallying call to growers
The vice chairman of the NFU board for horticulture will be urging growers to write to their MEPs following this week's joint NFU/HDC pesticide conference in North Yorkshire.
October 7, 2008
Poor take-up of BT vaccination
Bluetongue vaccine uptake has been as low as 50% in the livestock heartlands of South West and western England – despite a campaign urging producers to vaccinate animals, it is claimed.
October 7, 2008
Norfolk show proves a winner
Two thousand people flocked to Sheringham Park in Norfolk for a special event dedicated to smallholding.
