August 25, 2008
Climate change hits birds
AUGUST 24, 2008: A range of bird species are being adversely affected by climate change, according to the latest State of the UK's Birds report.
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Grow & Maintain
August 23, 2008
Weather scuppers harvests
AUGUST 23, 2008: The poor August weather is continuing to scupper both the cereal and grassland harvest.
August 22, 2008
Animal disease: producers must share costs
AUGUST 22, 2008: The Government is determined to press ahead with plans to makelivestock producers share the cost of dealing with animal diseaseoutbreaks.
August 8, 2008
Lending in agriculture at a new high
Lending to agriculture from banks has risen to £10.6 billion says a new report from the Bank of England.
August 7, 2008
low impact woodland extractions
Prince Charles has praised the use of horse logging saying "it is of particular relevance in terms of conservation and woodland management"
August 6, 2008
Top security for GM crop tests
Trials of genetically modified crops should be conducted within a national high-security facility or in fields at secret locations across the country to prevent them from being destroyed by anti-GM activists according to a leading…
August 5, 2008
Allotment Vegetable theft
Fruit and vegetables have been stolen from allotments in Ottery St Mary, Devon.
August 4, 2008
Return of the DIY butcher
Butchery manager at Jimmy's Farm Jamie Willows insists "with a pig, you can eat everything but the oink"
July 24, 2008
Return of the urban sheep
Brighton and Hove district council are reintroducing grazing to its urban parks.
July 23, 2008
Toxic manure threat
Aminopyralid has been named as the culprit in recent reports of distorted growth in vegetable crops.
July 23, 2008
Young families grow their own
Young families with children are at the forefront of a renewal of interest in growing food, according to a report.
