May 3, 2008
Committee cautious about biofuels
MAY 2, 2008: A The cross-party committee has not been as supportive of biofuels as the Government had hoped.
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Grow & Maintain
May 2, 2008
Is Defra really cutting red tape?
MAY 6, 2008: Farmers have given a cool reception to claims by Defra that it is cutting red tape.
April 29, 2008
Inquiry into animal feed slip-up
APRIL 29, 2008: Animal feedcontaining meat and bone meal has been distributed across the country - 12 years after it was banned because it poses a risk of BSE contamination.
April 28, 2008
Dutch vet gives Bluetongue warning to UK
APRIL 28, 2008: A Dutch vet and farmer has toured the UK warning of the devastating effects of Bluetongue and stressed how vital it is to vaccinate.
April 27, 2008
Pesticides ‘causing less damage’
APRIL 27, 2008: There has been a reduction in the amount of environmental damage caused by pesticides, according to a report – but it warns of tough times ahead.
April 26, 2008
Huge food rip-off exposed
APRIL 26, 2008: Shoppers are being ripped off to the tune of £7 billion a year as cheap food is passed off as top-quality produce, it is claimed.
April 25, 2008
Alarm at drop in migrating bird numbers
APRIL 25, 2008: There has been a big drop in the number of birds migrating to Britain and Europe from Africa in the spring, according to a study by the RSPB.
April 24, 2008
Huge rise in farmland prices
APRIL 24, 2008: The price of farmland is rising at its fastest rate for more than 30 years, according to a report in The Independent newspaper.
April 20, 2008
Biofuel industry ‘can be sustainable’
APRIL 18, 2008: NFU president Peter Kendall has joined the fray in the biofuels debate by saying a British biofuel industry can be sustainable, self-sufficient and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
April 19, 2008
Defra ‘set to order more bluetongue vaccine’
APRIL 19, 2008: The NFU says Defra is near to ordering another 8 milliondoses of bluetongue vaccine to ensure the whole of England is covered.
April 18, 2008
Threat to national pig herd
APRIL 18, 2008: The pig herd in Britain is declining at an alarmingrate because of the crisis in the feed price, according to the National Pig Association.
