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.
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February 11, 2008
NFU joins fuel duty row
FEBRUARY 10, 2008: The NFU has hit out over plans to increase the fuelduty on diesel and petrol by 2p a litre from April 1 and urgedChancellor Alistair Darling to scrap the proposal.
February 9, 2008
‘Disgust’ at cheap chicken move
FEBRUARY 8, 2008: Tesco, Britain's largest supermarket, has come under fire for selling chicken for £1.99 justweeks after two of its competitors, Sainsbury's and Co-op, promised toend the sale of cheap chicken.
February 8, 2008
Poultry sector hits back over research claim
FEBRUARY 10,2008: The British poultry sector has hit back at media claims that newresearch findings published show that more than one-quarterof broiler chickens have difficulty walking as result of their highgrowth rates.
February 7, 2008
Growing role for city farms
FEBRUARY 7, 2008: The important role of city farms and community gardens is increasinglyrecognised by local and national government, funders and otherstakeholders, according to a report.
February 7, 2008
Many broiler chickens ‘have difficulty walking’
FEBRUARY 7, 2008: More than a quarter of broiler chickens have difficulty walking, according to a study funded by Defra.
February 6, 2008
Celebrating the potato
JANUARY 25, 2008 is the International Year of the Potato. A global campaign willraise awareness of the importance of the potato - and of agriculture ingeneral - in addressing issues of global concern, including hunger,poverty…
February 4, 2008
Changes to bluetongue zones
FEBRUARY 4, 2008: DEFRA has announced changes to the bluetongue protection and surveillance zones after new cases of the disease were discovered during pre-movement testing in the south east of England.
February 3, 2008
Eco house for big show
03 FEBRUARY 2008: The ultimate eco house will be unveiled at this year’s Centenary Ideal Home Show.
February 2, 2008
Higher fines for employing illegal workers
FEBRUARY 2, 2008: There are now estimated to be 300,000 migrant temporary workers employed in the UK agricultural industry – and fines for employing illegal immigrants are set to double on February 28.
February 2, 2008
Plan for poultry register criticised
FEBRUARY 1, 2008: A Government proposal to begin a poultry register has come under fire.
