Cereals will go ahead as a face-to-face event, organisers say
28th April 2021
After more than 12 months of virtual events due to Covid-19, Cereals is set to go ahead as an in-the-flesh, face-to-face event this year.
Rural dog owners hit by soaring dog thefts since pandemic – survey
28th April 2021
Three-quarters of rural dog owners have put in place additional measures to protect dogs from theft over the past year, according to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
100 businesses pledge to increase vegetable consumption across the UK
28th April 2021
The Peas Please project, which works to make vegetables more appealing, accessible and affordable for everyone now has 100 major businesses pledgers signed up.
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26th April 2021
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Derbyshire farm with NFU President
26th April 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today saw first-hand the world-leading standards British farmers adhere to when he visited Stuart and Leanne Fairfax, livestock farmers in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire.
Entries open for RHASS Showcase as exhibitors prepare for judging
16th April 2021
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has today launched its online entry portal for this year’s Royal Highland Showcase.
Soil health improved by fermented compost
15th April 2021
Bokashi, a fermented alternative to compost, could help farmers improve soil organic matter and carbon retention.
UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming
15th April 2021
Plans are in progress to develop the UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming at Harper Adams University, in Shropshire.
UK’s biggest ever farmland bird count shows farmers committing to conservation
14th April 2021
Participation in an annual nationwide survey of farmland birds has more than doubled. Britain’s farmers and gamekeepers have shown their long-term commitment to conservation alongside productive land-use by completing this year’s GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count in record numbers.
The Dairy Group receives award to research a dairy industry blueprint on achieving Net Zero
14th April 2021
The Trehane Trust has awarded a £15,000 bursary to national dairy advisory company, The Dairy Group, to research and recommend a roadmap for UK dairy farmers to become net zero within the Government’s timeframe.
Essex young farmers mark their show weekend in a special way
13th April 2021
Essex County Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs have teamed up with local agricultural dealer R W Crawford and tractor manufacturer Massey Ferguson to mark what would have been their Annual Show Weekend with a Covid secure Drive-In Cinema and Tractor Run.
RABI’s online wellbeing service introduces Welsh speaking counsellors
13th April 2021
RABI’s recently launched online wellbeing platform has been boosted by the recruitment of two Welsh speaking counsellors.
