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Customer loyality will become a challenge for retailers
2008-05-15 12:15:00 The market place is facing a period of change due to the current credit crunch. The future holds a challenge for retailers to retain consumer loyalty that has been built over the last decade. More About: Customer , Challenge , Retailers
Pesticide restriction threatens UK arable farming
2008-05-15 12:00:00 British agriculture will be devastated if Brussels presses ahead with plans to tighten pesticide restrictions, government scientists have warned. More About: Farming
Sustainable free range poultry systems pave way for integration with agro f
2008-05-15 11:00:00 Free-range layer flocks are often stand-alone enterprises but integration with agro-forestry can develop sustainable farming systems, according to new ADAS research. More About: Integration , Free , Poultry , Systems , Range
Climate change could prompt reform of irrigation rules
2008-05-15 11:00:00 Irrigation rules could be reformed to allow farmers to take advantage of climate change and abstract more water during wetter summer months. More About: Climate Change , Climate , Change , Reform , Rules
Latest kit and tractors fired-up for Cereals 2008
2008-05-15 02:00:00 There is an impressive line up of machinery scheduled to be at Cereals 2008 . Find out more and plan your trip to the working demonstrations area More About: Fired Up , Fired , Tractors
Farmers say Rural Payments Agency getting worse
2008-05-14 19:29:00 Farmer satisfaction with the Rural Payments Agency appears to be slipping to a new low. More About: Farmers
Labour shortage will hit harvest
2008-05-14 14:00:00 The worst seasonal labour shortage to hit Britain for decades could mean thousands of tonnes of fruit and vegetables, worth millions of pounds, left to rot in fields. More About: Labour , Harvest
Lentil-shaped slug pellets to be launched at Cereals 2008
2008-05-14 12:15:00 A metaldehyde-based slug bait shaped like a lentil is reportedly at least 20% more efficient at killing slugs than wet processed pellets containing a higher amount of active ingredient. More About: Cereals , Launched , Slug , 2008
TAG weekly Cereals 2008 trials diary
2008-05-14 12:00:00 Crops are growing rapidly at The Arable Group's Cereals 2008 variety demonstration, but yellow rust is making a comeback. Check out the latest in this weekly diary direct from the Lincolnshire site More About: Diary , Weekly , Trials
Shelton trencher aimed at farmers who want to drain wet areas in fields
2008-05-14 11:51:00 Another company experiencing a surge in activity on the drainage front is Horncastle, Lincolnshire, firm Shelton Drainage. More About: Fields , Farmers
Myzus aphid explosion imminent
2008-05-14 11:40:00 Nine Myzus persicae (peach-potato aphids) and 27 potato aphids were caught in Broom's Barn water traps in the week 7-13 May, the research station's Mark Stevens reports. More About: Explosion
Food labelling crucial to fight pig and poultry imports, says minister
2008-05-13 19:45:00 Detailed food labelling will be critical if UK pig and poultry producers are to compete effectively against foreign imports... More About: Food , Fight , Poultry , Minister , Imports
Environmental Stewardship should do more for climate change, DEFRA says
2008-05-13 19:20:00 More needs to be done to address the role Environmental Stewardship plays in combating climate change,... More About: Climate Change , Climate , Change
Rumoured reshuffle could mean new DEFRA team
2008-05-13 19:10:00 There is speculation that the Government is planning another reshuffle, and UK agriculture could experience its fourth Secretary of State at DEFRA in just three years. More About: Team
Welsh organic farmers wins premiums to match conventional returns
2008-05-13 19:00:00 New figures for 2006/07 show Welsh organic farmers achieved returns from milk, beef and lamb to match those on conventional farms. ... More About: Organic , Match , Wins , Farmers
Rooker 'took his eye off the ball' over IPPC
2008-05-13 19:00:00 DEFRA minister Jeff Rooker admitted to pig and poultry producers today that he had "taken his eye off the ball" in not intervening when the Environment Agency introduced the much-maligned IPPC regulations. More About: Ball
Welsh organic farmers win premiums to match conventional returns
2008-05-13 19:00:00 New figures for 2006/07 show Welsh organic farmers achieved returns from milk, beef and lamb to match those on conventional farms. ... More About: Organic , Match , Farmers
NFU hits out at chancellor Alistair Darling
2008-05-13 18:35:00 The NFU has lambasted a letter sent by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling to other EU finance ministers in which he calls for a fundamental reform of Europe's agriculture sector. More About: Hits , Alistair Darling
Yorkshire food event generates business
2008-05-13 17:30:00 A Yorkshire food event has generated more than 1000 meetings between producers and buyers in a bid to develop more regional products. The meet-the-buyer-event,... More About: Business , Food , Event
NFU extends its legal coverage
2008-05-13 17:00:00 The NFU has more than doubled the number of firms who are members of its legal panel, offering discounted rates to NFU members who have also subscribed to the Legal Assistance Scheme. More About: Coverage
Safecross oilseed rape hybrids promise yield and trait improvements
2008-05-13 13:00:00 Safecross oilseed rape hybrids promise yield and trait improvements Oilseed rape hybrids could improve with a new production system, says a breeder.... More About: Hybrids , Rape , Promise
Waitrose recalls organic eggs over lead fears
2008-05-13 12:20:00 Waitrose has recalled some organic eggs over fears that they are contaminated with lead. More About: Eggs , Organic , Fears , Lead
NFU calls for fairer margins for poultry farmers
2008-05-13 12:00:00 Shoppers want to buy British chicken, but producers need to receive a fair price to ensure they can meet the demand in the long term, according to the NFU. More About: Calls , Poultry , Farmers
Forage wagons: Our guide to what's on the market
2008-05-13 12:00:00 With larger capacities, faster working speeds and heavier duty build, the self-loading forage wagon has become a genuine silage harvesting contender for both producers and contractors. Peter Hill compiled this comprehensive guide to the makes, models and features available More About: Market , Guide
Forage wagon buyers' guide
2008-05-13 12:00:00 With larger capacities, faster working speeds and heavier duty build, the self-loading forage wagon has become a genuine silage harvesting contender for both producers and contractors. Peter Hill compiled this comprehensive guide to the makes, models and features available More About: Guide , Buyers , Wagon
Farmers launch podcast to give insight into agriculture
2008-05-13 11:28:00 A group of four farmers ? which includes Farmers Weekly columnist and blogger Matthew Naylor ? have launched a new podcast aimed at giving the public an insight into their lives and businesses. More About: Podcast , Agriculture , Insight , Launch , Give
Drainage contractors report increase in demand
2008-05-13 11:00:00 After more than a decade of poor prices and depressed incomes, an air of confidence is blowing through the industry. Riding on the back of higher commodity... More About: Report , Contractors , Demand
Organic producers need to understand customers, not cut costs
2008-05-12 18:45:00 Robert Wiseman Dairies has warned that its profits will be hit by rising energy costs and a slump in the value of bulk cream. More About: Customers , Organic , Understand , Costs , Producers
Wiseman warns rising energy costs will hit profits
2008-05-12 18:40:00 Robert Wiseman Dairies has warned that its profits will be hit by rising energy costs and a slump in the value of bulk cream. More About: Energy , Profits , Costs
Wiseman increases milk price despite cost pressures
More articles from this author:2008-05-12 18:30:00 Robert Wiseman Dairies is set to increase the price it pays suppliers for their milk to 26.2p/litre from 1 May. More About: Milk , Cost , Price 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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