RECENTLY I was called upon to do a couple of pieces on the news programme on our local radio station, BBC Somerset. The subject was liver. Apparently some butchers had a huge surplus that they couldn't sell and some were sending it to landfill sites
SEDGEMOOR Auction Centre recorded its largest entry in the dairy section with 148 dairy cattle with 23 of the 75 milkers selling in excess of £2,000. The weekly dairy section was supplemented with Greenslade Taylor Hunt's May Collective Sale which included
THE Tenant Farmers Association has warned the Government that it would be a serious mistake to either re-impose a set-aside requirement upon arable farmers, or seek to enhance other elements of cross compliance under the Single Payment Scheme. TFA
THE NFU is calling for further increases in farmgate prices for beef and lamb to safeguard long term sustainability of the sectors. This follows the release of the latest Eblex business pointers report which shows that beef finisher units faced
MEETING the world's growing demand for food and protecting the UK's environment must go hand in hand. This is one of the challenges laid down in the NFU's submission to the Environment Audit Committee. The committee, which is assessing the Government's
THE NFU has expressed disappointment at the outcome of the Agricultural Wages Board over the conditions underpinning the 2008 Agricultural Wages Order, which it feels is completely out of step with the economic environment in which the sector operates
THE United Nations forecast the world population is to increase by more than 40% by 2050, which will put increasing pressure on food and energy sources. The growing demand for agricultural commodities across the globe, according to Savills, has to
WITH July having now arrived, most of us will assume that summer, if not quite here already will, at the very least, be just around the corner. Although most will acknowledge that the seasons are changing somewhat, there are some patterns of
THE Royal Cornwall Show, held during June, was a huge success with record-breaking crowds attending over the three days. The last-minute disappointment which led to many cattle and sheep from outside Cornwall not being exhibited because of bluetongue
THERE are new concerns in the SouthWest this month over proposals to push through a statutory right of access to land bordering the coast. The vast majority of the region borders the coast and most is farmland. Natural England, the group behind
The EU Commission's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (Scofcah) has voted by qualified majority for changes to the individual recording requirements for sheep and goats. EC Council Regulation 21/2004 introduces electronic identification
The EU Commission's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (Scofcah) has voted by qualified majority for changes to the individual recording requirements for sheep and goats. EC Council Regulation 21/2004 introduces electronic identification
THE increase in locally-grown food products from Cornwall going into high profile supermarkets and properly marketed as "local" has been highlighted this month with eggs from a free-range chicken farm on the Roseland find their way on to the shelves
IF you don't think that you have sufficient garden space to grow your vegetables and herbs, perhaps you have no garden at all, or just a window box or balcony, then think containers. Is this a new idea? No, the Chinese and Romans used containers
GOATS are browsers, not grazers and appreciate a wide range of plants and herbs throughout the summer, which may not be available during the winter months. This can vary from region to region over the country. Where I live, in Cornwall, we are
FOR many people, their first encounter with alpacas is at a show of some sort. This may be a local affair where the resident alpaca owner has brought along a few animals or a large agricultural show where there are competitive alpaca classes.
HERE at the NewLandOwner organic farm in lowland Derbyshire, converting to the organic management of grassland, from intensive chemical fertiliser-based techniques, has been one of the most rewarding achievements of my farming career. What does organic
