CLA calls on Education Secretary to teach Countryside Code in schools
15th June 2020
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has written to the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson MP, calling for the Countryside Code to be taught in schools. It
Cereals LIVE celebrates online success
12th June 2020
Cereals LIVE – the online version of the arable event – has been a resounding success, attracting over 10,000 visitors from all over the world. Having postponed the physical event
New VetTech service to cut hassle and drive farm animal health
12th June 2020
Willows Vet Group have launched a VetTech service to support with essential tasks to improve animal health, welfare and productivity on-farm. Matt Haslam, farm director at the practice, explains that
BPS claims deadline rapidly approaching
11th June 2020
Farmers are being urged to submit claims for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2020 as the deadline is looming. The government announced in April that it wold extend the deadline
Young sprayer operator wins FSOOTY 2020
10th June 2020
Matt Fuller has been named this year’s winner of the Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year (FSOOTY) award at the Cereals LIVE virtual event. After leaving university four years ago,
Doing it differently: ‘We are farming the way our fathers did’
9th June 2020
As we face a global pandemic that is unprecedented in most of our lifetimes, there has been much in the press about utilising the ‘blitz spirit’ to get us through
New ferric phosphate molluscicide launched
8th June 2020
ADAMA has today announced the launch of a new ferric phosphate-based professional molluscicide aimed specifically at controlling slug populations in UK growing conditions. Gusto IRON is a 3% ferric phosphate
BASIS points on offer for virtual Cereals event
6th June 2020
BASIS members joining this year’s Cereals LIVE event, taking place digitally on 10th and 11th June, can still collect the BASIS points they would ordinarily pick up at the show.
Sharp fall in wool prices confirmed
5th June 2020
The National Sheep Association has said it is disappointed to see that Covid-19 has had a serious impact on wool prices in the UK. While February to May is usually
Ag Bill: We must stand up for British farming
4th June 2020
British food, farming and animal welfare standards are among the best in the world, and we are right to be proud of them. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic,