Lancashire monitor farms open for discussion
TWO Lancashire farming families are inviting local dairy, beef and sheep producers to hear the areas of performance they plan to improve on over the next three-years through participation in the Northwest Livestock Programme.
Read more | Comments (0) | October 01 2009
Safeguarding our soils for the future
MEASURES to protect and improve our soil to meet rising demand for food and to combat climate change have been unveiled by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 24 2009
Higher limit for application of livestock manure
FURTHER details on the derogation for the amount of manure nitrogen that can be applied to farmland were this week announced by Defra.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 22 2009
Anaerobic digestion - everything you need to know now on one website
ANAEROBIC digestion (AD) reduces waste and produces renewable energy, but until now information on AD has been spread over different organisations and websites.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 21 2009
NVZ reprieve for farmers awaiting de-designation news
NFU lobbying could have potentially saved farmers hundreds of thousands of pounds after it secured a 12-month postponement on the new NVZ slurry storage rules for farms in NVZs where nitrate levels justify de-designation at the next NVZ review.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 11 2009
Get soil and manure tested free of charge at Dairy Event
LIVESTOCK farmers attending RABDF clinics at the 2009 Dairy Event and Livestock Show will be able to find out how to make more from their own resources, both manure and soil, at the Warwickshire event.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 11 2009
Cumbria monitor farms attract over 120 farmers
A NEW and exciting undertaking was launched late last month by two Cumbrian farming families, with the first open days of the Monitor Farms at Hesket Farm, Dacre and Fellside House Farm, Caldbeck.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 08 2009
Grazing Monitor: Managing the variable grass quality
THE variable weather is making managing grass a real challenge this summer.
Read more | Comments (0) | August 20 2009
Quality grazing demo gets Lancashire events underway
“WHY improve grassland if you’re not utilising it fully” was the key message at an improving grassland and quality grazing demonstration event organised by Myerscough College and the Northwest Livestock Programme.
Read more | Comments (0) | August 14 2009
NVZ Technical Helpline extended to 2010
THE Environment Agency NVZ technical helpline has been a popular source of confidential help so the service has been extended until 31 March 2010.
Read more | Comments (0) | August 11 2009