Farmers offered new green funding deal
FARMERS will get financial help to invest in energy-saving equipment and slash their energy bills by a total of £4 million, and 25,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, using interest-free loans from the Carbon Trust, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced this week.
Read more | Comments (0) | December 24 2009
Funding for farmers and rural communities hit by flooding
FUNDING of £500,000 is being made available from the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) to help Cumbrian farmers get their land back into use after the November floods.
Read more | Comments (0) | December 18 2009
Project delivering welfare benefits on Cumbrian farm…
NIGEL Teasdale is the third generation of his family to farm at Halefield Farm, Kirkby Thorne near Penrith.
Read more | Comments (0) | December 09 2009
Livestock Programme plans and grants - December update
MORE news from the RDPE Northwest Livestock Programme:
Read more | Comments (0) | December 08 2009
Alternative energy report - could you power your own farm?
ALTERNATIVE and renewable energy systems, such as wind turbines, energy crops and anaerobic digesters, have got many farmers thinking – could I produce my own on-farm power?
Read more | Comments (0) | December 04 2009
Stewardship to be temporarily suspended
NATURAL England is set to suspend applications for Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) until late January 2010.
Read more | Comments (0) | November 30 2009
BPEX: Influenza Infection in Your Herd
INFLUENZA infection in pigs results in clinical signs of respiratory disease including coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge, fever, lethargy and reddening of eyes.
Read more | Comments (0) | November 13 2009
Food production may not be profitable in 2010
COSTS of production will exceed output prices next year, HSBC Agriculture budgets suggest, for most major enterprises.
Read more | Comments (0) | November 11 2009
Alternative Farm Energy - Could You Produce Your Own Power?
PRODUCING energy yourself, from a fuel not linked to oil, makes incredible sense in the current energy market.
Read more | Comments (0) | November 04 2009
RDPE NW Livestock Performance Grants - October update
PERFORMANCE grant projects funded by the North West Livestock Programme have so far helped farmers fund the following items to improve farm performance.
Read more | Comments (0) | November 02 2009