Performance Grants Update – February 2010
A TOTAL of 128 performance grant applications have so far gone through decision panels to help improve animal health and welfare, nutrient management and resource efficiciency on livestock farms in the North West.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 25 2010
Safety first for Lancashire farmers
HUNDREDS of local farmers attended a safety event at Myerscough College’s Lodge Farm in February.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 20 2010
New buildings charge nothing more than a tax on food production
FARMERS and growers may face a new levy on any new buildings on their holdings under a change in planning regulations.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 17 2010
"It is vital farmers plan ahead and invest for the future" - says NFU spokesman and uplands farmer Will Cockbain
Read more | Comments (0) | January 12 2010
Government food strategy unveiled
DEFRA Secretary Hilary Benn has unveiled a Government blueprint for food policy that will present significant opportunities and challenges for farmers over the next two decades.
Read more | Comments (0) | January 05 2010
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