Livestock farmers must be careful when spraying
WITH a ban on several herbicides and pesticides threatened, livestock farmers need to take their lead from the arable sector and prove they too can use chemicals responsibly.
Read more | Comments (0) | October 09 2009
More needs to be done to reduce campylobacter in UK chicken
THE Food Standards Agency has published the findings of a new survey testing for campylobacter and salmonella in chicken on sale in the UK.
Read more | Comments (0) | October 06 2009
RSPCA relaxes rules to cater for free-range egg demand
THE RSPCA is relaxing its rules on stocking densities for free range hens because soaring demand by consumers means farmers are running out of space.
Read more | Comments (0) | October 01 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
Farmers will be 'blown away' by wind turbine potential
FARMERS and landowners will be ‘blown away’ when they discover a wind turbine could earn them £15,000 a year, according to renewable energy expert Marc Stanton.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 16 2009
New travel scholarship for Lancashire farmers and horticulturalists
A NEW travel scholarship has been launched to encourage young farmers, horticulturalists and people involved in agriculture to study or develop their business ideas abroad.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 13 2009
Processor allows broiler growers to take more control
HAVING the freedom to choose where to source feed and chicks can mean an extra 4p/kg for broiler producers.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 11 2009
Calling all pig and poultry producers in Cheshire / Merseyside
AS part of the RDPE Northwest Livestock Programme we want to engage with the Pig and Poultry sectors and urge you to contact Lesley Innis and access available funding to set up suitable discussion groups.
Read more | Comments (0) | August 05 2009
Cross Compliance - Important reminder for farmers
FIGURES from the Rural Payments Agency, published in April, show that livestock record-keeping is still one of the biggest areas of cross compliance failure for farmers in England.
Read more | Comments (0) | July 03 2009
Gadget sanitises poultry buildings without chemicals
TWO companies have jointly developed an innovative chemical-free approach to sanitising poultry sheds between crops.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 19 2009