Farmers fight back against black grass

Farmers fight back against black grass

7:57pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

FARMERS growing spring barley instead of winter cereals this season after difficult autumn planting conditions have a useful opportunity to fight back against black-grass, according to agronomist Chris Goss of ProCam and Iain Hamilton, Syngenta field technical manager.

72% of CAP spent in Pillar 1

7:56pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

NEARLY three-quarters of the CAP budget was spent on direct payments in 2011, according to new figures published by the European Commission.

More payments requested for EU budget

7:54pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

THE European Commission has published an “amending” EU budget for 2013 asking member states for £9.5 billion to cover outstanding bills from 2012 and extra claims expected in 2013.

No extra seer culls in Forest

No extra seer culls in Forest

7:51pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

EXTRA culls have been ruled out in the New Forest – despite a huge rise in the national deer population.

Open farm Sunday

Open farm Sunday

3:46pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

OPEN Farm Sunday is upon us again. This year it takes place on June 9, with the theme “Discover the story behind your food”.

Rural crime prevention

Rural crime prevention

3:42pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

DORSET Police are to host a second annual rural crime prevention event at Kingston Maurward College on Friday, April 26.

Red clover alleviates soil compaction

3:33pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

IT might be tempting to leave undrilled fields fallow this spring to keep crop rotations on track, but a better option financially is to sow a nitrogen-fixing break crop of red and crimson clover, and gain from free fertiliser, improved soil structure and a good cut of high protein forage, says seed company Limagrain UK’s Ian Misselbrook.

Poultry welfare compliance

3:31pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

FOUR EU member states are still not fully compliant with the welfare of the laying hens directive, despite the ban coming into force at the beginning of 2012.

Badger survey

3:30pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

DEFRA’S Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) is looking for farmers to take part in a survey to find out how often badgers enter agricultural buildings and the reasons they do so.

Complaints about lamb in urinal advert rejected

Complaints about lamb in urinal advert rejected

3:29pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

THE Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected complaints from farmers about an advertisement run by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) which showed a dish of lamb cutlets in a urinal.

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