A FORESTER who put his business expansion plans on hold due to the harsh economic climate has reignited his desire to grow his company after securing additional funding.Read
THE vigorous demand for wool, coupled with limited supply which has sent prices to 113p a kilo in recent weeks, has led to the cancellation of two of the last six sales of the selling year at the British Wool Marketing Board’s headquarters at Bradford.Read
THE North East National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is reminding sheep farmers across the region that new Electronic Identification (EID) rules apply to all sheep born or identified after December 31, 2009.Read
AUCTION mart organiser Harrison & Hetherington is expecting to attract one of the country's biggest entries of cattle for a two-day show next week.Read
BRITISH agriculture has earned its position of strategic importance with government and is well-placed to tackle the looming challenge of meeting the world's food demands, according to the National Farmers Union's president.Read
THE vigorous demand for wool, coupled with limited supply, which has sent prices to 113p a kilo in recent weeks, has led to the cancellation of two of the last six sales of the selling year at the British Wool Marketing Board's headquarters at Bradford.Read
DAVID Jones, the recently retired Welsh and Southern England regional manager for the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB), has been awarded the 2009 George Hedley Memorial award by the National Sheep Association (NSA).Read
FATHER and son cattle breeders Ron and Robert Wilson secured some of the top prices at the Hereford Cattle Society's early spring show and sale at Carlisle.Read
A GOVERNMENT-BACKED report which claims young people are being driven out of the countryside by a lack of jobs and affordable housing has received a mixed reaction.Read
FARMERS and foresters on a Northumberland National Trust estate are playing a key part in a flagship land-based project to reduce carbon emissions. Karen Dent discovers more about what is happening on the Wallington estate.Read
LIVESTOCK producers can make a big difference to their carbon emissions without being forced to fork out excessive amounts of money, according to the English Beef & Lamb Executive (Eblex).Read
THE first graduates from a course which was started to provide livestock markets with formally qualified auctioneers and valuers in the aftermath of the foot and mouth disease crisis are now using their skills in the industry.Read
NORTH East farmers may be forced to choose between growing crops for food or fuel as the drive to produce more energy from renewable sources steps up a gear.Read
