FARMS across the North East are continuing to suffer from serious rat and mouse problems, despite using rodenticides more frequently and improving their baiting practices.Read
ARABLE farmers in Cumbria are being urged to sign up to the Campaign for the Farmed Environment, which is a voluntary, industry-led approach to managing land to benefit wildlife and the environment.Read
A SUBSIDIARY of rural specialists George F White has opened for business to advise farmers, landowners and tenants about producing renewable energy on a small scale.
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ISSUES affecting tenant farmers are coming under the spotlight at a series of events being staged around the UK by the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA).Read
FIGURES published this week by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) show that more than 88% of claimants in England had received their SPS money from the £1.86bn fund by the end of January.Read
REPORTS of shady dealings were still being made by farmers in the run-up to this week’s introduction of the new Grocery Suppliers Code of Practice (GSCOP), according to the NFU.Read
CATTLE breeders who gathered in Carlisle to learn about the latest scientific breakthroughs have been given an insight into the increasingly accurate use of genomic evaluation.Read
FEWER than one in four children realise beef burgers are made from cattle, while others believe eggs are produced by sheep and cheese is made by butterflies.Read
LIVESTOCK farming organisations have criticised the publication of Defra's draft Animal Health Bill, which includes controversial plans for sharing the cost of disease outbreaks.Read