Thursday 12 March 2009 at Longnor Village Hall, 7.30 pm
Thursday 12 March 2009 at Longnor Village Hall, 7.30 pm
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Our very grateful thanks go to Shropshire Building Supplies Ltd for their generous sponsorship of the March issue. Read the rest of this entry »
The fight continues against the introduction in January 2010 of EID (Electronic identification) for sheep. Read the rest of this entry »
The Rural Payments Agency has increased penalties for cross-compliance breaches after Brussels ruled the agency was being too lenient with farmers.
An extra £4.3 million to safeguard and undertake more research into the health of bees has been promised by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn.
An injectable vaccine against bovine tuberculosis will be tested on badgers next year. But an oral vaccine to protect cattle against the disease remains five years away and will require changes in EU rules before it can be adopted by farmers in this country.
Source: Farmers Weekly
Livestock trade across the country faces serious disruption as a dispute between farmers, auctioneers and abattoirs over BSE testing fees escalates.
I grew up in what could be described as a rural environment despite being only four miles from large urban areas. The drive we lived in was surrounded by woods and farmland. A small 65 acre farm, a quarter of a mile from home, was my first introduction to farming. Read the rest of this entry »
Potato chitting or sprouting extends the growing period. It is beneficial for obtaining early potatoes and heavy yields.
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