Rhubarb benefits from a generous mulch of organic matter, as this reduces drought stress in summer and ensures a long picking season.
Rhubarb benefits from a generous mulch of organic matter, as this reduces drought stress in summer and ensures a long picking season.
The group held its AGM at the last meeting on 8 January 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
There’s hardly a meal that doesn’t involve an onion and, if you plan ahead, you can grow and store enough to last the year. Read the rest of this entry »
Micro livestock, small breeds of conventional animals, are becoming more popular in developing countries where they are usually raised for subsistence rather than commercial purposes.
Pregnant women who come into very close contact with sheep during lambing face a risk to their own health and that of their unborn child, from infections that can occur in some ewes. These include chlamydiosis (enzootic abortion of ewes - EAE), toxoplasmosis and listeriosis, which are common causes of abortion in sheep.
As the egg yolk is forming it is enclosed in a sac containing blood vessels that supply the yolk-building substances.
The RSPCA has launched a campaign calling for better EU laws to protect pig welfare.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that slaughterhouses must receive Food Chain Information (FCI) for all calves less than 8 months of age.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recommended to UK Health Ministers an increase in the BSE testing age for cattle slaughtered for human consumption from 30 months to 48 months. This would allow older cattle back into the human food chain - a change welcomed by beef producers and the NFU. Health Ministers in all four UK countries must express their support for this move before the change can be implemented but this is
expected to be a formality.
Source: Farmers Weekly
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