farming
The bureaucracy files
Over the weekend, Jeremy Clarkson was in the Sunday Times, noting that while the rest of us were in the garden, enjoying the sunshine, he was in his office filling out government forms for his farming activities. I am sure some of our readers were with him, filling out those same forms. He also rightly pointed out that few farms could manage without the government help the forms provide, but now that Brexit is occurring, the subsidy will eventually stop.
Trouw Nutrition launches grant for innovative dairy professionals
Trouw Nutrition’s new €10,000 HealthyLife grant is available to progressive dairy farmers, nutritionists and veterinarians who are serious about the sustainability and well-being of their herd.
UK consumers asked to support nation’s farmers through 24 Hours in Farming campaign
British consumers are being invited to throw their support behind the country’s farmers in the biggest online agricultural event.
RABDF survey highlights UK dairy losses
More than one million litres of milk have been discarded in the UK since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, with some milk still struggling to find a home, figures from a British industry survey have shown.
The impact of coronavirus on UK food supply chain
GODAN, Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition, has released comments from its executive director, Andre Laperriere, about the impact of coronavirus on the UK food supply chain.
Red Tractor Assurance launches new logo to mark 20th anniversary
The new logo addresses a number of the challenges that the British food and farming industry face – clearly differentiating to consumers the food which has been carefully produced to world-leading standards, to ensure that it is safe and fully traceable.
The challenge of climate change
If you haven’t been paying attention, the world is waking up to the fact that climate change is occurring.
UK farmer bill guarantees 2020 payments
A forthcoming agriculture bill in the UK will provide a new system of farm support outside the EU, where farmers are rewarded for enhancing the environment, the government says.
Farm sustainability program culminates in pitch event
The Empower Possibilities program launched by Land O’Lakes and Mars Wrigley culminated this month with a special pitch event in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
USDA announces grants to support dairy industry
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $1.5 million in competitive grant funding is available for Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives.
Meadow milk charter for German Arla
Arla Foods has signed the pasture charter of the Pro Weideland programme in in Germany.
Fonterra announces changes to management team
Fonterra has added a new role to its management team that will bring together the co-op’s current corporate affairs and farm source teams.
Swiss report on milk volumes
The year 2017’s Swiss milk volume amounted to 3.43 million tons (about the same as in 2016), according to the Agricultural Report 2018 from the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture.
Protest over CAP reform in Austria
A protest gathering of IG-Milch, the Austrian farmers organisation, was held at the same time as the Informal Agriculture Council in Schloss Hof, where EU ministers were discussing the fate of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after the year 2020.