Daniel Chilvers has been appointed as the new general manager of liquid feed suppliers, Adams & Green. Joining the company with over 20 years’ experience of…
Month: November 2015
Should a farmer use a statistician to help him get at the truth in a farm trial? I’d say yes for two reasons. First to design…
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered a mixed package of decisions for the farming industry during his autumn statement today. While confirming the well-trailed negative…
China has overtaken Germany as the second largest importer of UK pigmeat and might, in reality, already be ahead of Ireland as the leading destination, due…
Farming has come a long way in its use of antibiotics but is still often subjected to a “bad press” on the issue says NFU animal…
Food Standards Scotland (FFS) is currently recruiting a head of food crime to run the new Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit (SFCIU), based in Aberdeen.…
Danish Crown has reported “strong financial results” for 2014/15 with a payment to its owners of DKK 300 million (£28.4m) more than last year. “We are…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is holding a workshop next week to explore the possible impacts of climate change on food safety, including looking at issues…
More than 110 countries, evaluated by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), do not yet have relevant legislation concerning appropriate conditions for the importation, manufacture,…
Worcestershire farmer Adam Quinney is the new chair of AHDB’s beef and lamb sector board, filling the post which fell vacant when former chair, Stuart Roberts,…