Farming

CLA Game Fair
Submitted by staff on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 16:11
ShareThisGundog and falconry exhibitions, shooting and fishing shows

National Trust fences off cows over fears of risk to public
Submitted by staff on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 14:15
ShareThisThe National Trust has been accused of "grossly overreacting" by removing cows from a historic meadow and placing them in a fenced-off enclosure because of the apparent risk they pose to the public.

How Pakistan's farmers are cleaning up cotton
Submitted by staff on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 05:06
ShareThisGlobal clothing companies and environmental groups are joining forces to protect the lives and crops of Pakistan's cotton famers

Dairy co-operative Milk Link's profits soar
Submitted by staff on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 16:02
ShareThisProfits at Milk Link, the UK's biggest farmer-owned dairy co-operative, rose by 42pc over the year to April 2, debunking the myth that there is no such thing as a happy farmer.

We should all have a beef with factory farming
Submitted by staff on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:42
ShareThisAntibiotics are widely used on livestock, and humans are paying the price, says Geoffrey Lean.

It's crunch time for the English apple
Submitted by staff on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 04:55
ShareThisAs battle begins to revive traditional orchards, Rose Prince meets a lifelong campaigner .

It's crunch time for the English apple
Submitted by staff on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 04:55
ShareThisAs the battle begins to revive traditional orchards, Rose Prince meets a lifelong campaigner

Badger cull may be called off following minister's admission that 'question mark' hangs over the plan
Submitted by staff on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 09:30
ShareThisThe proposed badger cull to tackle bovine tuberculosis looks set to be delayed after a minister admitted that there was a "question mark" over the plan.

Toxic pesticides from GM food crops found in unborn babies
Submitted by staff on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 23:35
ShareThisToxic pesticides which are implanted into genetically modified food crops have lodged in the blood of pregnant women and their unborn babies, research shows.

Lack of rain already causing crop failures, Defra warns
Submitted by staff on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 11:22
ShareThisBritain should prepare for a drought this summer and crops have already been "irreversibly" damaged by this year's warm weather, the Environment Secretary disclosed last night.


