http://www.farmersguardian.com http://www.farmersguardian.com http://www.farmersguardian.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.farmersguardian.com http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/business-news/government-cutbacks-hit-levy-board-hq-plans/34200.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/business-news/government-cutbacks-hit-levy-board-hq-plans/34200.article THE Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has been forced to shelve plans for a new headquarters at Stoneleigh due to Government spending cutbacks. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:30 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/business-news/arla-confirm-aylesbury-site-for-£150m-mega-dairy/34212.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/business-news/arla-confirm-aylesbury-site-for-£150m-mega-dairy/34212.article ARLA Foods UK has announced that its £150 million ‘mega dairy’ is to be located in Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:29 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/machinery/machinery-news/popular-claas-variant-gets-‘pro’-version/34113.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/machinery/machinery-news/popular-claas-variant-gets-‘pro’-version/34113.article CLAAS has updated its Variant round baler range for 2011 harvest by introducing a four-model ‘Pro’ line-up. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:04 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-news/government-working-to-overcome-legal-challenges-to-badger-cull/34202.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-news/government-working-to-overcome-legal-challenges-to-badger-cull/34202.article THE Government is doing ‘everything’ it can to ensure it overcomes the inevitable legal challenge to its plans to cull badgers in England, Farming Minister Jim Paice revealed. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:47 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/ban-‘factory-milk’-spelman-told/34211.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/ban-‘factory-milk’-spelman-told/34211.article DEFRA Secretary Caroline Spelman has weighed into the debate on large dairies, stating that the scale of the unit does not affect animal welfare. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:30 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/labour-mep-calls-for-ban-on-clones/34201.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/labour-mep-calls-for-ban-on-clones/34201.article LABOUR MEP Linda McAvan has called for a total ban on cloned meat and milk products until new laws are put in place to regulate the market. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:48 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/latest-news/agriculture-in-the-national-news-september-10/34196.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/latest-news/agriculture-in-the-national-news-september-10/34196.article A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Friday, September 10). Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:41 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/eu-calls-to-prohibit-supermarket-loss-leaders/34204.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/eu-calls-to-prohibit-supermarket-loss-leaders/34204.article EURO-MPs have called on EU policy makers to prohibit the sale of agricultural produce below purchase price. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:09 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/business-news/uk-food-inflation-reaches-highest-level-in-over-a-year/34187.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/business-news/uk-food-inflation-reaches-highest-level-in-over-a-year/34187.article UK FOOD inflation has risen to its highest level in over a year, as the Russian wheat export ban sparks further fears of a return to the global food crisis of 2008. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:00 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-news/farmers-reject-vmd-plans-to-ban-medicines-marketing/34184.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-news/farmers-reject-vmd-plans-to-ban-medicines-marketing/34184.article MORE than 90 per cent of farmers are against plans put forward by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) to ban advertising of antimicrobial medicines (antibiotics). Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:50 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/business-news/welsh-lamb-group-to-visit-italy/34185.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/business-news/welsh-lamb-group-to-visit-italy/34185.article EXECUTIVES from some of Italy’s leading meat importers and supermarkets will be learning this week how Welsh Lamb can boost their businesses. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:08 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/arable/arable-news/cla-to-focus-on-glastir-at-plaid-cymru-conference/34186.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/arable/arable-news/cla-to-focus-on-glastir-at-plaid-cymru-conference/34186.article CLA WALES is to concentrate on the linkage between Glastir and CAP reform when the rural economy experts share a platform with RSPB Cymru at a Plaid Cymru Annual Conference fringe meeting in Aberystwyth tomorrow (Friday, September 10). Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:13 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/latest-news/agriculture-in-the-national-news-september-9/34188.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/latest-news/agriculture-in-the-national-news-september-9/34188.article A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Thursday, September 9). Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:00 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/eu-working-with-fsa-to-resolve-cloning-rules/34176.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/eu-working-with-fsa-to-resolve-cloning-rules/34176.article EUROPEAN Commission officials are talking with their counterparts at the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) to try to bring Britain into line with the rest of Europe on cloning rules. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:30 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/latest-news/agriculture-in-the-national-news-september-8/34168.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/latest-news/agriculture-in-the-national-news-september-8/34168.article A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Wednesday, September 8). Wed, 8 Sep 2010 08:36 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/rural-life/country-view/rural-england-running-at-less-than-half-capacity/34133.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/rural-life/country-view/rural-england-running-at-less-than-half-capacity/34133.article RURAL communities could contribute an extra £250 billion to the national economy if they had access to broadband internet connections and affordable housing, the Government’s Rural Advocate has revealed. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:00 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/eu-laws-insufficient-as-meps-go-on-supermarket-attack/34155.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/eu-laws-insufficient-as-meps-go-on-supermarket-attack/34155.article EU law is insufficient to protect farmers from being bullied by supermarkets – a practice which happens throughout the European Union, according to MEPs. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:00 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/arable/scottish-seed-potatoes-free-of-dickeya-infection/34166.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/arable/scottish-seed-potatoes-free-of-dickeya-infection/34166.article SCOTTISH seed potatoes remain free from dickeya infection, a survey for the presence of the highly damaging potato disease has shown. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:01 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/actor-matthew-rhys-helps-promote-welsh-lamb/34134.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/actor-matthew-rhys-helps-promote-welsh-lamb/34134.article A NEW Welsh Lamb advertising campaign aiming to tempt consumers’ taste buds and involving television, magazine and online advertisements was launched this week by Hybu Cig Cymru, the Wales-based red meat promotion agency. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:30 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/arable/basf-applies-for-approval-of-second-gm-starch-potato/34143.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/arable/basf-applies-for-approval-of-second-gm-starch-potato/34143.article CHEMICAL business BASF has applied for approval of its second genetically modified starch potato. The European Commission approved the company’s first GM potato - the Amflora potato - for commercial production of industrial starch in May this year. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:00 GMT