By unlocking the export potential China offers the pig industry, not to mention the red meat sector as a whole, we could gain entry into a marketplace which comprises a fifth of the world’s population.Agriculture in the national news (May 25)
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Tuesday, May 25).
Potato council cuts? Impossible, says chair
RUMOURS circulating at the weekend that various levy boards such as the British Potato Council would come under the UK government’s axe were rubbished yesterday.
East Lothian farmer Allan Stevenson said: “If the government intends getting rid of the British Potato Council, as has been reported on the BBC and in some Sunday papers, then they are two years too late.”
The Scotsman
Top judge overrules Denbighshire council’s wind farm decision
A CONTROVERSIAL wind farm development, thrown out by Denbighshire’s planners, has been resurrected by a High Court judge.
The scheme at Gorsedd Bran, Nantglyn, was refused after concerns over noise and visual impact were raised.
Daily Post
Japanbids for Royal Welsh sheep shearing honours
Japan, a country not known for its sheep, will be among 27 nations vying for shearing honours at this year’s Royal Welsh Show.
It will compete against the likes of Wales, Australia and New Zealand.
BBC News
Prince Charles attacks food waste culture
Prince Charles has attacked the waste of “billions” of pounds’ worth of food every year.
His impassioned speech, which hailed organic farming as a means to feed the world, was delivered as he visited the Organic Research Centre in Berkshire.
BBC News
Pensioner injured by cow on farm near Corwen
A PENSIONER was taken to hospital after being knocked over by a cow yesterday afternoon.
Dilys Roberts, aged in her 70s, suffered an arm injury in the accident at Ty’n Celyn, Gwyddelwern, near Corwen, and was taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd by ambulance shortly after 3pm.
Daily Post
Fruit picker tells of agony as he fought to save electrocuted brother
A FRUIT picker told yesterday of his fight to save his brother who had been electrocuted by an 11,000 volt overhead power line.
Lucas Faltynowski, 24, spent 45 minutes giving older brother Gerard, 26, heart massage.
Daily Record
Government adopts Home on the Farm scheme
A SOUTH Lakeland scheme to turn redundant farm buildings into homes for local families has been adopted by the new coalition government.
The idea - the brainchild of Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron - is one of the policy programmes the Conservative-Lib Dem alliance have adopted in their 34-page programme of commitments.
Westmorland Gazette
Plans to create pig farm to power a prison cause a stink with neighbours
RESIDENTS are kicking up a stink over plans to create a pig farm that would use animal dung to power a Derbyshire prison.
Sue Weston lives next door to the site in Foston where Midland Pig Producers wants to house 2,500 sows, using the slurry produced to generate electricity for neighbouring HMP Foston Hall.
Derby Telegraph
What is it that makes English asparagus the best in the world?
This is certainly not the fastest, or comfiest, vehicle I’ve ever been in. It has no doors, no roof, no steering wheel, is splattered in mud - and pootles along at 3mph. Oh, and there’s a huge hole in the floor.
Yes, it’s all faintly ridiculous. But actually I’m rather enjoying myself. Because, for the first time, I am part of a world-beating British team.
Daily Mail
Andrew Arbuckle : Spelman needs to get results in order to survive
IN ONE of her first moves as the newly appointed Defra secretary, Caroline Spelman MP spoke to her German counterpart, Ilse Aigner and the French agricultural minister, Bruno le Maire.
I would say these early contacts were astute moves by Spelman as Germany and France are still big hitters in the expanded European Union and their attitude to Common Agricultural Policy reform will be important.
The Scotsman
Getting to the meat of the vegetarian debate
As we start National Vegetarian Week, Liam Clarke says the argument for eating less meat is unanswerable, but there’s no point being fanatical about it
Belfast Telegraph
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