Agriculture in the national news - July 8

D Day for future of European farm policy

LATER today, the European Parliament will make its mind up on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy but in the run up to this event, the architect of the report being considered by the politicians expressed his hope for “substantial even overwhelming support” from MEPs.

George Lyon MEP, who took his report through the EU agricultural committee last month in the run up to today’s vote, described the CAP proposals as being a good deal not just for farmers but for all 500 million people living in the EU.

The Scotsman
http://tinyurl.com/2wwm2yy

Mystery as part-time farm is worker ‘trampled to death by herd of cows’

A teacher working part-time at a farm has been trampled to death by a herd of cows.

Philip Whiting, 47, was found lying unconscious in a field. Paramedics battled to save him but he died at the scene.

Last night it was unclear what caused the cows to charge at the farm in Fordham, near Ely in Cambridgeshire.

Daily Mail
http://tinyurl.com/3xnaj23

European Ruling Curbs Monsanto’s Claims on GM Crops

The agribusiness giant Monsanto was rebuffed in a ruling handed down yesterday by the European Court of Justice over the company’s patented Roundup Ready technology.

Science Now
http://tinyurl.com/3aj4o7p

Europe’s New Approach to Biotech Food

After decades of pushing nations to surrender more power to Brussels, the European Union is about to throw in the towel on one highly contentious issue: genetically modified foods.

New York Times
http://tinyurl.com/2udfxgg

Farm squatter problem has sing in the tail

A COLONY of bees took up residence in a farmer’s silaging equipment and stubbornly refused to budge.

In desperation, Flintshire producer John Lloyd, of Talwrn Farm, Higher Kinnerton, offered his unwelcome guests to the West Wales Bee Breeding (WWBB) project.

Daily Post
http://tinyurl.com/28xnlgm

The Private Life Of Cows beefed up the case for cow compassion

TV review: The Private Life Of Cows was all very moo-ving - if you have a thing for cows.

‘When I look into a cow’s eyes, I don’t think they look so stupid,’ mooned one-man farming telly franchise Jimmy Doherty – and it looked like we were headed for a ‘get a room’ moment.

Metro
http://tinyurl.com/27s69go

Farmer revives monks’ ale tradition

The ancient beer-making traditions of Irish monks are being revived by a resourceful farmer with a nose for a fine ale.

Gordy Follis, 36, is converting a derelict dairy on his Co Fermanagh farm into a brewery in a bid to recreate the taste enjoyed by the local monastic orders around 1,500 years ago.

Belfast Telegraph
http://tinyurl.com/24g7e3e

Mid Wales farmer sees “UFOs shoot off towards Shrewsbury”

A MID Wales farmer says he spotted a UFO flying over Forden on Saturday night.
Philip Benbow, of Forden, was standing outside his home at 10.15pm when he noticed strange orange objects in the sky.

He said: “I saw about 20 orange lights flying in batches of between three and four.

County Times
http://tinyurl.com/34mxfnp

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