Agriculture in the national news - October 30

After 59 years, the voice of Phil Archer dies
Norman Painting, the voice of Phil Archer for 59 years on the Radio 4 soap The Archers, died yesterday at the age of 85.

The actor was found by his carer at his cottage in the Oxfordshire village of Warmington. Born in Leamington Spa in 1924, Painting had played the Ambridge farmer since the show’s trial run in 1950.

He is featured in The Guinness Book of Records as the longest-serving actor in a single soap.

The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/after-59-years-the-voice-of-phil-archer-dies-1811712.html

Hallowe’en fun on the farm
In the build-up to Hallowe’en, children have been enjoying a range of activities at a two-week pumpkin festival at Willow Farm in Hertfordshire.

During the event they can take part in the Pumpkin Olympics and carve the faces out of the fruit as the farm aims to show young children the lighter side of Hallowe’en, free of ghouls and vampires.

ITN
http://itn.co.uk/fcf81906bbd0c8fc105340e1412eedb1.html

Gloucesterpig hosts Halloween party
He weighs 250kgs, has two-inch long teeth, is bright orange – and he wants children to come to his Halloween party.

Bertie the Tamworth pig has returned to Gloucester’s City Farm after a summer in the country, and has stunned staff with his size.

Now the farm, based in Albany Street, Tredworth, is using him to advertise their Halloween party tomorrow.

Gloucester Echo
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/gloucestershireheadlines/Gloucester-pig-hosts-Halloween-party/article-1468624-detail/article.html

Czech farmers protest low milk prices
Farmers sprayed milk onto fields across the Czech Republic on Thursday to protest low prices.

Agriculture authorities said farmers planned to dump up to 500,000 liters (132,000 gallons) of milk, or 7 percent of their daily production.

Farmers complain milk prices are too low for them to survive.

They receive below six koruna (20 euro cents) for a liter, but they say a fair price would be at least 10 koruna (almost 40 euro cents).

AP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hZMhcZMtBpw1ZowiTxg3TdA99vrwD9BKSQ7O0

Allotments, parks and urban farms are rising above Britain’s gleaming towers
Parks, allotments and markets are set to spring up across Britain on the sites of building projects that have been mothballed in the recession.

Fashionable City types have already become used to eating in temporary restaurants, shopping in temporary boutiques and getting their cultural fix at temporary theatres and galleries.

Times
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/architecture_and_design/article6896197.ece

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