We are urgently developing research requirements with other European laboratories to make sure we understand and the disease (Schmallenberg) better.Agriculture in the national news - September 10
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Friday, September 10).
Bank to keep rates at record lows amid recovery doubts
The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates at a record low on Thursday — and probably well into next year — to keep the recovery on track in the face of austerity measures and a weakening U.S. economy.
Despite above-target inflation, the central bank has taken a distinctly dovish stance and indicated it is just as likely to push harder on the monetary accelerator as it is to ease off.
Reuters
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6880K720100909?feedType=nl&feedName=uktopnewsearly
Rural branches facing closure
Rural post offices could be forced to shut up shop due to a lack of resources, a consumer watchdog has warned.
Research from Consumer Focus, including a survey of 1,000 consumers, showed that one in three people were not using their local outreach offices, which run skeleton or community-specific services, because of inconvenient opening hours or unsuitable location.
Morning Star Online
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/95073
Don’t starve thy neighbour
How to rebuild confidence in food markets after this summer’s spike in wheat prices
REGULARITY and repetition—of returning rains, of seasonal temperatures, of the cycles of life and death—are the essence of agriculture. So perhaps it is not surprising when events recur.
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16992151?story_id=16992151&fsrc=rss
Bill Oddie fears sheep rustling on Hampstead Heath
Plans to graze sheep on Hampstead Heath are in doubt because of fears the animals will be ‘stolen for Sunday roasts’.
The City of London Corporation, which manage the upmarket area, wants to return sheep to the heath as ‘natural lawnmowers’ that keep the grass down while maintaining wildlife.
The last time sheep were grazed on the 790-heath was in 1959.
Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/7991807/Bill-Oddie-fears-sheep-rustling-on-Hampstead-Heath.html
Beef prices force East Sussex farmer to sell up
A cattle farmer from East Sussex has said he has been forced to sell up because he cannot make enough money from producing beef.
David Burke, of Allens Farm, Five Ashes, has been auctioning his herd of cattle, along with the farm, machinery and more than 100 acres of land.
BBC Online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-11248003
Cornwall man run over by his tractor has surgery
A farm worker from Cornwall who was run over by his tractor after he got out and left the engine running has had surgery for his injuries.
The 54-year-old man was injured in a field in the Nansloe area of Helston on Monday.
He got out of the tractor to open a gate and left the engine running. The vehicle then rolled over him, causing head and chest injuries.
BBC Online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11241835
How Sustainable Farming Is Good for Everyone
Some people who will never farm could have a pivotal role in advancing the sustainability of farming. I’m not talking about urban farming or consumer choices (“Sustainable”, “Organic”, “local”…).
I’m talking about land ownership and rental contracts.
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS89153775920100909
New wool campaign includes sheep in Saville Row
Australian Wool Innovation is about to start a series of wool marketing campaigns across Europe and Asia.
AWI says it’s the first time in a decade that widespread and targeted marketing campaigns are taking place across key northern hemisphere markets.
One is a five-year Campaign for Wool, supported by The Prince of Wales and more than 100 retailers and major brands.
ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201009/s3008057.htm
