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Consultation launched on controversial pesticide rules
A CONSULTATION on how best to implement controversial EU rules on pesticides that could cost farmers between £13 million and £176 million, has been launched by Defra today (Tuesday, February 9).
Tenant farmers 'losing out' on Single Payments
SOME tenant farmers are being deprived of their Single Payment Scheme entitlements after their landlords used ‘unfair clauses’ in tenancy agreements, the Tenant Farmers Association has claimed.
Climate change could bring new disease threat
GREATER vigilance is needed as climate change alters the seasonality of endemic infections and the likely appearance of formerly unseen parasites, warned vet scientists at a North West Livestock Health and Welfare Conference held at Liverpool University’s vet school.
Seed availability key issue for East Anglian pea growers
TAG agronomist Neil Watson said some Norfolk and Suffolk growers would be affected more than others following the loss of the pea vining crop, depending on acreage outstanding and their own individual situation.
Sugar beet could lead GM revolution
SUGAR beet could be the crop to open the way for GM in Europe, according to a leading beet industry adviser.
Agriculture in the national news - February 9
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the nation (Tuesday, February 9).