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Aug 21 2007
A NEW guide published by Lloyds TSB Agriculture gives a brief and practical overview of the growth of demand for local food, and shows how farmers can connect more directly with consumers and capture more food-chain value....
Aug 21 2007
INCREASING fears of a looming world shortage of food has brought a call from Country Land and Business Association in Wales to hug the harvesters – metaphorically at least....
Aug 21 2007
SUPERMARKETS and consumers have been warned they are about to learn some hard truths....
Aug 21 2007
HOPES that the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey has been contained have been strengthened by the announcement yesterday of plans to allow cattle and sheep to be moved to collection centres and red meat sales this Thursday....
Aug 21 2007
Tony Bell, chairman of the Agricultural Industries Confederation’s feed executive committee, said the livestock industry faced a serious threat to its future unless supermarkets recognised the need for higher milk, pig and poultry meat prices....
Aug 21 2007
IT MAY have been one of the wettest show seasons for many years but that has not stopped Wales’ native cattle from winning some of the most prestigious livestock awards in England and Wales....
Aug 21 2007
HUW WILLIAMS of Rhesgoed farm, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd has won this year’s NFU Cymru/St Merryn’s Achievement in Farming Award....
Aug 21 2007
A NEW farm shop was among the enterprises honoured in the annual Pembrokeshire Produce Mark Awards announced in the Pembrokeshire County Show....