Blogs
DEFRA WINS THE PRIZE FOR INSENSITIVITY AND EXTRAVAGANCE (David's Digest)
I did not start blogging simply to criticise DEFRA, even though it might seem like I did. But when a government department makes as many mistakes as they do its difficult not to have a go at them. This latest...
World Poultry - Weblog: Alternative feed ingredients
It is known that feed costs play a major role in the total production cost in commercial poultry farms. The feed market has become a lot more volatile over the past few years and prices have been rising.
NEXT A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS? (David's Digest)
As an arable farmer it's difficult to know what to say to those who keep livestock except that you have my deepest sympathy. It hasn't exactly been a vintage year for crops, what with the spring drought and the summer...
Open Farm Sunday - a success or failure? (Food for Thought)
I have to congratulate all the farmers who took the time and effort to open their gates as part of Open Farm Sunday. But are the numbers involved as good as they should be? More than 400 farms took part...
Latest avian flu case raises fears over bird movements (Food for Thought)
Posted by Poultry World editor, Richard Allison The latest case of the low pathogenic H7N2 avian flu on a farm near St Helens, Lancashire, highlights the need for vigilance by poultry keepers when buying birds at markets. Government vets...
Poultry industry won't get a second chance over avian flu (Food for Thought)
Posted by Poultry World Editor Richard Allison I watched the BBC's
Watch Shambo... do very little (Food for Thought)
Shambo, that steer (that's right it's not a bull) held as a sacred animal by some Hindus in wales, that tested positive for bovine TB has his own webcam, click here to see, as you'll see it's only marginally more...
SIMA SHOWCASE -Europe's arable and livestock shop window (Food for Thought)
When the French do farm shows, they do them really well. Take for example SIMA which opened yesterday and runs until Thursday 8 March at France's national exhibition centre at Villepinte, north of Paris. The numbers are staggering: It covers...
"Hamster" tackles PM on road pricing (Food for Thought)
Cars affect us all, particularly if you're living in more remote areas. And that's very common for farming folk. A petition on No.10's website against road pricing - a Labour plan to deal with the fact that there are now...
Flower miles: A journey too far? (Food for Thought)
Those of you who follow the activities of Farmers Weekly can't fail to have noticed our food miles campaign last summer. It's been an incredible journey and suddenly now everyone is talking Food Miles - Tesco and M & S...
