Lanunch of latest Norfolk YFC
At last, the launch of Reepham YFC is here! On Tuesday, the first meeting of the new club will be held at Bawdeswell village hall from 7.30pm. This fantastic development has been made possible with the support of the Norfolk Youth Fund and brings the number of clubs within Norfolk to 12 seniors and 12 Countrysiders clubs. |
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Rook expert is early bird
Mark Cocker, the authority on rooks who published a successful book called Crow Country last year, presents the second of a four-part programme on BBC Radio 4 today. |
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10 May 2008
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Call for a Ministry for Farming
Baroness Shephard has called for a minister for farming to be created to represent the nation's key food-producing industry.
Speaking at the 60th anniversary celebrations of Holt and District Farmers' Club, she told the 150 members and guests: "I think it is about time that British farmers had a proper agriculture minister again. |
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10 May 2008
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New chairman of farmfresh turkey group
A producer of turkeys for the Christmas trade for the past 20 years is the new chairman of the Traditional Farmfresh Turkey Association (TFTA).
Mick Binder, of Rumburgh, near Halesworth, succeeds Essex turkey producer Jane Haigh, who has been chairman for the past two years. |
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10 May 2008
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Efficient farming can benefit wildlife
Efficient, high-yielding arable farmers make a significant contribution to benefit wildlife and the environment, according to a long-term study of farms across eastern England. |
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10 May 2008
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Red carpet welcome for tomatoes
Entry forms for the 29th annual Norfolk County Farm Business competition will be available later this month, said Chris Self, secretary to the Aylsham Agricultural Show Association. |
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03 May 2008
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Blight threat to potato crops
Potato growers have been warned to be extra vigilant for signs of blight early in the season and especially across the eastern counties.
Blight is the number one potato disease, and growers spend £20m a year on fungicides to control it. |
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03 May 2008
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Enjoy free day at Peterborough show
Celebrate with the East of England Show and get in free on Friday, June 13.
The region's leading countryside and livestock event takes place at the Peterborough showground on June 13, 14 and 15. |
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03 May 2008
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Red tape efforts a right mess
Defra's claim to be making significant progress towards its target of cutting agricultural red tape by 25pc is not being borne out by farmers' experience on the ground, according to a NFU survey. |
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03 May 2008
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CLA advocate puts case for sea defences
The option to abandon six villages to the sea, first floated by English Nature in its Coastal Habitats Management Plan of 2003, has finally, and dramatically, been perceived as a reality in recent weeks. |
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03 May 2008
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Fight against bluetongue starts now
An online video to help in the fight against bluetongue has been launched by the National Farmers' Union featuring Norfolk cattle producer Roger Long.
Produced by NFU East Anglia, it sets out the serious risk bluetongue poses, why livestock keepers should vaccinate, and what steps to take when vaccinating cattle and sheep. |
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03 May 2008
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Bluetongue vaccinations 'within weeks'
Livestock farmers may be able to start vaccinating animals in East Anglia against bluetongue within three weeks, a leading Norfolk farmer said last night. |
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18 April 2008
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 Where there's worm muck, there's brass
When farmer Neils Olesen decided to diversify a former quarry site into a worm farm he had little idea exactly how much he would in fact be diversifying. |
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18 April 2008
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Norfolk carrot grower wins top award
A Norfolk carrot and parsnip grower has been awarded the title of Vegetable Grower of the Year 2008 in recognition of its work getting children to eat healthily. |
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11 March 2008
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Bluetongue vaccination impact on farmers
A mass vaccination strategy to halt the spread of the midge-borne bluetongue virus will cost livestock farmers from 55p per dose. |
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07 March 2008
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Farmers cry foul over sugar deal
Furious beet growers accused Defra's environment secretary Hilary Benn yesterday of “illegally” ripping up a compensation agreement for the industry. |
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06 March 2008
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Brighter future for fens sugar farmers
One of the biggest businesses in the fens, British Sugar, has diversified - growing tomatoes, generating electricity and making bioethanol from beet. Rural affairs editor MICHAEL POLLITT looks at future opportunities for the homegrown sugar industry. |
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05 March 2008
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Profit at long last for cereal growers
Cereal growers in East Anglia were reaping higher prices as global demand for food has surged in the past year, delegates at the country's biggest farming conference were told yesterday. |
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22 February 2008
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Compensation sweetens cutback in sugar quotas
Beet growers will face a 13.5pc cut in quota as part of the latest reform of Europe's sugar regime. |
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07 February 2008
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Government backing vital, insists NFU
Producers must be given the tools and incentives to produce welfare-friendly and sustainable food, farmers' leader Peter Kendall told delegates at a major East Anglian conference. |
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07 February 2008
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Co-op ending sales of caged-bird eggs
The East of England Co-operative Society is to ban the sale of eggs from caged hens and covert its entire own-brand hot drinks range to Fairtrade after a six month consultation on ethics with its members. |
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04 February 2008
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