horticulture

OFC2 and 4 (from memory) say you can't use them if land has previously been registered with an Organic certifying body. I get that, as you could just keep converting! But we were previously in conversion under CS, (horticulture and grazing), failed due to personal circumstances, and did not...

Keep hearing mention of 40 years in farming in posts. Wondering the average age of posters.

I’m looking for someone to do some retrospective numbers for calculations of structure/loads etc. I’ve got a professionally built cold-rolled steel frame agricultural building (finished a couple of months ago). Building Control have now decided it needs their sign off (too close to another...

446: Succession: Time to talk about the future Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Succession is a subject that is applicable to all farming business, but do you know how to approach your family to begin talking about it? AHDB Senior Engagement Manager Amy Hughes chats...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is partnering with the Royal Highland Education Trust’s (RHET) on a dairy education initiative for the new academic year. “The Journey of Food – All Things Dairy” will feature various...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has confirmed the appointment of Hayley Campbell-Gibbons as its new chief executive. Hayley has over 20 years’ experience in agricultural policy, advocacy and leadership. She served as the chief...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland A global genetic improvement consultancy has launched the world’s first sustainability index for plants to help reduce the environmental impact of growing crops. The index by AbacusBio is designed to enable breeding companies to create...

445: AHDB Dairy: Working with retailers Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Given maintaining a positive reputation of dairy is crucial to underpinning the future success of the industry, Knowledge Exchange Manager James Hague looks at how AHDB works with retailers to...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Whitewool Farm is set to host an event centred on how to enhance the biology of soils an the impact this has on farm performance and productivity. Organised by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), the event will take place...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is offering training through its Stockperson Development Scheme for those wanting to progress in the pig industry. The training takes the form of three-hour workshops, that are now...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has submitted an official complaint to the BBC regarding Queen guitarist Brian May’s bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) documentary. The TV documentary ‘Brian May: The Badgers, The Farmers...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The female pig breeding herd is down 2.2% to 251,000 head compared to 2023, the smallest number on record. The latest Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) figures show that the pig population in England stood at 3.68 million...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Sainsbury’s has announced that it will launch the Sainsbury’s Egg Group next month in collaboration with the its three main egg packers. The group is set to include over 100 farmers from across the UK who supply the retailer with eggs. Through...

Well well well the new govt is going to "milk" the hundreds , millions of self employed, small businesses with more taxes etc, well why dont we go on strike? Ive had enough, had enough of working hard paying my personnal tax, business rates, council tax, corparation tax for what? I dont want to...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said it is “disappointed” that the BBC’s documentary on bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) was “missing key evidence”. AHDB said the programme, presented by Queen guiatrist Brian May...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland An event organised by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will look at regenerating soils while maximising grazing days. The event will take place from 10:30a.m – 2:30p.m on Tuesday, September 17, at Lydney Park Farms, Mile...

Growing Australia: how a refugee from Iran helped expand the pistachio industry Written by Dellaram Vreeland from the Guardian Mehran Mahdavi is among the many migrants whose skills and knowledge transformed our horticulture industry – and taste buds Sign up for the Rural Network email...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Pig Association (NPA) has said a recent African swine fever (ASF) simulation exercise highlighted the importance of record keeping. The NPA collaborated with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) for the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The EU-spec standard pig price has inched up against during the week ended August 17, gaining 0.06p to reach 209.84p/kg, following the previous week’s 0.24p increase. The standard pig price (SPP) has lost 2.5p since the start of June and is...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The first half of 2024 has seen the lowest level of UK pork exports in nine years, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). AHDB senior livestock analyst, Freya Shuttleworth, said UK pork exports have witnessed some...