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Visit the UK’s leading indoor agricultural event, with eleven packed halls of the very latest in agricultural machinery and equipment. Now at the NEC, Birmingham this is free to attend and free to park.
The campaign is an initiative to shed positive light on the industry and highlight the benefits British farmers bring to not just food production, but also the British countryside and biodiversity.
Celebrating UK agriculture through Farmers Guardian’s #Farm24 can help combat feelings of isolation in the farming community, Farming Minister George Eustice has said.
The problem of livestock worrying by dogs has become so serious that NFU Scotland (NFUS) has kick-started regional initiatives to back up its Control Your Dog on Farmland campaign.
Keeping dogs on a lead around livestock is unarguably sensible and responsible advice, says professional dog trainer and former police dog handler Jamie Penrith.
The two pet dogs – an Alsatian and an Akita cross – were caught savaging East Sussex farmer Frank Langrish’s flock, killing six sheep and injuring another eight so badly they had to be put down.
NFU West Sussex council delegate David Exwood said he was hoping to bring some good out of the issue and work with local dog owners, rather than against them, to create proactive relationships.
Rural crime officers are demanding more powers from Government to be able to effectively prosecute offending dog owners who allow their pets to chase livestock.
Less than two years after discovering the gruesome remnants a loose dog had left behind after savaging his flock, Peter Sandgrove is fighting to remind dog owners to keep their pets on a lead.
Farmers Guardian’s parent company AgriBriefing has today (March 8) launched its Women in Food and Agriculture campaign aimed at shining a light on the women working around the world in all segments of the food supply chain.
With more companies looking to address the gender balance at board level, Olivia Midgley asks Leaf chief executive Caroline Drummond what progress is being made in agriculture.
A consultation to introduce a Members Bill to give police better powers to deal with incidents of livestock worrying has added weight to industry calls to toughen up penalties.