Openfield unveils £1m dividend to farmers
February 26, 2010 by admin
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Openfield, the grain marketing and arable input co-operative, has unveiled a £1m dividend payout to its farmer members.
Green concerns top conference agenda
February 26, 2010 by admin
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Concern over the impact of the environment on agriculture topped the agenda at this year’s Norfolk Farming Conference.
Agricultural inflation rises by 2%
February 25, 2010 by admin
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INPUT prices are rising after a short period of deflation, reveal the latest farm inflation figures.
Norfolk machinery auction woos buyers
Buyers from across the country descended on north Norfolk for a machinery auction at Ringstead.
Spray prices set to rise, warns AtlasFram
February 16, 2010 by admin
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Timing the purchase of crop protection products to obtain best value is more important than ever this season, with prices set to rise due to Sterling’s weakness on currency markets.
Downturn ‘not to blame’ for fall in income
February 16, 2010 by admin
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Farmers must avoid the temptation to blame falling profits on the recession, one of the region’s top agricultural bankers has warned.
Glasshouse honour for former NIAB director
February 15, 2010 by admin
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Shadow farm minister Jim Paice has opened a state-of-the-art glasshouse facility at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB).
Truce signed in sugar beet war
February 15, 2010 by admin
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Farm leaders and British Sugar have signed a four-year truce in their dispute over sugar beet prices.
Farm environment campaign drives forward
February 12, 2010 by admin
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A major campaign to protect and enhance the eastern region’s countryside has a new coordinator.
Growers count cost of Birds Eye withdrawal
February 4, 2010 by admin
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Almost 200 pea growers are counting the cost after Birds Eye withdrew contacts from farmers across Norfolk and Suffolk.