Farms are easy target for taxman

Introducing an agricultural land tax would be tantamount to penalising food production. But Fen Tiger fears it could happen.

Top American boar widens AI choice for UK pig producers

British pig producers are set to benefit after market-leading American terminal sire EBX joined the world class range of elite boars offered by Klasse AI.

Breakthrough service champions farm-to-fork traceability

A new Livestock Information Service set to give farmers and processors better information about animals and their movements has been heralded as a major breakthrough for the sector.

Bigod it’s good

Growing demand for Baron Bigod Brie brings Fen Farm Dairy to a new chapter in cheese-making. Judith Tooth reports.

Harvest demonstration feeds grower interest in miscanthus

Norfolk’s new biomass power station is fuelling an increased demand for miscanthus – and farmers wanting to find out more about the crop recently attended a harvest demonstration in the county.

Government ‘must do more’ for green energy

The government has been told it must do more to reduce the amount of carbon emissions in heating systems used in millions of premises– and lobbyists say anaerobic digestion could be a solution.

Bioethanol plant reopens after four-month closure

A major processing plant which generates renewable energy from wheat has finally reopened after a four-month closure.

All set for bumper Essex Young Farmers’ Show

Essex young farmers are preparing for a bumper annual show this month – following a record-breaking attendance last year.

‘FaceTime a Farmer’ project brings countryside into the classroom

A Cambridgeshire farmer who started using social media to highlight the importance of farming to young people is seeing the idea go from strength to strength.

Teams battle it out for Cereals Challenge

Six teams of students are fighting it out for this year’s Cereals Challenge – to grow a virtual crop of winter wheat in a testing set of circumstances.

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