BBC One – Countryfile: antibiotics & farm animals

BBC One – Countryfile Farmers need to stop feeding antibiotics to animals. Ad lib use of antibiotics is producing resitance in the bacteria. Resistant bacteria are a risk to human health. This is potentially a very serious problem. Watch the programme broadcast 27th November 2011     BBC One – Countryfile. Ends    Tweet This [...]

Blog | Our Rivers

Freshwater fish on the brink     August 3rd, 2011 A study from the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) featured in the Sunday Telegraph at the weekend found that freshwater fish are the most endangered group of animals on earth, with more than a third threatened with extinction … Salmon, trout, eels and [...]

Waterfootprint.org: Water footprint and virtual water

Each British citizen soaks up 4,645 litres of the world’s water every day Waterfootprint.org: Water footprint and virtual water. Check this website for information on how much water we use in the UK. While average household water use in the UK is around 150 litres per person per day, UK consumption of products from other [...]

Harvest Highlights pictures – Farmers Weekly

Harvest Highlights pictures – Farmers Weekly. Photos of 2011 harvest. Ends            Tweet This Post

The Royal Welsh Show

The Royal Welsh Show Royal Welsh Show 2011 – 18-21 July The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society – The Royal Welsh Show. The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society also see S4C coverage http://s4c.co.uk/sioe/2011/e_index.shtml Ends    Tweet This Post

Apples: British to the Core

BBC iPlayer – Apples: British to the Core.     Excellent programme well worth a watch. Horticulturalist Chris Beardshaw uncovers the British contribution to the history of our most iconic fruit. He reveals the ‘golden age’, when the passion and dedication of Victorian gardeners gave us more varieties than anywhere else in the world. Chris [...]