All Entries in the "Agriculture" Category
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 [...]
BBC – Radio 4 – Food & Farming Awards 2011
BBC – Radio 4 – Food & Farming Awards 2011 BBC – Radio 4 – Food & Farming Awards 2011. Check out the winners of the 2011 Food & Farming Awards. The winners are all listed here. Can you place each of these winners them in the correct category (below)? Jack and Linda Mills, The [...]
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 [...]
Countryfile photographic competition
You have until August to take and submit your entries for the BBC One Countryfile photographic competition. All proceeds go to the Children in Need charity appeal. Last year this competition raised well over £1 million! Check out the details here: BBC – Countryfile. Best In Show [From the webpage] The title for the BBC [...]
Agricultural Shows and Country Shows
Hertfordshire County Show 2011 Photo Gallery Pictures from the shows and a whole lot more on this excellent website. For example, take a look at these: Hertfordshire County Show 2011 And then look round the rest of the website. End Tweet This Post
Dry weather having devastating effect on crops
Wheat and other crops hit by drought Lack of rain is becoming a real problem in the east of England (25/05/2011). The wheat is not growing. If yields are cut, food prices will be hit. This BBC News video report sums up the situation: BBC News – Dry weather having devastating effect on crops. [Plus [...]
Green Economy | Farming First
New web page worth a visit: Green Economy | Farming First. We need to make the global economy green. Agriculture provides significant opportunities for growth, investment and jobs to help make this happen. Farming First is a coalition of over 100 organisations: The coalition exists to articulate, endorse and promote practical, actionable programmes and activities [...]
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