The Farm Health Planning initiative, led by producers and vets in partnership with DEFRA, has been running successfully for some time and is already well known by farm assured producers.
The clock is ticking as the deadline approaches for farmers who use pesticides on their farm to complete a Crop Protection Management Plan (CPMP) - a key element of the Voluntary Initiative (VI).
FWAG in Dorset have a limited amount of funding still available to offer free Advisory Visits for smallholders and new landowners in West Dorset but they need these to be taken up by the end of March 2008.
With the end of the vector-free period and the threat of more cases of bluetongue, organisations from across all elements of the livestock sector have come together to launch a Joint campaign Against Bluetongue (JAB).
Smallholder editor on Farming Today programme Liz Wright, editor of Smallholder was on Radio 4 Farming Today programme this morning. Under the spotlight was regulation of smallholdings and animal health issues, not least those following the foot and mouth problems and blue tongue.
Nearly 170 farmers across the South West have already been trained and accredited to work with schools during the academic Year of Food and Farming, which draws to a close next July, and beyond.
Ways with Willow There's the chance to find out more about ways with willow at a series of events in Powys over the next few months, starting with an Open Day in Newbridge on Wye on March 29.
Theft of rare breeds A breeder of rare Orpington poultry has had over 40 birds stolen from her premises at Rowsley, Derbyshire.
The NFU has welcomed the postponement of the increase in fuel duty but has expressed unease at what appears to be a strong undercurrent of hostility to biofuels in what was supposed to have been a green' Budget.
EU Member States have reached agreement on a new European Regulation that will revise existing equine identification Horse Passport legislation. The main new requirement is the compulsory microchipping of foals born after 1st July 2009.
The Royal Bath & West Livestock Schedules are about to be sent to exhibitors and demonstrate the commitment by the Society to the Livestock Industry with the introduction of new classes.
Following training and support from the Ruby Country Initiative and Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT), a state of the art eco friendly barn conversion will be officially opened this week with a free event for people interested in going green.
Following the success of an invention competition introduced at the Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival in 2007, the competition will be held again along similar lines for this year's event being held on May 17 and 18.
Hundreds of pig farmers from across the country are bringing their campaign for fairer prices for their pigs to Downing Street, today, Tuesday.
New pavilion for Royal Cornwall Showground
Construction of Cornwall's latest meeting venue is bang on target for opening in June during this summer's Royal Cornwall Show June 5-7.
Buying British should be top of list The NFU has responded to a poll by the RSPCA which says 73 per cent of consumers are buying higher welfare chicken after watching the recent television shows by celebrity chefs.
