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Devon landowners offered free course in grassland management
Staff from Devon Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Working Wetlands project, are planning a free training event this month to help local landowners in the north…
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Potato seed suppliers back schools project
’Grow Your Own Potatoes’ from Potato Council is flourishing. The educational project for primary school pupils continues to expand, with 13,000…
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Agricultural degree helps dispel frankenfood myth
A groundbreaking new course at the University of East Anglia (UEA) will explore the cutting edge agricultural techniques needed to feed a rocketing…
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Sparsholt College unveil Game and Wildlife Centre
Sparsholt College is to officially unveil their new Game and Wildlife Centre to leading industry figures at an event which will celebrate…
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Nuffield farming scholarships awarded
Challenged to raise the farming bar and succeed in the age of a ’perfect storm’, 19 new applicants have been announced winners of a 2011 Nuffield…
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Scrapping EMA will hit rural students hardest
The CLA in the North has expressed concern over the proposed scrapping of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) from next September. The…
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University of Reading gets AACSB accreditation
Agricultural and food business programmes at the University of Reading have been awarded the prestigious AACSB International (The Association to…
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Agricultural college prosecuted by HSE
A Writtle agricultural college has been prosecuted today for potentially endangering a teenage student. Chelmsford Magistrates Court heard how John…
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Wet weather brings increased parasite risk
Livestock producers are being urged to keep an eye on the weather, because wet conditions are ideal for fluke to thrive and pose real challenges to…
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Increase welfare for greater profits
Increased welfare and better pain management can lead to economic, as well as herd health benefits for farmers, according to Merial Animal Health…
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