Archives for 2011

A pioneering organic vegetable farm has become one of the first carbon neutral farms in Wales following the installation of solar PV panels on a barn roof. The family-run Blaencamel Farm, at Aberaeron, in the Aeron Valley of West Wales, is now able to …

Alongside groceries, Ocado sells a wide selection of non-food products such as magazines, flowers, toys, games and gifts. Last month Ocado announced gross sales of £551.1m for the 52 weeks to the end of November 2010; a year-on-year increase of 29%. …

… and bearing in mind the Welsh Assembly’s energy policy, then it’s very likely to be approved.” Gower Society member Gordon Howe said he hoped the appeal decision would show wind farm developers they were up against a force to be reckoned with, …

As county chairman for the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) in Caernarfonshire, he invited Welsh MEP Jill Evans to inspect the impact of the management restrictions. The SSSI at Gallt-y-Bwlch was one of two management regimes imposed on the farm by the …

Commercial farmers are increasingly keen to purchase prime farmland to expand their businesses, and this strong demand is keeping the market very active. “This, combined with lack of supply of good quality land can only lead to even higher prices over …

THE future of organic farming in Wales is “hanging in the balance” because of inadequate agri-environment payments, the Soil Association has claimed. It said organic farmers in England will get more than double the …

Organised every two years by the Welsh Culinary Association, the competition is sponsored jointly by the Welsh Assembly Government to promote the food and drink industry brand ‘True Taste’ and Hybu Cig Cymru/ Meat Promotion Wales. …

Professor Morton put a flock of seven normal Welsh Mountain sheep through a series of tests to examine their learning ability as a mark of their intelligence. In one test she used yellow and blue coloured buckets to see how long it would take the …

In addition, hygiene measures such as vehicle cleaning and disinfection take place where animals gathered together at abattoirs, auction markets and agricultural shows. Farmers generally are much more aware of biosecurity risks and understand the …