According to the National Farmers Union (NFU), the refusal of British Prime Minister David Cameron to participate in the treaty on European Union (EU) debt may affect the sector and British influence in the EU region. The possibility that British exports of agricultural goods will be less ...
Farm policy has four ostensible objectives: to keep prices stable, to guarantee supplies of food, to keep farming vibrant, and to support farm incomes and to keep rural communities alive. Though all countries emphasize price stability, they place varying weight on the three other aims. Japan ...
The article focuses on the aspects of sustainable farming in Great Britain. To farmers, sustainability means producing food for profit and at the same time taking great strides to observe environmental protection initiatives. This is what the Campaign for Farmed Environment is aiming to promote. For...
What does farming mean to you?The article reports on the responses by British farmers on Twitter to a question about what they think about farming.EBSCO_AspFarmers Weekly
The author discusses the National Farmers Union's (NFU) launch of a three-year campaign to inform and motivate the public about farming in Great Britain. The campaign's theme is Farming Delivers for Britain. The author explains that although the British farming industry is in better shape, it...
PimentelCollegeDavidCollegeEBSCO_AspScienceAvery A. A., Prakash C. S., McHughen A. Trewavas A. R. and Degregori T. R. 2005. What kind of farming works best?. Science. 307: 1410-1414.Avery A, Prakash C, McHughen A, Trewavas A, DeGregori T (2005) What kind of farming works ...
In his review of Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods by N. Fedoroff and N. M. Brown ("Changing genes to feed the world," Books et al. , 29 Oct. 2004, p. [815][1]), D. Pimentel misrepresents the impacts of genetically modified herbicide- ...
Crawfish farming is a primitive form of aquaculture. Since 1950s, farmers in Louisiana have raised crawfish commercially. They commonly grow red swamp crawfish Procambarus clarkii and white river crawfish Procambarus zonangulus. Most crawfish are cultivated in rice fields, in which they emerge their ...
The article previews the Kubota M135-GX tractor.EBSCO_AspFarmers Weekly
In this article the author opines on the best route into sheep farming and wonders whether the quality of secondary education available in Great Britain was good enough at the moment for those who want to pursue a career in beef and sheep. Topics include his concern regarding further education...