Farming and Agriculture
Supply of farmland improves
The latest RICS Rural Land Survey reveals demand for all types of farmland continues to rise across much of the UK, while the supply of land took a turn for the better in the south west.
Silos ready for the harvest
The major development to increase grain storage facilities at Kernow Grain near Bodmin will be ready time for harvest, with completion expected by the end of August.
This year’s barley, next year’s Tribute
St Austell Brewery’s head brewer Roger Ryman is pictured inspecting this year’s crop of Cornish Maris Otter Barley, which is grown on a farm near Constantine.
‘World first’ Hogs Pudding Championship
Final preparations are underway for the first World Hogs Pudding Championship, which takes place this Sunday (June 6)
Cornish Pasty: the movie
Members of the Cornish Pasty Association (CPA) have produced a film to support its PGI application and emphasise the importance of the Cornish pasty to Cornwall.
Sun shines on Cornish solar sector
Cornwall has been revealed as a hot spot for companies searching for sites suitable for the construction of solar farms.
Farm tourism soars
A Cornish tourism group is seeing a surge in bookings as ‘volcano refugees’ seek out alternative holiday options.
Kernow Grain expansion
After receiving a grant of almost £380k from the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE), Kernow Grain Ltd near Bodmin, has started work on expanding its grain storage facility.
Gilbert backs protection bid
Steve Gilbert, the Prospective MP for St Austell & Newquay, has marked St Piran’s Day with a visit to Rowe’s Bakery to give his backing to the campaign to protect the Cornish Pasty.
MEP steps up Pasty bid
Graham Watson, Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament for South West of England, has taken genuine Cornish pasties to his colleagues in the European Parliament in Brussels.
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