Farming and Agriculture
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.
Farmers boost skills with CCB
Cornwall Farmers staff members in Wadebridge and Penzance have become the first group to complete the company’s bespoke training programme.
New online resource for farmers
Business Link has launched a new online resource to help farmers and growers in the south west to get to grips with ever-changing farming regulations and to manage the daily challenges of running a successful business.
Rise in farmland prices
Arable farmland prices rose in the second half of 2009 within the south west, as land once again became an attractive investment, and landowners’ reluctance to sell pushed supply to exceptionally low levels, says RICS latest rural market survey.
Seminar for farming sector
Farmers from across the south west are expected to descend on the Royal Cornwall Showground next week for a specially organised business seminar on farm diversification and how to plan for future success.
MP in ombudsman rallying cry
Local MP Andrew George, who has led the national call for a regulator of large supermarkets, is calling on local farmers, growers, suppliers, and shoppers to make their voices heard during a Government consultation.
Farmers scoop training awards
Cornwall Farmers triumphed as winner of winners at the recent Excellence in Business Training Awards, hosted by Cornwall College Business.
Dairy expansion creates 40 jobs
Forty new jobs are to be created at a rapidly expanding Cornish dairy, along with big benefits for farmers, in a four- year development programme triggered by record grant aid.
Sales bloom for flower service
Scilly-based postal flower service, Scent from the Islands, has reported a record number of Christmas orders.
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