Farming 'must embrace the new'
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UK farming must embrace new ideas and scientific developments to survive the next few decades.
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The deadline is looming but farmers in the Horizons region still have time to enter the prestigious Ballance Farm Environment Awards.  Shelley Dew-Hopkins, chairwoman of the Horizons Farm Environment Awards committee, is urging farmers to give it a go.
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Business & money: Â· Call to catch up with big energy crop producersÂ· Concerns over food supply are 'absolute nonsense'
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By Greg Edwards, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 26--Every few years, the gaze of Virginia farmers falls beyond the edges of their fields toward Washington, where lawmakers are crafting another farm bill.
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New varieties of crops able to function in a warmer world are needed if famines are to be avoided, researchers say.
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Â· Farmers say soft fruit may be left unharvestedÂ· Fewer EU migrants seeking farm jobs
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By Philpott, Tom  Our flawed federal agricultural policies are long overdue for a major overhaul. Like a barnyard sow basking in the glow of attention at a county fair, the U.S.
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COMMERCE, Texas  - The Hale family has embraced organic farming because it is healthy, good for the environment and less cruel to animals. But do not mistake them for nature-worshiping New Agers or back-to-basics hippies.
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Technology firms and gadget lovers are urged to think more about the environment as new regulations come into force.
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The European Union unveils plans to allow farming on land left fallow, in a bid to tackle soaring crop prices.
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Relieved farmers say they are heartened by the government's announcement that it's safe to eat most spinach, but they feel uneasy about their industry's future, knowing it may take time to win back public confidence.
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Hi-tech monitoring of livestock at pig farms could help improve the animal growth process and reduce costs.
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By Dan Buglass rural affairs editor  THE days when farmers paid scant regard to the environment and their custody of the countryside are long gone.
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By Ian Swanson Scottish Political Editor  BUSINESS is booming for Scotland's organic farms.   New figures published today show Scottish farmers are now producing enough to meet 70 per cent of the demand for local organic food - twice the level five years ago.
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Media & professional: Â· Shortage of labour threatens crisis for farmsÂ· Squeeze may put more imported fruit on shelves
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While environmentalists applaud some measures, farmers are concerned about financial curbs.
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Payments to Australia's drought-hit farmers could be linked to climate change schemes, under new plans.