VIVERGO, the East Yorkshire biorefinery, expects to boost the fortunes of the region's wheat farmers by £1m a month on the back of an improved wheat harvest.The £350m plant opened at Saltend, near Hull, last year creating a new market for farmers in
SOUTHDALE, the construction and development specialist, has appointed Craig Knowles as its new North East Operations Director.He joined the company in 2012 as commercial manager for the Yorkshire Region and was last year appointed commercial director
A MONTH of spot checks on North-East construction sites found 40 per cent were failing to properly protect workers. Unacceptable conditions and dangerous practices were found at nearly half of the 106 repair and refurbishment sites visited by HSE inspectors
A NEW multi-million pound industrial scale anaerobic digester is being built at Leeming Bar.When complete Leeming Biogas will be the biggest of its kind in North Yorkshire and one of the largest in the country - converting up to 80,000 tonnes of food
A LIFETIME achievement award has been presented to Graham Gill, forest management director for the Forestry Commission, North England Forest District.The award was presented during the recent 2014 North East England Tourism Awards at the Stadium of Light
LANDOWNERS who have leases with telecom operators have been advised to be careful to understand and protect their rights when it comes to re-negotiating terms.Tom Jackson from the Northallerton office of Strutt & Parker land agents, said landowners
A COUNTY Durham science park has announced expansion plans which would create more than 10,000 jobs and make the region a global leader in high tech innovation. Durham County Council wants to triple the size of Netpark at Sedgefield, and attract some
NEW figures show that more than £81bn worth of renewable energy projects are proposed for the UK by 2025.Barbour ABI, who provide construction data to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Government, said a total of 405 renewable energy projects
Environment Secretary Liz Truss urged North-East food producers to seek Protected Name status for their products.Speaking at the Northern Farming Conference at Hexham mart she called for more applications to legally protect the region's unique homegrown
NORTHALLERTON butcher Anthony Kitson bought the English Winter Fair's supreme cattle champion for the third year running.He paid £5,700 in the post show-auction for Garnedd Ira, a 665kg pedigree Limousin heifer from father and son, Trevor and Jonathan
SAC Consulting will hold three Beef Health Seminars at the beginning of December.Health and welfare can have a huge impact on production and profitability and he seminars will provide the latest industry information and advice.Each seminar will hear from
A SERIES of free evening meetings are being held to explain how farmers can help barn owl populations.Organised by the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) they include The Forresters Arms, Kilburn, on Wednesday (26) and The Three Horseshoes Inn,
REWRITE OF PA COPYSIX thousand ducks have been culled on a farm at Nafferton, near Driffield, after bird flu was confirmed. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has identified it as the same H5N8 strain that has been found on
FARMERS were told they must get used to price volatility in the markets.Allan Wilkinson, HSBC head of agriculture, said volatility in grain prices had become much more prevalent in the last five to six years with weather being the main cause.The demand
BUSINESSES grappling with the new Auto Enrolment rules are invited to take tea with The Pension Regulator and Clive Owen & Co, accountants and business advisors, at Ramside Hall Hotel, Carrville, near Durham, on Monday (24) from 1.30pm. Topics will include
A HIGH of 2,050gns was achieved at the South Devon Herd Book Society’s third annual show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart on November 5.AI Galtres Homer Daisy 14, a June 2012-born heifer from Ms Alex Welch, who trades as JB Allison & Sons, of Huby Grange
A UK research consortium which includes Newcastle University and a Ripon-based veterinary consultancy has received $3m (£1.2m) funding for a pioneering pig research project.The 42 month programme aims to develop visual imaging methods and digital technologies
Yfcs47CATTERICK. – Last week's meeting was a public-speaking practice at Hackforth Village Hall. A big thank you to Alistair Wilkin and Rhys Barker for giving members valuable advice. Members also had a very informative tour around Allerton Steel at Northallerton
A magnificent two storey food hall has put an award-winning farm shop into a whole new league.The Granary at Mainsgill has created 11,000 sq ft of extra space and - thanks to highly skilled, mostly local craftsmen and suppliers - oozes quality throughout.The
AN award winning corporate finance team has helped seal deals worth more than £20m for clients across the country in a particularly busy seven week period.Clive Owen Corporate Finance, headed by partner Angus Allan and associate director Ben Williamson
