Saturday 12 March 2011

Super farm licences

MPs call for super farm licences

'MPs have called on farmers to be required to obtain licences before they can develop "super farms", to prevent the destruction of farming communities.'

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2011/03/11/125876/MPs-call-for-super-farm-licences.htm

NFU to hold flagship dairy seminar

'The NFU wants more customers of milk and dairy products to develop better relations with dairy farmers and commit to sourcing British.'

http://www.farminguk.com/news/NFU-to-hold-flagship-dairy-seminar_20074.html

Major players unite to create dairy roadmap

'Key players from the UK dairy industry are working with Asda and Defra on a £125,000 project to create a new roadmap for the industry.'

http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/articles.aspx?page=articles&ID=216460

Why would councils want to exclude bloggers and tweeters?

'Democracy needs openness – and that means everyone, not just journalists, has a right to attend and record meetings.'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/11/democracy-bloggers-tweeters-councils
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