http://www.fwi.co.ukFarmers Weekly interactive provides an all farming and agricultural news feeden-gbSat, 17 May 2008 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/17/110535/bluetongue-vaccination-in-wales-just-weeks-away.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/17/110535/bluetongue-vaccination-in-wales-just-weeks-away.htmlWelsh livestock farmers are warned that bluetongue vaccination is likely to start within weeksSat, 17 May 2008 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/17/110533/chancellor-alistair-darling-in-farmers-firing-line.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/17/110533/chancellor-alistair-darling-in-farmers-firing-line.htmlCalls by Chancellor Alistair Darling for a "fundamental reform of Europe's agricultural sector" have been descibed as predictable and shortsighted. Sat, 17 May 2008 13:02:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110537/bluetongue-vaccination-zone-to-be-extended-again.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110537/bluetongue-vaccination-zone-to-be-extended-again.htmlDEFRA announces a further extension to the bluetongue Protection Zone will take place on Monday 19 MayFri, 16 May 2008 17:12:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110532/summer-weather-and-crowds-break-all-records-at-plumpton-college-open-day.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110532/summer-weather-and-crowds-break-all-records-at-plumpton-college-open-day.htmlPlumpton College Open Day in East Sussex broke all previous records with almost 14,000 people attending the event.Fri, 16 May 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110531/farmer-in-polar-challenge.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110531/farmer-in-polar-challenge.htmlNorthumberland farmer celebrates after epic trekFri, 16 May 2008 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110527/poultry-videos-reducing-carbon-footprint-and-lord-rooker-faces-industry-questions.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110527/poultry-videos-reducing-carbon-footprint-and-lord-rooker-faces-industry-questions.htmlDetails of a new project that identifies the total carbon footprint of pig and poultry products were revealed on the first day of the British Pig and Poultry Fair at Stoneleigh Park.Fri, 16 May 2008 11:06:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110498/potato-blight-armoury-put-to-the-test.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110498/potato-blight-armoury-put-to-the-test.html A bit like the disease can, the number of blight products seems to have exploded in the past few years. The new generation started with Ranman and Electis,...Fri, 16 May 2008 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110526/organic-egg-market-needs-the-personal-touch.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110526/organic-egg-market-needs-the-personal-touch.htmlProducers from the organic egg market should aim to stay big enough to survive but small enough to care.Fri, 16 May 2008 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110489/subsidised-sexed-semen-on-offer-for-tesco-milk-suppliers.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110489/subsidised-sexed-semen-on-offer-for-tesco-milk-suppliers.htmlTesco dairy farmers can now take advantage of a new sexed semen offer from the supermarket and Genus. Tesco dairy producers have driven the supermarket...Fri, 16 May 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110488/doubt-grows-over-badger-cull-as-benn-delays-decision.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110488/doubt-grows-over-badger-cull-as-benn-delays-decision.htmlDEFRA secretary Hilary Benn is expected to reject calls for a badger cull in a bid to control bovine tuberculosis and stop the disease spreading across Great Britain.Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110494/jsr-shows-worlds-most-efficient-pig.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/110494/jsr-shows-worlds-most-efficient-pig.htmlDubbed "the world's most efficient pig", JSR Geneconverter 700 , with exceptional feed...Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110499/cambridgeshire-estate-brings-2500-prime-acres-to-market.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110499/cambridgeshire-estate-brings-2500-prime-acres-to-market.htmlAn historic country estate in Cambridgeshire is being launched by agents Strutt & Parker and Robinson & Hall, in what is likely to be the biggest block of commercial farmland to hit the market this year.Thu, 15 May 2008 17:49:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110496/final-call-for-single-payment-scheme-applications.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110496/final-call-for-single-payment-scheme-applications.htmlFarmers have until the end of today (15 May) to return their Single Payment Scheme applications to the [Rural Payments Agency]...Thu, 15 May 2008 16:50:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110497/new-opportunities-for-poultry-producers.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110497/new-opportunities-for-poultry-producers.htmlThere are market opportunities out there for poultry producers, according to one producer who has successfully created a market for rare breed turkeys. Thu, 15 May 2008 16:35:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110493/nvz-changes-create-slurry-headaches-for-pig-farmers.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110493/nvz-changes-create-slurry-headaches-for-pig-farmers.htmlWith the NVZ final action plan nearing release, it is expected there will be a £36m cost to the UK pig industry, explained Nigel Penlington of BPEX ....Thu, 15 May 2008 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110487/add-an-adder-campaign-wants-to-save-our-snakes.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110487/add-an-adder-campaign-wants-to-save-our-snakes.htmlAre adders disappearing before our very eyes? Many think they are, which has prompted the launch of the "Add an Adder" project, which asks the public to gather information about Britain's only native venomous snake.Thu, 15 May 2008 11:10:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110486/customer-loyality-will-become-a-challenge-for-retailers.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110486/customer-loyality-will-become-a-challenge-for-retailers.htmlThe market place is facing a period of change due to the current credit crunch. The future holds a challenge for retailers to retain consumer loyalty that has been built over the last decade. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:15:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110485/pesticide-restriction-threatens-uk-arable-farming.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110485/pesticide-restriction-threatens-uk-arable-farming.htmlBritish agriculture will be devastated if Brussels presses ahead with plans to tighten pesticide restrictions, government scientists have warned. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110479/sustainable-free-range-poultry-systems-pave-way-for-integration-with-agro-forestry.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110479/sustainable-free-range-poultry-systems-pave-way-for-integration-with-agro-forestry.htmlFree-range layer flocks are often stand-alone enterprises but integration with agro-forestry can develop sustainable farming systems, according to new ADAS research. Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110481/climate-change-could-prompt-reform-of-irrigation-rules.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/15/110481/climate-change-could-prompt-reform-of-irrigation-rules.htmlIrrigation rules could be reformed to allow farmers to take advantage of climate change and abstract more water during wetter summer months. Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT