News from the Field
News from the Field is our monthly publication covering the latest news and trends in the agricultural sector.
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News from the Field 2012
From drought in South America and southern and eastern England to freezing weather and snow in northern Britain in the run up to Easter, the weather never fails to fascinate and frustrate. In this month's edition we pick up on all of these issues as well as our usual round up of current market and other conditions.
We take an in-depth look at two of the big news stories in farming at the moment – the newly launched £60 million Rural Economy Grant, designed to boost rural development, and the continued spread of the Schmallenberg virus across the country.
In this month's edition we report on how we helped a Shropshire family cut their growing electricity bills, and how the recent heavy snowfalls in the South and East of England were welcome news for potato growers, if not for the general public.
We review a boost to wheat prices in reaction to an extended period of drought in South America, as well as, among other things, a report on the £1.5 million environmentally friendly Essex glass house Barclays recently helped fund.