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Pictured is Katie Jarvis-Grove, project leader for Young Woldmarsh which will launch at the Lincolnshire Show this month
 

Young Woldmarsh to Launch at Lincolnshire Show

6/18/2013 5:34 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

18th June 2013
Budding farmers will have the chance to talk to those in the industry when Young Woldmarsh launches at the Lincolnshire Show this week.

Woldmarsh, a farmers’ buying group based in Louth, is setting up the initiative aimed at five to 18-year-olds in a bid to engage the next generation of farmers before they embark on a career in the agricultural sector.

The project aims to make...
Winner of the 2012 Tye Trophy Championship, Mrs Jane Gray with former President Raymond Twiddle and Nigel Pulling, Chief Executive of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society
 

Regional Winners Announced of Farming Awards

6/17/2013 11:07 AM EST  -   Yorkshire Agricultural Society
The best of the region’s farming will be recognized at the 2013 Great Yorkshire Show when the regional winners and overall champion of the 2013 Tye Trophy competition will be announced. The competition is organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and recognises good farming practice in Yorkshire and the North East. What the judges are looking for in particular are enterprises where good conservation and...

Name change to Agrokultura AB (ticker AGRA)

6/14/2013 2:00 AM EST  -   Alpcot Agro
Following the recent resolution by the Annual General Meeting on 16 May, the Company hereby announces that effective from Tuesday 18 June the shares of “Alpcot Agro AB” (ticker: “ALPA”) will be traded on Nasdaq OMX First North under the new name “Agrokultura AB” (ticker: “AGRA”).
Chief Executive Nigel Pulling with the new bridge in place in readiness for the Great Yorkshire Show which opens on Tuesday 9 July
 

TURNING HEADS IN READINESS FOR THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW

6/12/2013 11:58 AM EST  -   Yorkshire Agricultural Society
With the Great Yorkshire Show less than a month away, a new bridge was craned into position yesterday (Weds) as part of a £500,000 improvement plan for the showground in readiness for the three day rural showcase.
A 15m long and 5m wide metal bridge was placed on its footings across the Crimple Beck at the south side of the site in Harrogate to provide a link between new car parking areas and the existing...

Hertfordshire researcher becomes new president of Botanical Society

6/12/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   University of Hertfordshire
On 12thJune, Dr Ian Denholm, from the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Life and Medical Sciences, becomes the new President of the Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI).
Ian has been a driving force behind the society’s recent initiatives in publicity and outreach. His presentation to journalists and conservationists, at the May 2013 launch of the State of Nature report, showcased BSBI as a key...
Charley Liversedge, from Nun Monkton Foundation Primary School, near York with one of the hens at the Countryside Days event at the Great Yorkshire
 

Fun and Farming on the Timetable at Countryside Days Extravaganza

6/11/2013 7:39 AM EST  -   Yorkshire Agricultural Society
They came from all four corners of Yorkshire, and some from even further, but the thousands of children who descended on the Great Yorkshire Showground at Harrogate for the annual Countryside Days extravaganza all had one thing in common – fun and learning more about rural life.
The popular two-day event, (Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 June) organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, is a chance for primary...
Bill Cowling, Honorary Show Director of the Great Yorkshire Show
 

Show Director’s Firm Stance Against “Tampering”

6/10/2013 6:38 AM EST  -   Yorkshire Agricultural Society
Organisers of one of the UK’s leading agricultural shows have called on exhibitors and Breed Societies to help stamp out tampering with animals for the judging rings, and outlaw the cheats.
Bill Cowling, Honorary Show Director of the Great Yorkshire Show has described practices such as tampering to enhance cow udders as “heinous” and “despicable”.

He said: “For a number of years here at the Great Yorkshire we...

Media Invite - Countryside Days 2013

6/4/2013 9:10 AM EST  -   Yorkshire Agricultural Society
DATE:      Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 June 2013

TIME:       Any time between 9.30 am to 3pm

VENUE:   Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ
Note to photographers: Please ensure you check with school teachers beforehand if there are any children who CANNOT be photographed. When arriving at the showground please ask for Hazel Baker or Di Kirkman, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s education...

Akermin Demonstrates CO2 Capture using Biocatalyst Delivery System

6/3/2013 5:41 PM EST  -   Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Akermin announces the successful commissioning and testing of its proprietary Biocatalyst Delivery System at the National Carbon Capture Center
St. Louis, MO (June 3, 2013) – Akermin announces the successful commissioning and testing of its proprietary Biocatalyst Delivery System at the National Carbon Capture Center in Wilsonville, AL. The pilot unit has operated continuously for several weeks capturing close...
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Danforth Center Announces New Director of Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Facil...

6/3/2013 12:02 PM EST  -   Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
New hire brings significant expertise to the Center
ST. LOUIS, MO, June 3, 2013 –Dr. Bradley Evans recently joined the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center as the director of the Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Facility. Dr. Evans’ accomplishments and expertise are a valuable resource to...