For the first time more than half the eggs produced in the UK are laid by non-caged hens, latest figures from DEFRA have revealed. Figures from 2011 show the number of Class A eggs laid by non-caged...

The NFU have urged European legislators to think carefully before approving new mycotoxin rules which could see around 16% of UK oats leaving the food chain. The mycotoxins in question are produced...

A video clip featuring a flock of sheep running rings around a farmer's moving car in Russia has become a YouTube hit. The feisty flock of sheep was caught on a mobile phone camera running amok...

Free-range egg producer Dan Wood, from Blackacre Farm, Somerset, has teamed up with Dorset's only Michelin-starred chef, Russell Brown, to help raise the profile of his award-winning eggs. The...

Massive sigh of relief this week, our TB test was clear. It is stressful enough for us and the cows being hounded around twice in a week, but the welcome news certainly helped us relax after a couple...

The cows at Dewsbury were finally housed on 19 January mainly due to us eating up all the grass in front on them, apart from 11ha which we will leave for turnout when we start calving at the end of...

There are two quite different theories that try to explain the mystery of fertiliser prices. The first is that the price is directly linked to the price of natural gas. This is the theory most often...

Spring is on the way, with noticeably longer evenings and some pleasant sunshine. It never ceases to amaze how quickly land can dry at this time of year. A few hours of sunshine and wind and there is...

All rules and regulations tend to get a bit outdated at some point or other. However some of the road regulations affecting tractor drivers and their employers were probably drawn up in the days of...

Conventions and trade shows impact the Puget Sound area economy to the tune of millions of dollars -- and they attract millions of enthusiastic attendees from the region, nation and the world. Some...

Neil Abercrombie on Friday signed a letter of intent with officials from South Korea to develop a smart grid demonstration project in Hawaii. The Korean government and the state of Hawaii will...

Follow this company . The law will appropriate emergency funds, subject to private matching funds, for the transplants, as well as to support a chronic kidney disease management...

Follow this company snapped up the 84-room Riverplace, gaining itself a third property in Portland, Oregon. Terms of the deal were not immediately available. Larkspur has been selling off...

Follow this company on Friday reported average weekday print circulation of 258,876 for the six months ending Sept. 30, 2011, down 6.8 percent from the same period of 2010. The Denver...

A commercial kitchen incubator on Kauai has received its certification from the Hawaii Department of Health to open and serve the public. The Anahola Marketplace Kitchen was developed by the...

Jeff Fegan said at the airport's monthly board meeting. "American's capacity is down like 4.5 percent. They're 80 plus percent of the traffic, so they will cause a big...

Pacific Business News by Mark Abramson, Reporter Date: Friday, February 3, 2012, 2:09pm HST - Last Modified: Friday, February 3, 2012, 2:24pm...

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman fired the latest volley of litigation against Wells Fargo, Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase Friday when he sued over the use of a database that played...

Sotiris K. Kolokotronis filed for personal bankruptcy Friday, listing debts of more than $130 million and assets of $3.2 million. Concurrent with the filing, his bankruptcy...

San Juan, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) The destruction of agricultural land to build millions-dollar-worth housing complexes and install windmills to generate electricity may lead to a food crisis,...

A senior official at Pirbright's Institute of Animal Health has hinted that cases of the Schmallenberg virus could be high in the UK. The Surrey-based laboratory joined the fight against the...

In addition to securing a water supply, a new farm reservoir can add capital value to a business and give farmers a marketing advantage, says Stephen Locke of Berrys, Shrewsbury, who is advising an...

Research into the environmental impact of broiler and egg production systems is underway, in a project funded by DEFRA LINK, the Scottish Government and DARD Northern Ireland. As part of the second...

Ed Davey has been confirmed as the new secretary of state for energy and climate change following the departure of Chris Huhne. Mr Huhne was forced to step down following the announcement that he...

Lynne Finnerty Ever heard of the hype cycle? Created by Internet consulting firm Gartner, Inc., the theory goes like this. New technology goes through a cycle, including a "technology...

The provincial government will plow $10 million into new funding for wheat-related research over five years."Wheat has become as much a rotation crop as it used to be the king," Premier...

Photo: Spencer Brown / SFBT File 2010 No. 7: Safeway Inc. Total Bay Area employees: 13,661 Total employees companywide: 185,000 Business type: Retail grocer Sample of benefits: Retirement plan,...

Freebirds World Burrito is opening two new burrito joints in Houston this month. The Austin-based restaurant chain will open a restaurant at the Enclave Shopping Center Feb. 6 and and one in Conroe...

Follow this company will be the first casual dining chain in Florida to offer Coca-Cola Freestyle machines, according to a company press release. The casual dining chain will install...

Follow this company recently was featured on a national television show for a massive project it is completing in Virginia. "Modern Marvels: Under Pressure," which appears on...

Steve Appleto n, 51, was killed in a small plane accident on Friday morning. The Boise-based company (NASDAQ:MU) makes advanced semiconductor technology. The company issue a statement: "Our...

here . The complete list of the most active Marcellus Shale drillers in Pennsylvania is available to subscribers via the digital edition or on Page 22 of this week's print edition of the...

Things could have gone a very different way at 516 Central SW in 2002. The owners at the time were looking at selling the building, which housed Magnifico art space. The director back...

Follow this company (Nasdaq: CEMP) opened at $6.20 on its first day of trading as a public company, up 3.3 percent from the IPO price of $6. A total of 8.4 million shares at a...

Follow this company 's new water park is expected to open May 26, Legoland officials said Friday. The water park will be located on a 5-acre site that previously was Cypress...

Audio CHICAGO, February 3, 2012 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced that USDA has selected 298 recipients in 44 states and Puerto Rico to receive business development...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of funds for Fiscal Year 2012 for two key programs to encourage the use of renewable biomass and...

New research has shown that potassium and magnesium are linked to the efficiency of water use in plants, according to fertiliser company K+S KALI. Work carried out by the company across Europe on the...

site in Essex is not yet over. Almost 50 caravans remain illegally parked on lanes and lay-bys in the Dale Farm area after Basildon Council evicted residents from the site last November. Officials...

The U.S. government announced plans to move forward with a lease sale for offshore wind farms along the Atlantic coast. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management found there would be no environmental or...

Follow this company is teaming with EnSave Inc. to launch a new audit service for farmers. The venture will be known as Landscape Agricultural Energy Management Plan. Officials said it...

I've been to five 2012 forecast breakfasts since "forecast season" began in December. This week, I've attended two at the same hotel, with the same breakfast served. Talk about...

There is less than one week left to help the Puget Sound Business Journal identify the best in-house counsel in Washington state for the 2012 Corporate Counsel of the Year...

Fremont-based Leisure Hotel Group has bought the former Red Lion Hotel in Concord for an estimated $5 million, the Contra Costa Times reports. The 189-room hotel on Burnett Avenue suddenly closed...

Brian Gibbons , president and CEO of Greenberg Gibbons, said the traffic situation will actually be an improvement over the property's days as a manufacturing plant. Read more...

Follow this company 's value with targets ranging from $50 billion to as much as $125 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports. ...

A nationally recognized urban planner will lead the first two of a series of workshops on the future of the Broadway corridor scheduled for later this...

Follow this company 's South Bay campus has moved from Cupertino to downtown San Jose, the Mercury News reports. The school is set to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. Some 300...

Blackstone is in talks with San Jose-based Brocade (NASDAQ:BRCD) but a deal may be difficult because of the $2.65 billion market value of the networking equipment company. Brocade has been...