Agriculture
Farmers can use red diesel in tractors clearing snow from roads, HMRC confirm
FENLAND farmers have been given permission to use red diesel in their tractors to help grit and clear snow from public roads.
Fenland teenager hopes to stand out from the flock at National Sheep Association fair
YOUNG shepherd Lewis Furr will be competing for a new award at the first National Sheep Association’s Winter Fair.
Fenland farmers boost for wildlife and farmland birds
A PIONEERING group of farmers in Fenland has forged a large-scale conservation project to benefit wildlife and involve local communities.
South East Cambs MP backs repeal of hunting ban
SOUTH East Cambridgeshire MP James Paice reignited the debate over fox hunting this week by calling the current ban “unworkable”
Crackdown on rural crime in Fenland hailed as huge success
A CRACKDOWN on rural crime which has seen police forge a new partnership with senior members of Fenland’s agricultural community has been hailed a huge success almost a year after it was launched.
- GALLERY: Farmer from the Fens supplies ‘Mickey Mouse’ pumpkins to Disneyland Paris
- Every little pumpkin helps...Tesco buys Fen farmer’s entire crop
- Coldham farmer picked as face of Co-operative campaign to promote British farming
- Bishop of Ely’s cat is missing: just weeks after being shot
- In a Fenland hothouse the hunt is on to find which variety of aubergine could be grown here
- IT’S A TWO-CUMBER: Lifelong Fenland gardener makes mysterious greenhouse discovery
- Environment Agency urge farmers in the Fens to water by night to beat the drought
- Growing reputation for Delfland Nurseries after staff management award success
