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Teachers enjoy Textile Course
 

Back to the Classroom for Textile Training

2/8/2012 7:03 AM EST  -   Yorkshire Agricultural Society
Primary school teachers from across the Yorkshire region learnt some new skills to pass onto their pupils – thanks to a new course run by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.

Dozens of teachers from as far afield as Northallerton, York and Harrogate to Brighouse and Bridlington went back to the classroom for a day to take part in a  “Textile Techniques in the Classroom” course run by the Society.

For the past six...

Invitation to Trigon Agri 4Q 2011 results presentation

2/8/2012 4:30 AM EST  -   Trigon Agri
Trigon Agri’s interim report for January – December 2011 will be published on Tuesday 28th February at approximately 08.00 CET.

A telephone conference will be held at 10.00 CET. The presentation material will be available under the “Investor Relations” section on the company website www.trigonagri.com.

Program:

Joakim Helenius, Chairman of the Board, and Ülo Adamson, President and CEO, will present and comment...

From London to Harrogate for Elton John

2/7/2012 8:42 AM EST  -   Yorkshire Agricultural Society
News that Elton John is to play for on Monday 4 June for Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert has been enthusiastically welcomed by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. The following evening, the famous musician will be performing for thousands of fans in the Main Ring at the Great Yorkshire Showground.

Heather Parry, Deputy Chief Executive of the Society said: “This is absolutely great news. Elton John...
Minister visits Great Yorkshire Showground and Fodder
 

Minister calls into the Great Yorkshire Showground and Fodder

2/6/2012 9:12 AM EST  -   Yorkshire Agricultural Society
Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State for Defra, called into the Regional Agricultural Centre at the Great Yorkshire Showground  today (Monday 6 Feb) to meet representatives from the Yorkshire rural and farming community, including the Yorkshire Food, Farming and Rural Network. She was met by Steve Willis, Chair of the Network and Nigel Pulling, Chief Executive of the hosts the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. The...

Alpcot Agro AB completes the acquisition of Landkom International PLC

1/27/2012 7:32 AM EST  -   Alpcot Agro
Result of the Court Hearing and Approval of the Antimonopoly Commission of Ukraine.
Alpcot Agro is pleased to announce that the High Court of Justice of Isle of Man has sanctioned the Scheme and the Antimonopoly Commission of Ukraine has approved the Acquisition.

All conditions to the Scheme have now been satisfied and the Scheme will become effective today 27 January 2012.

Joakim Ollén, Chairman of the board...
Farmhouse Breakfast 1
 

CHILDREN TUCK INTO HEALTHY FARMHOUSE BREAKFAST WITH CELEBRITY CHEF ROSEMARY SHRA...

1/26/2012 10:14 AM EST  -   Yorkshire Agricultural Society
Celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager shared her tips for eating a healthy British breakfast with pupils from a North Yorkshire primary school – before tucking into her favourite meal of the day with them!

The famous chef dropped into the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s Farmhouse Breakfast event, part of national Farmhouse Breakfast Week, which ends on Saturday (28 JANUARY).

After talking to the pupils from Oatlands...

Livestock update: Q4 2011

1/25/2012 5:00 AM EST  -   Alpcot Agro
During the past quarter October – December 2011, the milk volumes produced by the livestock branch of Alpcot Agro decreased by 11.7 percent which reflects a normal seasonal variation. At the same time, the total cattle herd grew by 1,268 heads to a total of 7,588 animals.
Highlights for the period

During Q4 2011, the livestock herd increased by in total 1,268 heads due to the delivery from quarantine of the...

Landkom EGM approves the acquisition by Alpcot Agro

1/23/2012 9:45 AM EST  -   Alpcot Agro
Result of Court Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting
Alpcot Agro AB (“Alpcot Agro”) is pleased to announce that, at the meeting convened by direction of the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man and held earlier today, the proposed scheme of arrangement between Landkom International PLC ("Landkom") and the Scheme Shareholders to implement the acquisition by Alpcot Agro of the entire issued share capital...
Young Handler, Jack Plant (aged 5) at the Great Yorkshire Show 2012
 

Diary Dates for 2012 Great Yorkshire Show and Countryside Live

1/10/2012 4:39 AM EST  -   Yorkshire Agricultural Society
The 2012 Great Yorkshire Show

Everything from Ukrainian Cossacks to Wensleydale cheese and fabulous fashion will be on the agenda for the 2012 Great Yorkshire Show, as well as thousands of the country’s finest animals.

England’s premier agricultural show takes place on Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 July at the showground on the edge of the spa town of Harrogate. More than 130,000 visitors are expected...

Resolutions from Alpcot Agro EGM

1/9/2012 7:11 AM EST  -   Alpcot Agro
The Annual General Meeting in Alpcot Agro AB (the “Company”) was held on 9 January 2012 at 10.00 CET at Kilpatrick Townsend Advokatbyrå, Hovslagargatan 5 B, Stockholm.

At the meeting, the following resolutions were made by the Company’s shareholders:

a)    authorization of the Board of Directors to resolve new issues of shares regarding the acquisition of all outstanding shares and all options over shares in...