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News
MPs sign up to oppose 'super dairy'
FORTY MPs have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) opposing the proposed 8,100 cow super-dairy in Lincolnshire.
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Farmer fined as slurry floods neighbour
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TB infections fell in 2009
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Co-operative to expand grower partnerships
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QMP seeking legal advice over EU dairy fund
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Marco Pierre White signs for Bernard Matthews
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RABDF unveils Dairy Event and Livestock Show plan
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Agriculture in the national news - March 19
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Tory Shadow Minister backs Lincolnshire ‘super dairy’
Rural life
Fighting to keep rural spirit alive in country communities
The waiting list for affordable homes in the countryside is soaring, banks remain cautious and lending is still limited. Clemmie Gleeson asks if enough is being done to keep rural residents from upping sticks.
On the farm
Cooking up a niche market to get better returns from Welsh lamb
For Daphne Tilley, nothing tastes better than locally-produced Welsh lamb and beef. Her specific choice would, of course, be her own Elwy Valley Welsh lamb and beef produced on the hills of Denbighshire.
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In Your Field
Steve Heard: Crops are struggling – but a new ‘toy’ arrives on farm
In our onging series charting the ups and downs of seven farmers around the country, STEVE HEARD this week tells us what’s been happening on-farm in Leicestershire.
Online event
Find out what the experts have to say about your business prospects in 2010
Are you wondering what 2010 will bring for your business? If you want to know, and find out what the experts have to say about the prospects for dairy, beef and sheep and arable businesses, listen to our online events to find out.
Want to keep up to date with what's happening at livestock sales and events around the UK? FG's senior livestock and marts reporter Katie Lomas has her own blog. Lomas Talks Livestock has all the latest news and views from shows and sales.
Sales
Champion steer Super Trooper tops Leyburn spectacular at £4,200
A Limousin steer, Super Trooper, claimed the overall championship at Leyburn mart’s spring spectacular event for show potential cattle, supported by Farmers Guardian, last weekend.