Farmers Guardian
April 13th 2007

  • ‘Investment key to a successful business’

    April 13th 2007

    A WILLINGNESS to invest and teamwork were key to a successful dairy farming business, according to business advisors at a recent Cheshire Farming Conference farm walk.

  • ‘Organic test’ in bid to help beat the rogue traders

    April 13th 2007

    A FERTILISER test could be used to catch out rogue traders passing off fruit and vegetables as organic.

  • ‘Think horse, not cow, forget a quick turnover and go for best quality’ – BGS

    April 13th 2007

    At a workshop organised by the British Grassland Society, a group of industry experts came together to advise farmers on some of the issues they must consider when diversifying into equestrian businesses, including various aspects of pasture management. SARAH CRIPPS reports.

  • A look at the Hunting Act 2004

    13 April 2007

    IS the Hunting Act 2004 an unenforceable law considers Emma Coke of East Anglian law firm Ashton Graham.

  • Aim is ongoing Limousin improvement

    April 13th 2007

    Ahead of Beef Expo 2007, where the British Limousin Cattle Society will be one of the event sponsors, KATIE LOMAS takes a look at some of the breed society’s initiatives.

  • Alice and Steph triumph in BHS Equitation Competition

    13 April 2007

    THE final of The British Horse Society's Equitation Competition took place at Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell on April 10.

  • Angus-sired champion at Thainstone

    April 13th 2007

    THE overall championship at the show and sale of Aberdeen-Angus sired store cattle at Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, went to J. and J. Mark, Keith. The champion, a 450kg heifer, realised £660 and went to W. Stewart, Bridge of Marnoch, Huntly. 

  • Asda back FG’s fair trade campaign

    12 April 2007

    ASDA have pledged their support this week to the FARMERS GUARDIAN campaign for fair trade for British farmers.

  • Associate honours for Welsh trio

    April 13th 2007

    WHEN farmer David Morgan, set about repairing and improving the buildings at Trostrey Court, near Usk, in the 1960s, he little realised that his work then with just a bandsaw and a welding set would lead to the creation of a family firm constructing farm and industrial buildings that today are exported to many parts of the world.

  • Avoiding soil erosion is vital when growing maize

    April 13th 2007

    TO maximise the benefits of manure phosphate the focus has to be on keeping the soil in the field, said Mr Richardson.

  • Base milk price above 20ppl by the summer in Northern Ireland

    April 13th 2007

    DAIRY farmers in Northern Ireland are set to enjoy a base milk price above 20ppl by the summer, thanks to a big boost in prices at the United Dairy Farmers auction.

  • Beef producers get a say in Better Returns Programme

    April 13th 2007

    ENGLISH beef producers have been given the opportunity to help shape the content and delivery of the Eblex Beef Better Returns Programme over the next two years.

  • Beeston Castle dairy sale top of £1,220

    April 13th 2007

    AN entry of 210 Holstein cows and heifers met with a good trade at the April mid-month sale at Beeston Castle, Cheshire, and trade peaked at £1,220.

  • Belgian Blue calf show and sale to £355

    April 13th 2007

    PRICES peaked at £355 at the Belgian Blue calf show and sale at Gisburn, Lancashire.

  • Black stem rust’s spread could be a future concern

    12 April 2007

    A VIRULENT strain of black stem rust fungus which is spreading in wheat crops across Africa and into Asia is not of immediate concern to British growers, but may become a problem in the future.

  • Breaking new ground in Shropshire

    April 13th 2007

    CRIMPED maize is being promoted as a potential new break crop for arable farmers in north Shropshire and south Cheshire while adding a useful addition to the feeds available to the area’s dairy farmers.

  • Bringing experience back to develop the family farm for the next generation

    April 13th 2007

    On many farms, sons and daughters are turning their backs on the industry to find fame and fortune elsewhere – but not on one West Wales family holding. BARRY ALSTON reports. PICTURES: Arvid Parry Jones

  • Bringing more flexibility to the telehandler market

    April 13th 2007

    The production of McCormick’s very first and long-awaited telehandler is about to get under way at Argo’s Italian Laverda facility. Called the Tele-Trac, Dutch machinery magazine Landbouwmechanisatie took a close look at one of the pre-production models.

  • Butchery with zero food miles

    April 13th 2007

    THE award-winning farm shop, The Farmer’s Cart, near York, has just opened a new butchery counter, selling meat with zero food miles.

  • Cambridgeshire chairman backs moves for lessons on the land

    April 13th 2007

    NEW Cambridgeshire NFU chairman Bob Lawrence is backing moves to give children lessons on the land to help secure a positive future for farming.

  • Changes at top of Chillton

    April 13th 2007

    Mike Johnson has retired after 30 years of leading the way for Chillton Agricultural Equipment. One of the firm’s biggest milestones was introducing the French Mailleux, or MX loaders as it is now known to the UK market. Anthony Johnson takes over as MD.

  • Check your SAF maps

    April 13th 2007

    BY now, according to the Welsh Assembly, all farmers in Wales who submitted a Single Application Form in 2006 should have received their SAF for 2007 – pre-printed with the personal and land details currently held by the Assembly.

  • Choose the right variety and the right sowing time

    April 13th 2007

    DESPITE the large part maize silage plays in feeding the UK dairy herd, reliability of performance and the implications for ration formulation remain a low priority for many when choosing varieties.

  • Claas volto tedder has biggest ever working width at 13m

    April 13th 2007

    With a working width of 13m, the latest Volto tedder from Claas is their biggest yet.

  • Common mistakes

    12 April 2007

    The RPA has identified the most common errors made on applications forms.

  • Complete control via the web

    April 13th 2007

    PANT Mawr not only produces farmhouse cheese and provides postal facilities for the village – but it is also being used as a test-bed for a unique technological project with ground breaking world-wide potential.

  • Confidence in organic milk leads to major upgrade of dairy unit

    April 13th 2007

    The fortunes of organic milk production have been on a roller coaster over the past few years with little to encourage planning for the future. The Hutchinson family now believes the present improved prices for organic milk are sustainable and plan a major upgrade of their dairy unit. NEIL RYDER reports.

  • Conservation meets commercial farming

    April 13th 2007

    The Lincolnshire Fens are normally associated with intensive arable and vegetable production, but in the heart of Deeping Fen, Nicholas Watts is proving that commercial farming can go hand in hand with wildlife conservation.

  • Coteswood Holsteins peak of 1,420gns

    April 13th 2007

    A TOP of 1,420gns was achieved when the Coteswood herd of pedigree Holsteins was dispersed at Wood Farm, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, for John and Ivan Tivey.

  • Dairy puts squeeze on sheep

    April 13th 2007

    NEW Zealand sheep farming is feeling the squeeze in the south as dairy cow numbers have increased 600 per cent in 25 years.

  • Defra in line for a shake-up?

    April 13th 2007

    DEFRA could be in line for a major shake-up later this year, according to reports.

  • Delight at the Government’s deer decision

    April 13th 2007

    THE Government has supported proposals to extend the Hind Season for deer by four weeks, two weeks longer than originally proposed, in response to lobbying by deer management groups, including the Countryside Alliance.

  • DFB defends decision to agree Tesco supply deal

    April 13th 2007

    DAIRY Farmers of Britain has seen what was an inevitable backlash from some members following its agreement to supply Tesco with ‘Localchoice' milk.

  • Don’t drop your guard on liver fluke infections

    April 13th 2007

    LOWER populations, but not low enough to relax and drop your guard – that is the official verdict on liver fluke this spring from the National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS).

  • Economics of willow needs to improve

    12 April 2007

    RISING energy prices and growing government support have encouraged farmers to look closely at alternative non-food and biomass crops in recent years.

  • Emergencies out in the field

    April 13th 2007

    The East Anglian Air Ambulance is crucial to the survival of people involved in accidents in the very remotest parts of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. CLEMMIE GLEESON looks at the charity’s work and talks to executive director Simon Gray about the importance of air ambulances and the challenges they face.

  • English Sheepdog Trials Results

    April 13th 2007

    BROOMIELAW, Barnard Castle, Open (52 ran): 1, J. Cropper (Deerplay) Dan, 92 of 100; 2, F. Satterthwaite (Brough) Zac, 90; 3, A. Clark (Middleton) Bill, 89; 4, Robert Hutchinson (Bowes) Gem, 88, OLF; 5, F. Noble (Wearhead) Moss, 88; 6, A. Temple (Holmrook) Lassie, 87.

  • Eyeing an expansion into Russia

    April 13th 2007

    STRONG competition for space in the growing Russian dairy market has prompted Scandinavian based Arla to form a joint venture with its Russian distributor Artis.

  • Farmers and landowners are the target in new campaign

    April 13th 2007

    THE Land Registry is urging farmers and landowners to register their land as part of a campaign to establish a complete record of land ownership in Britain.

  • Farming proves a key issue in the Scottish election

    April 13th 2007

    VOTERS in Scotland have ranked farming fifth in a list of important election issues in a poll conducted on behalf of BBC Scotland Pollsters ICM asked 1,001 people in Scotland for their opinions on a list of 25 policy issues.

  • Farmland prices hit record levels

    April 13th 2007

    ENGLISH farmland averaged £3,353 in the first quarter of this year. New figures from Strutt and Parker’s Farmland Database reveal a 14 per cent increase over the past year and the firm expects the farmland market to outstrip the residential market in 2007.

  • FarmWeb’s member of year

    April 13th 2007

    FARMER’S daughter and a senior broker with Henderson Insurance Brokers of Barkers Business Park, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, Carol Craddock has been named FarmWeb Member of the Year. The award recognises exceptional service to the farming industry and requires an in-depth knowledge of agriculture, as well as insurance.

  • FG Opinion: The bigger picture

    April 13th 2007

    Where there are winners, there will always be losers – and in the case of Dairy Farmers of Britain and the Tesco Localchoice contract, that means 150 happy members and lots of, well, unhappy ones.

  • Filling in the form – key information

    12 April 2007

    Timetable

  • FUW wants dedicated farm Minister

    April 13th 2007

    TOPPING the Farmers’ Union of Wales election demands is the need for Welsh farming to have its own Minister in the National Assembly – rather than sharing one with environment and planning matters.

  • Getting Active in the Dales

    April 13th 2007

    A NEW section called ‘Getting Active’ has been added to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) website, aimed at helping people enjoy themselves even more in the countryside.

  • Gisburn dairy trade fuelled by milk price hope

    April 13th 2007

    AN anticipated milk price rise and a shortage of newly calved cattle fuelled an excellent trade at Gisburn mart’s April dairy show and sale, in Lancashire.

  • Goose producers’ anniversary

    April 13th 2007

    THE British Goose Producers’ Association is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the launch of a special logo, which was introduced to members at their spring meeting at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. Members discussed a series of activities planned for the autumn starting with a commemorative Michaelmas lunch — traditionally the first geese of the season were eaten at Michaelmas (September 29 in most of the country).

  • Grain chain losing estimated £40m in wastage a year

    April 13th 2007

    Inefficiencies in haulage form a major part of the estimated £40million-plus annual wastage from the UK cereals industry – money which should be in growers’ bank accounts.

  • Grazing Monitor: Do not neglect minerals and vitamins at grass

    April 13th 2007

    EFFECTIVE mineral supplementation at grazing is essential to maximise performance.

  • Hertfordshire’s new president

    April 13th 2007

    NOEL Grant has been elected president of the Hertfordshire Agricultural Society for 2007. He is chairman of the Martin Grant group of companies, which includes interests in house building, metal fabrication, farming and property investments.

  • Hill farmers are slowly being paid

    12 April 2007

    THE Rural Payments Agency is now making full payments of the Hill Farm Allowance (HFA). However, the majority of HFA claimants have still not received a penny.

  • How is the Levy structure changing?

    April 13th 2007

    From April 1, 2008, the five levy bodies – the British Potato Council, the Meat and Livestock Commission, the Milk Development Council, the Horticultural Development Council and the Home-Grown cereals Authority – will be replaced by one statutory levy board and with six sector companies.

  • How to choose and buy a horse

    26 November 2007

    Equine vet LIAM KEARNS of the Three Counties Equine Hospital, Tewkesbury, discusses how to choose and buy a horse.

  • Increased disease and pest risk in advanced OSR crops

    12 April 2007

    OILSEED rape growers are being advised that crops racing towards flowering and then checked by cold weather will need careful management to avoid excessive losses to pests and diseases.

  • It’s official – the rules are incomprehensible

    April 13th 2007

    The European Commission has just produced a report of cross-compliance. There are some fascinating insights into how our political masters work.

  • Janet Bainbridge - Potatoes

    April 13th 2007

    I AM delighted to be working with Defra, Accenture, the other designate sector chairs and the BPC to help agriculture and the potato sector in particular to respond to the considerable challenges it faces as we move forward together.

  • Jim Cropper and Dan take control to win Broomielaw

    April 13th 2007

    Keeping quiet control of flighty Mule gimmer hoggs, Jim Cropper’s Dan earned the winning score at the Broomielaw Open trial on Easter Sunday.

  • John Cross - beef and lamb (England only)

    April 13th 2007

    I AM very keen for levy payers to positively engage with the Fresh Start process to make sure no opportunities are missed to improve the competitiveness of the sector.

  • John Hall - Horticulture

    April 13th 2007

    WE will soon start a recruitment campaign to encourage people to apply for a position on the new Horticultural Sector Board. The broad schedule for this will be for advertisements in April, interviews in May and appointments by the end of June.

  • Jonathan Tipples - cereals and oilseeds

    April 13th 2007

    I SHALL be talking to all the representative groups within the cereal and oilseed sectors in the coming months, probably starting from Cereals 2007.

  • Kramer to build a new manufacturing plant

    April 13th 2007

    Loader and telehandler manufacturer Kramer is to build a new manufacturing site at Pfullendorf. It will be situated 20km away from its current headquarters at Uberlingen, by Lake Constance in Southern Germany.

  • Lambs at foot

    13 April 2007

    A TOTAL of 342 head were forward at Bentham Auction Mart’s weekly sale of sheep with lambs at foot.

  • Levy Independents

    April 13th 2007

    IN addition to the chairman-designate John Bridge and the six sector chairmen, there are three other independent members of Levy Board UK:

  • Limousin day at Ulverston

    April 13th 2007

    THE stores championship at Ulverston Auction’s annual Limousin day show and sale went to a steer from G.J., M.E. and D.J. Hoggarth, Cumbria. The prize-winning steer went on to sell at £645 to Messrs Mulgrew, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness. The prize for the best outfit of a cow with suckling calf or calves went to an entry from J.D. and S. Beaty, Kendal, which sold at £1,100.Auctioneers: Ulverston Auction Mart.

  • Limousins championship prize ‘double’

    April 13th 2007

    AT Borderway Mart’s annual primestock show and sale, held on behalf of the North West Limousin Breeders’ Association, the champion and reserve prizes both went to J.S. and J.O. Dodd, Temple Sowerby, Penrith.

  • Lots make four-figure prices

    12 April 2007

    A TOP of 1,420gns was achieved when the Coteswood herd of pedigree Holsteins was dispersed at Wood Farm, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, on behalf of John and Ivan Tivey.

  • Making it clearer for the consumer

    April 13th 2007

    CONSUMER misconceptions about the amount of fat in milk are being tackled by Arla Foods with prominent bottle labelling.

  • Mandelson urges final push for WTO deal

    April 13th 2007

    EUROPEAN Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has urged a final push for a World Trade Organisation deal.

  • Mixed Pepper Chutney

    April 13th 2007

    “This gives a tangy flavour to cold meats and salads,” says sender Laura Evans of Llandrillo, Denbighshire.

  • MoD shells out £4.1m in livestock compensation

    April 13th 2007

    THE Ministry of Defence has revealed it paid out £4.1m last year in compensation for damage caused by low-flying aircraft, including £126,565 to a cattle farmer in South Armagh.

  • New milk initiative must be applied to other sectors – NFU

    April 13th 2007

    TESCO’S initiative to pay sustainable prices to milk producers must not end there, the NFU’s livestock board has warned.

  • New tractor sales increase

    April 13th 2007

    This year looksmuch better – with grain and milk prices up, tractor registrations are going well.

  • NEWS IN BRIEF

    April 13th 2007

    Learning about the countryside

  • NEWS IN BRIEF

    April 13th 2007

    Royal patronage

  • NIAB publishes the 2007 Organic Vegetable Handbook

    12 April 2007

    The Organic Vegetable Handbook 2007 is now available from the NIAB.

  • No butter intervention stocks

    April 13th 2007

    EUROPE now has no butter in intervention, following a decision by the dairy management committee to sell the last remaining stocks.

  • Opening Day at the British Open

    13 April 2007

    THE NETHERLANDS’ Eric Van Der Vleuten claimed the opening class at this year’s British Open Show Jumping Championships riding Audi’s Owendel.

  • Pension cash increases

    April 13th 2007

    CONTRIBUTIONS to NFU Mutual pensions increased by 45 per cent in 2006 following simplification of the pensions rules.

  • Plan to save family farm is working

    April 13th 2007

    FORDHALL Community Land Initiative ended its first full year on a high with a strong financial report and plans in hand for future renovation and development of Fordhall Farm, Market Drayton, Shropshire.

  • Plastic fantastic?

    April 13th 2007

    “IT’S like moving your fields over to France,” says Sam Shine of Ireland-based manufacturing company, Samco.

  • Plastic gives an average 30 per cent yield boost for maize

    April 13th 2007

    MAIZE production in the UK has long been the preserve of growers based in the south west of England and along southern stretches of the country across to Kent, where warmer climes have suited a crop originally bred to thrive in the higher temperatures found on mainland Europe and in the US.

  • Potato growers urged to ‘adopt a school’

    April 13th 2007

    LINKING farmers and schools to educate children about potato production is the key aim of the ‘Adopt a School’ initiative being launched this month by the British Potato Council.

  • Preparation for silaging simplifies winter feeding

    April 13th 2007

    A group of grassland, equipment and fertiliser experts have joined forces to draw attention to important pre-silaging issues.

  • Rebuilding through the night

    April 13th 2007

    Engineering students from Bicton College worked through the night to rebuild a 1962 Fordson Super Dexta tractor.Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.

  • Record dividend in difficult climate

    April 13th 2007

    WYNNSTAY Group shareholders, around 80 per cent of who are farmers, will receive a record dividend payment for the year ending October 31, 2006. 

  • Ride the Cheviot Challenge

    12 April 2007

    NORTHUMBERLAND National Park is working in partnership with Kimmerston Riding Centre to offer a series of exhilarating, wild-country equestrian experiences in the spectacular hill country of the Cheviots this summer.

  • Ring-fence new levies to avoid cross-sector projects, says NBA

    April 13th 2007

    THE National Beef Association has called for levies to be ring-fenced when the new levy structure comes into being.

  • Ruthin Easter honours

    April 13th 2007

    TOP honours in the sheep section of Ruthin auction’s Easter primestock sale went to a single lamb from D.G.L. Owens, Awelfryn, Anglesey. Weighing 40kg the champion lamb achieved £2.52/kg (grossing £101) to the judge, H.O. Williams, buying on behalf of Whites Farm Shop, Wirral.

  • Sheepdog Trials Diary

    April 13th 2007

    ENGLAND14 April. BROOMIELAW Open, on A688 Barnard Castle/Staindrop road, Co. Durham, 9am start, enter on field before 1pm, maximum two dogs per handler.WALESAPRIL 14 & 15. LLANDDEUSANT, Panthowell Lodge – now on two days, Open National, two sessions each day, entry on field, start 8am, catering.

  • Show Results Form

    16 April 2006

    Please fill in your show results and email back the form fgsupport@cmpi.biz

  • Simpson moves to the SBCA

    April 13th 2007

    A FORMER head of Scotland’s red meat promotional body has joined the ranks of the Scottish Beef Cattle Association.

  • Stewart Houston - pigs (England only)

    April 13th 2007

    TO help shape the Fresh Start review, we need to understand the needs and priorities of levy payers and match them to a realistic plan for delivery. I want them to feel they can support our efforts on their behalf and in that way, work together to deliver a sustainable future for industry, building on the work that BPEX has achieved in recent years.

  • Stile-free walk is a step closer

    April 13th 2007

    A BID to make a circular walk in Warwickshire completely stile-free has taken a step nearer becoming a reality thanks to the hard work of local volunteers.

  • Still opportunities for NZ beef exports, says expert

    April 13th 2007

    THE world’s leading beef producer, Brazil, is losing about two million hectares of grazing land a year to crops used for biofuels manufacturing, a leading New Zealand agricultural expert says.

  • Supermarket inquiry final report date put back to 2008

    12 April 2007

    THE supermarket inquiry will drag on until next year, the Competition Commission has revealed.

  • Survey shows public backs CAP funding

    April 13th 2007

    THE European Commission has published the results of a survey it says confirms the public are prepared to accept continued funding of the Common Agriculture Policy. 

  • Tariff and quota offer from EU

    April 13th 2007

    THE EU has offered to end all tariffs and import quotas on agricultural products for the African Caribbean and Pacific group of countries from January.

  • The SPS – getting it right

    12 April 2007

    YOU cannot put it off for much longer. The deadline is approaching and the time has come to put a few hours aside and fill in that 2007 SPS application.

  • Tim bennett - milk

    April 13th 2007

    THE new Levy Board structure is a great opportunity for the industry. The Fresh Start approach to the use of statutory levies will give farmers the opportunity to consider their priorities for levy money over the next few years.

  • Timing is everything with muck spreading

    April 13th 2007

    MAIZE fields are a great place to use your muck but do not waste this valuable resource by ignoring the nutrients it contains or applying it at the wrong time.

  • Top Tips

    12 April 2007

    Do not leave it until the last minute.

  • Tougher controls expected on nitrogen fertiliser use

    April 13th 2007

    AN EU Commission report on member states’ implementation of the Nitrates Directive has concluded that significant progress is being made, but considerable work will be required in order to fully achieve the objectives of the directive with regard to water quality.

  • Tougher controls expected on nitrogen fertiliser use

    April 13th 2007

    AN EU Commission report on member states’ implementation of the Nitrates Directive has concluded that significant progress is being made, but considerable work will be required in order to fully achieve the objectives of the directive with regard to water quality.

  • T-shirt design winners

    13 April 2007

    THE winners of the NFYFC AGM/Fair trade for British farmers T-shirt design competition are Kingsbridge Young Farmers from Devon.

  • T-shirt design winners

    13 April 2007

    THE winners of the NFYFC AGM/Fair trade for British farmers T-shirt design competition are Kingsbridge Young Farmers from Devon.

  • Tynebeck Holsteins produce 1,100gns twice at Carlisle

    April 13th 2007

    THE Tynebeck pedigree Holsteins of Brian Armstrong, Stocksfield, Northumberland, was dispersed at Carlisle and produced 1,100gns twice.

  • UK industry drive to end calf exports

    April 13th 2007

    IN a move hailed as a significant step, the farming sector is working with Compassion in World Farming, the RSPCA and retailers to find ways to boost the domestic market for calves, ending the need to export dairy bull calves.

  • UK industry drive to end calf exports

    April 13th 2007

    IN a move hailed as a significant step, the farming sector is working with Compassion in World Farming, the RSPCA and retailers to find ways to boost the domestic market for calves, ending the need to export dairy bull calves.

  • Unusual venture under threat

    April 13th 2007

    BARRY ALSTON reports from a novel farm diversification venture in South West Wales facing an uncertain future.

  • Using modern technology to take an award-winning nursery forward

    April 13th 2007

    Modern technology, including on-line sourcing of supplies, is taking an award-winning Merseyside nursery forward. It has just undergone a major development phase with help from ICEP (Integrated Countryside and Environment Plan, Merseyside) and Business Link Merseyside plus Defra and EU Objective 1 grants. NEIL RYDER spoke to Bill and Ann-Louise Hartley.

  • Volunteers required to help save the Peak District’s peat

    April 13th 2007

    DIRECTOR-General of the National Trust, Fiona Reynolds, has called on the Government to make the conservation of peat moorlands a climate change priority.

  • Welsh farming incomes drop by £44m in 2006

    12 April 2007

    SUPERMARKETS were facing further calls to pay a fair price for their milk, after new figures showed Welsh farmers had suffered a massive 29 per cent decline in incomes in 2006 on the back of falling milk prices.

  • What’s behind a fresh start for levies?

    April 13th 2007

    A Fresh Start for the levy board structure means some fresh faces – and some not so fresh – in charge of the £50m raised from farmers in levies each year. Defra recently announced the people who will chair the new sector companies from April 2008. But who are they and what will they bring to the role?

  • Wiseman raises farmgate milk price

    April 13th 2007

    THE farmgate milk prices for Robert Wiseman Dairies suppliers has been increased to 19.38ppl for a standard litre.

  • Woodland incorporated into Lincolnshire Show

    April 13th 2007

    AN area of woodland planted at the Lincolnshire Showground to mark the millennium is to be incorporated into the show for the first time this summer. Visitors to the 123rd Lincolnshire Show on June 20 and 21 will be able to stroll and have picnics in Cathedral Wood, explore a new nature trail and see wood sculptures and carvings.

  • Workers strike at Grampian

    12 April 2007

    STRIKE action at Grampian Foods sites in Scotland and further south began to-day (Thursday), involving almost 1,400 union members.

  • Worm control rethink needed to take full advantage of an early turn-out

    April 13th 2007

    MANY beef producers could reduce feed costs markedly by an early turn-out, particularly where grass is already plentiful following a mild winter, according to SAC beef adviser Dr Basil Lowman.

  • YAS start the young on the land

    April 13th 2007

    THE Yorkshire Agricultural Society is offering bursaries to enable young people have a go at rural land-based activities such as sheep shearing, tractor driving and dry stone walling.

  • Your 2007 SPS application – section by section advice

    12 April 2007

    THE following are key points to look out for as you go through the form:

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