We are urgently developing research requirements with other European laboratories to make sure we understand and the disease (Schmallenberg) better.Farmers Guardian
April 30, 2010
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Arla and Milk Link increase milk price 0.5ppl
30 April 2010
MILK Link will lift its milk price by 0.5ppl from May 1 and Arla will follow suit in June.
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Organic sector ‘wrong’ to downplay food security fears
27 April 2010
THE organic sector has been criticised for downplaying the need to dramatically increase food production by 2050.
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‘Magic day’ for this season’s best grazing opportunities almost here
28 April 2010
GRASS growth took off as temperatures rose over the past two weeks, so the season’s best opportunities to get the most milk from grazing are almost upon us, says DairyCo’s Adam Clay.
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Agriculture in the national news - April 27
27 April 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Tuesday, April 27).
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Agriculture in the national news - April 28
28 April 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Wednesday, April 28).
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Agriculture in the national news - April 29
29 April 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Thursday, April 29).
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Agriculture in the national news - April 30
30 April 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Friday, April 30).
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Applying N at flowering boosts yields
April 30, 2010
OILSEED rape growers could increase returns from the crop by applying the correct amount and type of nitrogen at flowering.
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BCPC opposes ban proposal
April 30, 2010
The BCPC has written to the Government opposing a proposed ban on neonicotinicide seed treatments.
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Beet drilling now complete
April 30, 2010
?SUGAR beet drilling is now complete in most areas, says the British Beet Research Organisation.
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Benn claims Labour is ‘backing British farmers’
27 April 2010
DEFRA Secretary Hilary Benn claimed Labour was ‘backing British farmers’, as he launched his party’s Rural Manifesto in the Norfolk Broads on Monday (April 26).
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Berriew YFC take a clean sweep at AGM drama finals
25 April 2010
WITH a cast of just four, Berriew YFC proved size doesn’t matter after scooping all of the awards in this year’s national drama competition.
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BHS achieve European funding for Eden Valley Loops
26 April 2010
The British Horse Society has secured £18,500 funding to produce The Eden Valley Loops, 135km of routes designed for horse riders, off-road cyclists and walkers based in Cumbria, due to be launched in June.
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BHS launch new rehoming scheme
26 April 2010
The British Horse Society is pleased to announce its new rehoming scheme established to assist horse owners to find safe new homes for their horses.
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Blondes lead Newark multi-breed sale at 5,000gns
April 30, 2010
PRICES peaked at 5,000gns for Blonde cattle at Newark auction mart’s multi-breed beef sale last week.
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Blondes to 3,900gns at Worcester
April 30, 2010
TOP call at the Blonde Society’s spring show and sale at Worcester was 3,900gns for the youngest bull on offer.
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Calved heifers in demand at Puncknowlemanor sale
April 30, 2010
THE two-day dispersal of the Puncknowlemanor herd of Holsteins, Dorchester, Dorset, saw 20 lots making over 2,000gns.
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Canadian flax alliance to improve opportunities
April 30, 2010
?CANADIAN linseed growers are set to benefit from a plant-breeding programme designed to help them consolidate their position as the world’s leading producers of the crop.
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Celebrities back farm charity
April 30, 2010
IT seems rural celebrities are hoping to do for charity what famous chefs have done for local produce.
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Cheshire buyers dominate the purchasing at Skipton
April 30, 2010
CHESHIRE buyers hogged the limelight at the annual show and sale of gimmer hoggs and ewes with lambs-at-foot and geld gimmer hoggs at Skipton.
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Chloe Cropper takes top honours as young handlers battle it out at Quernmore
28 April 2010
A TRIAL to encourage young and new handlers, and give them experience, was hosted by Thomas Longton at Quernmore, Lancashire. Tom Huddleston, of Caton, judged all of the classes.
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Coloureds sell to 1,450gns at Beeston
April 30, 2010
A good crowd, but a disappointing show of cattle and a top of 1,450gns sums up last week’s coloured breeds sale at Beeston Castle.
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Commercial vehicle show highlights new ideas
April 30, 2010
After a 12-month deferral, the Commercial Vehicle Show returned to the National Exhibition Centre this month giving visitors the chance to catch up on the latest developments in pickup trucks, vans and associated workshop paraphernalia. GEOFF ASHCROFT toured the exhibits.
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'Crazy' EU proposal to ban rat poison
30 April 2010
THE European Union is considering a ban on rat poison that could lead to an infestation of rodents not seen since the bubonic plague hundreds of years ago, an MEP has warned.
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Dairy processor to cut emissions by 65 per cent
27 April 2010
A DORSET dairy processor will use pioneering renewable energy technology to convert its liquid waste products into biogas and cut carbon emissions by 65 per cent.
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DC 'milk&more' farmers to get 1ppl bonus
8 April 2011
DAIRY Crest producers on the milk&more contract are to be paid a bonus payment of 1ppl from April to September.
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Developing environmental and health benefits of oats
April 30, 2010
THE Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences at Aberystwyth University is leading a major new study to develop improved varieties of oats which will provide significant economic and environmental benefits for growers, millers, and the dairy, beef and poultry industries.
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Dig now to examine soil
April 30, 2010
?CONSIDER digging holes now to examine soil structure, rather than leaving it until after harvest.
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Directors sought for Oxford Farming Conference
30 April 2010
THE Oxford Farming Conference is inviting applications for three new directors to join the nine-strong team from January 2011 for a three-year term.
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Dry weather helps progress potato plantings
April 30, 2010
POTATO growers have made better progress with planting over the last week, although conditions still remain variable with land slow to dry out under the surface in some regions.
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Ellis family take the Fosse Way to diversification
April 30, 2010
The historic location of Fosse Way has helped a Warwickshire family to capitalise on new ventures and serve their home-grown produce via their onsite outlets. ANGELA CALVERT reports.
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English sheepdog trial results – April 30
April 30, 2010
A look at the results in the sheepdog trails around the UK this week.
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Equestrian Offers - Win the new HayMate, an 'easy to use' haynet filler
28 April 2010
Win a new haynet filler that’s quick and easy, the HayMate with Farmers Guardian equestrian offers.
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Expansion plan for 2 Sisters
April 30, 2010
THE privately-owned 2 Sisters poultry meat operation - which now has annualised sales of more than £750m - is set to grow further.
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Ex-schools chief is next RASE president
27 April 2010
THE next president of the Royal Agricultural Society of England is to be Sir Mike Tomlinson, a former chief inspector of schools.
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Farmers turn their back on energy crops
30 April 2010
FARMERS growing crops for biomass are threatening to turn their back on renewable energy production after more than a decade of poor prices.
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Farming organisations have ‘lost confidence’ in RPA
29 April 2010
THE NFU, Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) have issued a statement saying they have lost ‘confidence’ in the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
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First Milk and Anglia Farmers join forces
26 April 2010
FIRST Milk producers’ procurement business – First Milk Direct – has formed an alliance with Anglia Farmers purchasing group to broaden the offering for dairy farmers.
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First Milk appoints new chief exec
30 April 2010
FIRST Milk has a new chief executive.
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Fringe party manifesto attacks livestock farmers
28 April 2010
CAP subsidies should be taken away from livestock farmers and pumped into plant-based agriculture, claims one of the fringe parties standing in the General Election.
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General election 2010: Voters' views from UK farms
28 April 2010
How farmers from across the country will vote and what they have to say about the political future.
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General Election 2010: Young Farmers share their views
28 April 2010
HOW the next generation in the farming industry will vote at the General Election.
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Getting the best from your swards
28 April 2010
Getting to grips with grass growth costs and looking at reseeding options was the focus of the Reseeding Day at Harper Adams University College, Shropshire, sponsored by BGS, DairyCo, EBLEX, NIAB and BSPB. Simon Wragg reports.
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Glamorgan member wins senior ambassador of the year
26 April 2010
IT was another victorious win for the Welsh Federation after another one of its members was named the YFC Senior Ambassador of the Year.
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Glastir land management changes welcomed
29 April 2010
CHANGES in the Welsh Assembly Government’s moves towards its groundbreaking Glastir land management support scheme have been greeted by NFU Cymru as ‘a step - but not a leap’ in the right direction’ and an acknowledgement that more needs to be done before it is fit for implementation.
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Grass at the heart of the enterprise
28 April 2010
THERE are nine farmers and ten farms involved in DairyCo and Farmers Guardian’s Profit From Grass project, each sending grass off to the lab on a regular basis to be analysed. Joanne Pugh visited Tony Renwick, the most south easterly of our contributors.
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Highlands attract attention nationwide to top 1,500gns at Chelford
April 30, 2010
THE Highland Society’s spring show and sale at Chelford drew a nationwide crowd and a top price of 1,500gns for the champion.
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Home-bred stallion takes top honours at Lampeter
26 April 2010
With many breeders from Holland, Denmark and the US present, the Lampeter Spring Show lived up to its reputation of attracting the very best Welsh ponies and cobs from.
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Horse riders urged to have their say on dangerous dogs
26 April 2010
The British Horse Society is encouraging horse riders and owners to respond to a consultation document issued by the government on dangerous dogs.
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John Deere leads the field in dealer satisfaction survey
April 30, 2010
John Deere is keeping its dealers happy - as well as heading up tractor sales in the UK.
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John Humphrys to give up farming
26 April 2010
ONE of the Britain’s highest profile ‘celebrity farmers’ has decided to pack it in because he admits he feels like an ‘amateur’.
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Kendall warns of massive post-election Defra cuts
29 April 2010
NFU president Peter Kendall has warned that public spending on farming could be drastically cut after the election, whoever makes it into 10 Downing Street.
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Kevin Evans and Spot take victory at Llangadog trial
April 30, 2010
THE Llangadog and District trial, which can be remembered from pre-Second World War days, has been rejuvenated in recent years under the chairmanship of Gerald Lewis, and is run on the Old Racecourse Fields, the same venue as in the 1950s.
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Key decisions needed on grass types in seed mixes
28 April 2010
THINK about grass types required in a seed mix to meet your farm’s needs before committing to the seedbed, urged grassland specialist Charlie Morgan.
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Kubota takes on a multitude of tasks
April 30, 2010
?Kubota’s entry into larger tractors has opened doors within other markets away from its traditional ground care roots for the Japanese manufacturer. James Lane caught up with one satisfied convert in Hampshire.
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Lemken team completes charity ride
April 30, 2010
Congratulations to Mark Ormond, Richard Relph and Richard Dixon of Lemken UK who, along with several guest riders, completed an epic 728-mile journey from Lemken’s most southerly dealer (Hamblys, Launceston) to its most northerly (Sellars, Oldmeldrum) on April 23.
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Lochhead launches food procurement guide
27 April 2010
FOOD producers in Scotland are being given advice, in a newly-launched guide, on how to bid for public sector catering contracts.
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M&S launches ground-breaking new milk price formula
26 April 2010
DAIRY farmers supplying M&S are to be paid on an enhanced pricing formula that rewards them for animal health and welfare – and is linked to the retailers selling price.
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Machinery boom predicted for 2013
April 30, 2010
Machinery dealers could see a sales boom in 2013, if previous trends are anything to go by.
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Managing the threat posed by Johne’s
28 April 2010
SAC experts talked farmers through Johne’s disease last week, using the DairyCo and QMS’s Central Scotland monitor farm as the venue. Claire Powell reports.
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MEP sets out CAP reform vision
28 April 2010
A VISION for the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, which places the active production of food by farmers, and the wider goal of food security for Europe, at its heart, has been set out by Scottish MEP Alyn Smith.
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Milk price prospects looking good – DairyCo
30 April 2010
PROSPECTS for milk prices are looking good as commodity prices are, unusually, rising at a time when milk production is also on the increase.
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Monster Raving Loonies plan to embrace badgers
28 April 2010
WHEN the England team steps out onto the pitch at Rustenburg on June 12 for their World Cup opener they could be sporting a new symbol for the fans to get behind – three badgers.
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More beef hits target spec
April 30, 2010
PRICE encouragement to hit target carcase specification – but price penalties for missing – are set to increase, warns the National Beef Association.
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More compact Jantar drill available from Lemken
26 April 2010
FOR those with large fields, few obstacles and plenty of horsepower, the idea of a wide, trailed seed hopper with following drilling bar has always appealed.
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More room to manoeuvre on weed control
April 30, 2010
New cross-compliance rules give UK growers welcome extra flexibility in controlling weeds on non-cropped land this season.
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N return boost from strobilurin use
April 30, 2010
Including azoxystrobin in a winter wheat disease control programme can deliver more yield.
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New head for RSPB
26 April 2010
THE RSPB’s current director of operations is to succeed Sir Graham Wynne at the head of the organisation.
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New models and features for Joskin line-up
27 April 2010
JOSKIN has been busy recently with new features on its slurry tankers, but now its trailer range gets a boost with two new models.
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New scholarship to send YFC members to NZ
26 April 2010
A NEW travel scholarship offering a young British farmer a chance to travel and work on a sheep farm in New Zealand has been launched.
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NFU Mutual turns loss into profit
27 April 2010
INCOME for the NFU Mutual passed the £1billion milestone in 2009. And the company posted a profit of £274m compared to a £453m loss in 2008.
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NFYFC fees set to rise
26 April 2010
A motion to increase membership fees by 2.5 per cent was passed at the AGM on Sunday morning.
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OFT drops host of dairy price fixing allegations
30 April 2010
THE Office of Fair Trading has dropped a range allegations against retailers for fixing the price of milk and butter.
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Parish councils key to affordable rural housing
26 April 2010
PARISH Council’s can be the key to affordable rural housing projects, Young Farmers were told during one of the ARAC breakout sessions at the YFC AGM in Torquay.
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Party piolicies: Penri James, Plaid Cymru
28 April 2010
Plaid Cymru’s Penri James outlines his party’s plans to eradicate TB and increase its European representation.
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Party policies: Adrian Ramsay, Green Party
28 April 2010
Green Party Deputy Leader, Adrian Ramsay, outlines the party’s farming policies
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Party policies: Jim Fitzpatrick, Labour
28 April 2010
Labour MP for Poplar and Canning Town and Farming Minister since June 2009, Jim Fitzpatrick, shares his views on how his party will improve the face of British agriculture, tackle TB and battle climate change.
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Party policies: Jim Paice, Conservatives
28 April 2010
Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire, Jim Paice outlines his party’s plan of action which promises to put food production at the top of the agenda, ensure honest food labelling and overhaul farm regulations.
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Party policies: Richard Lochhead, SNP
28 April 2010
Richard Lochhead MSP describes how the SNP will support the farming industry and address its concerns.
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Party policies: Stuart Agnew, UKIP
28 April 2010
UK Independence Party candidate Stuart Agnew answers FG’s questions before the election.
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Party policies: Tim Farron, Liberal Democrats
28 April 2010
As the self-titled ‘party of rural Britain’, Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron shares his thoughts on why it not only prioritises and values British farming, but is intent on tackling bureaucracy as well as unfair pricing.
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Pedigree dairy sale to a 2,800gns peak
April 30, 2010
IN the black and white section of Borderway’s monthly pedigree dairy show and sale heifers sold to 2,800gns with others at 2,500gns and 2,400gns.
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PGR and fungicide inputs have positive effect on standing power
April 30, 2010
WINTER wheat varieties can gain the equivalent of 3-4 standing power points through the use of fungicide and PGR inputs, trials conducted by BASF and ADAS have demonstrated.
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Potential for all to make major classification gains
April 30, 2010
The Isle of Man Department of Agriculture’s farm has improved grading figures by 250 per cent in three years.
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RABDF calls for more information on cost sharing
27 April 2010
THE Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers has called for Defra to provide more ‘basic information’ on how a new independent animal health organisation (AHO) would affect farmers.
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Recommended varieties turn around producer's fortunes
28 April 2010
SELECTING grass seed from Recommended List varieties turned around production for Staffordshire-based tup supplier and lamb finisher, Geoff Plant.
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Reserve champion Ensign tops Hereford spring show
April 30, 2010
THE Hereford Cattle Society’s spring show and sale achieved a top price of 5,500gns for the reserve male champion.
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Rider Profile: Thay Stephenson
April 30, 2010
ENDURANCE is one of the fastest growing equestrian sports in the country and Rachael Holdsworth meets and avid participant.
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RPA attempts to reassure farmers
29 April 2010
PRIOR to the publication of today’s (Thursday, April 29) incendiary statement revealing the farming industry had ‘lost confidence’ in it, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) addressed some of the issues causing concern among farmers.
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Rural issues TV debate postponed
April 30, 2010
A live TV debate on rural issues has been postponed until after the general election.
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Scientists discover mystery behind phytate production
April 30, 2010
?A team of scientists from the UK and Spain have identified the final piece in the jigsaw of how phytate is produced in plants.
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Sclerotinia found in winter beans
April 30, 2010
SCLEROTINIA infection has been found in some crops of winter beans, says the PGRO.
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Scotgrass 2010 event is offering expert advice
28 April 2010
Meet the members of the South West Scotland Grassland Society who will be available for Scotgrass visitors to quiz all through the day, at the British Grassland Society’s stand.
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Scotgrass preview: Efficiency and knowledge at heart of Dumfries event
April 30, 2010
THE annual AEA-organised grassland event heads north of the border to the Scottish Agricultural College Crichton Royal’s Acrehead Farm in Dumfries. With two weeks to go before the triennial Scotgrass event on Tuesday, May 11, all stand and exhibition space had been booked up, the AEA reports.
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Scotgrass Preview: Get all your questions answered
April 30, 2010
?This year’s Scotgrass venue is also home to SAC’s dairy research centre. Angela Calvert talks to head researcher Dave Roberts, and farm manager Hugh McClymont.
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Scotgrass preview: New mobile slurry separator brings worthwhile benefits
April 30, 2010
?The Scotgrass event is held at SAC’s Crichton Royal and Acre Head Farms, two farms split by a main road and managed as separate units, although sharing heifer rearing facilities.
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Scotgrass preview: Old outweighs new for Somerset contractor
April 30, 2010
?New forage harvesters represent a significant investment, but contractor Tim Stevens suggests he can be more efficient and offer a flexible service by purchasing used machines, as Jane Carley reports.
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Scotgrass: Host of new kit on show at the event
April 30, 2010
WITH Scotgrass 2010 sold out, the AEA cannot physically fit more grass and forage machinery. James Lane takes a look at what will be on show.
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Severn Trent water bills set to rocket
April 30, 2010
WATER bills could rise by 27 per cent above inflation over 20 years under current regimes warns one of the country’s biggest water companies, Severn Trent.
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Sheep farmers still struggling to cover costs
26 April 2010
WHILE the top third of Welsh sheep farms are turning a profit, considerable numbers are still failing to cover their costs, according to new figures released today (Monday, April 26).
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Sheep rustling on the rise in Scotland
28 April 2010
NFU Scotland is working with Lothian and Borders police to tackle a ‘significant increase’ in livestock thefts in the area, which has seen around 300 sheep reported stolen from a number of farms recently.
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Sheepdog trials diary – April 30
April 30, 2010
A round up of fixtures in the sheepdog trials diary for the week ahead.
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Silver Jubilee for two diversification pioneers
April 30, 2010
The award-winning youghurt company, Village Dairy, celebreates 25 years of its farm diversification.
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Simmentals sell to 4,500gns twice at Borderway mart
April 30, 2010
TRADE peaked at 4,500gns twice at last week’s Simmental Society show and sale at Borderway mart.
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Snatch calves at birth to reduce risk of infection
28 April 2010
Calves and young animals are the most susceptible to Johne’s infection
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Strict cattle controls in Welsh badger cull area
30 April 2010
STRICT new cattle control measures will come into force in the West Wales badger culling pilot area on Saturday (May 1).
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Sunshine, sea and socialising at YFC AGM 2010
26 April 2010
THE YFC AGM 2010 welcomed thousands of Young Farmers to the South West this weekend, as members celebrated all that is good about being part of the UK’s biggest youth organisation.
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Supermarket ombudsman must protect farmer identity
28 April 2010
THE proposed supermarket ombudsman must keep the identity of all dairy farm complainants anonymous to avoid retaliation from the retailers.
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Take action to avoid poor silage
28 April 2010
WHILE grazing appears to have recovered from the late, cold spring, it could still have a negative impact on silage, says Promar consultant Tim Harper.
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Take care with herbicides to save actives
28 April 2010
DO not use herbicide as a blanket control unless absolutely necessary, or even more products could be removed from the market, warned James Clarke of ADAS.
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Testing the stamina of your horse
April 30, 2010
ENDURANCE is one of the fastest growing equestrian sports in the country as Rachael Holdsworth reports. Increasingly, riders are finding out what is involved by entering their first ride organised by their local group.
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UK needs to be stronger in Europe - NSA
28 April 2010
THE UK should be pressing for a much stronger voice in Brussels, where much of the regulations governing agriculture, and the sheep sector in particular, have their beginnings, the National Sheep Association has warned.
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UK pig farmers take welfare message to Brussels
30 April 2010
THE UK pig industry sought to win the affection of Europe’s top policy makers in Brussels this week by hosting a breakfast of British bacon.
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Vets warn of bluetongue threat from ‘selfish’ farmers
30 April 2010
VETS are warning that the actions of some ‘thoughtless and selfish’ farmers are placing the entire UK livestock industry at risk from a recurrence of the 2007 bluetongue outbreak.
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Village with ultra-fast broadband
April 30, 2010
A Rutland village is now connected to the net at a speed better than many urban areas.
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Welsh Assembly sets out horticulture plans
April 30, 2010
THE Welsh Assembly Government has launched a strategic action plan setting out a vision of a sustainable future for the horticulture industry in Wales – and offering some farmers opportunities to diversify.
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Welsh hunt for illegal fly-tippers
30 April 2010
LANDOWNERS across Wales are being urged to keep a look out for illegal fly tippers and householders are being told to think twice before accepting offers from strangers claiming they can cheaply dispose of waste materials.
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Welsh sheepdog trial results – April 30
April 30, 2010
LLANGADOG (Judge, Graham Powell, 95 ran) Open national, 1, K. Evans (Libanus) Spot 8 (points lost); 2, P. Tomkins ( Llandrindod Wells) Leominster Arnold, 21 olf; 3, G. Owen (Penybont) Ben, 21; 4, K. Evans (Libanus) Mirk, 22 olf; 5, N. Watkins (Llanddeusant) Jody, 22; 6, D. Howells (Port Talbot) Bell, 23.
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What your vote means for the future of British farming
28 April 2010
As polling day looms in the most open and exciting General Election in a very long time, we outline the parties’ farming policies and analyse what it all means for farmers. Alistair Driver, William Surman, Jack Davies, Barry Alston and David Boderke report.
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Wheat futures market rallies
April 30, 2010
THE increasing strength of sterling has yet to have a negative impact on the UK feed wheat market. In fact, there was some strengthening last week and Gleadell Agriculture managing director David Sheppard said £100/tonne ex-farm became available for July – or even earlier in some regions.
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William and Andrew Cowx: Calving in the small hours after a very successful lambing
April 30, 2010
LAMBING is almost over after many long days and late nights. Despite the terrible weather on some occasions and the shortage of grass, we have had probably one of the best lambings ever in the 50 years since we came to Hudscales.
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Worcester Longhorns sell to 5,500gns top
April 30, 2010
Longhorn Cattle Society’s spring show and sale at Worcester.
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World Sheepdog Trials come to England
April 30, 2010
THE fourth World Sheepdog Trials will be held in England for the first time at Lowther Park Estate, near Penrith, Cumbria, from September 15-18, 2011.
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Yellow rust levels on the rise
April 30, 2010
WITH yellow rust infections in winter wheat crops on the increase, growers are being urged to treat susceptible varieties without delay where they haven’t already been protected.
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YFC AGM 2010 on video: Young Farmers on safari (part two)
25 April 2010
YOUNG farmers joined Farmers Guardian’s resident safari expert Safari Steve on the second day of the NFYFC AGM in Torquay as thousands poured through the doors in their fancy dress costumes.
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YFC AGM 2010: All the pictures, videos and news from Torquay
26 April 2010
CATCH up with all the news, pictures and videos as 5,000 young farmers descended on Torquay at the weekend (April 23-26) for the 2010 NFYFC AGM.
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YFC AGM 2010: Friday night in pictures
26 April 2010
CATCH UP on the pictures from the Friday night dinner at YFC AGM 2010 in Blackpool.
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Yields on rise as parlour times are slashed
28 April 2010
A West Wales farm has opened its gates to show off significant recent investment. BARRY ALSTON meets the family behind the changes.
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Young farmers must engage on Europe
26 April 2010
THERE has never been a more critical time for young farmers to engage in EU farm policy and to speak up on how to reform the Common Agricultural Policy.