Farmers Guardian
April 6th 2007

  • ‘Feeding systems affect cull cow finishing time’

    5 April 2007

    THERE was no benefit to feeding more than 6kg of concentrates per day when finishing cull cows for market – above this level there was no significant additional daily liveweight gain.

  • ‘Local food’ facility for hospital meals

    April 6th 2007

    WORK has begun on a £3.6 million project to provide meals for hospitals across Cornwall – with the help of local farmers.

  • ‘User-friendly’ review of National Register of Sprayer Operators

    April 6th 2007

    THE widely-criticised National Register of Sprayer Operators (NRoSO) scheme is to be reviewed over the next few months with the aim of delivering a more user-friendly version for farmers by the autumn.

  • ‘User-friendly’ review of National Register of Sprayer Operators

    April 6th 2007

    THE widely-criticised National Register of Sprayer Operators (NRoSO) scheme is to be reviewed over the next few months with the aim of delivering a more user-friendly version for farmers by the autumn.

  • £168 tops sale for Texel pair

    April 6th 2007

    TOP honours in the lamb section of Kirkby Stephen’s Easter prize show and sale went to a pair of Texel lambs from M.G. and S.L. Bainbridge, Sowerby, Kirkby Stephen. Weighing in at 37kg they sold at £84 each to J.F. and D. Haigh butchers, Kirkby Stephen.

  • Achieving the EFSIS mark has enabled family-run business to land new contracts

    April 6th 2007

    A FAMILY-RUN business supplying quality meat to the retail catering market has achieved a prestigious industry standard with the support of a Welsh Assembly Government grant – and as a result is winning new business contracts.

  • Agreement to tackle land-based skills shortage in Wales

    April 6th 2007

    AN agreement between employers, the Welsh Assembly and Lantra to tackle a land-based industry skills shortage in Wales will support more than 11,000 agricultural businesses and 44,000 workers.

  • An hour in the April garden

    April 6th 2007

    The April garden comes with spring – but it doesn’t always feel like it, as PAUL PEACOCK explains.

  • Animal welfare law update

    April 6th 2007

    THE most important piece of animal welfare legislation for almost a century came into force in Wales this week with more than 20 pieces of legislation relating to farmed and non-farmed animals being brought together and updated following the devolution of more powers to the Welsh Assembly.

  • ANM profits hit by poor food firms performance

    April 6th 2007

    PROFITS last year at the ANM Group were greatly reduced due to the disappointing performance by its food and meat firms.

  • Arla puts consumers straight on milk fat

    10 April 2007

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

  • Arla puts consumers straight on milk fat

    10 April 2007

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

  • At Last

    April 6th 2007

    At last. There can be no phrase that better sums up the significant move on milk price made by Tesco this week.

  • Auto sprayer option

    April 6th 2007

    Automatic tank filling and agitation and full ISO-Bus compatibility are not the only features of John Deere’s latest range of trailed sprayers as they also feature a brand new option which automatically switches off individual boom sections and master valve at the headland.

  • Belgian Blue-cross bull wins championship

    6 April 2007

    A TEN-month-old home-bred Belgian Blue-cross bull from Ken Fawcett and Sons, Barden, Yorkshire, was awarded the championship at the annual show and sale of young feeding bulls at Skipton Auction Mart.

  • Birthday celebrations for Gold Cup winner

    5 April 2007

    CHELTENHAM Racecourse has announced that it will be celebrating the ‘birthday’ of champion racehorse and three-time Gold Cup winner, Arkle, during its forthcoming meeting on April 18 and 19.

  • BPC says potato plantings progressing well nationally

    April 6th 2007

    IMPROVING soil conditions have resulted in good progress being made with potato planting, according to the British Potato Council this week.

  • Brave new world at Easton College

    April 6th 2007

    EASTON College, Norfolk, has officially opened the £2.4m extension to its Jubilee Teaching Centre.

  • Campaign growing in strength

    10 April 2007

    FARMERS Guardian’s Fair trade for British farmers petition is receiving tremendous support from the industry with signatures now totalling more than 2000.

  • Cereal Disease Control

    April 6th 2007

    FARMERS Guardian has the latest news on cereal disease development and management.

  • Champion pedigree cows competition

    April 6th 2007

    WHAT happens at the end of the summer show season when the trophy cabinet is full of new cups and certificates, but there are no more showing events for several months?

  • Changing emphasis for Seale-Hayne’s students

    April 6th 2007

    Just under four years ago we reported that Seale-Hayne, the Devon-based agricultural faculty of the University of Plymouth, was set to move from its rural location to the main Plymouth campus in the heart of the city. DAVID BURROWS pays a visit to some of the lecturers and researchers to see how things have changed.

  • Charollais cross takes the trophy at Chelford

    April 6th 2007

    THE start of this year’s new season lamb sales at Chelford, Cheshire, was marked by a larger than anticipated entry at the annual Easter show and sale.

  • Charollais cross takes the trophy at Chelford

    April 6th 2007

    THE start of this year’s new season lamb sales at Chelford, Cheshire, was marked by a larger than anticipated entry at the annual Easter show and sale.

  • Cherokee approved for higher dose rate

    April 6th 2007

    A NEW, higher dose rate has been approved in the UK for the cereal fungicide Cherokee (chlorothalonil+cyproconazole+propiconazole).

  • Children showing stronger interest in farming and food

    April 6th 2007

    CHILDREN are more aware about farming and what they eat than we realise, according to a new national survey of their habits.

  • Clever cows make a profit

    April 6th 2007

    Keeping things simple is the key not only to profitability but also to a better lifestyle, according to the Rawson family. After some turbulent years and many changes they have developed a simple, organic, grass-based system that works for them, as they told ANGELA CALVERT.

  • Contribution to research

    5 April 2007

    PROF Nigel Scollan is this year's winner of the British Society of Animal Science Sir John Hammond Memorial Prize for outstanding contribution to animal science.

  • Counting the cost of deer strikes on Britain’s roads

    April 6th 2007

    WILD deer cause 74,000 accidents a year on Brit-ain’s roads, deer experts have been told.

  • Crops looking pretty good in south

    April 6th 2007

    WINTER WHEAT

  • Cross-compliance changes are hailed as a ‘huge step forward’

    April 6th 2007

    THE farming industry has welcomed moves in Brussels to simplify the cross-compliance system as a ‘huge step forward’.

  • Defra must admit to its own failures

    April 6th 2007

    The MP behind the damning report on Mrs Beckett and her cohorts’ handling of Single Payments explains why Defra needs to finish its clearout and what the future holds for subsidies. TOM LEVITT reports.

  • Diets for robotic milking cows

    April 6th 2007

    DESPITE the increasing interest in robotic milking, many farmers are failing to realise that cows milked through a robot need to be fed differently to those in a conventional parlour.

  • Disease levels lower after dry spell

    April 6th 2007

    With the majority of cereal crops now at growth stages 30 to 31 and with T0 sprays either having gone on, or currently being applied, JOANNA BAKER asks two agronomists how crops are looking, what levels of disease are around and what products are being considered for the T1 timing.

  • Doing a double at Gisburn

    April 6th 2007

    FOR the second year running the championship prize at Gisburn’s Easter show and sale of spring lambs went to a pair of lambs from twin brothers, John and David Whalley, Blackburn.

  • Don’t be afraid of innovation, rural firms and farmers told

    April 6th 2007

    INNOVATION was an option and farmers and rural businesses should not be afraid of taking that first step, suggested Nigel Ryan, business manager at Bishop Burton College’s business development unit.

  • Don’t forget the Muirburn Code

    April 6th 2007

    THE Scottish Crofting Foundation has reminded members of the need to ensure that muirburn – heather burning – is carried out in accordance with the principles of the Muirburn Code.

  • English Sheepdog Trials Results

    April 6th 2007

    YORKSHIRE, Trawden Showfield, Colne, (43 ran) Novice: 1, K. Salisbury (Riddlesden) Scott, 80 of 90; 2, K. Salisbury, Fleet, 79; 3, C. Mellin (Oakworth) Tan Hill Jess, 78, OLF; 4, M. Davey (Otley) Bet, 78; 5, J. Moore (Oxenhope) Meg, 74; 6, P. Norton (Eastrington) Nell, 68.

  • EU barley production up

    April 6th 2007

    EU-25 barley production is expected to rise 4.5 million tonnes to 58.8Mt in 2007/08, according to Strategie Grains, driven by a rise in plantings and improved yields. Spring barley plantings are seen up 1.4 per cent to 8.5Mha.The largest increase in spring areas is expected in France and the UK while Denmark and Germany expect spring plantings to fall.

  • Ewes facing an increased risk of hypocalcaemia

    April 6th 2007

    SHEEP farmers are being urged to watch for signs of hypocalcaemia in ewes as field reports suggest a higher level of incidence than in previous years with a greater risk of ewe mortality.

  • Exeter Festival demonstrates the ‘ingenuity of farmers’ – Bradshaw

    April 6th 2007

    THE food industry in the South West further enhanced its reputation as a leader rather than a follower last weekend.

  • Farmer on a mission…to get locally-produced food on Armed Forces’ tables

    April 6th 2007

    There are more sheep in Powys than people – and the rugged terrain is not the only challenge for producers. BARRY ALSTON reports. PICTURES: ARVID PARRY JONES

  • Farmers praised for helping the VI meet its targets

    April 6th 2007

    FARMERS supporting the Voluntary Initiative (VI) have received double praise this week for their role in improving biodiversity and meeting most of the targets set by the initiative’s organisers last year.

  • Farmland prices hit record levels

    10 April 2007

    ENGLISH farmland averaged £3,353 in the first quarter of 2007 according to figures from Strutt & Parker's Farmland Database.

  • Farmland prices hit record levels

    10 April 2007

    ENGLISH farmland averaged £3,353 in the first quarter of 2007.

  • Feed and fuel costs part of Defra annual report

    April 6th 2007

    DEFRA’s annual report on agriculture has, for the first time, included a feed and fuel cost in its 2006 figures.

  • Forgotten rural Britain needs a little help too

    April 6th 2007

    I’m going to have trouble not making this piece into one long rant. I want to be measured. Considered.

  • Fremington Holsteins to 1,650gns at Carlisle

    April 6th 2007

    THE entire Fremington herd of pedigree Holsteins from Geoff Wilcox, Brougham, Penrith, was dispersed at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, and sold to 1,650gns. Mr Wilcox restocked five years ago after losing his herd during the foot-and-mouth outbreak. Most of the animals came from Messrs Lawson’s Almondene herd.

  • Fungicide-induced host defence is of benefit against other pathogens

    April 6th 2007

    AS part of its R&D strategy, BASF has sought to understand the non-fungicidal effects and benefits of plant fungicides since the introduction of its first strobilurin, kresoxim-methyl.

  • Fungicides

    April 6th 2007

    Need to check a cereal fungicide active ingredient, latest use date or LERAP? Supplied by BCPC, we have listings which cover winter and spring wheat and barley, oats, rye and triticale.

  • Fungicides

    April 6th 2007

    Need to check a cereal fungicide active ingredient, latest use date or LERAP? Supplied by BCPC, we have listings which cover winter and spring wheat and barley, oats, rye and triticale.

  • Go with the flow to work in harmony with your horse

    April 6th 2007

    In the second part of her monthly series, JONI BENTLEY tells riders to question their position in the saddle in order to straighten themselves and their horse and help both horse and rider relax and go with the flow.

  • Good prices due to strong demand

    April 6th 2007

    STRONG demand from UK farmers meant good prices were made from the machinery dispersal sale at Park Farm, Donington, south Lincolnshire held by Brown and Co.

  • Grants to DFB and First Milk

    April 6th 2007

    BOTH Dairy Farmers of Britain and First Milk have been given Welsh Assembly processing and marketing grants to assist investments at two of their Welsh plants.

  • Grazing cows ‘vital’ to maintain industry’s image

    April 6th 2007

    HEALTHIER profits and improved consumer perception – those were the two main reasons why Lely argued grazing was better than year-round housing for dairy cows.

  • Grazing Monitor 2007: Early turnout should be possible this season

    April 6th 2007

    THIS time last season we were in the middle of a severe cold snap and grass was refusing to budge – but this year things are altogether different.

  • Hat-trick for Tatton Park at Fine Food Awards

    April 6th 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.

  • Headland automation

    April 6th 2007

    The tractor operator’s life is about to get even easier with a brand new option from John Deere that not only automates all machine functions at the headland, but also turns the tractor. Steven Vale takes a look at the ultimate headland management system.

  • Healthy horse enterprise romps home in business challenge

    4 April 2007

    WEBSITE entrepreneur Hannah Crook has beaten a field of nearly one hundred competitors to take first place in a prestigious enterprise challenge.

  • Home-grown maize to play ‘critical role’ in beef industry

    April 6th 2007

    BEEF producers could increase gross margins by up to £70 per head through feeding more home-produced maize, according to independent beef nutritionist David Hendy in a new report commissioned by Grainseed Maize.

  • Huge Scottish biofuel plant a step closer

    April 6th 2007

    MOVES to build a massive biofuel plant in Scotland have moved a step closer.

  • Improving efficiency of the strip grazing system

    April 6th 2007

    Having promoted the benefits of strip grazing, Lely has launched a new robot to automatically move electric fences, thus reducing labour requirements and encouraging better grass utilisation. JOANNE PUGH reports from a press briefing in Amsterdam.

  • Inflexibility is holding back returns to dairy producers

    April 6th 2007

    INFLEXIBLE milk processing and manufacturing capacity in the UK is holding back producers’ returns, says a consultant.

  • Joules chlorothalonil withdrawn after formulation discrepancies

    April 6th 2007

    THE fungicide Joules has been withdrawn following a Pesticides Safety Directorate investigation into the supply of chlorothalonil products.

  • Keep on top of mildew

    April 6th 2007

    EARLY preventative mildew control in cereals will pay dividends this season, according to Dow AgroSciences.

  • Lamb weighing 38kg wins Easter prize sale

    6 April 2007

    THE SPRING lamb section at St Asaph’s Easter prize sale was won by an entry from E. Davies, Groes, Clwyd.

  • Lancashire lamb tops at Kendal

    April 6th 2007

    A CHAROLLAIS cross lamb, weighing 44kg, from M.J. Whitworth, Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, won the championship ticket at Kendal Auction Marts’ Easter show and sale of prime spring lambs.Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.

  • Livestock industry ‘at mercy of wind’ on bluetongue spread

    5 April 2007

    THE UK livestock industry is bracing itself for the arrival of bluetongue this summer in light of evidence from Germany that the virus has survived the European winter.

  • Livestock industry ‘at mercy of wind’ on bluetongue spread

    5 April 2007

    THE UK livestock industry is bracing itself for the arrival of bluetongue this summer in light of evidence from Germany that the virus has survived the European winter.

  • Lodging may indicate eyespot infection

    April 6th 2007

    Do not neglect eyespot in first wheat – doing so could lose yield. And don’t dismiss lodging as purely seasonal – it could indicate a severe eyespot infection.

  • Marts press for split premises calf auctions

    April 6th 2007

    AUCTION markets are pushing for Defra to relax its rules on the auction of calves for export as they bid to attract more farmers to sales.

  • Marts press for split premises calf auctions

    April 6th 2007

    AUCTION markets are pushing for Defra to relax its rules on the auction of calves for export as they bid to attract more farmers to sales.

  • MEPs call for cut in GM contamination threshold

    April 6th 2007

    EUROPEAN Ministers have called for the threshold of GM contamination of organic food to be reduced from 0.9 to 0.1 per cent.

  • Miliband claims farmers better off with higher VM

    April 6th 2007

    DAVID Miliband has claimed that the high rates of voluntary modulation (VM) faced by farmers in England will actually make them better off.

  • Minister a priority for Welsh farming

    10 April 2007

    THE Farmers Union of Wales has stressed the need for Welsh farming to have its own Minister in the National Assembly ahead of the May 3 polling day.

  • Modulation – and what they said

    April 6th 2007

    • “For many in the countryside looking after the environment is a way of life. I hope that the near £4 billion funding will help all concerned build on the significant achievements already made and continue to make the English countryside a thriving community for those who live and work there as well as a beautiful place to visit.”

  • More farmers give evidence to Competition Commission

    April 6th 2007

    MORE farmers have come forward to give evidence to the Competition Commission’s on-going investigation into the grocery market.

  • More powerful data from improved genetic testing

    April 6th 2007

    SIGNIFICANT progress in DNA profiling technology will be announced at this year's National Holstein Show with IGENITY, principle sponsors of the event, launching a much extended service.

  • Muck and Maize special

    13 April 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.

  • Muck and Maize special

    13 April 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.

  • N rates spring 2007

    April 6th 2007

    Sandy or shallow soils with no over-winter crop cover.

  • National Holstein Show Judging Schedule

    April 6th 2007

    MONDAY, APRIL 16 Judging to begin at 2pm.

  • National Parks agenda

    April 6th 2007

    A NEW Policy Statement for the National Parks in Wales has been welcomed by the Council for National Parks (CNP).

  • NBA calls for beef levies to be ring-fenced

    10 April 2007

    LEVIES taken from beef farmers should be used exclusively to help beef farmers when the new levy structure comes into force, the National Beef Association has said.

  • New co-form well suited to T0 and T1

    April 6th 2007

    NEW chlorothalonil+ epoxiconazole+metrafenone co-formulation Ceando is well placed for use at T0 and T1 this season, according to Velcourt technical director Keith Norman.

  • New committee members

    April 6th 2007

    Defra has appointed seven new members to the Advisory Committee on Organic Standards.

  • New look Royal team promises ‘cracking event’

    4 April 2007

    THE organisers of this year’s Royal Show have promised to deliver a ‘cracking event’, after unveiling a new management team.

  • New president elected

    5 April 2007

    THE new president of the British Society of Animal Science is Prof Geoff Simm of SAC, who was elected at the conference.

  • New rules see pension contributions rise

    10 April 2007

    FARMERS are putting more money into pensions since the rules were simplified.

  • New rules see pension contributions rise

    10 April 2007

    FARMERS are putting more money into pensions since the rules were simplified.

  • New survey aims to improve enzootic abortion practices

    April 6th 2007

    Farmers across the UK are being asked to take part in a national survey of enzootic abortion in ewes (EAE) in order to learn more about how and why the infection spreads between sheep and flocks.

  • Newest UK plant turns rapeseed oil into ‘green fuel’

    April 6th 2007

    Biofuel company Greenergy has started production at its new biodiesel plant at Immingham. CLEMMIE GLEESON went to visit.

  • Nivelle and Northernline herd portions sell to 1,320gns

    April 6th 2007

    A BID of 1,320gns topped the trade when the entire younger milking portion and in-calf heifers from the Nivelle and Northernline pedigree Holstein herds, from R. and A. Ryan, Norwich, were sold at Beeston Castle auction, Cheshire.

  • No prosecutions arising from the avian flu outbreak

    April 6th 2007

    THE Bernard Matthews turkey plant at the centre of the avian influenza outbreak in February will not be prosecuted despite an initial report that highlighted breaches of regulations.

  • No prosecutions arising from the avian flu outbreak

    April 6th 2007

    THE Bernard Matthews turkey plant at the centre of the avian influenza outbreak in February will not be prosecuted despite an initial report that highlighted breaches of regulations.

  • NZ warned over competition from South America

    April 6th 2007

    COMPETITION from South America will be an issue for New Zealand lamb and beef producers exporting to Europe, the industry has been warned.

  • Opportunity for 150 women to get HGV driving licence at reduced cost

    10 April 2007

    THE British Horse Society (BHS) has been working with Clearstone Rollright and Skills for Logistics to allow 150 women who are involved in the horse industry, to obtain a HGV driving licence at just one third of the usual rate.

  • Other supermarkets must follow Tesco lead

    April 6th 2007

    DAIRY industry leaders have universally acclaimed Tesco’s milk price increase and its contracts with producers.

  • PIN’s effort impresses the Prince

    April 6th 2007

    PRINCE Charles met members of a Norfolk producers’ co-operative during a visit to East Anglia.

  • Potato planting going well

    4 April 2007

    IMPROVING soil conditions have resulted in good progress being made with potato planting, according to the British Potato Council.

  • Prizes up for grabs at show

    April 6th 2007

    ALSO at the National Holstein Show, IGENITY will be giving away 100,000 litres of quota.

  • Prize-winner at Chelford a 10-week-old Belgian Blue

    6 April 2007

    THE champion ticket at Chelford auction’s annual Easter prize show and sale of calves went to a 10-week-old Belgian Blue bull calf from David Moss, Sandbach, Cheshire.

  • Promoting UK hedgerow conservation

    April 6th 2007

    A NEW handbook has been published to promote greater conservation of UK hedgerows and the species that live within them.

  • PSD publishes details for the withdrawal of trifluralin

    April 6th 2007

    THE Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) has published details of herbicides containing trifluralin that are to be withdrawn following the EU’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health vote last month for the non-inclusion of the active ingredient on Annex 1.

  • Put partnerships in writing

    April 6th 2007

    Geoff Tomlinson, head of the rural business team at Preston, Lancashire based Napthens takes a look at the need for carefully structured partnership agreements.

  • Rainbomb havoc

    April 6th 2007

    Torrential does not adequately describe last week’s rain bomb in New Zealand – an area near Kawakawa on the North Island reported 613mm over 36 hours.Farmer Gus Lindsay from Tanekaha was among farmers scrambling to save livestock. Only three of his 130 calves survived the rain bomb which put 230ha of his farm underwater.At 3pm last Thursday he was doing normal farm jobs but by 5pm his farm was “fully flooded”.

  • Rapeseed glut but malting barley tight

    April 6th 2007

    RAPESEED futures have continued to slide this week as as it appears there will be a glut this year.

  • RCVS Trust funds research projects and animal welfare

    April 6th 2007

    THE Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ Trust has this week awarded just under £600,000 to nearly 70 innovative and high-calibre research and animal welfare projects in the UK and overseas.

  • Research at IGER looks at ryegrass as a renewable chemical source for the future

    April 6th 2007

    GRASSLAND could soon be the source of a range of chemicals used in plastics, coatings and cosmetics, according to a team of scientists based in Wales.

  • Robert Smith aims for British Open Hat Trick

    4 April 2007

    REIGNING British Open Champion Robert Smith, son of the legendary Harvey Smith, is aiming for a hat trick at this year’s British Open Show Jumping Championships (12th – 15th April at Birmingham’s NEC).

  • SAC to upgrade farm research facilities

    April 6th 2007

    PLANS have been announced by the SAC to carry out a major upgrade of its beef cattle research facilities at Easter Howgate Farm, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian.

  • Saddle Up for Spinal Research

    4 April 2007

    SPINAL Research has organised Saddle Up 2007 a series of exciting lecture demonstrations to be held at various Equestrian Colleges around the UK.

  • SAVOURY FLAN

    April 6th 2007

    This recipe was sent in by Anne Beckley from Buxton, Derbyshire.

  • Scottish Sheepdog Trials Results

    April 6th 2007

    LEYS CASTLE (Judge: B. Ross, Ardgay) Open (52 ran) 1, I. McConnell, (Garven) Jaff, 98 /100; 2, M. Murray (Back) Garry, 96; 3, M. Shearer (Westfield) Bob, 93; 4, M. Murray (Back) Jim, 91; 5, N. Ross (Kingussie) Ben, 89 Outbye; 6, H. MacLean (Culloden) Eilidh, 89.

  • Selenium increases the growth rate of lambs

    5 April 2007

    SUPPLEMENTING ewes with selenium prior to mating can increase the number of lambs born and the growth rate of these lambs in mid-lactation.

  • Self-propelled update

    April 6th 2007

    JOHN Deere is looking to take a slice of the estimated 900 to 1,000 self-propelled sprayers sold in Europe each year with a brand new European designed and built version.Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.Pictured at the SIMA show, this is one of handful of machines that will ...

  • Sheep and Goat Health Schemes target CLA disease

    April 6th 2007

    FOR the Sheep and Goat Health Schemes (SGHS) the priority will be caseous lymphadenitis – better known as CLA.

  • Sheep Health Management

    4 April 2007

    Following two successful calf management tours, Farmers Guardian and Intervet have teamed up again – this time to address issues affecting sheep. The sheep health management meetings, sponsored by Intervet, the Sheep and Goat Health Schemes and FG, will have plenty to offer.

  • Sheep Health Management

    5 April 2007

    Following two successful calf management tours, Farmers Guardian and Intervet have teamed up again – this time to address issues affecting sheep. The sheep health management meetings, sponsored by Intervet, the Sheep and Goat Health Schemes and FG, will have plenty to offer.

  • SHEEP NEWS IN BRIEF

    April 6th 2007

    Seminars

  • SHEEPDOG TRIALS DIARY

    April 6th 2007

    ENGLAND

  • Silvergate herd sold at Ross-on-Wye

    April 6th 2007

    BUYERS were out in force at Ross-on-Wye cattle market to buy from the Silvergate Holstein Friesian herd of C.B. Gay and Partners, Norwich, who are ending milk production.

  • Simple steps will deter the flytippers

    April 6th 2007

    FLY-TIPPING has become a major problem in the countryside, with 67 per cent of farmers affected, and the cost of illegally dumped waste, shared between landowners and local authorities, totals around £100 million a year.

  • Single point win for Scott at Trawden in second success

    April 6th 2007

    KEITH Salisbury and Scott took their second novice title in successive weeks last Saturday, while Chloe Cropper and Ron earned their first nursery win.

  • Six new sugar beet varieties

    April 6th 2007

    SIX new sugar beet varieties join the NIAB Recommended List for the first time for 2008 taking the total number of varieties available for selection up to 22.

  • Soil nitrogen levels drop – but only to average season levels

    April 6th 2007

    LAST autumn’s high soil nitrogen levels have reduced significantly over the winter but only to levels typical of an average season, according to ADAS.

  • South Devon prices are smashed at Exeter, bull average up £1,000

    April 6th 2007

    THE South Devon Herd Book Society’s spring show and sale at Exeter saw a total clearance of 27 bulls and 17 heifers, the smashing of last year’s record bull price and the raising of the average bull price by £1,000 since 2005.

  • Straw bedding ‘best enrichment’ for pigs

    5 April 2007

    THE best ‘enrichment’ for pigs was straw bedding, according to a study by Caroline Docking, of ADAS Terrington.

  • Strong Belgian Blue demand at Dungannon

    April 6th 2007

    THERE was a buzz around the ring at Dungannon Farmers Mart for the Northern Ireland Belgian Blue Club’s inaugural export sale, leading to a virtual clearout with averages approaching £600 up on a year ago and the sale hitting a Dungannon record of 4,700gns.

  • Students’ protest earns reprieve for pedigree pig unit

    April 6th 2007

    Shuttleworth College forced into about turn by direct action

  • Survey of red squirrels

    April 6th 2007

    A DRIVE is underway to learn more about the distribution of red squirrels in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

  • Survey reveals UK milk production could fall by at least 7pc over two years

    April 6th 2007

    NATIONAL milk production could fall by at least 7 per cent – or 900m litres – over the next two years as only one fifth of producers plan to expand.

  • Tesco ‘Localchoice’ is a big boost for co-operative

    April 6th 2007

    DAIRY Farmers of Britain will bottle Tesco’s ‘Localchoice’ milk at five of its regional dairies most of which it has taken on through acquisitions.

  • Tesco ‘Localchoice’ is a big boost for co-operative

    April 6th 2007

    DAIRY Farmers of Britain will bottle Tesco’s ‘Localchoice’ milk at five of its regional dairies most of which it has taken on through acquisitions.

  • Tesco goes direct to ease dairy pressure

    April 6th 2007

    A £25 million initiative on milk sourcing by Tesco, could, industry leaders hope, be the start of a turnaround for dairy farming’s fortunes in the UK.

  • Texel tops Easter show and sale at Clitheroe

    April 6th 2007

    CLITHEROE auction mart held their annual Easter show and sale of lambs earlier this week and Allan Hacking of Hackings butchers, Clitheroe, was on hand to pick the winners.

  • The British Society of Animal Science conference

    5 April 2007

    The British Society of Animal Science staged its annual meeting and conference at Southport this week, Farmers Guardian has all the news.

  • Timing is vital to achieve good levels of cavity spot control

    April 6th 2007

    CARROT growers can achieve good levels of cavity spot control with SL567A (metalaxyl-M), but application timing is crucial to get the best results.

  • Tir Mynydd outcome simply ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’

    6 April 2007

    THE Welsh Assembly vote in favour of restoring some of the cuts in next year’s Wales-based Tir Mynydd hill farming support payments has delighted farming organisations – but has been attacked as ‘short-sighted and damaging’ by a raft of environmental and countryside organisations.

  • Toxoplasmosis is the main focus for the sheep health management series

    April 6th 2007

    TOXOPLASMOSIS, a disease still causing avoidable losses in UK flocks, will be the main focus for Intervet at the five sheep health management meetings being organised across the country.

  • Training pays off at Red Poll Calf Show

    April 6th 2007

    AGRICULTURE and animal management students at Writtle are celebrating their success at the Red Poll Calf Show in Peterborough where they won 14 rosettes in four categories.

  • Trial results show benefits for septoria control and yield

    April 6th 2007

    USING a prothioconazole+ chlorothalonil mix at T1 had a useful additional effect on septoria control last year, and had a neutral effect on eyespot performance.

  • Triazoles still the backbone

    April 6th 2007

    THE field performance of triazoles has received considerable attention recently.

  • Triplets ‘a mixed blessing’

    April 6th 2007

    EARLY indications are that the UK lamb crop is up this season with preliminary scan results showing a good proportion of twin and triplet lambs.

  • UK breeding cattle exports reach £1m

    April 6th 2007

    EXPORTS of British breeding cattle have reached the £1 million mark.

  • UK broilers almost salmonella free

    April 6th 2007

    A QUARTER of broiler flocks in Europe have salmonella, a survey published this week by the Europe Food Standards Agency (EFSA) has revealed.

  • UK celebrates a transformation in dairy progeny testing success

    April 6th 2007

    With many of the cows at the National Holstein Show likely to be the daughters of some of the top British-bred bulls, Holstein UK takes a look at the progress progeny testing has made in recent years.

  • Weight gains on kale ‘acceptable’

    5 April 2007

    SPRING-BORN suckled calf steers could be out-wintered on kale-based grazing systems and still achieve acceptable liveweight gains.

  • Welsh artisan flours make it into flagship Moscow store

    April 6th 2007

    ALREADY used by many of the UK’s top chefs and restaurants, Bacheldre Watermill’s organic flours are to go on sale in one of Russia’s flagship stores over Easter.

  • Welsh Sheepdog Trials Results

    April 6th 2007

  • Western Holsteins peak at 1,750gns – average up £120

    April 6th 2007

    A TOP of 1,750gns was realised at the Western Holstein Club’s show and sale at Beeston Castle, Cheshire, and the overall average was up by over £120 on last month’s sale.

  • What modulation means to England’s farmers

    April 6th 2007

    Over the next few years farmers in England will lose nearly a fifth of their Single Payments through modulation, while cuts almost everywhere else in Europe will be set at 5 per cent. ALISTAIR DRIVER look at what last week’s announcement on modulation means to farmers and why England is so far out of step with the rest.

  • Wiseman expansion plans in South West

    April 6th 2007

    ROBERT Wiseman Dairies is planning to more than double the initial 200 million litre capacity of its new dairy in the South West, at Bridgwater.

  • Write to your MP

    3 April 2007

    THE campaign is gathering pace with an increasing number of signatures for our petition and 43 MPs showing their support by signing the Early Day Motion.

  • Wyke Farms Giant Cheaster Egg Auction!

    6 April 2007

    WYKE Farms auctioned their first ever 24inch Easter Egg made from Cheese on eBay to raise money for the National Osteoporosis Society.

  • Yorkshire beef on the map

    April 6th 2007

    MEAT processor, Dunbia Sawley, is aiming to get Yorkshire beef onto the menus of some of the top restaurants in southern France.

  • Yorkshire growers will benefit from green power

    April 6th 2007

    DRAX Power in Yorkshire is tripling its existing miscanthus supply contract from 100,000 to 300,000 tonnes per annum.

  • Young Show Jumpers Shine

    4 April 2007

    A very successful 11th Pony Club Winter League Show Jumping Championships took place on Saturday (March 31) at Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell with talented youngsters from all over the United Kingdom taking part.

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