Farmers Guardian
August 10th 2007

  • ‘Drink more milk’ message for schools

    14 August 2007

    ‘DRINK more milk’ is the simple message behind a new marketing campaign using teenagers to help promote the drink across 12 secondary schools in Yorkshire to other fellow students.

  • ‘Good farmers’ find themselves at the centre of a crisis

    10 August 2007

    FOR the Pride family there was only sympathy and praise this week. There is deep shock within the local community that the family, universally described as ‘good farmers’, have, through no fault of their own, found themselves at the centre of a national crisis.

  • ‘Reconsider’ big bale silage

    August 10th 2007

    WHEN looking for flexible ways to approach grassland management, dairy farmers are being urged to reconsider big bale silage.

  • £6.2m loss – but DFB says it is set to move forward

    August 10th 2007

    MILK co-operative Dairy Farmers of Britain made a £6.2million loss in its last financial year.

  • 1,000gns peak at Dungannon Charollais

    August 10th 2007

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  • 1,200gns top price at Montgomery Jersey dispersal

    August 10th 2007

    A BID of 1,200gns topped the complete dispersal sale of the Montgomery herd of Jerseys at Great Weston Farm, Montgomery, Powys, on behalf of Mr and Mrs Alan Richards, who have decided to cease milking.

  • 34.66ppl average at UDF auction

    August 10th 2007

    UNITED Dairy Farmers auction on Thursday, August 2, saw a top of 38.5ppl and a total of 27 million litres averaged 34.66ppl.Three-month contract milk, of which 24 million litres sold, averaged 34.31ppl and one month (3 million litres) 37.49ppl. By comparison, last year’s equivalent sale delivered an overall average of 18.42ppl while last month, the average was 28.72ppl.

  • 5,000gns peak in fast trading at Beeston Castle

    August 10th 2007

    PRICES peaked at 5,000gns and trade was fast when the January to July calving portion and a selection of served and maiden heifers from the Whiteford Red and Whites and the Middle Ayrshire herds went under the hammer at Beeston Castle, Cheshire.

  • A revolution in calf management

    August 10th 2007

    A REVOLUTION in calf management at Edinburgh University’s Langhill Farm, Roslin, has seen improved daily liveweight gains and reduced welfare issues.

  • Above-average OSR yields not spectacular

    August 10th 2007

    ALTHOUGH oilseed rape yields have been slightly above average in the HGCA Recommended List trials harvested so far, they are not spectacular, according to RL technical manager, Bill Handley, this week.

  • Aeration systems could avoid slurry gas danger

    August 10th 2007

    DANGEROUS levels of hydrogen sulphide and other slurry gases, often caused by mechanical mixing, could be avoided through the use of aeration systems.

  • Alliance launch A390 tyre

    August 10th 2007

    The A390 is the latest tyre range to come from Alliance through distributor Kirkby Tyres. Available in sizes such as 600/50R22.5 to 30.5R32 the tyres are capable of carrying 6,500kg at pressures of 36psi at speeds of 50kph.

  • Bakewell Show

    August 10th 2007

    Limousin cow Spage Tess took the beef inter-breed title at Bakewell Show, Derbyshire, for Helen Burton and Paul Cairns.

  • Bakewell Show results

    August 10th 2007

    Dairy - Inter-breed (Judge, K. Atkin, Derbyshire) Supreme, J.R. Williamson, Evening Stormatic Fogey (Holstein); reserve, J. Hole and Sons, Amber Barrington Iris 71 (Dairy Shorthorn).

  • Be vigilant and help combat ragwort

    13 August 2007

    RAGWORT, in flower at this time of year, poisons horses and it is up to all horse owners to do their bit to help control it. GAYNOR ROBERTS gets up close and personal with the toxic weed and explores ways to help combat it.

  • Big interest in Stabiliser ‘solution’

    13 August 2007

    JUST two years after its launch, the North West Stabiliser Project has helped establish 12 new Stabiliser multiplier herds and more than 200 farmers have registered an interest in the project, Lowri Williams, project officer, told a press briefing near Kendal, Cumbria.

  • Big interest in Stabiliser ‘solution’

    13 August 2007

    JUST two years after its launch, the North West Stabiliser Project has helped establish 12 new Stabiliser multiplier herds and more than 200 farmers have registered an interest in the project, Lowri Williams, project officer, told a press briefing near Kendal, Cumbria.

  • Biosecurity

    August 10th 2007

    The latest advice from Defra.

  • Black Isle Show

    August 10th 2007

    THE Black Isle Show went ahead in glorious conditions at Mannsfield, Muir of Ord, in the Scottish Highlands.

  • Book early for disposal scheme

    August 10th 2007

    NFU Cymru was also advising producers to book early or run the risk of losing Older Cattle Disposal Scheme compensation.

  • Braco Show, Perthsire

    August 10th 2007

    CATTLE - Inter-breed (Judge, J. Farquharson, Errol) Supreme, G. Harvey (Limousin); reserve, W. Peters (Commercial).

  • Brecon County Show

    August 10th 2007

    No stock, but a surprise Royal show-stopper in the event’s egg classes

  • Breeding red and white cows to meet today’s industry needs

    August 10th 2007

    Steeped in the family tradition of pedigree dairying, Michael Howie has set out to continue to breed red and white cows to meet today’s industry requirements. Jennifer MacKenzie reports

  • Cardigan Show

    August 10th 2007

    WYN Jenkins, with his three-year-old, home-bred cow, Penwern Rachel, topped the beef breeds at Cardigan Show ahead of Jade Phillips with her Belgian Blue heifer.

  • Cartmel Show, Cumbria

    August 10th 2007

    DAIRY

  • Cauliflower with ginger

    August 10th 2007

    “A study has shown that eating cauliflower and broccoli twice a day can almost half a man’s chances of developing prostrate cancer,” says Alice Steel of the World Cancer Research Fund, who sent in this recipe.

  • Caution is advised when applying maleic hydrazide

    August 10th 2007

    POTATO growers should take extra care when applying Fazor (maleic hydrazide) this summer, says Dow AgroSciences.

  • Check vaccination status to reduce impact of fluke

    August 10th 2007

    SHEEP producers should check the vaccination status of their sheep to reduce the risk of black disease resulting from fluke-induced liver damage, according to Rosemary Booth, of Intervet Animal Health.

  • Chelated trace elements can boost lamb growth

    August 10th 2007

    GROWTH rates in lambs could be boosted through the use of an organically chelated trace element and vitamin supplement, according to a trial conducted by Northumberland College.

  • Chief vet wants “high vigilance and planning”

    13 August 2007

    CHIEF veterinary officer Debby Reynolds has urged “high vigilance and planning” as the industry enters a crucial week in the fight against the foot-and-mouth virus.

  • Choosing the best model to suit soil conditions and easy maintainance

    August 10th 2007

    Launched 10 years ago, the Simba Cultipress is just at home consolidating clods behind a set of discs or firming land after ploughing.

  • Commission faces renewed calls for Brazilian beef export ban

    9 August 2007

    THE European Commission has come under renewed pressure to ban Brazilian beef imports in the wake of the Surrey foot-and-mouth outbreak.

  • Commodities rise in not short term

    13 August 2007

    GLOBAL agricultural commodity prices are on course to rise by 16 per cent this year as they did in 2006.

  • Commodities rise in not short term

    13 August 2007

    GLOBAL agricultural commodity prices are on course to rise by 16 per cent this year as they did in 2006.

  • Compensation

    August 10th 2007

    THE level of compensation awarded to farmers who have had stock culled will be decided by Defra valuers based on market prices. No tabular system, familiar to farmers with cattle culled for TB, has been put in place at this time.

  • Competition goes ahead despite cancelled show

    6 August 2007

    DESPITE the cancellation of Burwarton Show, Shropshire, due to the adverse weather conditions, the combined live/dead lamb carcase competition went ahead with strong entries as usual.

  • Cutting costs with machinery pool and a topdown approach

    August 10th 2007

    It has been seven years since the Pelham Farming Company chose to pursue min-till strategies to reduce costs and ensure cereal growing remains profitable. Geoff Ashcroft looks at the firm’s system

  • Dairy farmer wants an answer to welfare issue

    7 August 2007

    SHROPSHIRE dairy farmer Stephen Yates supports the ban on livestock movements but says he has been banging his head against a brick wall when trying to get an answer as to how he gets home his close-to-calving heifers.

  • Dairy inter-breed award

    August 10th 2007

    ‘A lovely tall beast, clean-boned, a tremendous milk cow with good mobility and a good udder’, was how dairy inter-breed judge Ken Atkin described his champion, Evening Stormatic Fogey.

  • Defra and industry working towards welfare exemption for movements

    9 August 2007

    THE NFU said it is working with Defra on new arrangements that allow animals to be moved on welfare grounds.

  • Deliberate or accidental human movement most likely cause of outbreak

    7 August 2007

    DELIBERATE or accidental release of the virus by human movement from a nearby laboratory is the most likely cause of the foot-and-mouth outbreak, according to the initial findings of a Health and Safety Executive inquiry.

  • Depth ‘critical’ in crop establishment when using pre-emergence herbicide

    August 10th 2007

    Be sure to check your crop establishment technique buries seed sufficiently deep when using a pre-emergence herbicide, cereal growers are being urged.

  • Disease has potential to cause catastrophic damage

    9 August 2007

    THE strain of foot-and-mouth virus found in Surrey is showing all of the classical symptoms and virulent signs of the 2001 disease, according to the Government’s top vet.

  • Dry weather aids OSR and barley harvest

    August 10th 2007

    CEREAL harvesting in England has proceeded rapidly in this week’s dry weather. Many growers have completed oilseed rape and winter barley combining and are well into wheat crops. In Scotland recent rain has held up progress.

  • EA drainage

    August 10th 2007

    THE Environment Agency should be given greater responsibility of urban drainage issues, according to the Chartered Institution of Water and Environment (CIWEM), despite farmers’ concerns.

  • East Kilbride Show, Lanarkshire

    August 10th 2007

    Champion of Champions, R. Hamilton (Commercial)

  • Easy calving beef sire the attraction for host

    13 August 2007

    IT was the search for an easy calving beef sire to use on heifers that first attracted the host for the briefing, James Dixon, of Kitcrag Farm, Selside, Kendal, to the Stabiliser breed.

  • EBV selection is delivering profits

    August 10th 2007

    RESEARCH at Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, Greenmount Campus, has supported financial claims linked to using bulls with a high beef value.

  • English Sheepdog Trials results

    9 August 2007

    LOWGILL, Park House, Open (70 ran): 1, N. Ireland (Holmrook) Maggie, 81 of 90, TIME; 2, F. Satterthwaite Zac, 81; 3, J. McRobert (Tweedsmuir) Pete, 80, OLF; 4, D. Harrison (Selside) Ben, 80; 5, F. Noble (Wearhead) Hemp, 78; 6, P. Ellis (New Hutton) Scot, 77.

  • English soft cheese giving the French a run for their money

    August 10th 2007

    Three years ago in a Hampshire kitchen, two friends decided to begin experimenting with cows’ milk in their quest to create a new English cheese. Since then, the resulting recipe has triumphed, attracting the tastebuds of cheese connoisseurs, demanding the attention of retailers and causing a local frenzy among consumers. DANUSIA OSIOWY spoke to the creators of a champion cheese.

  • EU oilseed position tightens

    August 10th 2007

    WITH combines in the UK continuing to catch oilseed rape crops when they can, the European Union rape market position remains more finely balanced than pre-harvest expectations.

  • Extra Arla role

    August 10th 2007

    DEPUTY chief executive of Arla Foods UK, Hanne Sondergaard, is to take on the additional role of milk procurement director as Peter Walker retires at the end of September. Mr Walker has worked for Arla Foods and the former Express Dairies since 1979.

  • Farm borrowings reach all time high

    August 10th 2007

    BANK lending to agriculture reached £9.72billion at the end of June – an all time high, according to the Bank of England.

  • Farm borrowings reach all time high

    August 10th 2007

    BANK lending to agriculture reached £9.72billion at the end of June – an all time high, according to the Bank of England.

  • Farm project helps children

    August 10th 2007

    YORKSHIRE children with learning and behavioural difficulties are set to benefit from a new education project being set up by a local land owner.

  • Farmer says flooding could have caused the FMD crisis

    7 August 2007

    THE farmer who discovered the first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in his cattle in Surrey has said that the recent flooding could have carried the virus onto his farm.

  • FMD – the perfect end to a perfect summer

    August 10th 2007

    SO, the midden has hit the windmill and we are all suddenly on a nationwide standstill. Great, terrific, just what we all needed – the perfect end to the perfect summer.

  • FMD ‘unlikely’ to spread from Surrey

    10 August 2007

    FOOT-AND-MOUTH disease is unlikely to spread outside of Surrey and the source of infection is ‘very likely’ to be the Pirbright laboratory according to the Government’s epidemiological interim report into the disease outbreak.

  • FMD restrictions hit buyers' confidence

    9 August 2007

    FOOT-and-mouth restrictions hit the confidence of GB buyers at the premier sale of Suffolks at Roscrea Mart in Southern Ireland.

  • Grampian kale above average

    August 10th 2007

    IN the latest kale trial at the Scottish Crop Research Institute, new variety Grampian had the highest freshweight yield of 77.4 tonne per hectare and highest dry matter yield of 11.1t/he – 12 per cent above the average of the six varieties on test. The second highest DM yield of 10.4 tonnes was achieved by Caledonian, with the remaining varieties all yielding under 10 tonnes.

  • Grazing Monitor: A return to grazing normality

    August 10th 2007

    AFTER phenomenally wet months in June and July, it at last looks as if we are in for some more settled weather, which should allow grazing to return to something approaching normal.

  • High fusarium levels in some wheat regions

    August 10th 2007

    LATEST wheat ear disease disease monitoring results have highlighted regional variations in levels of the toxin-forming ear blight fusarium graminearum, says the HGCA.

  • Honiton Show, Devon

    August 10th 2007

    BEEF - Inter-breed (Judge, R. Finnish) Supreme, C.J. Hutchings, Goldie’s Trophy (Limousin); reserve, D. Mills, Wishful Lavender (Simmental).

  • Hope on exports

    9 August 2007

    THE prospect of a relatively early partial lifting of the EU export ban has been brought closer by the EU Commission’s decision to carry out a review of the situation within weeks.

  • Industrial hemp

    August 10th 2007

    A NEW £3.6million industrial hemp processing facility is being built near Halesworth, Suffolk. Hemcore, the UK’s only commercial hemp processing company, says it will employ 35 people and enable it to process 50,000 tonnes of hemp straw a year.

  • Integration and partnership key to the future for AFMP producers

    August 10th 2007

    Howard Walsh asks Arla UK’s new chief executive, Peter Lauritzen, just why its UK producers should have been, in the main, so happy to see the takeover by Arla amba.

  • Ireland and Maggie’s first Open title

    9 August 2007

    NORMAN Ireland gained his first open title on Saturday, running Maggie at the Lowgill trial at Wray, Lancashire.

  • Jarman and Gwen win with combined run

    9 August 2007

    AT Talybont there were five classes with the runs in each style being combined and this meant an entry total of 130 runs.

  • Kintyre Show

    August 10th 2007

    CATTLE - Beef inter-breed (Judge, B. Wills) Supreme, D.W. Semple (Charolais).

  • Latest suspected case is not FMD, says farmer.

    10 August 2007

    A NEW suspected case of foot-and-mouth at a farm near Dorking, outside the original protection zone, is almost certainly not foot-and-mouth disease, according to the farmer affected.

  • Livestock movement ban is relaxed

    8 August 2007

    THE livestock movement ban is to be eased from midnight the Government says.

  • Losses grow under export ban

    August 10th 2007

    AS each day goes by under the export ban, hundreds of thousands of pounds are being lost in foregone export business worth some £504million in a full year.

  • Marts ‘postpone’ sales but seek collection centre status

    9 August 2007

    By Joanna Baker and Howard Walsh

  • Meat supply 'fine' as direct to slaughter movements resume

    9 August 2007

    ALL the major supermarkets said this week that supplies of home-reared red meat were not in danger provided direct to slaughter restrictions were to be allowed this week.

  • Merial deny any wrongdoing

    8 August 2007

    MERIAL have acknowledged the Health and Safety Executive report that states the ‘strong possibility’ that the foot-and-mouth outbreak began in the Pirbright research lab but maintain that no evidence has been found to imply negligence on their part.

  • Minimum tillage

    August 10th 2007

    FARMERS Guardian takes a look at the latest news and strategies in our special minimum tillage feature.

  • More power to the Magnum

    August 10th 2007

    As Case IH prepares to celebrate 50 years of Steiger the articulated tractor range has been improved with more powerful and fuel efficient engines. Next year also sees the Magnum tractors achieve 20 years of service and the introduction of a new top dog, the 335.

  • More than a mild change in cheese values

    13 August 2007

    FOR the first time in seven years mild cheddar market returns are exceeding those of mature cheddar.

  • More than a mild change in cheese values

    13 August 2007

    FOR the first time in seven years mild cheddar market returns are exceeding those of mature cheddar.

  • Movement restrictions ‘there for a reason’ farmers told

    August 10th 2007

    WITH reports of some farmers breaking the movement restrictions, some even within the county where the disease originated, farming organisations are urging everyone to adhere to the rules.

  • Movement to Slaughter Details

    9 August 2007

    The following is based on advice currently posted on the Defra website about the rules covering direct movement to slaughter in England and Wales.

  • Movements to ease welfare problems to be allowed in Wales

    11 August 2007

    THE Welsh Assembly has announced a further relaxation of livestock movement rules to mitigate animal welfare problems.

  • Nairn Show

    August 10th 2007

    Champion of Champions, Supreme, A. Milne (Charolais); reserve, T. Ferguson.

  • New OSR herbicide offers a broad defence

    August 10th 2007

    A NEW pre- and early post-emergence herbicide for use in oilseed rape offers excellent control of a range of broad-leaved weeds as well as useful control of annual meadow-grass and black-grass, according to manufacturer BASF.

  • New Products

    August 10th 2007

    BREEDING management package: Following the acquisition of an exclusive distribution contract for the Heatime fertility detector, Semex UK has launched a new breeding management package – Semex AI-24.

  • NFU considering FMD legal action

    8 August 2007

    THE NFU is considering legal action on behalf of farmers throughout the country who have been hit by the foot-and-mouth outbreak.

  • NFU Cymru campaigns to defend Welsh LFAs

    August 10th 2007

    AS well as welcoming Defra’s rapid response to the foot-and-mouth outbreak, NFU Cymru used the show to highlight a number of other key industry issues that could have serious consequences for livestock producers.

  • North East farmers determined on prices

    August 10th 2007

    LAMB and beef finishers in the North East are calling on producers throughout Britain to resist downward pressure on deadweight prices when movements are allowed.

  • North east farmers determined to resist derisory prices

    7 August 2007

    LAMB and beef finishers in the North east are calling on producers throughout Britain to resist downward pressure on deadweight prices when movements are allowed.

  • North east farmers determined to resist derisory prices

    7 August 2007

    LAMB and beef finishers in the North east are calling on producers throughout Britain to resist downward pressure on deadweight prices when movements are allowed.

  • North Pembrokeshire Celebration Show

    August 10th 2007

    Championship awards: BEEF

  • NVZ talks

    August 10th 2007

    DEFRA has postponed this week’s issue of a long-awaited major consultation on Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) following the foot-and-mouth outbreak.The consultations will now be issued on August 21, said a Defra spokeswoman.

  • Omega-3 oils and dairy cow fertility

    August 10th 2007

    THE affect of omega-3 oils on dairy cow fertility and calving intervals has been examined through on-farm trails, overseen by independent consultant Tony Blackburn and commissioned by Optivite.

  • OSR performs well under different cultivation regimes in CAT trials

    August 10th 2007

    THE second year of Cambridge Arable Technology’s field scale establishment trials at Great Wilbraham, near Cambridge, has highlighted the ability of oilseed rape, in general and specific varieties in particular, to perform well under a range of regimes and from very different plant populations.

  • Pembroke Farmers Show

    August 10th 2007

    BEEF

  • Pembrokeshire poultry enterprise hatches a world of opportunities

    August 10th 2007

    BARRY ALSTON reports from a West Wales farm that sports a unique and colourful two-legged diversification enterprise, run alongside an amusing, but educational, four-legged one.

  • Pirbright investigated for Legionnaires' disease

    9 August 2007

    THE Institute of Animal Health is under investigation over a case of Legionnaires’ disease in an employee who works at its Pribright site, it has emerged.

  • Pottinger Jumbo now in production

    August 10th 2007

    Pottinger has started production of its largest forage wagon to date, the Jumbo 10000L. It has a volume of 51.5cu.m but when the load is compressed during filling Pottinger says it is possible to squeeze 100cu.m into their new flagship.

  • Prepare to take on rapid volunteer competition in min-till OSR seedbeds

    August 10th 2007

    WITH more oilseed rape set to be established by min-till this autumn, growers can expect rapid and intense competition from volunteer cereals and grass weeds germinating from moist seedbeds, warns Syngenta oilseed rape crop manager, Rod Burke.

  • QMS marketing boost

    10 August 2007

    SCOTLAND continues to lead the field in taking positive action to help farmers under current restrictions.

  • RASE angers Great Yorkshire by moving show dates

    7 August 2007

    THE Royal Show is changing its dates next year, but the move has prompted strong criticism from the organisers of the Great Yorkshire Show.

  • RASE will not be forced to sell Stoneleigh Park

    August 10th 2007

    THE Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) has announced it will not be forced to sell Stoneleigh Park, home of the Royal Show.

  • Research and development special

    10 August 2007

    READ Farmers Guardian's round-up of all the current research and development projects being undertaken by various companies in the UK.

  • Royal Show dates anger Great Yorks organisers

    August 10th 2007

    THE Royal Show is changing its dates next year, but the move has angered organisers of the Great Yorkshire Show, who have described the decision as ‘divisive to the industry’.

  • Russian manufacturer makes bid for Buhler

    August 10th 2007

    Russian combine and forage harvest manufacturer Rostselmash is looking to buy 80 per cent of the common shares of Buhler Industries who are probably best known for the producing the Versatile articulated tractors.

  • Ryegrass maintains quality

    August 10th 2007

    AN ability to maintain both yield and digestibility has been revealed followed trails with Barenbrug’s new intermediate heading tetraploid perennial ryegrass Dunluce at the Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute, Loughgall, Northern Ireland. Plant breeder David Johnston said it ‘had set new standards’.

  • Scandinavian Reds sell to 3,500gns in dispersal sale

    August 10th 2007

    THE profile of Scandinavian Red dairy cattle in the UK was raised last week with a dispersal sale in Cumbria.

  • Scots to be allowed to move stock to English and Welsh abattoirs

    10 August 2007

    FARMERS will be able to move stock over the border from Scotland into England or Wales for slaughter from today (Friday, Aug 10), the Scottish Executive has announced.

  • Scottish movement restrictions and Welsh farm burial rules relaxed

    7 August 2007

    FARMERS in Scotland will be able to move animals direct to slaughter from Wednesday (August 8).

  • Scottish Sheepdog Trials results

    9 August 2007

    Inverlochlarig (Judge: D. Galbraith, Comrie) Open, 58 ran – 1, P. Martin, Swift, Glenlyon, 96; 2, M. Davidson, Craig, Gorebridge, 95 Outbye; 3, C. Davidson, Taff, Sandbank, 95; 4, S.L. Davidson, Jim, Sandbank, 90; 5, A. Carnegie, Lark, Comrie, 89; 6, C. Dickson, Gel, Girvan, 85.

  • Second farmer tells of his FMD agony

    8 August 2007

    THE second farmer to suffer from a foot-and-mouth outbreak broke down in tears as he told reporters how his business has been wiped out by the virus.

  • Set-aside for grazing use

    9 August 2007

    LAND that has been set aside in 2007 can now be grazed or harvested for animal feed.

  • Sheep judge takes trophy for his crops

    August 10th 2007

    WITH no Lleyn sheep to judge, Mick Wright had a more relaxed day at Brecon Show – though he did pick up a trophy for himself.

  • Sheepdog Trials Diary

    August 10th 2007

    IN view of foot-and-mouth restrictions please check websites www.isds.org.uk or www.englishnational-sheepdogtrials.co.uk for up to date information on trials which may be cancelled or postponed. The ISDS is in discussion with the authorities and awaiting news on when and where sheepdog trials may safely proceed.

  • Show your support for UK agriculture by buying British

    7 August 2007

    THERE has never been a more important time to engage public support for the UK agricultural industry, by urging consumers to buy British.

  • Show your support for UK agriculture by buying British

    7 August 2007

    THERE has never been a more important time to engage public support for the UK agricultural industry, by urging consumers to buy British.

  • Skipton Horse Trials 2007 gallery

    August 10th 2007

  • Skipton Horse Trials carry on despite weather and outbreak

    August 10th 2007

    RIDERS praised the organisers of last weekend’s Skipton Horse Trials for working tirelessly to run the competition in the face of widespread cancellations elsewhere and the foot-and-mouth outbreak, as well as coping with an almost continual downpour on the first day of the event. SARAH JONES and LIZ FALKINGHAM report.

  • Skipton Horse Trials picture gallery

    August 10th 2007

  • Stranraer Show, Galloway

    August 10th 2007

    BEEF - Inter-breed (Judge, J. Kennedy) Supreme, W. and E.I. Brown, Drumdow Elsa (Aberdeen Angus); reserve, J. and A. Forsyth (Commercial).

  • Suffolk ram lamb returning to its sire’s roots fetches £28,566 at Roscrea

    August 10th 2007

    ALTHOUGH foot-and-mouth movement restrictions hit the confidence of some GB buyers at the premier sale of Suffolks at Roscrea Mart in the Republic of Ireland, the top priced ram lamb at €40,000gns (£28,556) will, ultimately, return to its sire’s North Wales origin with Myfyr Evans when the all-clear is given.

  • Suffolk ram lambs reach 1,450gns at Abergavenny

    August 10th 2007

    SUFFOLK ram lambs peaked at 1,450gns at the Western area branch show and sale at Abergavenny market.

  • Surrey incinerator owners don't want the job

    7 August 2007

    THE row over the transport of foot-and-mouth carcases to Somerset for incineration has taken a new twist after the owners of an incinerator nearer to the outbreak said they did not want the job.

  • Suspected outbreak prompts new vaccination calls

    10 August 2007

    THE Soil Association is calling upon Defra to ‘urgently deploy’ vaccination if a suspected third case of foot-and-mouth outside the current Surveillance Zone is confirmed.

  • Temporary control zone lifted

    13 August 2007

    THE temporary control zone around a farm in Surrey has been lifted after foot-and-mouth test results proved negative over the weekend.

  • Tesco milk all-Welsh in Wales

    August 10th 2007

    TESCO is sharing out its milk supply contracts. From this week, Tesco shoppers in Wales can buy ‘standard’ fresh milk sourced from a dedicated group of Welsh farmers. This is under Tesco’s £25million ‘Direct Deal’ initiative which pays producers 22ppl.

  • Texel ewe is supreme, with Rouge in reserve

    August 10th 2007

    BODEN and Davies, from Stockport, Cheshire, took the sheep inter-breed title with a Texel shearling ewe, described by judge, Charles Gregory as ‘an outstanding sheep’.

  • Third suspected case proves negative

    10 August 2007

    TESTS on a suspected third case of foot-and-mouth within the Surveillance Zone, in Surrey, have come out negative.

  • Three power outputs for Stage IIIa

    August 10th 2007

    Perkins is now offering a mechanically governed version of its four-pot, Stage IIIa engine. The 1104D engine is available with three power outputs.

  • Tourism unaffected

    August 10th 2007

    TOURISM in the south east of England has been only minimally affected by the foot-and-mouth outbreak and the area is very much open for business as usual. This is the message from regional tourist board Tourism South East (TSE).

  • Twose extend range with Jeulin straw spreader feeder

    August 10th 2007

    Twose of Tiverton has extended its range of implements for the livestock sector with a distribution deal for the French-made Jeulin straw spreader feeder. This trailed machine can be used to chop and distribute round or square bales.

  • UK manganese dietary level same as US where supplementation used

    August 10th 2007

    DESPITE age-old claims that UK cattle are far from deficient in manganese, a Wales-based trial has revealed that the average dietary level is very similar to that in the USA, where dairy farmers have been supplementing the mineral for years.

  • Vaccination on agenda as part of contingency plan

    9 August 2007

    VACCINATION of livestock is firmly on the Government agenda as part of the contingency plan to fight foot-and-mouth disease.

  • VHS helpline for horse owners worried about FMD

    8 August 2007

    PEMBROKESHIRE-based charity the Veteran Horse Society has opened a help line for horse and pony owners of who are worried about the latest FMD outbreak.

  • Video footage of FG's Alistair Driver talking about FMD on Sky News

    9 August 2007

    FG political editor Alistair Driver has been featured on both Sky and BBC news channels talking about the current foot-and-mouth outbreak.

  • Water stabilisers vary

    August 10th 2007

    A TRIAL looking at water stabilisers used in the administration of salmonella vaccine to chickens via drinking systems has revealed large variations between different types.

  • Welsh Assembly called on to pay SFP in advance

    14 August 2007

    WELSH Assembly Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones, is being pressed to come to the aid of farmers facing cash flow problems following a difficult year by paying half of the next Single Farm Payment in advance.

  • Welsh Sheepdog Trials results

    9 August 2007

    TALYBONT. Open National: 1, A. Jarman (Llanbrynmair) Gwen, 16; 2, E.L. Morgan (Aberystwyth) Fred, 161¼2; 3, M. Morgan (Tregaron) Becks, 18; 4, M. Williams (Welshpool) Bob, 21; 5, J. Dyson (Llanfyllin) Nell, 22; 6, J. Price (Aberystwyth) Ben, 26. Novice National: 1, A. Jarman, Gwen, 16; 2, M. Williams, Bob, 21; 3, J. Price, Ben, 26. Open South Wales: 1, R. Davies (Lampeter) Rose, 15; 2, E. Evans (Tregaron) Moss, 18; 3, J. Price, Ben, 21; 4, R. Davies, Tweed, 22; 5, S. ...

  • Will new scheme tick the right boxes?

    9 August 2007

    AS British farming suffered its darkest week since 2001, a new initiative was launched with the intention of giving a boost to the domestic industry. ALISTAIR DRIVER looks at the whether the new National Tick scheme ticks the right boxes.

  • Will new scheme tick the right boxes?

    9 August 2007

    AS British farming suffered its darkest week since 2001, a new initiative was launched with the intention of giving a boost to the domestic industry. ALISTAIR DRIVER looks at the whether the new National Tick scheme ticks the right boxes.

  • Win up to £1,000 cash

    9 August 2007

    FARMERS Guardian is looking to reward readers who have done the most work to promote the Fair Trade for British Farmers Campaign.

  • Yealhampton Show, Devon

    August 10th 2007

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  • Young handlers battle it out for Longtown title

    August 10th 2007

    The Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart, Longtown, staged its second annual young handlers show and sale of prime lambs. Show sponsors Farmers Guardian were there to capture the action.

  • Zone farmers must report movements

    13 August 2007

    ANYONE in the foot and mouth protection and surveillance zones who has moved animals off their premises since July 16 and has still not notified their local Animal Health Office are urged to do so.

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