Farmers Guardian
August 24th 2007

  • ‘Raise’ common land profile

    August 24th 2007

    CELEBRATING the centenary of the National Trust Act 1907 on Tuesday, this week, its founder, the Open Spaces Society, has calling on the trust to raise the profile of its common land. This forms a quarter of the trust’s 620,000-acre property portfolio.

  • £1m boost for tourism

    August 24th 2007

    THE Government has announced a £1million boost for rural tourism in England in the wake of the foot-and-mouth outbreak.

  • £3.6 million industrial hemp processing facility given the go-ahead

    23 August 2007

    FARMERS in the eastern counties have welcomed the news that a new £3.6 million industrial hemp processing facility near Halesworth in Suffolk by Hemcore has been given the go-ahead.

  • 300th x-press milestone

    August 24th 2007

    Simba has now produced its 300th mounted X-Press disc cultivator. The 3m and 4m models, which were launched two years ago, are not just being used to establish stale seedbeds, they are also helping with rejuvenating grass when fitted with a small seed broadcaster.

  • Adding ‘feed’ value to oilseed crops

    August 24th 2007

    A NEW scheme has been launched by Assured Food Standards (AFS) to certify rape meal for animal feed where it has been produced by on-farm cold crushing.

  • All the fun of the fair

    22 August 2007

    CHAMPAGNE and canapes, a disco and a few dodgems were just some of the highlights to mark Cheshire YFC's annual summer ball.

  • Another round of milk price increases – DFB pulls 2.3p out of the bag

    23 August 2007

    WITH an increased milk price of 25ppl from October 1, Arla has now matched the current league table leaders on standard litre price and Dairy Farmers of Britain has hit back at its critics with a 2.3ppl increase from September 1.

  • Apples get their own celebration day

    August 24th 2007

    APPLES are a common part of the British diet but the general public often forget the huge number of varieties available. Garden Organic are championing the fruit and offering hundreds of varieties to discover at the charity’s annual Apple Day in October.

  • Arla to pay 25ppl for milk

    21 August 2007

    ARLA Foods UK will pay 25ppl for milk supplied by members of the Arla Foods Milk Partnership (AFMP), from October 1.

  • Arla to pay 25ppl for milk

    21 August 2007

    ARLA Foods UK will pay 25ppl for milk supplied by members of the Arla Foods Milk Partnership (AFMP), from October 1.

  • Arla, DFB and DC are latest to increase producer prices

    August 24th 2007

    WITH an increased milk price of 25ppl from October 1, Arla has now matched the current league table leaders on standard litre price and Dairy Farmers of Britain has hit back at its critics with a 2.3ppl increase from September 1.

  • Bath & West preview

    August 24th 2007

    Showing stock in dairy farming’s shop window. The Dairy Show is at the Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. The specialist one-day event takes place on Wednesday, October 3, and is sponsored by NatWest and Dairy Crest. Farmers Guardian is the media partner for the show and will have on site the ever-popular speakers’ corner stand.

  • Beef calf rearing opportunities for young farmers

    August 24th 2007

    Younger farmers, looking for a business start in the livestock sector, could use specialist beef calf rearing as a springboard for their ambitions, the National Beef Association has suggested.

  • Behind the scenes: Preparing for the Burghley Horse Trials

    August 24th 2007

    Burghley Horse Trials is one of the largest and most prestigious in the world, and preparation work for the event begins a year in advance. In the run up to Burghley 2007, ANGELA CALVERT went behind the scenes to learn exactly what it takes to prepare for an event of this magnitude.

  • Bluetongue risk low but increasing

    24 August 2007

    THERE is a low but increased risk of bluetongue spreading to the UK after the disease has re-emerged in Northern Europe say Defra.

  • Box schemes are big business, but should supermarkets really sell them?

    21 August 2007

    ORGANIC vegetable and fruit box schemes have grown rapidly over the last few years. It has become one of the fastest growing forms of direct marketing for organic produce in the country.

  • Braving the Ruthin rain for charity

    August 24th 2007

    Members of the Ruthin YFC braved the wet weather to hold a ‘guess the weight of the lambs’ competition on the square at Ruthin, North Wales (before movement restrictions).

  • Breeding for the top end of the market – and show success

    August 24th 2007

    THIS November there will be a brand new industry event – Agri-Expo – held at Harrison and Hetherington’s Borderway Mart, Carlisle, Cumbria. As anticipation for the new show mounts, ANGELA CALVERT spoke to two farmers who regularly buy and sell at Carlisle.

  • BSE continues to decline

    August 24th 2007

    FIGURES from the European Commission have confirmed that BSE is continuing to decline.

  • Capital Milk to buy and sell milk on behalf of UK dairy farmers

    21 August 2007

    A NEW milk brokerage, Capital Milk, is being set up in Hampshire to operate from October 1.

  • Capital Milk to buy and sell milk on behalf of UK dairy farmers

    21 August 2007

    A NEW milk brokerage, Capital Milk, is being set up in Hampshire to operate from October 1.

  • Cheese with a package tale

    August 24th 2007

    WYKE Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, has come up with new packaging design for their Leskol brand half fat cheddar. The firm says customers want more information about products they are buying. Leskol itself has an interesting tale behind it. A peel back label allows more room for information on the story behind the cheese.

  • Cheshire YFC's annual summer ball

    22 August 2007

    CHAMPAGNE and canapes, a disco and a few dodgems were just some of the highlights to mark Cheshire YFC's annual summer ball.

  • Chestnut and chocolate fondant

    August 24th 2007

    THIS recipe was sent in by Cathy Stuart, of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.

  • Chitty Foods commits to pay 280p/kg

    August 24th 2007

    CHITTY Food Group, one of Tesco’s major suppliers of organic beef, has reitterated its commitment to pay a minimum 280p/kg this year.

  • CLaas launches high spec and simple square balers

    August 24th 2007

    Coming in the shadow of the Quadrant 3400, which was launched last year, the Claas 3200 has a smaller chamber of 120cm wide by 70cm high.

  • Consumer moral confidence

    21 August 2007

    FOOD Ethics Council’s executive director Tom McMillan believes most consumers really are interested in the environmental implications of their food consumption.

  • Cow and calf restrictions lifted

    20 August 2007

    FARMERS have been given the all clear to move calving cows as the Government continues to remove movement restrictions that have been in place since the foot-and-mouth outbreak earlier in the month.

  • Cultivator Focus - Amazon Centaur

    August 24th 2007

    How it works - A relative newcomer to the market, Amazone’s Centaur cultivator comes in two versions, and three working widths. We put the smallest 3m model through its paces, leaving the 4 and 5m models for those who really do have access to some serious horsepower.

  • Cultivator Focus - Vaderstad and Amazone fight it out

    August 24th 2007

    There is plenty of choice when it comes to choosing a cultivator to create a stale seedbed after the combine. But what is the best way to go, tines followed by discs or discs followed by tines. MERVYN BAILEY and Geoff Ashcroft compare the Amazone Centaur Super and Vaderstad TopDown.

  • Cultivator Focus - Vaderstad TopDown

    August 24th 2007

    Vaderstad added the rigid 3m TopDown last year to complement its hydraulic folding 4m, 5m, 6m and 7m models that have been out four years. Like the other models the £26,795 3m model can be fitted with the Bio Drill for sowing oilseed rape in one pass helping with versatility.

  • Dale Farm buys business in Ireland

    August 24th 2007

    DALE Farm has strengthened its consumer brand presence and distribution network in the Republic of Ireland with the acquisition of the trade and assets of Superchill’s ice-cream distribution business.  

  • Dungannon sale sees a top bid of 28,000gns

    22 August 2007

    AN outstanding trade at the British Texel Society's premier show and sale at Dungannon saw a top bid of 28,000gns paid for a ram lamb from Alistair Gault's flock, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim.

  • Effective slug control and damage limitation

    August 24th 2007

    Slugs have thrived in this summer’s wet weather but does that mean that problems are certain this autumn? TERESA RUSH reports on a round table discussion on slug control that brought together agronomist James Cheesman of agronomy business H L Hutchinson, scientist and slug expert Dr David Glen, Robert Lidstone of Certis, distributor of a range of metaldehyde-based slug pellets in the UK and Gloucestershire farmer David Smart.

  • Effem Equine becomes Mars

    22 August 2007

    EFFEM Equine, a regional corporate brand of Mars and home to equestrian feed brands SPILLERS®, WINERGY®, EQUIVITE® and BUCKEYE®, will now be known as Mars Horsecare UK Limited.

  • English National Sheepdog Trials 2007 gallery

    August 24th 2007

    Paul Turnbull and Mirk are English champions

  • English Sheepdog Trial Results

    August 24th 2007

    ENGLISH NATIONAL, Busby Hall, Carlton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire, Singles: after ranking the second, third, fourth & fifth placings from each day the English team is: 1, P. Turnbull (Rothbury) Mirk, 190 of 220 & 120 of 140; 2, G. Watt (Castle Acre) York, 205 & 116; 3, J. Cropper (Bacup) Dan, 206 & 110; 4, D. Roper (Northleach) Tom, 204; 5, Michael Longton (Quernmore) Monty, 203; 6, D. Wood (Derwent) Sweep, 187; 7, T. Iley (Longframlington) Chester, 203; 8, K. Preston ...

  • Ethically-produced food starts to take centre stage in consumer market

    21 August 2007

    Ethical health food stores have taken off in a big way in the UK, thanks to changing consumer habits. But what will the arrival of eco-friendly food shops have on British farmers.

  • Export and movement bans are lifted

    24 August 2007

    THE export ban on meat, meat products and live animals to Europe will be lifted on Saturday 25 August and the movement ban will be lifted from midnight tonight.

  • Family’s 4,500-acre venture where ‘field to fork’ applies

    August 24th 2007

    From ‘field to fork’ certainly applies to the Morgan family business, where cattle produced by their suckler herd are reared, processed on site and sold to the catering and wholesale trade. Angela Calvert reports.

  • Farm Bill reform from US Senate?

    August 24th 2007

    THE US House of Representatives passed a 2007 Farm Bill that looks a lot like the old farm policy, with its usual subsidies and even a new tax increase. But the battle is only half over as the US Senate now begins its own debate over farm policy for farmers. The Senate is expected to put more reform into its plan before a combined version goes to the White House for the President’s signature or veto.

  • Farmers face massive bill for nitrate controls

    23 August 2007

    PROPOSED changes to the Nitrates Directive - which could see 70 per cent of England classified as a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone - would impose massive costs on the livestock industry, the National Farmers Union has warned.

  • Farmers get top QC for FMD compensation claim

    20 August 2007

    BRITISH farmers will look to Richard Lissack QC to lead their fight for a multi-million pound compensation package as the foot-and-mouth crisis continues to damage livestock markets.

  • Few silly season stories as FMD saves the day

    August 24th 2007

    Early August in the media world is known as ‘the silly season’. The politicians are on holiday; the footballers are yet to kick off; the PR agencies are on go slow.

  • Forkins Nijinsky takes 28,000gns top price at Dungannon Texels

    August 24th 2007

    AN outstanding trade at the British Texel Society’s premier show and sale at Dungannon saw a top bid of 28,000gns paid for a ram lamb from Alistair Gault’s flock, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim.

  • Government help with grain storage

    August 24th 2007

    WITH roads and bridges crumbling around America, the Government is getting pressure to allocate funds to repair the nation’s infrastructure.

  • Growing alternatives to buying food from the supermarket shelves

    21 August 2007

    NEW research into the growing use of alternatives to supermarkets has revealed how organic box schemes, farm shops and market garden projects change people's attitudes towards food.

  • Heritage sheep project gets slow response

    21 August 2007

    A PROJECT led by the Sheep Trust to protect ‘heritage’ breeds from extinction in the event of a major disease outbreak has so far received a ‘disappointing’ response from farmers.

  • Heritage sheep project gets slow response

    21 August 2007

    A PROJECT led by the Sheep Trust to protect 'heritage' breeds from extinction in the event of a major disease outbreak has so far received a 'disappointing' response from farmers.

  • HGCA winter wheat yields down 12pc

    August 24th 2007

    WINTER wheat yields are down by around 12 per cent in the HGCA Recommended List trials harvested so far this season.

  • Hitchhiking Scotch genes

    August 24th 2007

    The Scotch whisky industry is one of Scotland’s and the UK’s great success stories with worldwide exports. For cereal producers it offers a premium market for malting barley, although this brings with it a need to meet increasingly stringent specifications. SCRI’s Dr Bill Thomas explained to NEIL RYDER the new role of hitch hiking genes in meeting the needs of distillers and maltsters.

  • Horses allowed to move into and out of FMD zone in Surrey

    22 August 2007

    FROM Tuesday (August 21) horses were able to be moved into or out of the foot-and-mouth protection zone in Surrey or move between premises within that zone, under a general licence.

  • Hunts frustrated by fallen stock confusion

    August 24th 2007

    HUNTS have expressed their frustration at confusion over restrictions to the fallen stock service they normally provide to farmers.

  • If livestock farmers can claim compensation, why can’t growers?

    August 24th 2007

    FALL victim to foot-and-mouth disease and compensation is payable. The same applies to avian flu and other livestock compulsory slaughter regimes – but see your life’s work wiped out by a plant disease, then you stand to lose everything.

  • Impact on British Farmers

    21 August 2007

    IT is undeniable that consumers are more conscious about ethical foods – more so now than ever before – but there is a danger that British farmers could be losing out through shifting consumer habits and a collective moral conscience.

  • Kuhn mulching shredder

    August 24th 2007

    Kuhn has introduced a new shredder for mulching tree prunings in orchards and market gardens. The TRP uses a pick-up rotor to feed material into the shredding chamber. Once there, 1.2kg forged steel hammers arranged in a helical formation pulverise the material up to a maximum size of 2cm.

  • Largest US corn crop in history

    August 24th 2007

    UNITED States farmers are expected to produce the largest corn crop in history this year.

  • Lawrie and Symington's second August sale

    21 August 2007

    LAWRIE and Symington Ltd held their second sale in August where 50 Tractors & Bailers, 16 Quads & Bikes, 515 lots of large machinery, 20 Motor Vehicles and 378 lots of small tools and sundries were forward.

  • Less extreme change other breeds

    19 August 2007

    THE PLI scoring system for the coloured breeds had also been revised, although the change in ranking was not so extreme, said Mr Winters.

  • Licence to allow the movement of horses in the Protection Zone

    22 August 2007

    DEFRA has announced that horses can move into or out of a designated foot-and-mouth disease Protection Zone or move between premises within a Protection Zone under a general licence.

  • Loch Maree triumphs again at Ashbourne Show

    22 August 2007

    SHIRES were very much on centre stage at this year’s Ashbourne Show which was devoid of the usual displays of Derbyshire’s finest livestock.

  • Loch Maree triumphs again at Ashbourne Show

    22 August 2007

    SHIRES were very much on centre stage at this year’s Ashbourne Show which was devoid of the usual displays of Derbyshire’s finest livestock.

  • Maintaining sustainable incomes on Trust farms

    August 24th 2007

    NOT one or two - but a variety of income streams are being developed by Peter and Gina Smithies, of Trehill Farm, at Marloes, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, winners of the trust’s latest award for innovation based around managing change in farming.

  • Maschio Power harrows

    August 24th 2007

    Reco will show the latest Maschio power harrows at the coming Tillage events in September.

  • Mascol IV is back on top

    19 August 2007

    THE latest set of Holstein bull proofs has revealed some ‘considerable re-ranking’ for a number of males on the list.

  • McCains joins Red Tractor

    August 24th 2007

    FROM October all McCain chips will carry the Red Tractor logo on pack, helping McCain to communicate to shoppers that all the potatoes they use are farmed and packed in the UK to strict standards of food safety and hygiene.

  • More animals slaughtered at sacred temple

    24 August 2007

    WELSH Assembly animal health officials have taken swift action to remove two positive bovine TB reactors from the Skanda Vale Temple in West Wales, the religious community at the focus of worldwide attention following a three-month stand off over Shambo, the so-called "sacred" bullock.

  • More restrictions lifted

    20 August 2007

    FARMERS will be allowed to move cattle and sheep to collection centres and direct to slaughter sales from August 23 say Defra.

  • New brokerage aims to capitalise on milk demand

    August 24th 2007

    A NEW milk brokerage has opened its phone lines for business and plans to trade milk from English and Welsh dairy farmers from October 1.

  • New Zealand foot-and-mouth warning on Asian imports

    August 24th 2007

    The New Zealand Farmers Weekly’s Diane Bishop talks to an animal health expert who says Asia poses the greatest threat of foot-and-mouth to New Zealand.

  • News in brief

    22 August 2007

    RUSSIAN TRADE: Following a mission to the country, breeders in Northern Ireland are optimistic that Russia will start to look to the UK for live animal exports.

  • NFUS asks for fuel duty rise to be postponed

    August 24th 2007

    NFU Scotland has formally requested a cancellation or postponement of the fuel duty increase.

  • NFUS request fuel duty cancellation

    21 August 2007

    NFU Scotland has formally requested a cancellation or postponement of the fuel duty increase.

  • No miracle cure to interest rate burden

    August 24th 2007

    With base rates on the rise and more increases predicted, Promar principal consultant John Warrington considers the impact on farm businesses and what action farmers can take.

  • Official riding and driving trails opening in North East Wales Sept 8-9

    August 24th 2007

    COED Llandegla Carriage Driving and Horse Riding Association (CLCDHRA) will be holding an open weekend on 8-9 September to officially launch the new local carriage and riding trials in Llandegla Forest.

  • Our Farm

    21 August 2007

    Without a doubt, Our Farm is the best book I have read all year (and yes, that does include Harry Potter 7).

  • Paul Turnbull and Mirk are English National Sheep Dog Trial champions

    August 24th 2007

    AFTER some uncertainty due to the foot-and-mouth restrictions, the English National Sheep Dog Trials went ahead as scheduled with Paul Turnbull and Mirk emerging champions.

  • Pragmatic approach needed as slaughter markets are allowed

    23 August 2007

    DEFRA’S decision to relax movement restrictions and allow auction marts to operate as collection centres – and more recently, dedicated slaughter markets – has been welcomed by the industry.

  • Prime Minister requests report on rural economies

    August 24th 2007

    PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has asked the Commission for Rural Communities to report on ways to further strengthen rural economies following the recent foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey and floods.

  • Project to increase amount of Dales’ native woodland

    August 24th 2007

    TIME is running out for landowners to join a project aimed at increasing the amount of native woodland in the Yorkshire Dales.

  • Promoting the red tractor

    21 August 2007

    MR Smith believes the only way to convince the public that British produce is the best is by promoting the stringent safeguards that are already in place.

  • Putting an end to sowing’s tedium?

    August 24th 2007

    Has direct drilling been given a fair chance in the UK – or have growers been ‘talked’ out of what could be a cost saving system by implement manufacturers keen to sell their wares? Andy Collings reports

  • Recycle Min-Rinse bags

    22 August 2007

    WASTE disposal contractor Agri-cycle is offering free recycling of Min-Rinse bags dropped off at any one of its 37 nationwide hubs.

  • SAC winter training course

    22 August 2007

    SAC will again be running its BASIS Certificate course in Crop Protection (Agriculture) over the winter.

  • Scottish golf tournament

    August 24th 2007

    THE SAYFC held its first national golf tournament at Hollandbush Golf Club, near Lesmahagow. Carluke YFC took first place, with Mearns and Beith second and third respectively. Awards were:

  • Scottish Sheepdog Trial Diary

    August 24th 2007

    Strathlachlan (Judge, N. MacEachern, Dunoon) Open, 55 ran – 1, R. MacDiarmid, Bill, Cairndow, 97; 2, A. McCuish, Moss, Skipness, 95; 3, A. MacDiarmid, Hemp, Strathlachlan, 94; 4, K. Donald, Sweep, Seamill, 93; 5, J. Ogston, Bill, Killin, 91 Outbye; 6,C. Davidson, Taff, Sandbank, 91.

  • SD pasture £2,935

    August 24th 2007

    PASTURE scheduled as severely disadvantaged reached £2,935 per acre in north Lancashire.

  • Sheepdog Trials Diary

    August 24th 2007

    ENGLAND : 25 August. YOUNG HANDLERS SUPPORTERS Open and novice, Yearnslow Farm, Rainow, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5XH, 2pm start, enter on field. DENT Open, adjacent to Dent Playing Fields, Cumbria, 1.30pm start, entry closed.

  • Slurry and waste could bring profit from biogas

    22 August 2007

    FARMING millions of bugs as well as hundreds of pigs could be hugely profitable, says a new joint venture company promoting biogas digesters and power plants in the UK.

  • Slurry and waste could bring profit from biogas

    22 August 2007

    FARMING millions of bugs as well as hundreds of pigs could be hugely profitable, says a new joint venture company promoting biogas digesters and power plants in the UK.

  • Spraytech Nutriject

    August 24th 2007

    The Nutriject from Spraytech is a device for applying inoculants to baled silage, straw or hay.

  • Strict criteria enable making best choice

    19 August 2007

    THE ‘all-round’ list has been created using a set of strict criteria, according to Alison Maddrell of the Centre for Dairy Information (CDI).

  • Suffolk Society co-sponsor

    23 August 2007

    THE Suffolk Sheep Society has entered into a three-year contract as co-sponsor of a CASE student at the SAC, with the project funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Genesis Faraday.

  • Supermarkets accused of bullying suppliers

    20 August 2007

    THE Competition Commission is investigating claims that abusive emails were sent by supermarkets to their suppliers in order to bully better prices, according to weekend newspaper reports.

  • Supermarkets agree to price increases for their suppliers

    August 24th 2007

    IN a week when alleged dubious supermarket tactics have been in the spotlight, Tesco has scored points with the NFU on two counts, and Morrisons have recognised milk producers’ extra costs.

  • Support the Fair Trade for British Farmers campaign

    23 August 2007

    WAITROSE is opening its doors to allow members of the farming community to collect signatures for the Farmers Guardian Fair Trade for British Farmers petition.

  • Support the Fair Trade for British Farmers campaign

    23 August 2007

    WAITROSE is opening its doors to allow members of the farming community to collect signatures for the Farmers Guardian Fair Trade for British Farmers petition.

  • SW woodfuel grants

    August 24th 2007

    FARMERS could benefit from grant aid as the Coordinated Woodfuel Initiative in the South West aims to bring the benefits of wood heating to premises such as farms, schools, community buildings and large domestic properties.

  • Team selected by taking top five dogs from each day

    22 August 2007

    AFTER some uncertainty due to the foot-and-mouth restrictions, the English National Sheep Dog Trials went ahead as scheduled with Paul Turnbull and Mirk emerging champions.

  • Tesco, Asda face bullying investigation

    August 24th 2007

    THE Competition Commission is investigating claims that intimidating e-mails were sent by major supermarkets to suppliers in order to bully better prices to fund their summer price wars.

  • This year's potato crop loss estimated at 3,300 hectares

    23 August 2007

    THE extent of losses to the 2007 potato crop from flood, waterlogging and blight is provisionally estimated at 3,300 hectares (2.6 per cent of total plantings).

  • Trip proves worthwhile

    22 August 2007

    A BUS trip from Devon to Shropshire proved worthwhile for dairy farmer Stephen Daniel when he won the stockjudging competition as part of a World Wide Sires UK open day.

  • UK bid for flood aid

    23 August 2007

    THE Government has applied to the European Union Solidarity Fund to help pay for the summer's estimated £3billion flood damage.

  • UK dairy industry becoming polarised

    August 24th 2007

    THE UK dairy industry is becoming increasingly polarised, with a larger percentage of producers with both less than 50 cows and more than 200 cows, according to a new report.

  • Untapped depths of the dairy market

    22 August 2007

    HUGE opportunities remain untapped in dairy product development, says a new report.

  • Untapped depths of the dairy market

    22 August 2007

    HUGE opportunities remain untapped in dairy product development, says a new report.

  • Wean lambs now and sort by weight

    23 August 2007

    WITH some lambs still not weaned, John Vipond of the Scottish Agricultural College has asked sheep farmers to consider management techniques and how they are linked to fattening stock.

  • Welsh Sheepdog Trial Results

    August 24th 2007

    LLANSANNAN Open 1, E.L. Morgan (Aberystwyth) Fred, 6; 2, E.W. Edwards (Ruthin) Flash, 61/2; 3, A. Staples (Rhosygwalia) Pandy Spot, 7; 4, G.B. Jones (Llanarmon D.C.) Eira, 10; 5, A. Davies (Bryneglwys) Sian, 14 olf; 6, G.Edwards (Llantysilio) Lyn, 14.

  • West Perthshire take final Prince Philip Cup ticket

    22 August 2007

    IN what was without a doubt the toughest qualifier I have ever witnessed, the Sterling-based West Perthshire mounted games team snatched the final HOYS ticket, qualifying for the Prince Philip Cup for the first time since they won it in 2004.

  • What is the whole food market?

    21 August 2007

    The first Whole Food Market was set up in 1980 in Austin, Texas with an aim to sell natural and organic produce.

  • Why not try soda-grain?

    22 August 2007

    WITH so much moist grain cereals about this summer, this year could be an ‘excellent opportunity’ for dairy farmers to make soda-grain, according to David Jacklin of Keenan.

  • World’s largest pork exporter

    August 24th 2007

    THE United States has become the world’s largest pork exporter.

  • YFC guests at launch of Savile’s Hall

    August 24th 2007

    MEMBERS of Yorkshire YFC rubbed shoulders with television and sporting personalities at the launch party of Savile’s Hall in Leeds.

  • YFC members are married

    August 24th 2007

    Elizabeth Brearley and Andrew Wilson celebrated their marriage after meeting each other through the Yorkshire Federation of YFCs.

  • Young rural workforce being priced off housing ladder

    August 24th 2007

    THE Welsh Assembly is being pressed to do more to help the young rural workforce get a foothold on the housing ladder.

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