Farmers Guardian
August 3rd 2007

  • ‘Behind the Scenery’ in Cumbria

    August 3rd 2007

    THE Cumbria Farmer Network is making a series of short films depicting everyday life on two hill farms across the four seasons.

  • ‘Greenest’ buildings in Wales

    August 3rd 2007

    A farmer who is using the trees on his land to build environmentally-friendly buildings has won one of Wales’s leading environmental awards.

  • ‘Passive pool key to untapped talent’

    August 3rd 2007

    THE biggest pool of untapped management talent that could help boost the fortunes of UK agriculture plc comprises those people not actively seeking a new career – the passive pool.

  • ‘Urgent debate’ call for UK’s uplands

    August 3rd 2007

    NEGLECT, apathy and a lack of vision has meant the UK’s uplands are failing to deliver for people and for wildlife, despite the efforts of landowners and policymakers, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has warned.

  • £1,480 at Skipton

    August 3rd 2007

    TOP at the Craven dairy auction at Skipton, North Yorkshire, was the champion, a home-bred heifer, calved 10 days and giving 28 litres from C.M. and E.M. Grattan, Warsill, Harrogate. It sold at £1,480 to Aubrey Greenhalgh, Preston.Averages: newly-calved heifers, £1,154; newly-calved cows, £1,031.Auctioneers: Craven Cattle Marts.

  • £12m rural boost for the East Midlands

    August 3rd 2007

    THE East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) is to breathe new life into the region’s rural communities with a new £12million funding initiative.

  • 10,000gns Glenho Gurkha lamb tops Suffolk Society’s sale at Shrewsbury

    August 3rd 2007

    BIDDING peaked at 10,000gns at the Suffolk Society’s national sale at Shrewsbury where averages, clearance rate and numbers were all up.

  • 2,000gns top double at Taunton sale

    August 3rd 2007

    AT Taunton Livestock Centre’s ‘Top 10 per cent Seasonality Sale’ dairy cattle prices peaked at 2,000gns twice.

  • 2007 Irish National Sheepdog Trial

    August 3rd 2007

    THE 2007 Irish National Sheepdog Trial, at Toolerstrane, Aclare, Co. Sligo, attracted 150 of the top sheepdogs in Ireland.

  • 2007 Irish National Sheepdog Trial

    August 3rd 2007

    THE 2007 Irish National Sheepdog Trial, at Toolerstrane, Aclare, Co. Sligo, attracted 150 of the top sheepdogs in Ireland.

  • 3,000 sheep held at Thame showground in wake of FMD outbreak

    4 August 2007

    THAME Farmers Auction Mart is holding 3,000 sheep caught by the livestock movement ban for inspection by Government vets today.

  • 3,000 sheep held at Thame showground in wake of FMD outbreak

    4 August 2007

    THAME Farmers Auction Mart is holding 3,000 sheep caught by the livestock movement ban for inspection by Government vets today.

  • 4,000gns Suffolk at Ballymena

    August 3rd 2007

    THE champion ram lamb from Mark Priestley, Downpatrick, Co. Down, sold for the top price of 4,000gns at the Suffolk Sheep Society Northern Ireland branch show and sale at Ballymena Livestock Mart.

  • Aberdeen Angus take pairs

    August 3rd 2007

    THE inter-breed beef awards at Border Union Show are based on pairs of the same breed, one male and one female, as selected by breed judges. This means that animals selected to represent each breed are normally, but may not be, among the top prize winners from the breeds.

  • Above-inflation rise expected in EU

    August 3rd 2007

    A REPORT from the European Commission on market prospects says the good times will stay for key sectors of agriculture, with EU farm incomes expected to rise by more than the rate of inflation from now until 2014.

  • Adopting a New Zealand-style model

    August 3rd 2007

    While many sheep farmers are being forced to cushion lower lamb returns by dipping into their single payments, Roger and Neil Perkins are using theirs to completely rethink the family’s farming activities.

  • After the floods

    2 August 2007

    The weather may have brightened up this week, bringing relief to farmers and the nation at a large, but the impact of the torrential rain and devastating floods will be felt for a long time to come.

  • Agency bosses criticised over bonuses

    August 3rd 2007

    ENVIRONMENT Agency bosses came in for renewed criticism this week when it emerged that nine directors received five-figure bonuses just prior to the floods.

  • Aldingham Stormatic Clarissa 5 wins supreme as class is held in tent

    August 3rd 2007

    IMPROVISATION on the final day ensured the cattle show went on after heavy rain the previous afternoon left the rings unusable.

  • All-American team takes Nation’s Cup

    August 3rd 2007

    A JUBILANT all-female American team pulled themselves off the bottom of the Samsung Super League with a fantastic win at the Hickstead leg of the Nation’s Cup competition, while a second place for Britain brought them up into second place behind Germany in the rankings.

  • An hour in the An hour in the garden

    August 3rd 2007

    The garden in August should be a sanctuary of repose; instead it’s a soggy mess even for those who have had no flooding, writes PAUL PEACOCK.

  • Animals culled in new suspected case

    6 August 2007

    A NEW suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease has been discovered in the vicinity of the first outbreak.

  • Appeal to bale straw

    7 August 2007

    DON’T chop it bale it – that is the appeal from a Gloucestershire livestock farmer to cereal growers everywhere.

  • Appeal to bale straw

    7 August 2007

    DON’T chop it bale it – that is the appeal from a Gloucestershire livestock farmer to cereal growers everywhere.

  • Applying slurry to maize crops

    August 3rd 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.It might be a big machine, but Vredo reckons that when fitted with narrow duals the Trac is able to work in a growing crop of maize without damaging the crop.

  • Arable firm’s expansion in Russia

    August 3rd 2007

    A FURTHER 35,000 acres of prime agricultural land in Russia is being bought by Nottingham based Heartland Farms (UK).

  • Are you a single man who is proud of you rural roots?

    1 August 2007

    ITV Productions is making a new prime-time TV series and want to represent a full range of lifestyle and backgrounds of today’s society.

  • Asda throws down gauntlet with £400/t rise for cheese

    August 3rd 2007

    ASDA is increasing the price it pays First Milk for cheese by £400 per tonne – the equivalent of around 4ppl.

  • Average disease levels the highest in three years

    1 August 2007

    TAKE-ALL tracking at HGCA Recommended List second cereal trial sites across the country has revealed infections taking off in a major way this summer.

  • Awarded Associateship of Royal Agricultural Societies

    August 3rd 2007

    FORMER national president of the Country Landowners Association, Mark Hudson, of Rhewl, Ruthin, Denbighshire, has been awarded an Associateship of the Royal Agricultural Societies in recognition of services to the farming industry.

  • Ballygrange herd wins NI Belgian Blue competition

    August 3rd 2007

    THE 2007 Northern Ireland Belgian Blue herd competition was won by Jim Sloan’s Ballygrange herd, Kikeel, Co Down.

  • Barn owl voted Britain’s favourite farmland bird

    3 August 2007

    THE barn owl has been voted Britain’s favourite farmland bird, attracting 780 of 2,541 total votes in a recent RSPB ballot.

  • Bentham’s £1,550

    August 3rd 2007

    THE 31 dairy cattle on offer at Bentham, Lancashire, peaked at £1,550 and three sold at more than £1,500.

  • Big drop in UK food and drink self-sufficiency

    August 3rd 2007

    THE latest Defra statistics show a dramatic drop in self-sufficiency in UK food and drink products over the past 10 years as supermarkets sell ever-increasing amounts of imported produce, according to the Farmers Union of Wales.

  • Bill to protect milk producers is tabled before summer recess

    August 3rd 2007

    CONSERVATIVE MP Daniel Kawczynski has tabled a Bill that will seek to increase the powers of the competition authorities to protect milk producers.

  • Biofuels will not conflict with food production

    August 3rd 2007

    THE European Union target for 10 per cent of all transport fuel to be derived from biofuels by 2020 can be obtained without causing food shortages, according to a European Commission assessment.

  • Biosecurity Advice

    5 August 2007

    THE NFU has updated its biosecurity advice to farmers. It says biosecurity is of ‘paramount importance’ at the present time.

  • Border Union Show

    August 3rd 2007

    AFTER a week which saw many events cancelled due to wet conditions, the sun shone on Border Union Show at Kelso on Saturday. Neil Ryder reports.

  • Border Union Show results

    August 3rd 2007

    Beef - Inter-breed (pairs) Judge, W.S.L. Muir, Harray, Orkney) Supreme, Aberdeen-Angus (T. Rennie, Warrenho Emperor, and J. and W. Arnott, Haymount Ettrano); reserve, Limousin (R. Neill, Homebyres Utterly, and R.P. and W.V. Scott, Hopehouse Alicia).

  • Brackenborough revisited – a much brighter future

    August 3rd 2007

    When Farmers Guardian spoke to Paul Bennett just over two years ago he was, like many other farmers, taking a long, hard look at his business. With the imminent end of direct subsidies and the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme, it was time for him to decide which direction his business should take. ANGELA CALVERT revisits the Lincolnshire farmer.

  • Breeding ewe efficiency ‘is key to farm profitability’

    August 3rd 2007

    NEVER before had the profitability of sheep farmers depended so much on the efficiency of the commercial breeding ewe, according to the newly elected leader of one the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders’ Association.

  • Brown ‘fully engaged’ in FMD response but Government under pressure over Pirbright

    6 August 2007

    PRIME Minister Gordon Brown is ‘fully engaged’ in efforts to contain foot-and-mouth and has stressed the need for ‘quick and decisive’ action to deal with it, according to NFU president Peter Kendall.

  • Brown rust impact a major factor

    2 August 2007

    WINTER barley varieties with a weakness to brown rust have not performed as well as varieties with good resistance to the disease in the HGCA Recommended List trials harvested so far this season, according to RL trials consultant, Peter Hanson.

  • Calculate your farm's carbon footprint

    2 August 2007

    RESEARCH scientist Jan Coulter has launched a web-based carbon footprint calculator for farmers.

  • Camborne Show results

    August 3rd 2007

    Results from Camborne Show were:

  • Cameron expresses concern about footpaths

    7 August 2007

    CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron has expressed concern about the decision to leave footpaths open within the 3km foot-and-mouth Protection Zones, in Surrey.

  • Careful management of grazing and silage essential for this autumn and winter

    August 3rd 2007

    THIS summer’s poor weather had been reflected in the results from the first 700 grass silage samples analysed by Frank Wright.

  • Cereal market is taking on a domestic perspective

    August 3rd 2007

    THE impact of recent weather on the UK wheat crop means we could be trading as a ‘domestic’ market at some period in the current marketing year.

  • Chamber gives a different perspective

    August 3rd 2007

    MENTION St Helens on Merseyside and most people automatically think of a heavily urbanised and industrial area associated with glass but in fact its boundaries take in some of the most fertile agricultural land in Britain.

  • Changes to heather burning and game shooting rules

    2 August 2007

    NEW measures to reduce regulatory burdens for game shooting businesses and farmers have been announced by Farming and Food Minister Jeff Rooker.

  • Charollais adds inter-breed title to her list of show wins

    August 3rd 2007

    THE sheep inter-breed champion from the first day of the show was a two-year-old Charollais ewe from John and Anne Griffiths’ Chestnut Park flock, based at Middleyard Farm, Wootton-under Edge, Gloucester.

  • Charollais and Welsh Blacks are top trios

    August 3rd 2007

    THE final day’s inter-breed judging sessions brought yet another victory for the Charollais breed in the sheep lines, while the Welsh Blacks made it three years in a row to head up the championship placings for native cattle breeds.

  • Charollais supreme at Totnes and District Show

    August 3rd 2007

    Results from Totnes and District Show were:

  • Check tax implications of contract farming

    August 3rd 2007

    FARMERS are being urged to check contract farming agreements to make sure they are not penalised by the taxman.

  • Combining technology with a move to outdoor lambing for expansion

    August 3rd 2007

    Starting to lamb outdoors after years of doing it inside, significantly increasing the size of his flock and introducing an electronic identification system – JOANNE PUGH went to meet the sheep farmer who is adamant that, despite how it sounds, life is in fact getting much easier.

  • Commercials in demand

    August 3rd 2007

    A BIG turnout of buyers descended on Manor Farm, Wychough, Cheshire, for the dispersal of the entire commercial herd of Holstein dairy cattle for D.B. Skelland and Son, who have sold the farm.

  • Consistency differences in winter wheat varieties

    7 August 2007

    SOME winter wheat varieties are over three times as consistent as others in terms of their annual yielding ability, according to independent variety consultant, Richard Fenwick.

  • Consistent oilseed rape varieties continue to perform in TAG trials, with hybrids doing ‘particularly well’

    2 August 2007

    OILSEED rape varieties that have performed well in the past couple of seasons have continued to produce good yields this year at The Arable Group (TAG) trials site at Marr near Doncaster, said TAG northern contracts manager Christine Lilly this week.

  • Consumers want to buy local to help cut world ‘food miles’

    August 3rd 2007

    MORE than half of British consumers want more locally-produced food available on supermarket shelves, according to a survey by market analysts Mintel.

  • Control weeds before drilling

    August 3rd 2007

    TAKE advantage of opportunities to control arable weeds ahead of planting this autumn to keep on top of escalating problems compounded by the wet summer, advises Monsanto.

  • Council to review sell-off proposal for county farms

    August 3rd 2007

    STAFFORDSHIRE County Council is to carry out a more detailed review of its proposal to sell off its county farms.

  • Crimpers given an update

    August 3rd 2007

    THE Korte and Murska crimpers have been updated for the coming season.

  • Dalziel and Joe’s ‘immaculate’ run

    August 3rd 2007

    “AN immaculate run,” was how the judge described Bobby Dalziel and Joe’s winning trial at Shirlawhope, Northumberland, on Saturday. Mike Northwood, of East Woodburn, judged 31 dogs as they competed over a national style course.

  • Davidstow Cheddar beats its international rivals

    1 August 2007

    With 2,250 entries from 24 countries, split into 150 classes and placed by 60 judges, Nantwich International Cheese Show, Cheshire, lived up to its reputation as one of the largest cheese events in the world.

  • Defra to cover cleansing and disinfection costs

    7 August 2007

    HILARY Benn has revealed that Defra will pay the costs of secondary cleansing and disinfection for farmers affected by foot-and-mouth.

  • Defra to research impact of 0% set-aside

    2 August 2007

    THE government will consider how it can allay any environmental consequences if set-aside land is brought back into agricultural production.

  • Direct to slaughter movements – not yet

    5 August 2007

    ON Sunday morning, when many abattoirs would be taking in stock ready for the Monday kill, Defra had not made any announcement on direct-to-slaughter movements.

  • Donate dormant accounts cash to charity, says FUW

    August 3rd 2007

    HOLDERS of dormant accounts of defunct organisations, such as agricultural show societies or ploughing associations, are being urged to donate the money to charity – before the Government grabs it.

  • East Kilbride Show, Lanarkshire

    2 August 2007

    Results from East Kilbride Show are:

  • EID discussed

    August 3rd 2007

    ANDREW BLENKIRON is farm manager at Chillington Estate, Codsall Wood, Wolverhampton.

  • English Sheepdog Trial results

    August 3rd 2007

    SHIRLAWHOPE, Longframlington, Open (31 ran): 1, R. Dalziel (Ettrick) Joe, 104 of 110; 2, T. Iley (Longframlington) Dice, 103; 3, T. Lawrenson (Brindle) Spot, 101; 4, T. Iley Chester, 101; 5, B. Jordan (Whitfield) Buffy, 100; 6, A. Tait (Thropton) Tweed, 98.

  • Ernest is Employee of the Year with 49 years on same farm

    August 3rd 2007

    A FARMWORKER with the same West Wales family for the past 49 years is the latest winner of the prestigious NFU Cymru-NatWest Farm Employee of the Year Award.

  • Eventers regain Grand Prix upper hand

    August 3rd 2007

    PUTTING eventers back at the top of the leader board, former Young Rider Emilie Chandler claimed top honours in Hickstead’s Eventing Grand Prix, winning £3,000 and the use of a Ford Ranger for a year.

  • Export growth forecast in the UK beef market

    1 August 2007

    SUBSTANTIAL further export growth as the UK takes advantage of a number of key European opportunities is forecast to underpin continued stability in the UK beef market over the rest of 2007 in the latest outlook from the English Beef & Lamb Executive (Eblex).

  • Export growth forecast in the UK beef market

    1 August 2007

    SUBSTANTIAL further export growth as the UK takes advantage of a number of key European opportunities is forecast to underpin continued stability in the UK beef market over the rest of 2007 in the latest outlook from the English Beef & Lamb Executive (Eblex).

  • Exports hit by FMD outbreak

    4 August 2007

    THE export of live animals and beef, lamb and pork was automatically suspended following confirmation of the foot-and-mouth outbreak.

  • Farmer fury at Dutch Freedom Food imports

    August 3rd 2007

    EGGS from Holland are being imported into the UK under the RSPCA’s Freedom Food label in a move that has been condemned by the NFU as a ‘betrayal’ of British egg producers.

  • Farmers 'furious' at incineration decision

    6 August 2007

    FARMERS in Somerset have expressed anger that carcases from the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey were taken to Frome for incineration.

  • Farmers have poorer health and quality of life – Finnish survey

    August 3rd 2007

    A STUDY, published by the British Medical Journal, has found farmers have poorer health, quality of life and lower productivity, compared to workers in other industries.

  • Flood damaged UK applies for EU fund

    2 August 2007

    THE UK will seek assistance from the EU Solidarity Fund to help cover the costs of the recent floods, say government officials.

  • Flood insurance bill tens of millions

    1 August 2007

    FLOOD insurance claims from farmers in the Midlands have spiralled into tens of millions of pounds to add to a similar bill from the north of England, say rural insurers NFU Mutual.

  • FMD symptoms

    4 August 2007

    Farmers are being urged to check for signs of foot-and-mouth in livestock. Defra has issued the following guidance:

  • Food inflation will get worse

    2 August 2007

    RETAILERS have acknowledged that food prices will have to rise as a result of the floods and persistent rain that has fallen throughout the summer.

  • Foot-and-mouth outbreak: Your views

    1 October 2007

    HAVE your say on our forum about any of the issues surrounding the latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth. Let us know what you think.

  • Forster steps down after nine years at the helm of NBA

    August 3rd 2007

    ROBERT Forster, one of farming’s most recognisable figures, has stepped down from the National Beef Association (NBA) after nine years at the helm.

  • Four ways the virus could have escaped from Pirbright

    6 August 2007

    A SENIOR vet has said that if the virus is proved to be from Pirbright, there are four ways it could have escaped.

  • Fund-raising walk proves a challenge

    August 3rd 2007

    A SPONSORED walk from Shrewsbury to the showground turned into quite a challenge for members of Shropshire FYFC (above) when torrential rain flooded parts of their route.

  • Fusarium-affected wheats should be stored separately after harvest

    August 3rd 2007

    WITH ear wash fungicides running out of steam, the wet weather is fuelling fusarium risks in wheats.

  • Garff Valde is champion

    August 3rd 2007

    TAKING the Clydesdale Horse championship was the brood mare with foal at foot, Garff Valde from T. Tennant of Selkirk. Standing under the champion in its class and taking the reserve overall was Stobilee Xena from R. Morton of Lanark. There were just two entries in the Shire lines with the championship going to the gelding, Sandbed Super Star from J. Cowen of Tyne and Wear. The judge for both Clydesdales and Shires was W. Craig of Kilmarnock.

  • Gene research into texture and flavour

    August 3rd 2007

    NEW British Potato Council-funded research is seeking to understand the mechanisms that underpin texture and flavour in potatoes.  

  • Gisburn newly-calved heifers to £1,610

    August 3rd 2007

    Newly-calved heifers were in demand at Gisburn Mart’s, Lancashire, weekly sale and 43 animals achieved more than £1,000. Topping the trade was a heifer, seven days calved, giving 25 litres from Peter Dakin, Sawley, Clitheroe, selling at £1,610 to dairy livestock agent Frank Wrathall, Gisburn.

  • Growers advised to think how soils will react to the combine

    7 August 2007

    THE Arable Group (TAG) is advising growers to give careful thought to how soils will react to the combine following the recent heavy rainfall.

  • Guidance on the Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 2006

    3 August 2007

    EMMA Coke, a solicitor with Ashton Graham, reviews the new guidance on livestock transport.

  • Guidance on the Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 2006

    3 August 2007

    EMMA Coke, a solicitor with Ashton Graham, reviews the new guidance on livestock transport.

  • Has the Environment Agency got its priorities wrong on defences?

    August 3rd 2007

    FOOD and Farming Minister Jeff Rooker has suggested the Environment Agency (EA) has got its priorities wrong when it comes to its flood protection work.

  • Hat-tricks at Hickstead for French and British

    August 3rd 2007

    Despite worries over possible last-minute cancellation and some torrential downpours, which reduced the parking areas to a sea of mud, the Longines Royal International enjoyed some bright sunshine and the Hickstead international arena coped admirably, making for a superb few days of show jumping. Sarah Jones reports.

  • Heavy rain has helped sclerotinia to germinate early

    7 August 2007

    THE carrot sclerotinia monitoring system, available to growers and advisors on www.agriCentre.basf.co.uk is showing early germination of sclerotia at all sites.

  • Helpline numbers for you to contact

    5 August 2007

    FOR more information on the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth see our contact panel.

  • Herbicide launched for grass and broad-leaved weed control

    2 August 2007

    WINTER wheat growers have a new option for grass and broad-leaved weed control this autumn, following the launch into the UK market of the active ingredient flumioxazin.

  • Holsworthy dairy trade flourishes

    August 3rd 2007

    AN entry of more than 100 dairy cattle saw trade continue to flourish with quality in demand at Holsworthy Market’s, Devon, July show and sale. The champion, Bocaddon Kermit G Emma, freshly calved and giving 36kg from S.R. Gilbert and Son, Sheepwash, topped the sale at £1,500.

  • Horse owners advised to be sensible during foot-and-mouth investigation

    4 August 2007

    HORSE owners are being advised that while the national livestock movement ban put in place in the wake of a confirmed outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease near Guildford in Surrey does not apply to horses, there are restrictions and owners should be sensible about transporting horses around the country.

  • Infected carcases could be headed for Somerset

    4 August 2007

    FARMERS Guardian has learned animals due to be slaughtered on the FMD infected premises in Surrey could be headed to Somerset for incineration.

  • Institute director defends Pirbright laboratory

    5 August 2007

    AS an urgent investigation into biosecurity measures at the Institute of Animal’s Health’s Pirbright Laboratory gets underway, the institute’s director Prof Martin Shirley has defended practices and procedures at the laboratory.

  • Integrated square bale wrapper

    August 3rd 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.Although there is no picture yet, Kverneland has developed a machine to combine the baling and wrapping operations of large square bales.

  • Intelligent tyre inflation

    August 3rd 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.The intelligent tyre inflation system not only alters the pressure of the tractor tyres during work but also those on the implement.

  • Isle of Man takes preventative measures

    6 August 2007

    IMPORTS of meat and farm livestock from mainland GB onto the Isle of Man have been banned as the Isle of Man Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry seeks to isolate the island as much as possible from the risk of disease transmission.

  • James McGee and Becca regain their Irish crowns

    August 3rd 2007

    THE 2007 Irish National Sheepdog Trial, at Toolerstrane, Aclare, Co. Sligo, attracted 150 of the top sheepdogs in Ireland competing for a place on the Irish National Team to compete against England, Scotland and Wales at the International Sheepdog Trial in Kilkenny in September.

  • JCB’s improved hydraulics make an impression

    August 3rd 2007

    Not only has the hydraulic performance of JCB’s pivot steer telehandler been improved but so too has the engine power, transmission offerings and driver comfort. MERVYN BAILEY gets to see what the range topping TM310S has to offer.

  • JF-Stoll trailed chopper

    August 3rd 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.

  • Just Ask takes to streets

    August 3rd 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.Shoppers at Darlington Farmers’ Market, Co. Durham.

  • Kendall signals the end of Britain’s cheap food policy

    August 3rd 2007

    NATIONAL Farmers’ Union president Peter Kendall signaled the end of Britain’s ‘cheap food’ policy and told fellow farmers there was ‘no need to apologise’ to consumers.

  • Kubota revamp on the way

    August 3rd 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.The M108S features a brand new 109hp Kubota engine.

  • Lancaster Holsteins peak at 2,400gns

    August 3rd 2007

    A small but quality offering at the Lancashire Holstein Club’s July sale at Lancaster produced a top of 2,400gns for the champion, a heifer from Wilson and Stephen Boow, Bootle, Cumbria. Dunnerdale Champion Rita sold giving 40kg daily to Aubrey Greenhalgh, buying for Alex Colquhoun, Montrose, Angus.

  • Large gains to be had from making best use of EBVs

    August 3rd 2007

    Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) get talked about a lot at the moment, but what to they actually mean in terms of financial benefits, especially to the commercial farmer?

  • Latest FMD virus could be less virulent than a 'wild' strain

    6 August 2007

    IF the FMD virus detected in Surrey is the same as the vaccine strain being developed in Pirbright laboratory, experts say that it could be less virulent than a ‘wild’ strain.

  • Latvian system undergoes trials

    August 3rd 2007

    AN agronomy system, dubbed ‘extreme’, that works well in Latvia – part of Europe’s ‘bread basket’ – is now being trialled at TAG’s Sutton Scotney national agronomy centre in order to find out more about the controversial practice.

  • Leadership in the countryside awards

    August 3rd 2007

    THE National Trust in Wales presented awards to tenants and graziers showing leadership in the countryside.

  • Livery Guild award winner

    August 3rd 2007

    EURIG Jenkins from Talsarn, Ceredigion, has won the Welsh Livery Guild Young Farmers Award and a cash prize of £1,000. He will use the cash reward to support his newly acquired farm tenancy after impressing judges with a ‘thoughtful and well planned business ideas related to home farm and individual enterprises’. The runners-up were Christopher Powell, from Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire and Steven Nicholls, of Llanbister Road.

  • Lol and Lordswood

    August 3rd 2007

    LOL tractors are now selling the Lordswood Ground Care range of harrows and levellers to go with their Stockman Compact tractors. Laurence Cook, managing director for Lol, said they were pleased to be involved with a local company.

  • Loss of milk rounds puts even more pressure on efficiency

    August 3rd 2007

    Having moved from selling their own milk to supplying a processor on a level profile contract, the Carr brothers have faced plenty of challenges in the past two years.

  • MacLean family take a hat-trick at Tiree Show

    August 3rd 2007

    It was a MacLean family hat-trick at Tiree Show, with the Heylipol livestock taking three of the major championships. Archie John won the cross-bred cattle with an April-born Charolais x bullock calf by Forglen Topshot. Fraser won the cross-bred sheep with a homebred Texel cross gimmer, and Alasdair won the pure-bred sheep with Clary Junior, a two shear Beltex ram.

  • Malton Show, Yorkshire

    August 3rd 2007

    Cattle

  • McLarens make it two years in a row with top award win

    August 3rd 2007

    Banchory Show, Aberdeenshire proved a triumph for Angus exhibitor Willie McLaren and his daughter, Lesley, Muirhouses, Kirriemuir, who won the ‘champion of champions’ award for the second year running with their Limousin and overall beef cattle champion.

  • Meat labelling law under fire

    August 3rd 2007

    Meat labelling law under fire

  • Merial says ‘no breaches’ of biosecurity have been discovered at its site

    5 August 2007

    MERIAL, the pharmaceutical company at the centre of speculation over the origin of the foot-and-mouth outbreak says it has so far uncovered ‘no breach’ of its procedures.

  • Merial to make 300,000 FMD vaccines

    6 August 2007

    ONE of the organisations suspected of somehow leaking an FMD virus from its Pirbright laboratory has been asked to make up 300,000 doses of vaccine to help fight the disease.

  • Mother beats daughter in championship

    August 3rd 2007

    Traditionally the sheepdog trial on the first day of the Royal Welsh Show is that of the Champion of Champions. It is held in the Main Ring and the four national captains run twice and their scores are aggregated. From Scotland the winner came in the person of Ian Brownlee with Ben.

  • Movement could be allowed on risk basis

    7 August 2007

    EUROPEAN Commission health spokesman Philip Todd has said on Farming Today that certain regions could be allowed to export within three months.

  • Musto sold to Private Equity company

    2 August 2007

    THE successful British equestrian, shooting and outdoor clothing brand Musto has been partially sold to a private equity company.

  • Nairn Show

    2 August 2007

    Results from Nairn Show are:

  • National Express calls a halt to biodiesel bus trial

    7 August 2007

    COACH company National Express has suspended its first generation UK biodiesel bus trial because of concerns over the sustainability of supplies.

  • National Express calls a halt to biodiesel bus trial

    7 August 2007

    COACH company National Express has suspended its first generation UK biodiesel bus trial because of concerns over the sustainability of supplies.

  • National livestock standstill in place after FMD confirmed

    3 August 2007

    A NATIONAL movement standstill has been imposed on all livestock in Great Britain following confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease at a cattle farm in Surrey.

  • NBA urges farmers to stick to movement rules

    6 August 2007

    THE National Beef Association is urging farmers to adhere to movement restrictions currently in place, amid reports that some farmers are illegally moving livestock.

  • Near-record breaker at Lampeter Shears event

    August 3rd 2007

    MORE than 180 competitors and over 700 spectators braved the weather and turned out for this year’s Lampeter Shears event at Cribyn.

  • New approval for desiccant

    August 3rd 2007

    POTATO growers can now use up to five litres of Reglone (diquat) to desiccate crops this season – a 25 per cent increase over the previously available rate.

  • New Deer Show, Aberdeenshire results

    August 3rd 2007

    Beef

  • New Forest and Hampshire Show

    August 3rd 2007

    Trophy triumphs over difficult conditions for inter-breed honours in his final season

  • New Forest and Hampshire Show results

    August 3rd 2007

    Beef - Inter-breed (Judge, H.P. Dart, Devon) Supreme, C.J. and J.L.M. Hutchings and Sons, Goldies Trophy (British Limousin); reserve, Mortimers Farms Limited, Mortimers Urouision (British Charolais).

  • New game recipes

    August 3rd 2007

    THE Game-to-Eat campaign, now in its sixth year, has published a new recipe booklet to tempt newcomers and game lovers alike to try the great taste of game.

  • New high for United milk

    2 August 2007

    UNITED Dairy Farmers auction on Thursday, August 2, saw a top of 38.5ppl, and the sale’s total of 27 million litres averaged 34.66ppl.

  • New Products

    August 3rd 2007

    Mission desiccant

  • New show hopes to bring the community and agriculture together in Welsh village

    August 3rd 2007

    WHILE many agricultural shows are finding it a struggle to survive, a band of farmers in South Powys have been working hard to get a new one off the ground.

  • News helicopters branded exceptionally unhelpful

    4 August 2007

    DEFRA has refused to disclose the number of animals affected by the 10km surveillance zone in place around the farm at the centre of the foot-and-mouth outbreak.

  • No signs of further spread

    6 August 2007

    THERE were no signs on Monday morning that foot-and-mouth (FMD) has spread beyond the original enterprise in Surrey where the outbreak was identified on Friday.

  • North Country Cheviot adds Border Union to its trophy list

    August 3rd 2007

    FRESH from success at the Royal Highland and Great Yorkshire Shows, a three-crop North Country Cheviot ewe from William and Jim Thomson of Kelso added the Border Union breed and inter-breed sheep awards to its trophy list.

  • Not problem solvers, advocates in other ways

    August 3rd 2007

    BUSINESS advocates work to help businesses deal with the problems, but not to solve problems for those businesses.

  • On-line advice

    4 August 2007

    BIOSECURITY company DuPont Animal Health Solutions is offering advice and sharing vehicle biosecurity best practice.

  • Overall returns for Milk Link members up – more to come

    August 3rd 2007

    OVERALL returns for Milk Link members will have increased by 2.65ppl this milk year from announcements already made – and there is still more to come, says the co-operative.

  • Pig finishers’ returns rise

    August 3rd 2007

    HEAVIER pigs and a slightly better price have helped push finishers’ returns up by just over £3.50 in mid July this year, compared with 2006.

  • Pirbright implicated in FMD outbreak as strain identified, another herd culled

    5 August 2007

    PIRBRIGHT Laboratory looks as though it may be the source of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth at a farm, near Wanborough, Surrey.

  • Positive TB breakdown confirmed in Shambo herd

    August 3rd 2007

    POST-MORTEM findings on Shambo, the ‘sacred’ bullock finally slaughtered after a controversial three-month legal fight, have identified lesions described as ‘typical of TB’.

  • RABI introduces emergency procedures to help farmers

    6 August 2007

    THE Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) has introduced emergency procedures to support the farming families facing financial hardship as a result of the current foot and mouth restrictions.

  • Results from Biggar Show

    August 3rd 2007

    Results from Biggar Show were:

  • Rising demand for stock putting milk in the tank

    August 3rd 2007

    By Christopher Dodds, executive secretary, Livestock Auctioneers’ Association.

  • Rodcliff herd to 1,950gns

    August 3rd 2007

    THE Rodcliff Holstein herd dispersal for Rodney and Lucy Stanley, Eastwell, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire,saw prices peak at 1,950gns with 102 milkers averaging £1,140.

  • Role of lower IPU rate ahead of herbicide’s withdrawal

    August 3rd 2007

    THE 1.5 kilograms per hectare rate of isoproturon approved for use ahead of the complete withdrawal of the herbicide in 2009 continues to have a role to play in grass-weed and broad-leaved weed control, according to Nufarm.

  • Rooker hint at autumn decision on badger cull

    2 August 2007

    THE Government will make a decision on badger culling before the end of October, Food and Farming Minister Jeff Rooker has indicated.

  • Rostselmash looks to buy Buhler Industries shares

    2 August 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 producing the Versatile articulated tractors.

  • Royal Lancs exhibitors to get half their entry fees

    August 3rd 2007

    EXHIBITORS hoping for refunds for the cancelled Royal Lancashire Show can only expect half of their entry fees.

  • ROYAL WELSH NEWS IN BRIEF

    August 3rd 2007

    Two winners

  • Royal Welsh Show

    August 3rd 2007

    Members of Wales YFC travelled from all corners to take part in competitions under the theme ‘Iechyd Da’ – ‘Good Health’, at the Royal Welsh Show. From sheep shearing to club promotion, they refused to let waterlogged fields and rain stand in the way of showcasing their talents.

  • Royal Welsh Show Postscript

    August 3rd 2007

    BARRY ALSTON rounds off FG’s Royal Welsh Show coverage.

  • Royal Welsh YFC results

    August 3rd 2007

    Club promotion challenge, 1, Brecknock; 2, Carmarthenshire; 3, Ceredigion.

  • Rural housing solution

    August 3rd 2007

    AFFORDABLE housing had been identified by the new Welsh Assembly Government as a key issue – but CLA Wales says landowners and farmers can offer a solution.

  • Scientists to spend £11.5m on disease research

    30 July 2007

    SCIENTISTS are to spend £11.5 million on new research to tackle livestock diseases that cost UK farmers hundreds of millions of pounds per year.

  • Scots can bury fallen stock

    6 August 2007

    THE burial ban has been temporarily suspended in Scotland.

  • Scottish Sheepdog Trials results

    August 3rd 2007

    IRVINE (Judge, R. White, Carsphairn) Open (31 ran) 1, P. Hetherington (Minishant) Lynmar Hemp, 95 re-run; 2, B. Welsh (Moniaive) Bill, 95; 3, J. Seton (Darvel) Gael, 94; 4, I. Fergie (Straiton) Fly, 93 Outbye; 5, W. Welsh snr (Cramalt) Sweep, 93; 6, J. Henderson (Fairlie) Rob, 91.

  • Search for more FMD outbreaks under way after Surrey outbreak confirmed

    4 August 2007

    GOVERNMENT vets are carrying out tests on farms in the vicinity of the confirmed foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey, as the farming community waits to find out whether we are the verge of another major outbreak.

  • Second FMD case confirmed

    7 August 2007

    FOOT-AND-MOUTH disease has been confirmed at a second farm within 3km of the original outbreak in Surrey.

  • Shareholders back move to save mart

    August 3rd 2007

    CRAVEN Cattle Marts’ board has been given extra powers to help protect the mart against would-be developers.

  • Sheep guide 2007

    3 August 2007

    READ our Farmers Guardian in-depth special supplement on the current issues facing the sheep industry.

  • Sheepdog Trials Diary

    August 3rd 2007

    ENGLAND

  • Show cancellations announced

    August 3rd 2007

    MORE shows have been falling victim to the weather conditions, with Ryedale, North Devon and Emley being added to this week’s cancellations at Burwarton and Tenbury.At the weekend both Cleveland and Mid Devon were called off.

  • Shows entries ‘excellent’

    August 3rd 2007

    ENTRIES overall were excellent with good numbers forward in all sections – especially the recently revived horse shoeing section where entries – about 15 – exceeded those at the Highland Show, said Border Union Agricultural Society secretary, Ron Wilson.

  • Shows hit by foot-and-mouth movement ban

    4 August 2007

    Picture round-up

  • Stoneleigh Park not up for sale agreement reached on troublesome clause

    3 August 2007

    THE Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) has announced that it will not be selling Stoneleigh Park.

  • Stranded cattle get to go home

    4 August 2007

    FIVE would-be cattle exhibitors found themselves temporarily isolated at Garstang showground in Lancashire on Saturday.

  • Stranraer Show, Galloway

    2 August 2007

    Results from Stranraer Show are:

  • Study concludes milk is the best sports drink

    August 3rd 2007

    MILK is set to challenge established sports drinks as the choice beverage for athletes after researchers found it may be better at promoting recovery after sport.

  • Study will help in the development of potatoes

    1 August 2007

    NEW British Potato Council-funded research is seeking to understand the mechanisms that underpin texture and flavour in potatoes.

  • Sun shines on charity horse parades

    3 August 2007

    THE Blue Cross centres at Burford, Oxfordshire and Rolleston, Staffordshire collectively welcomed over two thousand supporters to their centres last weekend, raising nearly £8,000 for the animals in the charity’s care.

  • Take the opportunity to include clover when restoring grassland

    August 3rd 2007

    IF you are having to restore damaged grassland following the severe weather, take the opportunity to include clover in the grass seed mix.

  • Take-all infections high this summer

    August 3rd 2007

    TAKE-ALL tracking at HGCA Recommended List second cereal trial sites across the country has revealed infections taking off in a major way this summer.

  • Tatton Park awarded Green Flag Award

    3 August 2007

    TATTON Park in Cheshire has been awarded the Green Flag Award and Green Heritage Site Accreditation by the Civic Trust for the fourth year running.

  • Terra Variant 500 autumn start

    August 3rd 2007

    Readers may recall that German-firm Holmer launched a revamped version of its self-propelled Terra Variant drive unit at the French SIMA Show earlier this year.

  • Too soon to say when movement restrictions could be lifted

    6 August 2007

    DESPITE varying reports on the minimum length of time the movement restrictions will be in place following the Surrey foot-and-mouth outbreak, no timeframe has been put in place

  • Turnover exceeds £3m at the CIS

    August 3rd 2007

    THE Cattle Information Service (CIS), the main activity of which is now milk recording, has seen turnover exceed £3million.

  • Two breed stalwarts dominate show wins

    August 3rd 2007

    THE second annual National Progeny Show for Beltex sheep staged at Craven Cattle Marts’, Skipton Auction Mart, had 186 entries of pedigree and commercial sheep – up 25 per cent on the previous year.

  • Understanding the potential impact of electronic identification for sheep

    August 3rd 2007

    The UK derogation for double tagging came to an end on June 30 and UK sheep farmers are now faced with the need to double tag and the possible implementation of electronic identification (EID) in the future. But what does this mean for the sheep industry? KATIE LOMAS battles the confusing issue of sheep tagging.

  • Union plea to Welsh Assembly for early cull action

    August 3rd 2007

    THE Farmers Union of Wales has made a plea for badger culling to be introduced in Wales as soon as possible.

  • Vaccination may be needed believes leading virologist

    6 August 2007

    A LEADING clinical virology expert is calling for the vaccination of livestock if the FMD outbreak in Surrey was caused by a viral plume.

  • Vaccine an option but NFU remains cautious

    5 August 2007

    VACCINATION of livestock will become a distinct policy option if the virus spreads around the country.

  • Vet confirms Pirbright is under investigation

    4 August 2007

    CHIEF veterinary officer Debby Reynolds has confirmed that the biosecurity arrangements at the Pirbright Laboratory are being investigated as a possible source of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

  • Vets 'appalled' at latest outbreak

    4 August 2007

    VETS have expressed their dismay at the return of foot-and-mouth to the UK after a six year absence.

  • Waitrose to help apple growers

    August 3rd 2007

    Waitrose says it will help the British apple industry by selling hail-damaged fruit. 

  • Warm Pheasant salad with wild mushroom dressing

    August 3rd 2007

    This week’s recipe comes from the Game-to-Eat campaign’s new booklet.

  • Waste plastic processing

    August 3rd 2007

    ALL waste farm plastic collected in Wales, the Welsh border counties. the West Country and the East of England will soon be recycled at a new £1 million processing plant at Rhymney, South Wales.

  • Welsh assembly extend suspension

    August 3rd 2007

    THE Welsh Assembly has extended its suspension of the cross compliance regulation prohibiting the use of mechanical equipment on waterlogged soil until August 31.

  • Welsh Sheepdog Trial results

    August 3rd 2007

    ROYAL WELSH SHOW. Champion of Champions: 1, I. Brownlee (Scotland) Ben, 22; 2, T. Long (Ireland) Gail, 49; 3, M. Longton (England) Monty, 53; 4, P. Tomkins (Wales) Fynydd Bonnie, 61.

  • Western Holstein averages up again – 3,000gns twice

    August 3rd 2007

    AVERAGES were up again at the Western Holstein Club’s monthly show and sale at Beeston Castle, Cheshire, where over 200 entries sold to a top of 3,000gns

  • What to do about live casualties

    6 August 2007

    FARMERS with live casualties requiring slaughter have two options says LASSA, the Licensed Animal Slaughter and Salvage Association.

  • Where has the outbreak come from?

    4 August 2007

    EARLY speculation as to how the outbreak originated has centred on the proximity of the Institute of Animal Laboratory, at Pirbright, to the farm that has suffered the outbreak.

  • Why all the bad weather in summer?

    2 August 2007

    CLIMATE experts are attributing the recent spate of bucketing rain to the unusual positioning of the jet stream that carries weather into the UK.

  • Will the new broom at Number 10 sweep clean?

    August 3rd 2007

    VIEWPOINT: By Robin Dean

  • Yealmpton Show, Devon

    2 August 2007

    Results from Yealmpton Show are:

  • Yield main factor in OSR variety choice

    August 3rd 2007

    HIGH yield is the main consideration amongst oilseed rape growers when it comes to variety choice, according to the latest survey information for NK Seeds.

  • Young exhibitor takes beef title

    August 3rd 2007

    Despite having the equivalent of two months’ normal rainfall 24 hours before it was due to be held, the 134th Tivyside Show in West Wales went ahead as planned.

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