Farmers Guardian
August 8th 2008

  • ‘Pub talk’ could weaken confidence in vaccination

    4 August 2008

    BOTH sheep industry and animal health sector representatives warned against the growing amount of ‘pub talk’ about side effects of the bluetongue vaccine.

  • £5m scheme for flooding defence

    August 8th 2008

    DEFRA plans to contribute at least £5million to a scheme to support households in England which face a particularly high risk of flooding, but are not protected by traditional community level defences. 

  • £75m crop protection investment

    4 August 2008

    CROP protection giants BASF have announced plans to invest more than £75 million into a new generation of products over the coming years.

  • £75M crop protection investment

    4 August 2008

    CROP protection giants BASF have announced plans to invest more than £75 million into a new generation of products over the coming years.

  • 500gns top at national Jacob sale

    7 August 2008

    WEBBERY, Dalewode, Hyndshaw, Dun-Mor and Knowlton took home the big cheques from the Jacob Sheep Society’s national show and sale in Worcester that achieved an 80 per cent clearance of the 97 lots forward.

  • 600gns joint leaders at Skipton Suffolk sale

    August 8th 2008

    THE Suffolk Sheep Society’s show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart, North Yorkshire, saw joint top prices at 600gns apiece by two entries from the Pexhill flock of Geoff Biddulph, Gawsworth, Macclefield, Cheshire.

  • A quest to successfully fill a gap in the market for quality pork

    August 8th 2008

    In the first of four features on the FG/Waitrose Best Farm Entrepreneur finalists, Danusia Osiowy visits Charles Ashbridge to discover the Taste Tradition of North Yorkshire.

  • Advice on pesticide run-off

    August 8th 2008

    NEW best practice advice and pesticide decision trees for selected catchments have been designed to help farmers and advisers reduce the chance of pesticides reaching water.

  • Arable Focus

    11 August 2008

    FG takes a look at varieties key for early-drilled wheats, autumn grass weed control, effective slug management, getting the pressure right in combine tyres and more in our special feature.

  • Assessing options for slurry storage

    August 8th 2008

    The biggest threat posed by the incoming NVZ regulations is to dairy farmers and their slurry storage. Joanne Pugh and Katie Lomas found out why DairyCo is urging against panic.

  • Attracting new workers to stem the loss of skills

    6 August 2008

    FARMING and other rural industries need to turn around their unfashionable images if they are to attract the thousands of workers they need to remain competitive.

  • Attracting new workers to stem the loss of skills

    6 August 2008

    FARMING and other rural industries need to turn around their unfashionable images if they are to attract the thousands of workers they need to remain competitive.

  • Average winter barley yields up by 0.4 tonnes per hectare

    August 8th 2008

    WINTER barley yields continue to be above the long-term average as more results come in from this year’s HGCA Recommended List trials.

  • Averages up at NSA early ram sale

    August 8th 2008

    TWO 1,000gns bids and a cluster of high-end three-figure calls helped push up the averages at Monday's Builth Wells leg of this year's two-venue NSA Wales and Border early ram sale.

  • Ayrshire continues her winning ways

    August 8th 2008

    THE Ayrshire cow Halmyre Urr Louise continued her winning ways to take the dairy inter-breed championship for Keith and Jane Davidson.

  • Balancing profitability with protecting against the effects of climate change

    6 August 2008

    ANGELA Calvert meets a Lincolnshire farmer who is working hard to nurture and protect the beauty and vulnerability of the Fens.

  • Bale feeder designed for easy towing

    August 8th 2008

    The Welsh Shearing Equipment Centre is now distributing this Bale Feeder from New Zealand.

  • Beltex ewe supreme at Turriff Show

    August 8th 2008

    A one-crop ewe from the Aviemore Beltex flock of Doreen Mair, of Turriff, was pulled forward to take the sheep inter-breed sheep championship, leaving the Texel champion from Graeme Knox, also of Fyvie, Turriff, to take the reserve ticket.

  • Blackface takes the Perth Show inter-breed title

    August 8th 2008

    A Blackface South Type aged ram from Alisdair Locke of Glenrinnes Farms, Dufftown, took the supreme championship in the sheep lines, beating the Bluefaced Leicester champion from Alan Fotheringham of Forgandenny, Perth, into reserve place.

  • Bluetongue Protection zone to move again on Monday

    8 August 2008

    DEFRA has announced that the Bluetongue Protection Zone will be extended again on Monday, August 11, as the vaccination programme steps up a gear.

  • Bluetongue zones to extend as Merial delivers first batch of vaccine

    5 August 2008

    THE Bluetongue Protection Zone is set to extend further on Thursday (August 7) after Merial delivered the first batch of its 13 million doses to cover farmers in the free areas.

  • Brazil: EU extends beef imports

    August 8th 2008

    THE European Union has approved 33 more Brazilian companies to export beef to the EU, bringing the number of farms allowed to supply cattle to beef plants to 123.

  • Brecon County Show

    August 8th 2008

    Barry Alston reports from Britain’s oldest agricultural county show, first staged in 1755.

  • Brecon County Show results

    August 8th 2008

    CATTLE

  • Britain needs to allay Dutch fears over TB

    5 August 2008

    BRITAIN must guarantee veal exports are TB free before trade can resume, the NFU have been told.

  • Campaigners blockade biofuel depot

    7 August 2008

    ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have blockaded a major biofuel depot in the South of England today (Thursday, August 7), in protest against a technology they claim is accelerating climate change.

  • Canada: Anthrax confirmed in cattle

    August 8th 2008

    TWO outbreaks of anthrax have been confirmed in Canada, on separate farms in Saskatchewan.

  • Case studies - on-farm solutions

    August 8th 2008

    TWO farms were investigated by the Dairy Group for DairyCo’s Cost Effective Slurry Storage Strategies booklet – both with very different outcomes.

  • Chance to make a date

    6 August 2008

    IF you are a single farmer and looking for a partner then you might be interested in applying for a new dating show due to launch later this year.

  • Chance to make a date

    6 August 2008

    IF you are a single farmer and looking for a partner then you might be interested in applying for a new dating show due to launch later this year.

  • Compensation deadline

    August 8th 2008

    FARMERS are being urged to book cattle in now for the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme to receive compensation before the scheme ends.

  • Convinced the Beef Shorthorn is key to his survival

    August 8th 2008

    DESPITE living in ‘the heart of continental cattle country’, Tony Wood is convinced the Beef Shorthorn is the key to his survival.

  • Coombes family dominate dairy section at New Forest Show

    August 8th 2008

    IT was a 'quite a day' for the Coombes family from Ringwood who dominated in the dairy section, again capturing the supreme championship. This time it was Dave and Pam Coombes's new cow, Smiddiehill Sandy Valley Erle, that inter-breed judge, John Westaway, tapped out, calling her 'an absolutely perfect milker'.

  • Cumbria milk expansion

    August 8th 2008

    DAIRY ingredients business Meadow Foods has signed up 30 new milk producers in the Cumbrian milk field since it acquired West Lakes Dairy Partnership in January.

  • Dairy Farmers of Britain posts £3.6 million loss

    6 August 2008

    DAIRY Farmers of Britain has reported a loss of £3.6 million in the year ending March 2008.

  • Dairy Farmers of Britain posts £3.6 million loss

    6 August 2008

    DAIRY Farmers of Britain has reported a loss of £3.6 million in the year ending March 2008.

  • Dairy sector seminar

    August 8th 2008

    DAIRY farmers have never faced such challenging dilemmas as now. At a time when inputs are soaring, putting relentless pressure on margins, it is hardly surprising they are finding themselves at a crossroads.

  • Defra announces disease compensation for August 2008

    4 August 2008

    DEFRA has announced August compensation rates for bovine TB, BSE, brucellosis, and enzootic bovine leukosis.

  • Defra announces disease compensation for August 2008

    4 August 2008

    DEFRA has announced August compensation rates for bovine TB, BSE, brucellosis, and enzootic bovine leukosis.

  • Defra to appeal against table valuation ruling

    4 August 2008

    DEFRA is to appeal against the recent High Court ruling that its table valuation system is unlawful.

  • Dumfries and Lockerbie Show

    August 8th 2008

    Jennifer MacKenzie reports from the Dumfries and Lockerbie Show, Dumfries.

  • Dumfries and Lockerbie Show results

    August 8th 2008

    BEEF CATTLE

  • Dungannon Charollais top 2,800gns

    August 8th 2008

    AVERAGES were up by nearly 50 per cent at the premier export sale of Charollais at Dungannon farmers mart, Co Tyrone.

  • English National sheepdog trials

    August 8th 2008

    Kim Gibson reports on the exciting run-off to claim the English National trophies. Picture gallery by Theresa Eveson.

  • English National Sheepdog trials picture gallery

    August 8th 2008

    AN exciting run-off between the winners of each of the three days' trials resulted in Derek Scrimgeour, with home-bred Killiebrae Laddie, collecting the English National trophies. Five-year-old Laddie is by Derek’s Jim, out of Killiebrae Maddie.

  • English sheepdog trial results

    August 8th 2008

    The 2008 English National team is: 1, Derek Scrimgeour (Keswick) Killiebrae Laddie, 209 out of 220; 2, Jim Cropper (Bacup) Dan, 204; 3, Dick Roper (Northleach) Tom, 195; 4, Tim Longton (Quernmore) Carrie, 202; 5, Derek Scrimgeour (Keswick) Fleece, 195; 6, Raymond Macpherson (Kirklington) Roy, 193; 7, F. Cleary (Tockholes) Dan, 191; 8, Tom Lawrenson (Brindle) Zac; 9, Paul Turnbull (Rothbury) Dot, 187; 10, Keith Preston (Kirkwhelpington) Rodger, 191; 11, Andrew Rouse ...

  • Excellent harvests across Europe will bring prices down

    8 August 2008

    EXCELLENT harvests so far this season across Europe have the potential to bring prices down. With a 20 million tonne surplus expected in the European Union growers are likely to face direct competition from the Black Sea region.

  • Excellent harvests across Europe will bring prices down

    8 August 2008

    EXCELLENT harvests so far this season across Europe have the potential to bring prices down. With a 20 million tonne surplus expected in the European Union growers are likely to face direct competition from the Black Sea region.

  • Excellent harvests across Europe will bring prices down

    8 August 2008

    EXCELLENT harvests so far this season across Europe have the potential to bring prices down. With a 20 million tonne surplus expected in the European Union growers are likely to face direct competition from the Black Sea region.

  • Farmer finally relieved of foot-and-mouth restrictions

    6 August 2008

    THE farmer at the centre of last year’s foot-and-mouth outbreak has spoken of his relief after restrictions were finally lifted on his farm this morning (Wednesday, August 6).

  • Fife red meat audit in school kitchens

    August 8th 2008

    FIFE Council and Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) have collaborated on a full traceability audit of the red meat supplied to Fife’s school kitchens, residential homes and staff canteens.

  • Friesian herd to £2,000 at Gisburn Mart

    August 8th 2008

    A TOP price of £2,000 and an average of £1,098 for 109 lots was achieved when G. and N. Clegg and Sons, Clitheroe, Lancashire, dispersed their Friesian herd at Gisburn Mart. Top was a stock bull selling locally to Neil Pilkington and £1,900 was achieved twice for freshly calved heifers.Auctioneers: Richard Turner and Son

  • Funding boost for Scottish pig producers

    7 August 2008

    THE Scottish pig industry is to receive a £1 million boost to secure its long-term sustainability. But the Scottish NFU is not so sure it is all good news.

  • Funding boost for Scottish pig producers

    7 August 2008

    THE Scottish pig industry is to receive a £1 million boost to secure its long-term sustainability. But the Scottish NFU is not so sure it is all good news.

  • Getting to know the British countryside

    6 August 2008

    TWELVE youngsters are due to complete their Young Farmers Rural Scholarship initiative at an awards ceremony at the Royal Agriculture College.

  • Government remain quiet as food rots

    5 August 2008

    AN ESSEX fruit farmer has been forced to leave nearly £40,000 worth of raspberries to rot after he was unable to find enough labour to pick them, meanwhile the Government remain eerily quiet on the issue.

  • Government remain quiet as food rots

    5 August 2008

    AN ESSEX fruit farmer has been forced to leave nearly £40,000 worth of raspberries to rot after he was unable to find enough labour to pick them, meanwhile the Government remain eerily quiet on the issue.

  • Grazing Monitor : Aim for M+11 litres from 12kg of grass DM

    August 8th 2008

    GRASS continues to grow well, thanks to regular rainfall across the country. 'D' values remain good for the time of year, suggesting our contributor farmers are keeping on top of grazing and are managing to keep young material ahead of the cows.

  • Hairy Bikers to endorse Manx produce guide

    4 August 2008

    SIMON King and Dave Myers – the ‘hairy bikers’ – will join Isle of Man chief Minister Tony Brown to launch ‘Your Guide to Local Manx Produce’ at the Royal Manx Agricultural Show this Friday, August 8.

  • Hampshire Down and Poll Dorset honours

    August 8th 2008

    THE sheep champion on the first day of the three-day show went to the Hampshire Down ram lamb from the Homefield flock of Gillian Beckley and A.L. Brown.

  • High dormancy in black-grass seed samples

    8 August 2008

    DORMANCY in black-grass seed samples this autumn is very high, according to results from HGCA-funded research.

  • How much will compliance cost?

    August 8th 2008

    Dairy UK and Promar worked on an initiative last year that established the true costs of complying with NVZ regulation. Looking at 10 randomly selected dairy farms they put the annual figure at £15,806 for the average dairy farm in the new NVZs.

  • Jim Paice outlines Tory priorities

    4 August 2008

    SHEEP 2008 was officially opened by Jim Paice, shadow spokesperson for agriculture and rural affairs.

  • Jimmy is crowned Young Shepherd of the Year again after a six interval

    4 August 2008

    HE won it back in 2002 when he was 19, then slipped to third place in both 2004 and 2006 – but Jimmy Hughes was back on top form this time around to win the Young Shepherd of the Year competition.

  • Judith, 23, gains her first inter-breed championship

    August 8th 2008

    YOUNG Suffolk breeder Judith Barbour, Rosehill, Annan, won her first inter-breed title at her county show on Saturday.

  • Large international presence at the show

    4 August 2008

    THERE was an international presence at the event with around 20 overseas guests hosted by Eblex in collaboration with other industry partners.

  • Learn about the Dartmoor Hill pony and ways to train it

    5 August 2008

    FOLLOWING the success of last year's information day, the Dartmoor Pony Training Centre will be hosting another on September 28, 2008, from 12pm to 4pm.

  • Lending in agriculture at an all time high

    4 August 2008

    BANK lending to agriculture has risen to an all time high of £10.6 billion at the end of June, says the Bank of England.

  • Lending in agriculture at an all time high

    4 August 2008

    BANK lending to agriculture has risen to an all time high of £10.6 billion at the end of June, says the Bank of England.

  • Midge-hunting scientists tackle bluetongue

    8 August 2008

    SCIENTISTS at the Institute for Animal Health have released a video demonstrating a novel way of monitoring midges.

  • Ministers call on Government to reverse 4x4 tax hike

    6 August 2008

    MINISTERS on the Environmental Audit Committee have called on the Government to reverse its decision to increase car tax until a proper impact assessment is carried out.

  • Ministers call on Government to reverse 4x4 tax hike

    6 August 2008

    MINISTERS on the Environmental Audit Committee have called on the Government to reverse its decision to increase car tax until a proper impact assessment is carried out.

  • Mixed reactions to the NVZ rule changes

    August 8th 2008

    Stuart Rogers, Kidlington, Oxfordshire

  • Mollinhead Lady Jennifer wins Perth Show Clydesdale championship

    August 8th 2008

    CUMBERNAULD dairy farmer, Robert Stewart took the Clydesdale championship and the Champion of Champions award at Perth Show with his two-year-old filly, Mollinhead Lady Jennifer that was overall champion at the Scottish National Stallion Show and at Kittochside earlier this year.The family has been involved in Clydesdales for several generations and now have over 25 Clydesdales.

  • More pictures from the New Forest and Hampshire Show

    12 August 2008

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.Southdown Champion from Mr and Mrs T L Mead, Aylesbury, with their shearlig ram Patriot.

  • Morgan and Chip take Open National at Lampeter

    August 8th 2008

    THE Lampeter trials were held at a new venue and while there were 105 runs on the book, it was not possible to run all.

  • Multi-talented breeders

    4 August 2008

    THEY know how to breed sheep and love eating lamb – but could they cook it?

  • New Forest and Hampshire Show

    August 8th 2008

    A rush of late entries in the cattle classes meant numbers approached last year’s figures and fair weather brought in the crowds to the New Forest and Hampshire County Show.

  • New Forest and Hampshire Show results

    August 8th 2008

    DAIRY CATTLE

  • New sugar deal 'smoke and mirrors' says grower

    6 August 2008

    THE NFU and British Sugar have concluded their sugar negotiations to mixed industry reaction.

  • New sugar deal 'smoke and mirrors' says grower

    6 August 2008

    THE NFU and British Sugar have concluded their sugar negotiations to mixed industry reaction.

  • New venue for stockjudging

    6 August 2008

    MEMBERS of Holstein UK have competed in their annual stockjudging and linear competitions.

  • New venue for stockjudging

    6 August 2008

    MEMBERS of Holstein UK have competed in their annual stockjudging and linear competitions.

  • New young bull scheme sire

    August 8th 2008

    THE latest sire to be selected for Eblex’s Young Bull Promotion Scheme is the Welsh-bred Charolais Gower Blingbling.

  • Newent producer group links up with Sainsburys

    4 August 2008

    THE May Hill Lamb Producers Group, set up in 2002 after the closure of Gloucester Market, is going from strength to strength and, via Randall Parker Foods, is linking up with Sainsbury’s farm connections programme.

  • News in brief

    August 8th 2008

    Crop protection: BASF is to invest more than €150 million in crop protection products to meet growing demand from farmers.

  • Nitrate Vulnerable Zones special feature

    8 August 2008

    READ our news special on Nitrate Vulnerable Zones as we look at what farmers will have to do to comply with the incoming regulations and see how dairy farmers can assess options for slurry storage.

  • NRoSO event

    August 8th 2008

    THE 2008/09 NRoSO training event will cover spray stores, sprayers and buffer zones, says City & Guilds NPTC and NRoSO.

  • NSA Sheep 2008

    4 August 2008

    OVER 10,000 people attended the NSA-organised Sheep 2008, held bi-annually at Malvern’s Three Counties Showground. Barry Alston and Joanne Pugh report.

  • NSA Sheep Event preview

    August 8th 2008

    The NSA’s biennial Sheep Event will return to the Three Counties Showground on Wednesday, July 30, with more than 12,000 farmers and 200 trade stands expected.

  • NVZs in the devolved administrations

    August 8th 2008

    Northern Ireland

  • Oil ‘supply crunch’ could see prices rocket

    8 August 2008

    THE price of oil could rocket to $200 a barrel in the next five to ten years unless there is a dramatic fall in demand, warns a new report out today (Friday, August 8).

  • Oil ‘supply crunch’ could see prices rocket

    8 August 2008

    THE price of oil could rocket to $200 a barrel in the next five to ten years unless there is a dramatic fall in demand, warns a new report out today (Friday, August 8).

  • Oswestry Show

    August 8th 2008

    Bluetongue reduces entries at Oswestry by two thirds

  • Perth Show

    August 8th 2008

    Perth Show has the advantage that, being in central Scotland, it draws exhibitors from a wide area of Scotland. This year’s event also hosted the Scottish National Simmental and Hereford Shows. Neil Ryder reports. Pictures: Adrian Legge.

  • Perth Show results

    August 8th 2008

    BEEF CATTLE

  • Pesticide proposals: Your views

    6 August 2008

    What do you think about the pesticide proposals? How would they impact on your business? Have your say on our forum.

  • Pigs leave UK for first time since 2007

    6 August 2008

    THE first consignment of pigs has left the UK since the 2007 foot-and-mouth outbreak stopped exports.

  • Post set-aside measures must come in from 2010/11, says Sir Don

    7 August 2008

    SIR Don Curry has stressed that measures he has recommended to replace the environmental benefits of set-aside in England must not be introduced before the 2010/11 cropping season.

  • Potato Council urges growers to take action against pesticide proposals

    8 August 2008

    THE Potato Council is urging growers to take action against the EU’s pesticide proposals.

  • Power harrow cultivation module for seed drills

    August 8th 2008

    Amazone is now offering a power harrow cultivation module for its 6m Cirrus Super and Special semi-mounted seed drills. A pair of 3m KG power harrows replaces the two rows of cultivating discs.

  • Prawn fritters

    August 8th 2008

    THIS recipe was sent in by Mrs Costain from Colby, Isle of Man. She enjoyed the recipe in Spain and says it is best for snacks or starters.

  • Producing food solutions

    August 8th 2008

    IF you live and farm in the British countryside it is very easy to forget the reality of our role as food producers, isolated as we are from the consumer.

  • Regulation changes to have a wide-reaching effect on farming

    August 8th 2008

    Despite intense industry lobbying, the Government has gone ahead with its decision to expand the designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) in England, delivering a bitter blow to many farmers.

  • SAC report shows decline in Scottish hill sheep

    August 8th 2008

    A REPORT has highlighted the dramatic decline in sheep numbers in the Scottish hills.

  • Sainsbury's higher welfare chicken sales up 60pc

    6 August 2008

    DESPITE concerns over reduced consumer spending, free-range chicken sales have continued to grow on the back of high profile celebrity campaigns earlier this year.

  • Sainsbury's higher welfare chicken sales up 60pc

    6 August 2008

    DESPITE concerns over reduced consumer spending, free-range chicken sales have continued to grow on the back of high profile celebrity campaigns earlier this year.

  • Sclerotinia up in OSR

    August 8th 2008

    SCLEROTINIA was more prevalent this season, a survey of commercial oilseed rape crops found.

  • Scottish sheepdog trial results

    August 8th 2008

    ISLAY (Judge, N. Paterson, Dunoon) Open (30 ran) 1, L. Clark (Tarbert) Jim, 93; 2, A. MacDiarmid (Strathlachlan) Hemp, 89; 3, A. MacDiarmid (Strathlachlan) Mirk, 88; 4, I. McConnell (Skipness) Jaff, 87; 5, A.P. Ronald (Campbeltown) Meg, 85; 6, A. McCuish (Skipness) Mist, 84.

  • Sheepdog sells to 2,800gns

    4 August 2008

    THE event’s ever popular sale of working dogs saw 33 entries selling to a top of 2,800gns, with an average of £970 – a record for the fixture.

  • Sheepdog trials diary

    August 8th 2008

    ENGLAND: 8 August. MACCLESFIELD, entry closed

  • Simon Draper, the new man at Kirkby Stephen Mart

    August 8th 2008

    SIMON Draper, 47, formerly with Worcester, Rugby and Thame markets, is joining Harrison and Hetherington as auctioneer and livestock manager at Kirkby Stephen Mart, Cumbria.He begins on September 1 at the start of the busy autumn sheep and cattle sales.He will also be involved with sales at Lazonby, Middleton-in-Teesdale and St John’s Chapel in Co. Durham.

  • Society seeks younger members

    6 August 2008

    SEEKING out new, young blood into Simmental cattle breeding programmes will be a key focus for the society following a discussion at the World Congress meetings at Huntingdon and Meriden.

  • Society seeks younger members

    6 August 2008

    SEEKING out new, young blood into Simmental cattle breeding programmes will be a key focus for the society following a discussion at the World Congress meetings at Huntingdon and Meriden.

  • Steve Ellwood new EFFP chairman

    4 August 2008

    FORMER HSBC agriculture chief Steve Ellwood has been appointed the new chairman of English Food and Farming Partnerships (EFFP).

  • Student place at Semex

    6 August 2008

    THE first person to be taken on by Semex UK as a placement student is Jennie Booth, from Harper Adams University College.

  • Sulky launches disc-based drill for direct drilling, plough or min-till use

    August 8th 2008

    With the agreement between Sulky and Moore now complete, the French firm has introduced its own disc-based direct drill.

  • Tenbury Show

    August 8th 2008

    TENBURY Agricultural Society's 150th anniversary show, having survived cancellation last year due to the July floods, started a new era on a new site outside the town and, despite bluetongue restrictions, attracted strong support from local exhibitors.

  • Tenbury Show results

    August 8th 2008

    BEEF CATTLE

  • Tesco urged to back British online

    5 August 2008

    SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has come under pressure over its online store after reports that consumers are finding it difficult to buy British produce.

  • Texel pips Black Welsh Mountain to top award

    August 8th 2008

    SHEEP entries fared somewhat better than the cattle, though Suffolks and Talybont Welsh failed to muster any support.

  • The Nitrates Action Programme

    August 8th 2008

    • The NVZ area in England will be extended from the current 55 per cent to cover 68 per cent of the country.

  • Tipping trailers Joskin extends compact range

    August 8th 2008

    Joskin has extended its compact tipping trailer range with the Trans-Ex 7T. This 7t trailer joins 3, 4 and 5t versions with the option of three-way side tipping and side extensions of 200mm and 400mm for the 2.1m body.

  • Top honours for Charollais ewe at Tenbury Show

    August 8th 2008

    SHEEP entries were least affected by a last minute change to bluetongue areas that drew a number of late entries to the show.

  • Turriff Show

    August 8th 2008

    Billed as Scotland’s biggest two-day show, Aberdeenshire’s Turriff Show lived up to its reputation this week hosting national shows of Aberdeen-Angus cattle and Charollais sheep as well as its ‘normal’ stock lines.

  • Turriff Show results

    August 8th 2008

    CATTLE

  • Twin track approach on EID taken by NSA

    4 August 2008

    AROUND 1,000 signatures were collected by the NSA for its petition against EID, bringing the total to just under 2,000 for the document that will be presented to both the UK Government and ministers in Brussels this autumn.

  • UK farmers told to vaccinate after bluetongue resurgence in France

    5 August 2008

    LIVESTOCK farmers in the north of England have been urged to vaccinate bluetongue susceptible animals as soon as they have access to the vaccine after thousands of new cases emerged in France.

  • United States: Tyson Foods profits down

    August 8th 2008

    THE world’s largest meat producer, Tyson Foods, has reported a downturn in profits for the third quarter of the fiscal year.

  • Urgent call for EU pesticides proposals impact assessment

    8 August 2008

    THE Government’s pesticides watchdog, the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), has warned that the face of British agriculture could be about to change dramatically if European politicians agree to new pesticides proposals.

  • Urgent call for EU pesticides proposals impact assessment

    8 August 2008

    THE Government’s pesticides watchdog, the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), has warned that the face of British agriculture could be about to change dramatically if European politicians agree to new pesticides proposals.

  • Uruguay: Record year for farmers

    August 8th 2008

    THE farming industry in Uruguay has recorded its sixth year of continued growth since 2002. Farm exports are forecast to reach US$4.2billion this year, an increase of 51 per cent over last year's exports.

  • Useful links

    31 July 2008

    FOR more detailed information on the pesticides proposals and their potential impact on British agriculture see our useful links.

  • Vanessa descendant tops Mussbee at 3,100gns

    August 8th 2008

    A strong West Country crowd gathered at Manor Farm, Trematon, near Saltash, Cornwall for the sale of R.A. and M. Legg and Son’s Holstein Mussbee herd that peaked at 3,100gns.

  • Variable yields from OSR harvest

    August 8th 2008

    WITH around half of the UK oilseed rape crop now harvested, yields appear to be very variable so far.

  • Veterinary nurse contracts bovine TB

    8 August 2008

    A VETERINARY nurse from Cornwall has contracted bovine TB. The nurse's dog and, according to some reports, another member of her family, are also believed to have to contracted the disease earlier this year.

  • Warning on sheep sales

    7 August 2008

    AS the autumn sales approach, sheep farmers must ensure they are complying with the double tagging rules that came into force at the beginning of the year.

  • Warning on sheep sales

    7 August 2008

    AS the autumn sales approach, sheep farmers must ensure they are complying with the double tagging rules that came into force at the beginning of the year.

  • Welsh fruit and veg producers will be eligible for SPS from 2010

    4 August 2008

    FRUIT and vegetable producers in Wales will, from May 2010, be eligible to apply for Single Payment Scheme entitlement for the first time.

  • Welsh sheepdog trials results

    August 8th 2008

    LAMPETER. Open National: 1, M. Morgan (Tregaron) Chip, 10; 2, S. Harden (Pembroke) Nell, 22olf; 3, R. Davies (Lampeter) Rose, 22; 4, R. Millichap (Port Talbot) Tweed, 23olf; 5, I. Evans (Ystrad Meurig) Jess, 23; 6, M. Hemmings (Llanfynydd) Ness, 24. Novice National: 1, S. Harden, Nell, 22; 2, R. Millichap, Tweed, 23olf; 3, I. Evans, Jess, 23. Open South Wales: 1, M. Jones (Maesybont) Joe, 14; 2, J. Davies (Lampeter) Hemp, 23; 3, G. Thomas (Llanelli) Roy, 29; 4, E. Evans ...

  • Western Holstein Club's sales

    August 8th 2008

    SOME 167 animals were forward for the Western Holstein Club’s sales in Beeston and Chelford in the first month that vaccinated cattle were free to move on to the open market.

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    August 8th 2008

    September 2008

  • Wilkinson Environment Award goes to Emma Bradley

    August 8th 2008

    WINNER of this year’s Wilkinson Environment Award for Nottinghamshire is Emma Bradley, from Sturton-le-Steeple, Retford.

  • Worcester's Berrichon 'first' peaks at 1,500gns

    August 8th 2008

    AN inaugural Berrichon sheep show and sale in Worcester produced a top price of 1,500gns.

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