Farmers Guardian
February 17th 2006

  • Agronomy lessons to be learned

    February 17th 2006

    There are agronomy lessons to be learned from CPB Twyford winter wheat strip trials that deliver yields of at least 2 tonnes per hectare above the UK mean.

  • Bentham Marts Super Two

    17 February 2006

    In conjunction with Bentham Mart’s weekly sale of prime and store sheep, the Super Two Challenge show and sale for the best pair of continental cross hoggets was staged.

  • Blonde bull and Blue cross female just click

    17 February 2006

    Somehow the Blonde bull and the Belgian Blue cross Holstein suckler cow just click, say Pip and Nicola Rogers, runners-up in the Blonde Society’s new national suckler herd of the year award. Neil Ryder talked to them about their system.

  • Braised Mutton and Caper Cobbler

    February 17th 2006

    A hearty mid-week supper that’s delicious served on its own or with some creamy mash to soak up the juices.

  • Bumper poultry entry

    17 February 2006

    North of England poultry breeders at the weekend made the most of one of the first major shows to be staged since the precautionary ban on poultry gatherings was lifted.

  • Celebrating farmers markets

    February 17th 2006

    Farmers’ markets have been so successful that one of the biggest-ever collective ventures is being planned for May.

  • Cheviotview herd is a class Holstein act

    17 February 2006

    The Cheviotview herd of Andrew Hodge took top honours in the production and inspection classes in the Northumbria Holstein Breeders’ Club’s 2005 herd competition. The judge was Harold Hodgson, of the Wormanby herd.

  • Clarification called for over potential abolition of Welsh hill farming support

    February 17th 2006

    Welsh Assembly Countryside Minister, Carwyn Jones, has been challenged to ‘come clean’ over the threat to the Wales-based Tir Mynydd hill farming support scheme.

  • Dealing with variations in OSR harvest

    February 17th 2006

    No two growing years will be alike, and the level of disease in OSR crops will vary with varying conditions. In recognition of this, an HGCA-funded ADAS project set out to establish the best way of dealing with this variation.

  • EU legislation to extend the MRL controls on crops

    February 17th 2006

    Amendments to EU legislation governing pesticide maximum residue levels have been voted through with the result that MRL controls will be extended on a range of crops including cereals, potatoes and sugar beet.

  • Ginger Pig brand expands to include on-farm facilities

    February 17th 2006

    An on-farm retail outlet is just one area of expansion for The Ginger Pig, the company set up by North Yorkshire farmer Timothy Wilson to market his home produced pork, beef and lamb.

  • Gwyn Jones

    February 17th 2006

    Candidate for vice-president

  • Hennikers Holsteins peak at 4,600gns

    17 February 2006

    Top pedigree cattle were in demand at the dispersal of Trevor and Donna Warren’s Hennikers Holstein herd at Beeston Castle Auction, Cheshire. The Warren’s from Hastingleigh, near Ashford, Kent, are hoping to emigrate to Canada later this year as their share farming agreement has been terminated.

  • Highlands 6,000gns top, trade steady

    17 February 2006

    Highland cattle, breeders and enthusiasts descended on Oban Livestock Centre at the weekend for the breed’s spring show and sale. Prices peaked at 6,000gns while overall trade remained steady.

  • Hill farmers boost but SP lowland blow

    February 17th 2006

    Farmers across most of upland England will receive bigger Single Payments than had been anticipated, while their lowland counterparts will be worse off than expected.

  • Keep levy boards as long as they provide value for money, says NFU

    February 17th 2006

    Statutory levy boards should be retained as long as they have a modern, relevant structure and provide value for money for their stakeholders, the NFU has suggested.

  • Leader Writer Wanted

    February 17th 2006

    Farmers Guardian is looking for another leader writer to write columns for the Points of View page. If you feel you have the flair of Jim Webster or the strong opinions of Stephen Yates and can come up with original and fresh topics to write about on a regular basis, send us some examples of your work. Articles should be 800 words long and we pay a set fee per column.

  • Limousin cross sets 4,400 record price

    17 February 2006

    Store cattle soared to record heights at Middleton in Teesdale Mart, Co. Durham, when a Limousin cross heifer sold for £4,400. Not only was this a record for the market but also a record store price for the Harrison and Hetherington networks of marts.

  • Livestock industry leaders warn of chaos at the marts

    February 17th 2006

    The introduction of pre-movement testing in England next week has generated feelings of anger and resentment among farmers not witnessed since the foot-and-mouth crisis. Alistair Driver explains why the policy is so controversial and what it entails for farmers.

  • Luings to 7,000gns at Castle Douglas

    17 February 2006

    The Luing sale at Castle Douglas saw a 50 per cent increase in entries on the year and there were more heifers to select from since the early 1970s.

  • Making the most of ELS - No chicken feed

    February 17th 2006

    Experienced Rural Development Service (RDS) adviser, Geoff Howe and Ludlow-based, Masstock Arable Group agronomist, Paul Doyle of Prince, Doyle & Jenkins provide practical advice on Wild Bird Seed Mixtures (EF2) in the eighth in our series of monthly ELS Options management guides.

  • Michael Seals

    February 17th 2006

    Candidate for vice-president

  • More options for blight and aphids

    February 17th 2006

    Two new products from Bayer CropScience will extend options for blight and aphid control in potato crops this season.

  • NFU Leadership Battle

    February 17th 2006

    Better NFU could force one member, one vote debate

  • Oilseed rape canopies and pod density closely linked to yields and seed numbers

    February 17th 2006

    Sparser stem and pod canopies in oilseed rape produces higher yields, ADAS trials have confirmed.

  • Partridge and a pint at North Yorkshire game trust seminar

    February 17th 2006

    The Game Conservancy Trust has organised a ‘partridge and a pint’ evening for farmers, estate owners and managers in north and east Yorkshire, who are interested in managing their land for wild grey partridges, one of Britain’s rapidly declining farmland birds.

  • Paul Temple

    February 17th 2006

    Candidate for vice-president

  • Pledge to keep politics out of beef ban talks

    February 17th 2006

    European Union Food Safety Commissioner Markos Kyprianou has given an assurance that he will battle to keep politics out of discussions on lifting the beef export ban.

  • Ploughing aids root depth over min-till

    February 17th 2006

    Early results of a project looking at rooting depth in oilseed rape indicated that as much as half the UK crop has a sub optimal rooting system.

  • Pre-movement testing your questions answered

    February 17th 2006

    Q When does pre-movement testing start?

  • Primestock day at Exeter Livestock Centre

    17 February 2006

    Monday is primestock day at Exeter Livestock Centre and this week there was entry of 49 cattle and 1,081 sheep when Farmers Guardian went along. Prime cattle peaked at 106.5p/kg for steers while cast cows sold to 74.5p/kg and averaged 49.31p/kg. Prime hoggets sold to 136.8p/kg and the best cast ewes realised £42.Auctioneers: Exeter Livestock Auctioneers.

  • Recipe for business success

    February 17th 2006

    With Farmers Guardian and Waitrose teaming up to find Britain’s best Young Farmer Producer, Angela Calvert takes a look at what makes a successful business and how young people can start their own enterprises.

  • Respond or risk no action on badgers, farmers warned

    February 17th 2006

    Farmers are being urged to respond to the consultation on TB and badger culling or risk allowing the Government to be swayed by pro-badger campaigners.

  • Richard Haddock

    February 17th 2006

    Candidate for vice-president

  • Rural land prices fall as buyers stay away

    February 17th 2006

    Farmland is worth less than this time last year with non-farming buyers outnumbering farmers.

  • Spare parts essential despite uncertainty in industry

    February 17th 2006

    With a turnover of £17 million and 150 employees, Spaldings claims to be the largest independent direct supplier of agricultural and groundcare spare parts in the UK.

  • Sticky chocolate fudge cake

    February 17th 2006

    This chocolate cake recipe comes from Rachel Cowper, of St Johns in the Vale, Cumbria. This easy-to- make recipe is a tasty treat.

  • Striving to achieve increased share of machinery market

    February 17th 2006

    It has only been five years since McCormick started producing tractors at Doncaster and has risen to the number four position in the UK tractor sales chart. However, with the company having sold the Yorkshire based plant and now working on a long-term lease-back arrangement what does the future hold? Mervyn Bailey spoke to general manager Alberto Negri.

  • Tescos Brazilian beef trip proves positive

    February 17th 2006

    Beef production standards in South America came under scrutiny when supermarket chain Tesco took a group of UK meat industry figures and British farmers on a four-day, fact-finding trip to Brazil and Argentina.

  • The farmers wife and the family cookbook taking kitchens by storm

    February 17th 2006

    It was a children’s party that set farmer’s wife Fizz Carr on course for writing what proved to be one of the most popular cookery books of 2005.

  • The Mutton Renaissance

    February 17th 2006

    A club which will unite sheep farmers, abattoirs, butchers, chefs and retailers was the aim of a glittering launch at London’s famous The Ritz this month. Prince Charles, founder of the original Mutton Renaissance campaign in 2004, was the guest of honour at a dinner where a range of delicious mutton dishes took centre stage.

  • The race for the top table

    February 17th 2006

    Last week we gave the candidates for the posts of NFU president and deputy president their say.

  • The Yorkshire Way

    February 17th 2006

    A new guidebook celebrating the very best regional food in Yorkshire had a metropolitan launch recently. Sarah Cripps went to the London launch and spoke to celebrity chef Brian Turner about why he feels regional food is important.

  • Time to protect small shops from supermarket dominance

    February 17th 2006

    A stronger code of practice to protect supermarket suppliers, together with the need for an independent retail regulator and a moratorium on any further supermarket mergers and takeovers, were just three of the recommendations MP’s made in the ‘High Street UK 2015’ report on small shops from the All Party Parliamentary Group this week.

  • Top calf honours go to Springfield herd

    17 February 2006

    Top honours in the calf show organised by the North West Club of the British Belgian Blue Cattle Society went to the Springfield herd of Allan and Deirdre Wilkinson.

  • Tried and Tested - What lies beneath

    February 17th 2006

    Farmers Guardian staff review a range of riding underwear

  • Under the hammer

    February 17th 2006

    With the Spencer family emigrating, the machinery used on Cripwell Farm, near Loughborough, Leicestershire, went under the hammer on Friday.

  • Updated Flatlift adds extra width

    February 17th 2006

    Spare parts and equipment supplier, Spaldings has introduced an updated version of its long-established Flatlift one-pass cultivator/ seeding unit. The Lincoln-based company has extended the cultivating and seeding width of the implement to 3m, by adding an extra disc assembly.

  • Why the British dairy industry needs and deserves your support

    February 17th 2006

    British agriculture plays a central role in shaping and maintaining the countryside that millions of us enjoy.

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