Farmers Guardian
February 3rd 2006

  • Auto-feeding maintains husbandry

    February 3rd 2006

    Feeding calves can be an intensive job but there are mechanical alternatives that do not sacrifice husbandry. Mervyn Bailey spoke to Cumbrian farmer John Callion about the benefits.

  • Back off badgers RSPCA

    February 3rd 2006

    The RSPCA has launched a national campaign to persuade the public to take action to prevent badger culling as part of the fight to tackle bovine TB.

  • Beef contracts – two views

    February 3rd 2006

    • Do not sign any beef supply contracts with supermarkets, Farmers For Action is advising producers.

  • British Sugar confident that beet harvests will meet future target yields

    February 3rd 2006

    Achieving the British Sugar aim of 70 tonnes of beet to the hectare is possible, and would allow UK growers to remain viable under the proposed new regime, according to Robin Limb.

  • CAP uncertainty hits tractor registrations

    February 3rd 2006

    The total registrations of agricultural tractors (over 40hp) ended 2005 at 13,301 units, a decrease of 11.1 per cent on the previous year, says the Agricultural Engineers’ Association (AEA).

  • CARAMELISED APPLES WITH LANCASHIRE CHEESE ON PASTRY

    February 3rd 2006

    This is a little different and could be used as a starter, or served with a salad for a light lunch –or you could use less cheese mix and more apples to make an unusual pastry for a type of cheese course dessert! says Emma Brown, of Blackburn, Lancashire. “I made this dish by adapting a recipe for mixed fruit puff pastries as I always used to enjoy having an apple and a piece of cheese together, when hungry. It’s easy to do and again has few ingredients.” It works well with flaky or puff pastry.

  • Dairy Health

    February 3rd 2006

    Dairy Health - A 12 page special supplement in this week's Farmers Guardian

  • DIY bioheat hailed as the way forward many potential fuels

    February 3rd 2006

    Farmers looking for profitable uses for biomass should look first to heating their own homes and farms, and supplying heat to local users, rather than selling the raw materials to bigger users, a Lincolnshire seminar was told.

  • Fighting for a rethink on biomass plan

    February 3rd 2006

    The fight to persuade the Government to rethink its plans to slash the amount of biomass burnt by power stations, due to come into force from April, is continuing.

  • Going out on a high the young breeder with nothing left to prove

    February 3rd 2006

    At 25 years old James Tomlinson has decided to hang up his white showman’s jacket for the last time.

  • Harrogate farm shop takes top award

    February 3rd 2006

    A farm shop in the centre of Harrogate has been named best rural retailer in Britain, just six months after opening.  

  • Healthy parlour – healthy herd

    February 3rd 2006

    Your cows’ housing and feeding system may be contributing to a mastitis problem, even though your parlour is in tiptop condition, according to David Pettitt, Kingshay One-2-One on-farm adviser.

  • Importance of footbaths in the control and treatment of lameness

    February 3rd 2006

    Footbaths are an important tool in the treatment and control of lameness in dairy cows, says SAC researcher Jill Offer.

  • Increasing costs are driving down agricultural earnings

    February 3rd 2006

    Increasing costs and a lack of movement on retail prices are driving down UK agricultural earnings despite improvements in efficiency and production.

  • JCB sets world spraying record

    February 3rd 2006

    JCB has managed to set a new world record for the largest area sprayed in an hour. The 2140 Fastrac was fitted with a 28m wide demount sprayer (above) and managed to cover 104 hectares.

  • Milking parlour routine - What are we doing – and why are we doing it?

    February 3rd 2006

    The main functions of the milking parlour routine are to stimulate efficient milk let down with minimal trauma to the cow, to ensure prompt detection of teat and mastitis health problems and the highest standards of milk and udder hygiene before and after milking.

  • Organic units hold their own in incomes survey

    February 3rd 2006

    Latest financial data on organic farming published today shows that organic farms in England and Wales are holding their own despite market challenges.

  • Red Letter Day Feb 14, 2006

    February 3rd 2006

    Entitlements by Valentine’s Day and bulk of payments in March, promises Bach

  • Search is on for young ‘voices’ of climate change

    February 3rd 2006

    A national search is underway to find nine young people, each representing a different region across England, to act as the ‘voices’ of climate change.

  • Smooth transition for OTM beef – so far

    February 3rd 2006

    Fears of a glut of OTM cattle depressing the whole of the beef market have proved largely unfounded – so far.

  • SPS problems far from over, says farm bodies

    February 3rd 2006

    This week’s positive news on the timing of Single Payments does not signal an end to the bureaucratic problems surrounding the scheme, farming organisations fear.

  • Stockman’s Day

    February 3rd 2006

    SAC’s Dairy Research Centre at Crichton Royal Farm, Dumfries, is linking up with the Milk Development Council to host a stockman’s day on February 23. The theme is ‘Improving animal health and productivity’. Topics include calf management and health, parlour routine and mastitis control, locomotion scoring and reducing lameness, condition scoring, energy intake and milk quality.

  • Tackling a turkey surplus

    February 3rd 2006

    After a year in which not all the traditional farm fresh (TFF) turkeys found a market at Christmas, members of the Anglian Turkey Association (ATA) have been urged to look beyond the standard oven-ready whole bird.

  • Toyota Hilux combines comfort and practicality

    February 3rd 2006

    Autos & 4x4 Test Report

  • Universities to share expertise with wider community on environmental technologies

    February 3rd 2006

    Irrigators and those looking for commercial benefit from farm waste and non-food crops will be among those set to benefit from new efforts by universities in the east of England to share their knowledge.

  • Waterlogging rules ‘self-contradictory’

    February 3rd 2006

    Cross-compliance regulations over farming on waterlogged land are self-contradictory and therefore impossible to comply with, an agricultural lawyer has said.

  • Welsh farmers reject hill support scheme options

    February 3rd 2006

    NFU Cymru leaders met representatives of all the Welsh Assembly opposition parties this week to explain why farmers in Wales are giving a loud and clear ‘no’ to the two options being proposed in the consultation paper looking at the future of the Tir Mynydd hill farming support scheme after 2006.

  • Young Achiever Award final four are named

    February 3rd 2006

    Four finalists have been named for the NFU Scotland Young Achiever Award. They are:

Most popular

Most commented