Farmers Guardian
February 9th 2007

  • ‘Baby Blues’ to £245 at society’s Chelford event

    February 9th 2007

    BELGIAN Blue-sired calves sold to £245 when the North West Club of the Belgian Blue Cattle Society held a ‘Baby Blues’ day at Chelford, Cheshire, on Monday, which incorporated a dairy calf event and a pedigree calf show.

  • ‘Beware the massive variation in feed costs’

    February 9th 2007

    WITH much emphasis placed on costs, especially those linked to feeding, there was one clear message for farmers at the NSA meeting – sheep were not cheap to keep.

  • ‘Business as usual’ message in restricted zone

    February 9th 2007

    IT IS business as usual in the Norfolk and Suffolk countryside. That is the message the two county councils and the Country Land and Business Association are now trying to convey to the general public.

  • ‘Producers missing a great opportunity’

    February 9th 2007

    MOST dairy cows are culled before achieving half of their realistic milk production with a resultant loss per head of around £680.

  • 100 per cent biodiesel for new holland range

    February 9th 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.New Holland has made the move to approve the use of 100 per cent bio-diesel in most of its mechanical fuel-injected engines as well as a number of electronic motors. Using B100 does mean that an adaptation kit and some specific ...

  • 2007 Nuffield Scholarship Award winners

    8 February 2007

    AGRO-TERRORISM and bio-security threats, vermiculture opportunities for UK agriculture and easy-to-manage sheep and cattle systems are among the study topics chosen by the 19 Nuffield Farming Scholarship Award winners for 2007.

  • 3,200gns high at Lavenham dispersal sale

    February 9th 2007

    A TOP price of 3,200gns was realised when one of the black and white breed’s oldest herds, Lavenham – the property of Strutt and Parker (Farms) – was dispersed over two days at Beeston Castle Auction, Cheshire.

  • 42-day rule from March 1

    February 9th 2007

    THE Welsh Assembly confirmed this week that from March 1 bovine TB pre-movement testing in Wales will include all animals moving from one and two-yearly tested parishes who are over six weeks (42 days) old.

  • A year of consolidation is predicted in latest report

    February 9th 2007

    FARMERS and growers in England and Wales can look forward to a year of consolidation, in which most market prices either stabilise or show modest increases, at the same time as lower energy prices take some of the pressure off input costs.

  • Agriculture sectors ‘unanimous’ in purpose of new Levy Boards

    February 9th 2007

    THE new levy board structure must take advantage of the current consumer demand for healthy and nutritious food.

  • All parties praised in dealing with outbreak ‘quickly and efficiently’

    February 9th 2007

    AFTER initial criticism of the handling of the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk, Defra, Bernard Matthews and the State Veterinary Service have now been praised for dealing with the infection quickly and efficiently.

  • Allman launches mounted sprayer range

    February 9th 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.ALLMAN has introduced the Farmer range of mounted sprayers. The chassis and booms are hot-dipped galvanised and boom widths of 6, 8 and 12m are available.

  • Attention to detail can cut spraying problems

    February 9th 2007

    AT a time when spraying is under close scrutiny – both for environmental and health reasons – advice to increase speeds and reduce water volumes might appear misguided.

  • Badger cull ‘jeopardised’ by pre-movement testing fight

    February 9th 2007

    THE National Beef Association has told the NFU and other TB stakeholders they could be jeopardising the prospects of a badger cull by continuing to fight against the extension of pre-movement testing (PrMT).

  • Be vigilant and maintain biosecurity, farmers told

    8 February 2007

    POULTRY farmers are being urged to be vigilant to any signs of disease and to maintain their ‘extremely high' levels of biosecurity in the wake of the H5N1 infection at a Suffolk farm.

  • Becoming more at one with the horse

    February 9th 2007

    The best way to learn about Mary Wanless’ ‘Ride with your Mind’ approach to riding is to experience it first hand. SARAH CRIPPS headed off to Oxfordshire for a lesson with Mary, before she starts her new UK tour.

  • Beef farmers’ invitation to £375,000 Stabiliser project

    February 9th 2007

    BEEF producers throughout the North West are pledging their support in the Northwest Stabiliser Project, a three-year, £375,000 Northwest Food Alliance-awarded initiative funded by the Northwest Regional Development Agency.

  • Beef Lasagne with Mozzarella

    February 9th 2007

    “Lasagne is a real classic that everyone loves,” says sender Lizzie North of Cirencester, Gloucestershire. “But this recipe is a little different because it includes mozzarella. Everyone who I have cooked it for has commented on how delicious it is.”

  • Beef Shorthorn bulls level at £3,357 – up £400

    February 9th 2007

    BEEF Shorthorn bulls sold to 8,000gns and levelled at £3,357 – £400 up on last year’s figures, with eight more being sold. Society’s secretary Frank Milnes said it had been the highest price achieved for many years. “Many people thought this was the best show of bulls seen for some time,” he said.

  • Beefing qualities of the Simmental

    February 9th 2007

    Since its introduction in the early seventies, the British Simmental has become an integral part of the British cattle industry. Introduced as a dual-purpose animal from the continent, the early Simmental breeders saw the potential for an animal with excellent milking ability which also had the beefing qualities of a terminal sire.

  • Beet campaign’s remarkable results

    9 February 2007

    THIS weekend only one of British Sugar’s six existing factories remains open for deliveries as the remnants of the highly successful season roll over the weighbridges at the doomed York factory.

  • Better performance and quicker turnaround times on Terra-Gators

    February 9th 2007

    THE Challenger influence has spread to the Terra-Gator range, where the 2104 and 3104 now become the 2244 and 3244. From the outside there is a distinct difference, with the new cab and bonnet styling as well as better performance.

  • Bicton students collect five awards at AHDA dinner

    February 9th 2007

    FIVE students from Bicton College in Devon picked up awards at the Animal Health Distributors Association (AHDA) annual dinner in Blackpool.

  • Bigger FCBs ‘would bring real benefit to members’

    February 9th 2007

    FCBs (Farmer Controlled Businesses), must be bigger and smarter to really benefit their members when buying inputs. This could only be achieved through scale; by acquisitions and mergers; and farmer groups working collectively with other groups. These were the thoughts of English Farming & Food Partnerships’ commercial director, David Neal-Smith speaking at the English Farming & Food Partnerships (EFFP) / Joint Venture Farming Group seminar – 'A Profitable Farming Future'.

  • Bird flu did come from Hungary

    13 February 2007

    DEFRA has confirmed that the source of the bird flu outbreak was Hungary.

  • Bird flu farm re-opens

    13 February 2007

    THE Bernard Matthews farm at the centre of the bird flu outbreak has restarted slaughtering and processing turkeys despite the origins of the recent outbreak remaining unclear.

  • Black Baldies change of emphasis

    February 9th 2007

    Black Baldie suckler cows attracted keen interest when local farmers met at SAC/QMS south west Scotland monitor farm, near Stranraer. NEIL RYDER joined them.

  • Bobcat backhoe

    February 9th 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.Bobcat has improved the performance of its backhoe attachments for the skid-steer, compact tracked and four wheel steer loaders.

  • Breaking up is hard to do

    February 9th 2007

    Family lawyer Lesley Wickers – herself married to a Herefordshire farmer – examines why it is never easy when a farming couple split up.

  • Build the right type of Holstein for your system

    February 9th 2007

    By Lucy Andrews, Holstein UK research and development executive

  • Call for food miles labelling

    February 9th 2007

    THE major supermarket chains were challenged this week to show their true colours and disclose just how far their meat supplies had travelled.

  • Campaign launched to raise £250,000 to fight strangles

    8 February 2007

    THE British Horse Society and the Animal Health Trust have launched a campaign to raise £250,000 to eradicate strangles – a highly infectious respiratory disease that attacks horses and ponies and is often fatal.

  • Campaign to tackle strangles

    February 9th 2007

    THE British Horse Society (BHS) and the Animal Health Trust (AHT) hope to raise £250,000 to help eradicate strangles, a disease that kills horses.

  • Challenger piles on the power with tyres

    February 9th 2007

    WHEN you hear the whistling turbo and powerful engine bark, you can tell this artic tractor has got some grunt.

  • CLA returns to its birthplace for centenary celebrations

    February 9th 2007

    THE Country Land and Business Association (CLA) celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Royal York Hotel, York (formerly the Station Hotel) – the same venue that hosted the inaugural meeting of the Yorkshire Land and Property Defence Association back in January 1907.

  • Collaboration and costings key to profit

    February 9th 2007

    COMMUNICATION, collaboration and sound costings will be key to a profitable future for agricultural contractors following the closure of Allscott Sugar Factory, a farming conference was told in Shropshire.

  • Competition hots up for Pork Product of the Year

    February 9th 2007

    DOZENS of succulent, tasty, innovative ideas for using pork have come into the spotlight as entries for a new competition flood in.

  • Consider alternatives to big biofuel producers

    February 9th 2007

    FARMERS should not be under pressure to sell biofuels to the big producers because they could still make their money with much less risk, suggested specialists Bioener G, who have launched a website to make the buying and selling process easier and faster.

  • Correct use of vaccine is ‘vital’

    February 9th 2007

    AVOIDING common sheep problems like clostridial diseases and pasteurellosis would be nearly impossible without the use of a vaccine, but there is no point in using one unless it is administered correctly.

  • Crop research spotlight

    February 9th 2007

    CROP research aiming to improve cereal disease resistance, yield and grain quality was showcased at an event at the John Innes Centre, Norwich.

  • Dairy factory investment ‘attractive’ in NZ

    February 9th 2007

    Dairy farm investment in Australia is attractive, but dairy factory investment in New Zealand is more attractive, claims a leading Australian dairy exporter.

  • Danish fact-finding mission for Dumfries farmers group

    February 9th 2007

    A GROUP of 16 farmers from south west Scotland are visiting the island of Gotland in Sweden this week to build on the success of Scottish Enterprise Dumfries and Galloway’s ‘Planning to Succeed Programme’.

  • Deadline for declarations

    February 9th 2007

    HILL Farm Allowance (HFA) claimants are being reminded to return their declarations by next Tuesday (February 13) or miss out on funding.

  • Defra probe Hungary bird flu link

    9 February 2007

    THE OUTBREAK of avian influenza at a Bernard Matthews farm in Suffolk may be linked to imports from another farm owned by Mr Matthews in Hungary.

  • Defra under pressure on bird flu

    12 February 2007

    DEFRA Secretary of State David Miliband is under pressure this week to get to the bottom of the recent bird flu outbreak in Suffolk after admitting there had been biosecurity lapses.

  • Denmire herd excels in the Lancashire Milk Records competition

    February 9th 2007

    THE Denmire herd of Holsteins of Messrs Dennison, Scales Park Farm, Aldingham, won the production and inspection class in the Lancashire Milk Records competition.

  • Deutz forms engine alliance

    February 9th 2007

    Deutz engines have formed a joint venture with FAW Jiefan Automotive to manufacture and sell diesel engines under the Deutz Dalian name. This is a 50:50 joint venture between the two companies, which have been working together for over 10 years.

  • English Sheepdog Trials Results

    February 9th 2007

    BERRY MOOR, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, (26 ran) Nursery trial: 1, S. Wilkinson (Thurgoland) Snow, 64 of 90; 2, B. Liddle (Felliscliffe) Bess, 57, TIME; 3, C. Storey (Delph) Lark, 57; 4, J. Witter (High Whitley) Saul, 55; 5, S. Wilkinson, Kate, 49; 6, L. Bone (Holmfirth) Ches, 47.

  • Farm borrowing dips slightly to £9.375bn in final quarter of 2006

    February 9th 2007

    THE UK agricultural industry’s total borrowing dropped by £18 million in the quarter to December 2006.

  • Farmers ‘on the front line’ of climate change

    February 9th 2007

    CLIMATE change is the biggest issue facing Government and those managing land are on the front line dealing with it.

  • Flintshire dairy farmer might still have to quit

    February 9th 2007

    BACK on his Flintshire farm this week after a passionate House of Commons plea for a better deal for milk producers, Jonathan Owen still fears he may have to leave the industry he loves so dearly.

  • Follow tag rules ahead of EU visit

    February 9th 2007

    SHEEP keepers are urged to ensure they are following current rules on tagging ahead of a crucial EU inspection later this month.

  • Franchise alternative to going it alone on free-range production

    February 9th 2007

    HOWARD WALSH joins prospective free-range egg producers at a Midlands open day to find out how a franchise can offer an alternative to going it alone.

  • From field to fork: Pork is put under microscope

    February 9th 2007

    SHADOW Agriculture Minister James Paice recently spent a day looking at the pork production process from ‘field to fork’, following the partnership between pigmeat processor Dalehead Foods and supermarket group Waitrose.

  • Fuel crops counter negative publicity

    February 9th 2007

    GROWING crops for alternative uses such as biofuel could offer agriculture the opportunity to negate some of the negative publicity it’s had over the past 20 years, while also playing a part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Further bird flu outbreaks likely in UK

    February 9th 2007

    Producers warned to be alert to risks - BIRD flu is here to stay and UK poultry producers have been warned they need to be on continual alert to the risks of infection from wild birds.

  • Geneticist appointed interim IGER director

    February 9th 2007

    A GENETICIST with more than 30 years’ experience of plant breeding has been named as interim director of the Aberystwyth-based Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER), writes BARRY ALSTON.

  • Getting hands-on experience of food and farming

    February 9th 2007

    In the Year of Food and Farming, the Government hopes to give every child the opportunity to visit a farm. For many children in Sheffield this is an experience they have been enjoying for years. ANGELA CALVERT went to visit a working farm with plenty to interest young people.

  • Half price homeopathy offer for organic milk producers

    February 9th 2007

    HALF-PRICE homeopathy courses are being offered by the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative (OMSCo) to all their members.

  • HGCA info on CD Rom

    February 9th 2007

    THE Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) has combined all of its technical information on cereals and oilseeds from Recommended Lists to the Wheat Disease Encyclopaedia on a ‘Crop Oracle’ CD Rom.

  • Holstein Friesians to 900gns at Ross-on-Wye

    February 9th 2007

    PRICES rose to 900gns when the NMR recorded herd of Holstein Friesians from Mr and Mrs Jimmy Williams and their daughter Ruth of Tidenham, Chepstow, was dispersed at Ross-on-Wye Mart.

  • HRH Prince Charles visits rural communities in Cumbria

    February 9th 2007

    HRH PRINCE Charles was able to learn first hand the problems facing rural communities in Cumbria – as well as some of the solutions already put in place by organisations and local people themselves – when he visited the county on Monday February 5.

  • Improved prices create opportunities

    February 9th 2007

    THERE would be real opportunities over coming years for existing arable farmers, especially young people just entering the industry, said SAC crop consultant Keith Dawson.

  • Investing in a new dairy sheep flock after maedi visna strikes

    February 9th 2007

    When a young farming couple found out most of their sheep dairy flock was infected with maedi visna, they took the drastic step of culling the whole flock and starting again. NEIL RYDER went to find out about their strategy.

  • Is DFB in bed with Akkerman over new cheese plant plans?

    February 9th 2007

    IT was rumoured before, but at a farmer conference in Wigton this week, Dairy Farmers of Britain’s vice-chairman David Wilkinson all but confirmed his company was already in talks with Dutch entrepreneur Ronald Akkerman – the man behind plans by Partners in Cheese (PIC) to build a new cheese factory at Workington, Cumbria.

  • Johlens ship Salers back home to Germany

    February 9th 2007

    THE first shipment of Saler cattle to be exported from the British Isles since the lifting of the export ban have travelled to Germany.

  • Judge rejects claim of dishonesty

    8 February 2007

    A Nottingham County Court judge has dismissed claims of dishonesty in a case against the former owner of a horse that developed behavioural problems two weeks after it was sold to new owners.

  • Kiam engine-powered Pressure washers

    February 9th 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.Kiam Power Products is offering a range of petrol and diesel powered pressure washers.

  • Knock-on effects and cost of orf infection are often underestimated in sheep flocks

    February 9th 2007

    THE financial losses from contagious pustular dermatitis – more commonly known as orf or scabby mouth – are often underestimated, largely because of the insidious ‘knock-on’ effects of flock infection.

  • Latest from the NFU Cymru county conferences

    6 February 2007

    BARRY ALSTON reports from the final round of NFU Cymru county conferences.

  • Limousin females sell to 1,700gns twice

    February 9th 2007

    LIMOUSIN females twice sold to 1,700gns as the sales drew to a close on Wednesday.

  • Llangattock win for Graham

    February 9th 2007

    A GOOD turnout of competitors at the Llangattock Ploughing Society’s annual hedging and fencing competitions at New House Farm, Newcastle, near Monmouth – including a fair

  • Llawhaden land quiz crown again

    February 9th 2007

    A PUB quiz and Welsh language public speaking competition have been pushing members of Pembrokeshire YFC to their limits.

  • Louise and Tom add that winning sparkle

    February 9th 2007

    COMMITMENT and achievement in Bucks YFC has been celebrated through the county’s member of the year competition.

  • Making supply chain links clearer to public

    February 9th 2007

    EMPHASISING links from producer through to retailer, Welsh Country Foods’ main livestock haulier has taken delivery of the first of six new four-deck trailers bearing the Asda Lamblink logo.

  • Marketing helps in volatile market

    February 9th 2007

    OILSEED rape prices traded in a £35/tonne range this season but those farmers who marketed their crop through Gleadell Agriculture pools received returns in the top 10 per cent of the market, claims the company.

  • Miliband accused of ignoring interests of organic farmers in ‘flawed’ GM consultation

    February 9th 2007

    THE Conservatives are calling for an urgent meeting with Defra Secretary David Miliband, who they accuse of ignoring the interests of organic farmers and consumers.

  • Miliband tries to safeguard threatened export market as countries ban UK poultry

    February 9th 2007

    THE UK’s £370 million poultry export market was under threat this week as nine countries banned imports of meat, eggs and live birds.

  • Moston Muir herd named herd of the year for fourth time

    February 9th 2007

    FORFAR butcher and Aberdeen-Angus breeder, Tom Rennie has scooped the award for the Aberdeen-Angus Show herd of the year for the fourth time with his 20-cow Mosston Muir herd based at Gutherie.

  • Native breeds reclassified

    February 9th 2007

    THREE cattle and two sheep breeds have been removed from the Rare Breed Survival Trusts’s ‘watchlist’ – Red Poll, Beef Shorthorn and Belted Galloway cattle and Hebridean and Southdown sheep are now classified mainstream native breeds.

  • New barley disease option

    February 9th 2007

    A NEW formulation of cyprodinil available this spring will provide barley growers with a further fungicide option for control of the key barley diseases.

  • News round-up

    February 9th 2007

    • With their 60th anniversary dinner dance rapidly approaching, Nottinghamshire YFC is keen to track down as many ex and current members as possible.

  • NFU farming outlook

    8 February 2007

    FARMERS and growers in England and Wales can look forward to a year of consolidation, in which most market prices either stabilise or show modest increases, at the same time as lower energy prices take some of the pressure off input costs.

  • Pedigree export makes her mark in Europe

    February 9th 2007

    THE first pedigree Holstein cow to be exported out of the UK after the ban was lifted last year has already made her mark in Europe.

  • perkins’ £30m investment

    February 9th 2007

    AS it celebrates its 75th birthday, Perkins has announced that it is to invest £30 million at its headquarters in Peterborough.

  • Perth Spring Sales

    February 9th 2007

    25,000gns Blelack Emperor heads Aberdeen-Angus bulls – overall average of £4,356

  • Pesticides challenge wins hearing in the High Court

    February 9th 2007

    PESTICIDES campaigner Georgina Downs has won the right to have her legal challenge against Defra’s pesticide policy heard in the High Court.

  • Pitfalls of high ME diet

    February 9th 2007

    FEEDING a high ME diet to pregnant ewes will not necessarily result in the production of milk with a high butterfat content or high energy.

  • Plan ahead and reap the benefits at lambing time

    February 9th 2007

    With both practical demonstrations and presentations from a wide variety of specialists, the NSA Marches Region winter focus meeting gave sheep farmers a lot to think about pre-lambing. JOANNE PUGH reports from the event.

  • Plant and herbal extracts award

    February 9th 2007

    TWO lead scientists – Prof Jamie Newbold and Dr Neil McEwan – from the Institute of Rural Sciences at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and colleagues at the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Science have been awarded a £189,360 contract to develop plant and herbal extracts for use in silage inoculants.

  • Plant growth regulator ‘safer and more flexible’

    February 9th 2007

    NEW plant growth regulator introductions are relatively few and far between but ten years after the launch of Moddus there is a new option available to cereal growers this spring in the form of Canopy from BASF. Key advantages over existing products are said to include improved crop safety and application timing flexibility.

  • Poultry sales hold up ‘as consumers understand issue’

    February 9th 2007

    ASDA and Sainsbury’s said sales over the past week had remained unaffected, but Tesco said there has been a ‘slight dip’ in sales of fresh and frozen poultry.

  • Princess Royal to officially open new home for ex-racehorses

    8 February 2007

    THE new home of Europe's original charity for the rehabilitation of racehorses will be officially opened by The Princess Royal on the morning of Thursday March 15.

  • Protecting Welsh national heritage

    February 9th 2007

    FARMERS and landowners are praised in a new Countryside Council for Wales report surveying Sites of Special Scientific Interest – to the extent that it recommends giving those with SSSIs on their land priority access into the Tir Gofal agri-environment scheme.

  • Ramularia correlation puzzles scientists

    February 9th 2007

    RESEARCH on ramularia underway at the John Innes Centre has established that the spring barley variety Chariot has some resistance to the disease at the adult plant stage.

  • Rare breed status for Tatton farm

    February 9th 2007

    TATTON Park Home Farm has been awarded Rare Breeds accreditation by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST), the leading conservation charity working to restore Britain’s native livestock breeds.

  • Red meat threatened by Government challenges

    February 9th 2007

    The other day I was accused of ‘banging on’ about the Red Meat Industry Forum, for which I make no apology as I am responsible for its encouragement and development in the three Northern RDA areas.

  • Removing some of the uncertainty from your business

    February 9th 2007

    SOME years ago I suggested that if the price of wheat continued to fall and costs increase, a new pair of ‘wellies’ would soon cost the same as a tonne of wheat, writes JOHN E. COLLEY.

  • Rhug Estate brings third farm into its organic fold

    February 9th 2007

    FOLLOWING the announcement that Britain’s biggest organic livestock producer is expanding– reported in last month’s Farmers Guardian – the North Wales-based Rhug Estate says it is adding a third farm to an operation that will now cover 2,500 acres.

  • Rink take the championship title in curling

    February 9th 2007

    The winners of the High Road final at the 2007 Yara Farmers Curling Championships, held at the Dewars Centre, Perth, were the Rink from Stranraer, who had previously been champions in 2000.

  • Rising beef demand ‘improves prospects for UK producers’

    February 9th 2007

    PROSPECTS for beef producers in the UK should steadily improve says Quality Meat Scotland economist Stuart Ashworth.

  • Scottish farming is not delivering for Scotland debate decides

    9 February 2007

    SIX years ago the Scottish Executive published a lengthy document with a view to identifying where the industry was then, particularly in the wake of the foot-and–mouth crisis, and which direction it should take to secure a prosperous future for all participants in the wider chain.

  • Scottish Sheepdog Trials Results

    February 9th 2007

    MUIRCLEUGH (Judge, J. Bell, Selkirk) Nursery (11 ran) 1, A. Dickman, Oxton, Jim, 95; 2, J. Robinson, Coldingham, Joe, 86; 3, J. Robinson, Coldingham, Vic, 80; 4, J. Allan, Mt Benger, Tweedhope Trim, 78; 5, E. Foster, Earlston, Jen, 77; 6, J. Robinson, Coldingham, Kim, 74.

  • SHEEPDOG TRIALS DIARY

    February 9th 2007

    10 February. HOLME, nursery with championship, Walmsley Fold Farm, Brindle, Chorley, Lancashire, 9am start, enter on field. NORTHERN, nursery, Mile House, 1 mile from Hardraw on the Askrigg road, Hawes, North Yorkshire, 10am start, enter on field before 2pm. NORTH WESTMORLAND, nursery and novice, Loweswater, 9am start, enter on field for two dogs before 2pm but for three before noon, novice class confined to Cumbrian handlers. PEAK ...

  • Skipton’s Beef Expo speakers

    February 9th 2007

    THE managing director of Waitrose, Steven Esom, will be one of the main speakers at the National Beef Association’s Beef Expo 2007 conference at Skipton, North Yorkshire, on May 16.

  • Snow and Jazz register nursery wins at third Berry Moor trial

    February 9th 2007

    AT the third and final Berry Moor trial, on Sunday, near Silkstone Common, Barnsley, Stuart Wilkinson won the nursery trial and aggregate with Snow, while I took the nursery championship with Killibrae Jazz.

  • Soil Association ‘is not considering ban’

    February 9th 2007

    Director clarifies his position regarding Holstein breed

  • Stakeholders ‘deeply concerned’ as TB situation deteriorates

    February 9th 2007

    A JOINT statement, following the meeting of TB stakeholders, expressed ‘deep concern at a further deterioration of the TB situation, which had resulted in a higher proportion of herds being under TB restriction during 2006 than in any other year in modern times’.

  • Striking a balance between condition and supplements

    February 9th 2007

    With over 70 per cent of foetal growth taking place during the final eight weeks of pregnancy, diet management of ewes in late pregnancy is crucial. JOANNE PUGH takes a look at some of the key issues facing sheep farmers ahead of this year’s lambing season.

  • Sweet treat for Flintshire sheep

    February 9th 2007

    EVER since salt has been used to prevent icing, out-wintered sheep on open grazings have regarded treated road surfaces as a gigantic ‘lick’.

  • System is based on rotation – but with flexibility

    February 9th 2007

    Crop management and the prospects for arable farming came under a scrutiny at a Northumberland arable workshop organised by SAC and funded by Natural England. One of a series of linked events, it was hosted by Blagdon Farms, which acted as a case study. NEIL RYDER reports.

  • Tail lift for off-road pick-ups

    February 9th 2007

    BY using a cantilever action, the Easyloader tail lift from Penny Hydraulics does not restrict the off-road abilities of a pick-up.Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.It has a lift capacity of 550kg and there are no components under the vehicle to reduce the clearance ...

  • TB testing highest in Devon area

    February 9th 2007

    ALMOST 200,000 animals have been subjected to pre-movement testing for tuberculosis since the rules were introduced in September 2005.

  • The Holstein debate

    February 9th 2007

    Discussions by the organic sector to outlaw the Holstein may be hitting at a wider issue. Is breeding focussed too heavily on output at the neglect of health and welfare? TOM LEVITT explores. Is it the wrong cow for our grassland feeding regime?

  • Time line for the H5N1 outbreak in Suffolk

    8 February 2007

    Thursday February 1

  • Time to speak up

    February 9th 2007

    CONFERENCES and speechmaking have been priorities for the Scottish Association of Young Farmers’ Clubs with North, East and West regions holding events.

  • Time’s running out for a Tir Mynydd decision

    February 9th 2007

    YET again the Welsh Assembly’s environment, planning and countryside committee has failed to reach a conclusion over re-instating cuts to the Wales-based Tir Mynydd hill farming support scheme.

  • To finish with a flourish and win liveweight battle

    February 9th 2007

    Ahead of the Farmers Guardian, Intervet and EBLEX calf rearing meetings, JOANNE PUGH went to visit one farmer who appears to have found the right formula when it comes to herd health planning, daily liveweight gains, well ventilated buildings and a successful vaccination programme.

  • Top two prices go to black Limousins

    February 9th 2007

    Black Limousins were in favour when 112 bulls were sold on the final day of trading at the Perth Spring Sales.

  • Triple medal for bryce

    February 9th 2007

    Jock Bryce is still living on the high of winning a gold medal at the three Royal shows last year. It is the first time a company has ever achieved this.

  • True Taste gold winners on show

    February 9th 2007

    FOR those with romance in mind, Llandeilo is the place to be as the West Wales town gets in the mood for love at the Heavenly Wedding and Valentine Fair (until February 10).

  • UK biofuels industry refutes claims in NGOs open letter

    February 9th 2007

    THE UK biofuels industry has hit back at calls from international lobbyists for the EU to abandon its biofuels targets.

  • Warning over worm resistance

    February 9th 2007

    USING a moxidectin wormer may make your flock more likely to develop resistance, according to a report in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal and based on research from Australia.

  • Wide range of study topics

    February 9th 2007

    AGRO-TERRORISM and bio-security threats, vermiculture opportunities for UK agriculture and easy-to-manage sheep and cattle systems are among the study topics chosen by the 19 Nuffield Farming Scholarship Award winners for 2007.

  • Winning last year has helped to raise sheep milk’s profile

    February 9th 2007

    A STRONG commercial base and innovative business mind meant the foundations for success were already available to Simon Stott even before he won last year’s Farmers Guardian/Waitrose Young Farmer Producer Award.

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