Agriculture in the national news - April 1

Farmers rescue lambs buried under snow

The return of the wintry weather has dealt a fresh blow to farmers already suffering from the impact of heavy snowfall earlier in the year.

Many spent yesterday rescuing newborn lambs from fields across Aberdeenshire where scores of farm steadings that would normally house sheep were badly damaged in January by roofs and walls collapsing under the weight of snow.

Press and Journal
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1671904?UserKey=#ixzz0jq0YzudM


Green schemes ‘money for old rope’

MANY landowners are cashing on a 200 million scheme to encourage organic and wildlife-friendly farming by applying for measures already in place.

A National Audit Office (NAO) report published yesterday said it was not clear how much benefit the organic farming scheme, funded by European Union money and UK taxpayers’ cash, was delivering for the environment.

The Scotsman
http://business.scotsman.com/fooddrinkagriculture/Green—schemes-money-for.6195967.jp


Devonfarmer’s anger over rottweiler sheep deaths

A Devon farmer has praised the police and his local council for prosecuting a man whose dog killed 13 of his sheep.

David Ginns, of High Bickington, was fined for allowing his rottweiler to run freely into a field of sheep. The dog was humanely put down.

BBC Online
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8597860.stm


I made a pig’s ear out of giving our pair of porkers the chop!

Well, it’s a rare day when you find me publicly admitting that I got it wrong, but I’ve a confession to make: my great scheme to get my three-year-old daughter, Bridie, involved with raising pigs for food didn’t exactly go to plan.

Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1262700/Growing-farm-I-pigs-ear-giving-pair-porkers-chop.html#ixzz0jpzd3Krc


White farmers win land battle in Zimbabwe

A GROUP of white farmers dispossessed of their land under President Robert Mugabes land reform programme have been granted ownership of a Zimbabwean government-owned house in Cape Town by the local courts.

Irish Times
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/0401/1224267477490.html

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