There is a well known saying, 'no pain, no gain' and that will be ringing true in the minds of Milk Link’s 1,600 producers, who are on the brink of reaping just reward for 12 years of loyalty and investment.Agriculture in the national news - June 28
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Monday, June 28)
Highland Show carves place in the record books
SCOTLAND’S major showcase of all that’s best in farming, food and the countryside is celebrating its most successful year yet.
Bumper crowds flocked to the Royal Highland Show as box- office records were smashed on three out of the four days of the agricultural showpiece at Ingliston, near Edinburgh Airport.
The Scotsman
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Highland-Show-carves-place-in.6386834.jp
Sheep set on fire at Sussex farm
Police have appealed for information after a sheep was deliberately set on fire on a Sussex farm.
The burned body of the animal was found by a worker at Gote Farm near Ringmer at 0900 BST on Wednesday.
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/10425123.stm
Sheep decline ‘raises tick risk’ warns NFUS
A decline in the sheep industry has led to an increase in harmful ticks, the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has warned.
Lyme disease, an infection that can cause arthritis if untreated, can be transmitted to humans through a tick bite.
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/10419763.stm
Conservationists warn of hay meadow decline
“Constable? Turner? Give me a hay meadow any day,” says Tony Bullough as we get our first glimpse of New House Farm.
And the National Trust warden has a point - the fields surrounding this small farm are a glorious sight.
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10381309.stm
Drivers quizzed over farm attack
Police have quizzed drivers using an Aberdeenshire road near the spot where a farmer was found seriously injured last week.
Family members found Sandy Ingram lying face down and unconscious after he went looking for two prowlers seen in the grounds of his country home a week ago on Saturday.
Aberdeen Press and Journal
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1802347?UserKey=#ixzz0s8O5IdNJ
Flintshire farmer’s plea for action over sewage floods
A farmer plagued by floods containing raw sewage is pleading for action.
Martin Hughes has been forced to leave a field empty after a series of floods from Black Brook onto his farm located on Pool Lane, between Buckley and Padeswood.
The Leader
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/90108/flintshire-farmer-s-plea-for-action-over-sewage-floods.aspx
Farmers ready to shoot to kill
A farmer has warned dog owners that they face the prospect of their dogs being shot if they continue to allow them to roam free in fields containing his livestock.
Adrian Bell, who is also a member of Chedworth Parish Council, said the drastic measure would only ever be taken as a last resort.
Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/8240217.Farmers_ready_to_shoot_to_kill/
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