We are urgently developing research requirements with other European laboratories to make sure we understand and the disease (Schmallenberg) better.Farmers Guardian
August 13, 2010
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‘Considerably reduced’ maincrop may limit supply
August 13, 2010
?WITH irregular weather patterns across Europe raising questions over the yield and quality of this season’s potato crop and the EU 5 total ware potato area remaining uncertain, some experts think supplies during August may become limited, says the Potato Council in its latest Euro-Potato report.
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‘We’re not the bad guys’ - Nocton Dairies farmer speaks out
13 August 2010
ONE of the farmers behind plans to build Europe’s largest dairy farm near the village of Nocton in Lincolnshire has spoken out about the welfare campaigns and media coverage which, he claims, is demonising British dairy farmers.
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15 per cent of UK wheat harvest in despite rain
13 August 2010
FARMERS have dodged the rain showers to reap 15 per cent of the UK wheat harvest, and despite significant drying requirements in the north, the yield has been of good quality.
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A clear breeding strategy is essential
August 13, 2010
Having a clear breeding strategy is essential when selecting a performance recorded beef sire, says Eblex breeding specialist and Signet manager Sam Boon.
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Agriculture in the national news - August 10
10 August 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Tuesday, August 10).
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Agriculture in the national news - August 11
11 August 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Wednesday, August 11).
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Agriculture in the national news - August 9
9 August 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Monday, August 9)
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Amercian grain processor beats expectations
August 13, 2010
?Archer Daniels Midland Co, the world’s largest grain processor, posted a fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates following rising demand in Asia. Net income increased to $446 million (£280m) in the three months through June, from $58 million (£36.5m) a year earlier.
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Anglesey grazing and wildlife initiative sees meat marketed
August 13, 2010
?FOLLOWING two years introducing traditional breeds of grazing animals to ‘wild areas of the island’, the Anglesey Grazing Partnership (AGAP) has started supplying specially marketed meat to shoppers.
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Annick Vesuvius takes second Bakewell top title
August 13, 2010
FOR the second year running, the beef inter-breed title at Bakewell Show, Derbyshire, went to the Simmental bull, Annick Vesuvius, owned by Les and Norma Pennington, Ashton-under-Lyne.
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Annual event in memory of young farmer
August 13, 2010
STOWMARKET YFC has held its second annual fundraising event, raising more than £4,000 along the way.
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Are your tractor and trailer brakes legal?
August 13, 2010
Since the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) introduced its ‘Look behind you’ campaign in late 2009, dealers across the UK have been working to make tractor and trailer combinations safer, as James Lane finds out.
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Australian beef exports up 2.8pc
August 13, 2010
July beef exports from Australia rose 2.8 per cent this month to 89,623 boneless tonnes, and jumped 8.4 per cent from July 2009, according to monthly figures from the Government’s Department of Agriculture.
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Badger Trust rubbishes latest cull demands
9 August 2010
ANY fresh attempts to instigate a badger cull in West Wales would be a ‘pointless’ exercise, according to the Badger Trust.
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Banchory Show, Kincardineshire, results
August 13, 2010
Champion of champions, Supreme, S. Aitken, Redcastle Pretty Amazing Grace (Clydesdale).Cattle
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Barber’s pole worm risk
August 13, 2010
?CASES of haemonchus (barber’s pole worm) tend to peak in August and September, says Janssen Animal Health vet advisor, Nigel Underwood. As wet and warm weather increases haemonchus larvae numbers, farmers in many areas need to think about both this and liver fluke.
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Beating the odds to farm in a challenging landscape
August 13, 2010
?Farming on the North East coast at Goswick, opposite Holy Island, is no easy task. Wendy Short meets James Frater to talk weather, war and why the farm’s sand dunes offer a point of difference to their livestock management.
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Beef prices set to turn the corner?
August 13, 2010
?BEEF prices in the live auctions could have begun the seasonal climb this week.
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Big dairies does not mean bad welfare, says RSPCA
12 August 2010
LARGE-SCALE dairy farms are not inherently bad for animal welfare, according to the RSPCA.
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Big push raises £10,000 for baby unit
August 13, 2010
MORE than 100 Drigg YFC members and their friends have raised £10,000 in a 33-mile tractor push.
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Brand relaunch to expand IOM creamery business
August 13, 2010
?THE Isle of Man Creamery has relaunched its full product line of milk, cheeses, creams and butters.
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Bridleway challenge to give community countryside access
August 13, 2010
YOUNG Farmers from across South Cumbria have helped launch a community project in South Lakeland.
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British Showjumping Team for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010
11 August 2010
British Showjumping has announced their selection for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010. The squad comprises of Scott Brash with Stanley Brash’s Intertoy Z, Tina Fletcher with Lady Pauline Harris’s Hello Sailor, David McPherson with his own Chamerblain Z and Michael Whitaker with Beatrice Mertens GIG Amai II.
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Brits win eventing gold at Pony Europeans
3 August 2010
In an exciting finish to the 2010 FEI Pony European Championships, held at Bishop Burton College over the weekend, the Charles Owen British Pony team won the eventing gold medal, some 43.1 points ahead of their nearest rivals, Germany.
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Buffer feed grazing cattle to bring forward finishing
August 13, 2010
?THERE has been an increasing number of under-finished cattle being sent to slaughter in recent weeks, attributed to the lack of rain and subsequent grass growth in some areas of the UK.
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Building an eco-friendly future for monks
August 13, 2010
TWELVE members of the Shropshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs went on an 18-day adventure in the Indian Himalayas to build an eco-friendly greenhouse for an isolated monastery.
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Business news in brief – August 13
August 13, 2010
?Coastal Grains raises capacity
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Businessman’s 996-mile charity stint
August 13, 2010
Rural business consultant Guy Banham has recently completed a John O’Groats to Land’s End cycle trip – raising more than £6,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Busy dairy trade at Leek
August 13, 2010
EVERY possible space in the shed was filled with dairy cattle at Leek market last week, with 53 commercial dairy cattle forward and a special entry of 65 from Messrs Burdekin, Belper, Derbyshire.
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Carlisle dispersal sale sees top of 2,900gns
August 13, 2010
VOLUME buyers were ringside at the dispersal sale for F. and E. Thomlinson and Son, Bolton Park, Mealsgate, Carlisle, of the entire milking portion of the herd following the sale of the farm.
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Carnwath Show, Lanark, results
August 13, 2010
Champion of champions, Supreme, J. Tough (Texel).Cattle
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Champion bull gets stay of execution
12 August 2010
Champion British Blonde bull, Hallmark Boxster, who has been under the threat of slaughter, for the last five months, has been granted a stay of execution by Defra.
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Charolais Mornity Audrey takes inter-breed at Perth
August 13, 2010
A CHAROLAIS cattle breeder had a double cause for celebration at Perth Show - the only city centre agricultural event in Scotland.
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Couple’s mouth-wateringly n-ice contract
August 13, 2010
A York farming couple who won the Farmers Guardian search for the Best Farm Entrepreneur last year, have won a contract to supply Waitrose.
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Developing business skills
August 13, 2010
?THE Worshipful Company of Farmers is seeking applicants for its next advanced agricultural business management course, to be held across a three-week period next year (January 23-February 11).
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Don’t skimp on straw, despite high prices
August 13, 2010
?DESPITE high straw prices in some areas, Hugh Black of DairyCo is urging dairy farmers with loose housing to ‘resist the temptation to skimp on straw’.
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Duo win business development award
August 13, 2010
A CARLISLE duo were the winners of this year’s National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs Farm Business Development competition.
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Ear disease risk after rain
August 13, 2010
?Sooty moulds are likely to develop in mature cereal crops if the current showery conditions continue, says ADAS.
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Early season rust control treatment
August 13, 2010
?Trials conducted at a site at Stoughton in Leicestershire, for the fourth consecutive year, have demonstrated the contribution to early season rust control offered by fluquinconazole+prochloraz seed treatment Jockey, says Agrovista.
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Eblex’s promotional kit targets farm shop sales
August 13, 2010
Farm shops and other direct selling businesses in England can boost their sales of beef and lamb with the help of a new promotional kit from Eblex.
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Emley Show, West Yorkshire, results
August 13, 2010
All the results from the 2010 Emley Show, Yorkshire
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English sheepdog trial results – August 13
August 13, 2010
THORNTON-LE-DALE SHOW, Pickering, North Yorkshire, Open (Judge, J. Goulder, Pickering, 48 ran) 1, G. Redpath (Dacre) Scott, 79 of 100; 2, C. Cropper (Water) Ned, 76; 3, C. Cropper, Roy, 75 OLF; 4, L. Jones (Wrelton) Bess, 75; 5, S. Cropper (Deerplay) Tess, 70; 6, E. Hill (Oxenhope) Brin, 69.
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Farmers call for re-think on BSE rules
11 August 2010
SOME 14 years down the line since BSE hit the headlines, farmers in Wales believe the time is right for the EU to re-evaluate the restrictions still constraining beef and lamb producers.
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Farmers claim victory against Brazilian beef
3 August 2010
THE Farmers Union of Wales is claiming its campaign against Brazilian beef imports in 2008 in a bid to deal with risks from foot and mouth disease has been totally justified by the European Ombudsman’s criticism of the European Commission.
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Farmers quit in droves as milk price dives
11 August 2010
SCOTTISH dairy farmers are quitting the industry in their droves as supermarket price wars continue to eat into farmers’ returns, new data has revealed.
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Fears new rules will hit shearers
August 13, 2010
?THERE could be a shortage of sheep shearers again this year due to proposals to put limits on UK immigration numbers.
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Fears over crime wave after police cutbacks
10 August 2010
FARMERS on Anglesey fear that a cost cutting shake-up of North Wales Police could result in higher crime rates on the island and are calling for greater collaboration with the force.
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Fertiliser processed from plasterboard
August 13, 2010
Gypsum from recycled plasterboard and other redundant building materials is to be processed as a calcium and sulphur fertiliser for farmers in a joint venture between Perth-based CSC Crop Protection and Musselburgh-based Hamilton Recycling.
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Fonterra DIRA extension plan slammed
August 13, 2010
An extension of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) requirement for Fonterra to supply milk to its competitors, has been roundly criticised.
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Four diseases threaten tree health
August 13, 2010
Four lethal diseases are threatening to devastate trees in the Eastern region and could dramatically change the landscape forever, the CLA has warned.
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Further warnings over deadly Chinese lanterns
10 August 2010
A SHARP increase in the number of crop fires and dead livestock caused by Chinese lanterns has lead to renewed calls to stop party revellers from releasing them.
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Garstang Show, Lancashire, results
August 13, 2010
ALL the results from the 2010 Garstag Show
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George Redpath and Scott win at Thornton-le-Dale
August 13, 2010
GEORGE Redpath and Scott were the clear winners of the open trial held at the mid-week Thornton-le-Dale Show.
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GM crop ‘escapes into the wild’ in US
10 August 2010
US researchers have found new evidence to suggest genes from genetically modified crops are escaping into the wild to create new ‘super’ weeds.
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GPS to pinpoint lime and fertiliser applications
August 13, 2010
?GPS mapping tools used regularly by arable farmers could help livestock farmers grow better grass and crops.
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Green MEPs’ proposal to shorten ‘fresh’ milk label
August 13, 2010
?DAIRY UK is spearheading an attempt to halt a proposal by Green MEPs that would ban the term ‘fresh’ from being used on milk that keeps longer than seven days - as most of UK pasteurised product does.Dairy UK technical director Ed Komorowski said the proposal had already cleared the European Parliament and was on its way to Council.Many MEPs, more familiar with UHT milk, did not appreciate the position or quality of pasteurised in the UK.
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Harvesting demonstration for RVW Pugh
August 13, 2010
MASSEY FERGUSON dealer RVW Pugh is holding a three-day harvesting event on August 18, 19 and 20 at Heal Farms, Hodnet, Shropshire.
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Herbs ‘make ordinary meals extraordinary’
August 13, 2010
The British Herb Trade Association (BHTA) is planning a campaign to raise the profile of fresh herbs and boost sales.
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Jerseys take top prices at Beeston
August 13, 2010
THE quarterly sales of coloured breed dairy cattle at Beeston attracted an entry of 188 head for its summertime special event.
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John Davies: Crop decisions need to be made and a trip down memory lane beckons
August 13, 2010
The Royal Welsh Show was once again hit by the monsoon season, leaving the main ring looking like a quagmire. However the rain failed to dampen the excellent spirits and up at the shearing stand where the world championships were held.
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John Walton: As the farm enters its busiest part of the year, a lot hangs on the weather
August 13, 2010
What a difference a month makes. Last month we were crying out for rain as the whole country baked in sunshine and now it won’t stop.
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Last ditch bid to delay Glastir plans
10 August 2010
AN 11th hour addition of a new eligibility option under the new Wales-only Glastir land management support scheme has led to the Farmers Union of Wales repeating its demand for a delay in the scheme’s start date.
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Latvian fruit pickers in worst case of worker abuse
12 August 2010
A LANCASHIRE gangmaster had his licence revoked this week after investigators uncovered one of the worst cases of worker abuse in recent history.
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Leyburn hits peak of £2,150
August 13, 2010
A special midsummer show and sale of dairy cattle at Leyburn auction centre was held last week and an entry of 75 were forward.
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Limousin reigns supreme at Highlands event
August 13, 2010
A crowd of more than 30,000 flocked to the Mannsfield showground at Muir of Ord for the Black Isle Show – the biggest farming event in the Highlands.
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Limousins increase sale health status
August 13, 2010
?FROM May next year, all Limousin cattle sold at nominated premier collective society sales will have to be part of a CHeCS-licensed herd health scheme, with particular emphasis on BVD and Johne’s disease.
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Limousins take victory in once Hereford stronghold
August 13, 2010
?BRITAIN’S oldest agricultural show bounced back at the weekend - after last year’s weather forced it to be abandoned - with cattle entries of more than 100 and a 12-breed turnout of more than 300 sheep.
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Livestock news in brief
August 13, 2010
?Training voucher
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Llangadog Show, Carmarthenshire, results round-up
August 13, 2010
ALL the results from the 2010 Llangadod show.
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LQM gets £826,000 grant for new abattoir
August 13, 2010
?MORE than one third of the £2 million cost of a new multi-species abattoir in Leicestershire is being met by an RDPE grant.
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Maintain mineral levels in drought conditions
August 13, 2010
?DO not forget minerals in drought conditions, says James Brinicombe, chief executive of the Denis Brinicombe Group.
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Making the most of grass to produce high quality diets
August 13, 2010
Just because cows do not graze at Kelloe Mains, Duns, Berwickshire, does not mean grass is not top of the agenda. Katie Lomas reports.
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Meat from third 'clone cow' entered the food chain
11 August 2010
MEAT from the offspring of a cloned cow was sold in a butchers shop in London, the Food Standards Agency has revealed.
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Metaldehyde: tiny reduction can make difference
August 13, 2010
?The NFU is calling on farmers and advisers to adhere to newly- introduced application rate guidelines for metaldehyde-based slug pellets, or risk losing metaldehyde products altogether.
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Military precision for Shropshire farmer
August 13, 2010
Shropshire grower Mike Timmis’ enthusiasm for precision farming systems has seen him add Amazone’s GPS Switch box to his list of precision farming kit to cut down on overlaps when fertiliser spreading. Geoff Ashcroft reports.
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Minimising the threat of disease at housing
August 13, 2010
It may be some time until the winter housing period but David Gibson of SAC’s disease surveillance centre, Perth, says it does not hurt to start thinking about it in advance.
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Moore packs some extra weights
August 13, 2010
Northern Ireland-based Moore Concrete has launched a range of tractor weights, designed for front or rear mounting.
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More rises possible as milk price plays catch-up
August 13, 2010
?THE dairy commodity market may have cooled a little, but the farmgate price still lags below the market value.
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New leaflet outlines CAIP campaign
August 13, 2010
THE Campaign against Accidental or Illegal Poisoning (CAIP) is alerting countryside users to look out for illegally poisoned wildlife and is also providing advice on legally-used traps.
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New look Lexions hit highest speeds yet
August 13, 2010
It is 15 years since the Lexion joined the Claas range, and this revolutionary range has now been updated with more features including a 40kph transmission choice. James Lane reports from the company’s Harsewinkel headquarters in Germany.
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New man joins board at SCC
August 13, 2010
?SOUTH Caernarfon Creameries, the Welsh, farmer-owned dairy co-operative, has announced that Bernard Harris, a past chief executive of Wynnstay, will be joining the board as non-executive director chairman from October 1, 2010.
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New tool helps analyse pasture performance
August 13, 2010
?A GROUP of livestock farmers in North Wales are trialling a New Zealand tool that provides high speed, accurate pasture measurements.
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News from breed societies and clubs
August 13, 2010
?Unregistered pedigrees
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Northern Ireland’s premier Charollais sale at Dungannon
August 13, 2010
Top price at the Northern Ireland premier sale of Charollais at Dungannon was 3,000gns achieved twice for ram lambs.
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OSR yields slightly down in East and West trials
August 13, 2010
?Oilseed rape varieties in East and West region HGCA Recommended List trials have produced variable yields so far this harvest, with the season mean yield to date coming in slightly down on the long-term average.
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Paice calls for more on food labelling
3 August 2010
FARMING Minister Jim Paice has called on supermarkets and processors to do more to improve labelling on meat and dairy products
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Polar air causes cattle deaths
August 13, 2010
A wave of polar air across the southern cone of South America, caused about 100 human deaths and killed thousands of cattle, according to reports from Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, south of Brazil, Chile and Bolivia.
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Price of farmland doubles in five years
August 13, 2010
?FARMLAND continues to be a safe investment, says Savills.
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Prices exceed expectations at Honeybourne
August 13, 2010
?AROUND 4,500 sheep were penned at the Honeybourne sale field near Evesham, Worcestershire, last week for the Honeybourne sheep sale.
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Ram’s Burwarton title win ends seven-year absence
August 13, 2010
The supreme championship in the sheep section, which saw an entry of around 700, went to a Charollais shearling ram from Jennifer Curtis of Evesham, Worcestershire.
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Recipe of the week: Beetroot chutney
August 13, 2010
This recipe has been sent in by Mr J.G. Adams, of Cramlington, Newcastle.
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Rule out bulls genetically unsuited to your farming system
August 13, 2010
DO your homework before going to a bull sale, says Mr Boon. Most sale catalogues are available online via breed society websites and the breeding values for recorded stock can usually be accessed via the ABRI/Signet websites.
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School milk U-turn boost to dairy farmers
9 August 2010
PLANS to scrap the school milk scheme for under-fives have been quashed by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Scotland to tighten rules on Single Farm Payments
9 August 2010
THE Scottish Government is set to tighten the rules on Single Farm Payments (SFP), linking eligibility to farming activity.
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Scott and Roci take Scottish National title
August 13, 2010
THREE sheep farmers from far and remote corners of the North swept the boards at the Scottish National sheepdog trial held at Tulliemet, Balinluig, Perthshire (August 5-7).
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Scrutinise fixed costs for more profitable production
August 13, 2010
MANY beef units are failing to take full account of the impact of fixed costs and, therefore, missing an opportunity to improve profitability, says KW nutritionist Richard Wynn.
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Sheep shearing competition at Widdecombe Fair
August 13, 2010
?A sheep shearing competition is returning to Widecombe Fair, Devon, on September 14, with junior, intermediate, senior and open classes.
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Sheepdog trials diary – August 13
August 13, 2010
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Shottle daughters in demand at Axminster
August 13, 2010
Daughters of Shottle were in demand when John and Denise Sweetland sold their non-pedigree herd at Slymlakes Farm, Axminster, Devon, recently.
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Skipton dairy sale tops £2,000
August 13, 2010
BIDDING peaked at £2,000 when Robin Jennings, South Stainley, Harrogate, sold the champion at the early August dairy sale at Skipton.
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Solpoll 1 Dynamite delights at Fermanagh
August 13, 2010
Results round-up from the Northern Ireland Hereford National Show, Fermanagh.
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Stevens joins LandMec Pottinger
August 13, 2010
Devon-based LandMec Pottinger has appointed Richard Stevens as its area manager for the eastern counties of England.
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Stewkley Milling’s new range boasts key functions
August 13, 2010
?Stewkley Milling, based in Leighton Buzzard, offers a wide range of roller mills for general mixing and grinding, and new models offer some neat ideas.
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'Super dairy' battle looms for Nocton Dairies
12 August 2010
THE Farmers behind plans to build the largest dairy farm in Europe at Nocton in Lincolnshire are set to resubmit their proposals next month despite continued protests from animal welfare campaigners and local residents.
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Supermarkets blamed for dairy exodus
August 13, 2010
?DAIRY farmers are quitting the industry in droves - and more so in Scotland.
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Superstitious? Well you’re not alone
August 13, 2010
The National Museum of Rural Life has launched a quest to log the country’s rural superstitions in an effort to establish which are still alive and well in the 21st century.
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Symptoms of disease in beet crops
August 13, 2010
Symptoms of rust and powdery mildew can now be found in sugar beet crops and disease is being reported in crops from all factory areas, says the British Beet Research Organisation.
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Tecnoma’s self-propelled sprayer hits marketplace
August 13, 2010
Following successful launches of its Laser 3240 and 4240 models, Tecnoma’s 5,200-litre 5240 now hits the competitive sprayer market.
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Thame with Bicester summer sheep fair
August 13, 2010
This year’s Thame with Bicester sheep fair moved to a new site on the Thame showground and the new lay-out saw pens filled by 9am.
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Trials aplenty as competitors gear up for Welsh National
August 13, 2010
THERE were trials every day last week in Wales and handlers were spoilt for choice. Being the week before the Welsh National, there were many overseas visitors.
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'Truth in labelling' campaign reveals beef age
August 13, 2010
New South Wales shoppers will no longer be ‘tricked’ into paying top prices for older beef.
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Turkey sale prospects good
August 13, 2010
?SALES of quality turkey poults look like being ahead of last year.
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UK needs more venison producers
August 13, 2010
?Scotland imports almost as much venison as it exports. But there is real potential for new producers, says the British Deer Farmers Association (BDFA).
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Uncertainty as wheat futures soar
13 August 2010
WHEAT futures have continued to surge ahead, leaving a host of mixed reaction and uncertainty.
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Use reliefs to protect against crippling rates
August 13, 2010
?LANDOWNERS with diversified enterprises could face hefty business rates, according to rural consultant Savills. However, many reliefs are currently available and people should ensure they claim.
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Wayland Show, Norfolk, results
August 13, 2010
Champion of champions, Supreme. Barwood and Padfield (Limousin x); reserve, E.J. Cresswell (Southdown).Cattle
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Wedge Wellies rewarded in Dragons’ Den
10 August 2010
FASHIONABLE wellies got the nod from retail guru Theo Paphitis on BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den last night (Monday, August 10).
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Welsh Assembly counts costs of badger trial
12 August 2010
THE legal cost of the Welsh Assembly Government’s fight to challenges to its planned West Wales badger cull totalled more than £57,000.
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Welsh meat strategy 'on target'
11 August 2010
An ambitious action plan setting out a strategy for the long term viability of the red meat industry in Wales is said to be on course to meet its targets.
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Welsh sheepdog trial results – August 13
August 13, 2010
TALGARREG, Blaenglowon Fawr, August 1 ( Judge, Meirion Jones, Maesybont) 1, G. Powell (Gladestry) Maid, points lost 21; 2, R. Ellis (Nantymoel) Mirk, 29; 3, G. Powell, Gwen, 32; 4, I. Jones (Erwood) Tom, 33; 5, Luca Fini (Italy) Dan, 34; 6, G. Howells (Abernant) Judy, 35.
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Whistleblower vet slammed by industry
12 August 2010
A FORMER vet who claimed British farmers were putting vets under pressure to compromise animal welfare has been slammed by the industry.
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Worcester focus on Oxford Downs
August 13, 2010
A top price of 840gns was achieved at the annual sale of Oxford Downs at Worcester market.
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Yealmpton Show, Devon
August 13, 2010
Cattle
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Yield rewards of pod shatter tolerant OSR
August 13, 2010
Oilseed rape with genetic tolerance to pod shatter has delivered a significant yield advantages over varieties not exhibiting the characteristic in trials conducted over two different seasons, says rapeseed breeder, Dekalb
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Young Farmers hike raises £1,678 for charity
10 August 2010
FOUR members of Brandesburton YFC took part in the 50-mile Mega Hike in the Peninnes, raising £1,678 for the charity Medequip4kids.
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Young farmers news in brief – August 13
August 13, 2010
Sponsorship for SAYFC events