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.Farmers Guardian
December 23, 2010
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£2,380 peak for dairy cattle at Beeston’s mid-month sale
December 23, 2010
?AN entry of 212 head was forward at Beeston auction’s mid-month sale of pedigree and commercial dairy cattle last month with only a handful failing to find new homes.
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A Year in the life… of RABI
December 23, 2010
Georgina Lamb, RABI’s North West regional officer, takes us through her 2010 seasonal highlights.
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Agricultural land use up 1% in Scotland
20 December 2010
THE area of land used for agriculture in Scotland now stands at 5.64 million hectares (13.94 million acres), an increase of 1 per cent compared with 2009, according to the final results from the 2010 June Agricultural Census.
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Agriculture in the national news - December 20
20 December 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Monday, December 20).
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Agriculture in the national news - December 21
21 December 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Tuesday, December 21).
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Alfords take South West title at Sedgemoor
December 23, 2010
?CHAMPION in the haltered cattle section of the South West Winter Fair held at Sedgemoor auction mart was a black Limousin cross British Blue heifer, from Michael and Melanie Alford, Cullompton, Devon.
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Aligned contracts remain essential for dairy industry
December 23, 2010
WHILE the percentage of UK producers with aligned contracts is relatively small, Peter Nicholson from Wisemans said these contracts were still important to the sustainability of the dairy industry.
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Angie and Bob take Moreton novice title
December 23, 2010
England: Elaine Hill
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AP McCoy is BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2010
21 December 2010
National Hunt jockey A P McCoy has been voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
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Asda gains extension of FFA injunction
20 December 2010
ASDA’s injunction aimed at curbing farmer milk price protests has been extended until January 7.
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Asda goes to court again over FFA protests
20 December 2010
A SECOND court hearing brought by Asda in a bid to curb farmer milk protests was going ahead this afternoon despite the absence of Farmers For Action chairman Dave Handley.
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Badger charity misled public over cull
22 December 2010
CLAIMS in newspaper adverts placed by Save the Badger - a campaigning organisation run by charity Secret World Wildlife Rescue - have been ruled as being untrue and unsubstantiated by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint by the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW).
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Badger cull consultation 'invalid' says Badger Trust
21 December 2010
THE Badger Trust is demanding that the Welsh Assembly Government’s public consultation on its revised proposals to cull badgers as part of its bovine TB eradication programme should be declared ‘invalid’.
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Badger plan gets NFU Cymru backing
20 December 2010
NFU Cymru has put its full backing behind the Welsh Assembly Government’s proposed draft Badger (Control Area) (Wales) Order 2010 - describing it as a strategy that is centred on the eradication of bovine TB, not on the eradication of badgers.
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Battle is on for NFU Scotland presidency
21 December 2010
TWO Scottish farmers will battle it out to become NFU Scotland president when Jim McLaren steps down in February 2011.
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Commercial bidders underpin flying trade
December 23, 2010
?BLACK and white cows and heifers met a buoyant trade at Holstein Northern Ireland’s December show and sale at the Pedigree Sales Arena, Moira.
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Cutting a swath across the American grain belt
21 December 2010
Each year around 800 custom harvesting crews from around the USA set off in the pursuit of crops to cut. Richard Middleton spent some time with the Eberts Custom Harvesters crew to find out more.
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Defra creates £21 million council flood fund
23 December 2010
DEFRA Secretary Caroline Spelman has confirmed that £21 million worth of grants will be available to help councils protect and support their own community when managing flood risk.
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EU must stamp out battery egg ‘scandal’
22 December 2010
POULTRY farmers who fail to phase out battery cages by 2012 will face tough measures after the European Parliament backed a resolution tabled by British MEP George Lyon last week.
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Farm insurers join police to tackle rural crime
21 December 2010
A SHARP rise in farm machinery thefts has prompted rural insurers NFU Mutual to join forces with the police.
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Farm schemes are boosting birdlife
23 December 2010
A SCIENTIFIC survey of environmental schemes has shown Government-funded measures to help birds in winter are working.
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Fertiliser industry ‘ready for second global food crisis’
22 December 2010
THE fertiliser industry has warned of a ‘second food crisis’ but says it is investing heavily in capacity to help address the production challenges facing farmers.
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Going to extraordinary lengths to help farmers
December 23, 2010
It’s been a year to remember for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) as the farming charity celebrated 150 years and a record-breaking fundraising year. Danusia Osiowy finds out why it strikes a chord in those who know it best.
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Halal poultry business expands
23 December 2010
ONE of the UK’s longest established halal poultry processors has bought a farm near its high-tech processing plant in Preston, Lancashire – and is looking for more.
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Honey bee's deadly enemy will self-destruct
23 December 2010
SCIENTISTS may be able to halt global honey bee losses by forcing the deadly varroa mite - lethal in the freezing weather - to self-destruct.
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Hurlimann remains stronghold for Tunstall Tractors
December 23, 2010
The Hurlimann tractor brand continues to have a keen and loyal following. Offering all that parent company Same Deutz-Fahr provides for its sister brands, Hurlimann is clearly here to stay. Andy Collings reports.
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Meadow makes hay
23 December 2010
CHESTER based independent milk processor and broker Meadow Foods posted a 6.5 per cent increase in sales for the year to March 31, 2010.
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Meat and livestock bodies fight £32m inspection costs
22 December 2010
LEADING UK meat and livestock organisations have asked Defra Secretary Caroline Spelman to re-think moves to pass on the cost of meat inspection to the industry.
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Natural England and Environment Agency budget cuts revealed
20 December 2010
DEFRA has revealed that Environment Agency and Natural England will lose more than one-fifth of their budgets over the next four years.
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New requirements may limit OSR saved seed
21 December 2010
OILSEED rape growers who wish to farm save seed are being advised only certain varieties will be suitable for farm saving next year. This follows changes to rapeseed delivery specifications.
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NFU issues warning on plans to phase out peat
20 December 2010
THE NFU has warned that UK growers must not be put at a competitive disadvantage by Government plans to phase out the use of peat in horticulture.
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Positive news key to dairy sustainability
December 23, 2010
The Reaseheath Dairy Sustainability Conference held last week addressed the different ways to meet farm challenges associated with sustainable milk production throughout the UK. Katie Lomas reports.
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Raising the profile of British venison – and tackling supply
December 23, 2010
Nigel Sampson has turned his love of deer into a thriving commercial enterprise which produces everything from venison to clothing and furniture. Danusia Osiowy meets the farmer turned businessman to find out more.
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RASE relaunches Machinery Equipment Award
23 December 2010
THE RASE (Royal Agricultural Society of England) has relaunched its Machinery Equipment Award, one of the oldest-established and best-known farm machinery awards in the world.
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Red Ladies Derby realises a top price of 14,000gns
December 23, 2010
?Whinfellpark Ena tops Carlisle sale
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Reducing costs does not have to mean cutting back on essentials
December 23, 2010
?Are you using too much fertiliser? Barry Alston reports on how members of a local buying group have taken advantage of a Wales-wide initiative that can save money and prevent pollution prosecution.
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Re-establishing Welsh Blacks as a perfect suckler cow
December 23, 2010
THE Welsh Black Cattle Society wants to re-establish the Welsh Black as the ideal suckler cow - and so a three-stage breed improvement initiative that started out with a small group of pedigree breeders is now being rolled out for all registered herds.
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Shallots enjoy a five-year high
December 23, 2010
Shallots have seen a massive rise in popularity over the last five years with UK retail sales now at £8.6 million - up 46 per cent during that time.This year looks like being an even better year for UK growers. They are predicted to do better than their European counterparts as spring weather conditions were poor in France and Holland, and so their production is down by over 20 per cent.
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'Shocking' decision on business rates relief
20 December 2010
CLA Wales has described the UK Government’s decision not to extend business rates relief on empty business properties as ‘shocking’, saying the refusal will hit the rural economy hard.
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Shrewsbury sale sees a competitive lamb trade
December 23, 2010
?Regular vendor is champion again, 16 cattle achieve over £1,000 each
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Simba expands its factory
22 December 2010
SIMBA has increased its manufacturing capacity at the company’s Sleaford HQ with the purchase of a 34,000 square feet factory building, which sits adjacent to the existing 54,000 square foot site in Woodbridge Road.
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Slight rise in tractor registrations
22 December 2010
UK tractor registrations showed a minimal rise in November, with a 0.6 per cent increase, reports the AEA.
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Thousands still awaiting Single Payments in England
22 December 2010
THOUSANDS of farmers in England will enter 2011 still awaiting their 2010 Single Payments.
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UK farm incomes suffer biggest fall within EU
21 December 2010
UK FARMERS suffered the equal biggest drop in incomes across 27 EU member states in 2010, according to provisional data from the EU’s statistical office.
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Upland farms still under threat
20 December 2010
THE viability of much upland farming remains at best slender and, all too frequently, heavily dependent for survival on public money, William Worsley, president of the Country Land and Business Association, has warned.
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Welsh farmers to recieve full Tir Mynydd payments in 2012
21 December 2010
FARMERS in Wales are to receive full Tir Mynydd hill farming support payments in 2012 - but there will be no further payouts from then on.
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Work with the winter to increase loyal sales
December 23, 2010
Rearing breeding stock on grassland rising to 365m (1,200ft) which can perform for the commercial finisher has seen David and Sadie Littlehales’ polled cattle and hill ewes attract loyal support from buyers year-on-year. Simon Wragg reports.
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Young Farmers making a real difference in 2010
December 23, 2010
With more competitions, fresh fundraising and a variety of achievements, Danusia Osiowy takes a look at the young entrepreneurs, stockmen and YFC members who have made their mark on 2010.