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 2nd 2005
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Approval for new Axial
December 2nd 2005
Options for wild oat and rye-grass control will be extended next spring following the approval of a new herbicide active ingredient for use in wheat and barley.
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Bennett blasts levy bodies for early review criticism
December 2nd 2005
NFU president Tim Bennett has launched a scathing attack on levy bodies that have criticised the Radcliffe Review without consulting their levy payers.
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Bison swap Wild West for Wiltshire
December 2nd 2005
Plains grazer returns to its original range. North American bison are proving an unusual but profitable venture on a 100-acre farm in Wiltshire. Rosalind Pasmore paid a visit.
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BS welcome for deal, but users group fears impact on UK jobs
December 2nd 2005
British Sugar, which is given the option of buying 83,000 tonnes of quota for its UK beet sugar business, welcomed the announcement.
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Compulsory disease levy, Defra pledge to cut red tape by a quarter
December 2nd 2005
A compulsory animal disease levy ensuring farmers share the cost of future disease outbreaks with the Government will be in place by 2009.
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Cumbrian farmer lifts top title plus reserve
December 2nd 2005
Royal Welsh Winter Fair
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Designing tyres to keep pace with increasingly- powerful new tractors
December 2nd 2005
Tyre and tractor manufacturers are working more closely than ever before to find practical solutions for tractors that continue to get bigger, heavier, faster and more powerful.
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Diversifying into salad dressing rich in omega 3
December 2nd 2005
A Suffolk farmer whose premium quality rapeseed cooking oil has proved a hit with delis, farm shops and supermarkets is sowing a novel crop destined to be marketed as vinaigrette.
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Early SPS present for Welsh farmers
December 2nd 2005
Three-quarters of farmers in Wales with valid claims will get around two-thirds of their Single Payment entitlements before Christmas – and possibly be the first in Europe to get their money.
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Flood warning to Government from industry leaders
December 2nd 2005
Government is neglecting rural Britain’s flood defences and putting large swathes of farmland at risk, industry leaders have claimed.
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Full steam ahead for European but industry reaction is mixed
December 2nd 2005
European Union Agriculture Ministers have reached political agreement on a wide-ranging reform of the Common Market Organisation for sugar, based on the proposals tabled by the European Commission in June.
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Holmfirth butcher scoops top shop award for NW
December 2nd 2005
J. Brindon Addy Butchers and Graziers, of Hade Edge, Holmfirth, has been named the best butcher’s shop in the North West of England.
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Improving overall traction and reducing road vibration
December 2nd 2005
Aa an everyday tyre for low horsepower to mid-size tractors working on stock and mixed farms, Vredestein’s standard profile Traxion85 tyre is most easily identified by the curvature of its tread lugs.
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New spring bean varieties absent from Recommended List five new pea varieties
December 2nd 2005
Five new pea varieties, no new spring bean varieties, and one new winter bean have been selected to join the PGRO/NIAB 2005/06 Recommended List, announced last week.
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Quality and quantity pays off for winning team in PGRO Pea Crop Challenge
December 2nd 2005
Quality and quantity paid off for agronomists competing in the PGRO Pea Crop Challenge this year, with the winning team of pea specialists from Syngenta growing the most profitable crop – with a margin of £430/hectare.
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RICH FRUIT CAKE
December 2nd 2005
This recipe is from Sheila Hall of Penrith, Cumbria. “It makes a lovely moist cake which I shall be using as a Christmas cake. With only the natural sweetness from the fruit and no refined sugar added it is suitable for diabetics,” she says.
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Royal Welsh Winter Fair
December 2nd 2005
Family’s trophy joy as they add supreme award to their haul
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Scottish Winter Fair
December 2nd 2005
The Scottish Winter Fair’s return to Ingliston for the first time in 12 years proved to be a resounding success, with nearly 5,000 people passing through the gates. Ben Briggs and Joanne Pugh report.
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Showground boosts rural economy by 164m/year
December 2nd 2005
The rural economy benefits by a massive £164 million a year from events and other activities at the Royal Bath and West of England Society’s showground at Shepton Mallet.
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Sugar Reform Facts
December 2nd 2005
• Thirty six per cent price cut over four years beginning in 2006/07 (20 per cent cut in year one, 25 per cent in year two, 30 in year three and 36 in year four).
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Worst possible result for developing countries
December 2nd 2005
The final sugar deal agreed by EU ministers is ‘the worst possible result for developing countries and the environment’, according to WWF (World Wildlife Fund) and Oxfam.