BETTER late than never is a phrase which seems oddly appropriate when applied to British farming at the moment.
Farmers Guardian
December 4, 2009
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‘£11m wasted’ by inefficient store set-ups
December 4, 2009
?The most efficient potato stores out-perform the worst by as much as four times on average in terms of energy efficiency. But most growers have no idea how well their store performs or how much money they could save.
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1 in 4 English farmers 'living in poverty'
2 December 2009
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Aberdeen Classic sees peak of £5,000
December 4, 2009
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Aberdeen-Angus calf win for Alistair
29 November 2009
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ABP to close Lancashire abattoir
3 December 2009
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Achieving efficiencies with new technology
December 4, 2009
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Agriculture in the national news - December 1
1 December 2009
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Agriculture in the national news - December 2
2 December 2009
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Agriculture in the national news - December 3
3 December 2009
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Agriculture in the national news - December 4
4 December 2009
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Agriculture in the national news - November 30
30 November 2009
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Air as and when required
December 4, 2009
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Analysis is key to getting the right balance
December 4, 2009
Paul Dutton feeds high forage content rations to achieve high dry matter intakes and low production costs.
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Andalusian – a horse that makes history come alive
3 December 2009
From royalty and the social elite, to bullfighters and stockmen, the Pura Raza Espanola is now ridden in almost every discipline.
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Around the marts
December 4, 2009
A round of news from the marts
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Asda to boost Red Tractor support
1 December 2009
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Barley by-products in fuel research
3 December 2009
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Beachin Stud housing increased
3 December 2009
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Bishop follows up with carcase victory
2 December 2009
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Bishops take the coveted sheep title
2 December 2009
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Butcher’s beast prize-winner
29 November 2009
Champion butcher’s beast was the 560kg Limousin-sired ‘Oor Rob’ from Gavin Scott, Linlithgow, West Lothian.
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Campaign to banish misleading food labels
2 December 2009
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Cereal growers told to lock into current prices
30 November 2009
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CFE East Midlands set to launch
3 December 2009
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Chambers brings knowledge to beet industry
December 4, 2009
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Champion beef at £2,000
December 4, 2009
The champion beef animal at Pateley Bridge Auction Mart’s Christmas show and sale of primestock was a home-bred Blonde cross heifer from J.A. Stoney and Sons, Bewerley, Harrogate.
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Chicory can boost lambs by 20g a day
December 4, 2009
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Christensen confirmed as Natural England chair
3 December 2009
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26 January 2010
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Council is seeking ambassadors
December 4, 2009
?The Potato Council is looking to recruit a team of nine ‘Potato Ambassadors’ from around the country to get involved in marketing activities and help reinforce campaign messages.
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Countdown to elections begins
December 4, 2009
FG’s political editor Alistair Driver looks at the candidates lining up for the NFU elections and what they will have to do to bag one of the top jobs in the industry.
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Current knowledge
December 4, 2009
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Dairy Crest responds to producers on contracts
4 December 2009
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Dairy Vet Clinical Quiz
3 December 2009
Test your skill for a chance to win a special prize - this month we have two sat-nav systems to give away.
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Dairy Vet December digital edition
1 December 2009
Don’t miss this month’s Dairy Vet. Take a look at the digital edition today.
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Dangerous Drummond is victorious
December 4, 2009
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Disinfection option from Bobman
December 4, 2009
Looking down the lime route with its self-propelled cleaning and bedding machine.
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Downbeat mood as focus turns to cutting labour costs
December 4, 2009
Buyers looking at what is available for the future, rather than buying.
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Driving FCE to finish beef cattle quickly and efficiently
3 December 2009
Mech-fiber Step for beef producers.
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Dry off quickly and then don’t overfeed
3 December 2009
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EID 'will be key to measuring performance'
3 December 2009
A very positive outlook on the advantages – not the disadvantages and cost – of electronic identification of sheep, is highlighted in a new blog.
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English sheepdog trials results
3 December 2009
Latest results from English sheepdog trials.
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Enhancer cuts fertiliser use
December 4, 2009
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Ewe lambs lead sheep classes
29 November 2009
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Farmers tell McCartney to ‘let it be’
2 December 2009
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Farmers tell McCartney to ‘let it be’
2 December 2009
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Farmers welcome water bill limit
1 December 2009
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Farmersguardian.com FREE prize draw
7 December 2009
This December farmersguardian.com are giving all visitors the opportunity of winning either a £5 Waitrose voucher, a £5 M&S voucher or one our FG thermos travel mugs.
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FEI to delay new 'bute' rules
2 December 2009
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Fertile pasture beats guide price
December 4, 2009
A 6.4 hectare parcel of fertile pasture sells for £98,000.
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Figures reveal £180 per cow range in vet costs
3 December 2009
With vet costs varying hugely between farms, Promar national dairy consultant Derek Gardner suggests a more proactive approach to disease management.
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First Milk 'is not the next DFB'
3 December 2009
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First woman wins Barrie Orme award
December 4, 2009
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Fitzpatrick admits true cost sharing motives - TFA
3 December 2009
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Foot washers to help beat lameness
December 4, 2009
Plenty of new foot washing systems on show at Agromek.
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Fully automated sand dispenser positioned high on rails
December 4, 2009
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Give close- up cows the best of everything
3 December 2009
A national series of meetings has been looking at ‘managing the dairy cow at and around calving’, giving farmers advice on best practice.
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Give cows and heifers time to calve
3 December 2009
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Greasing made simple
December 4, 2009
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Growing demand creates opportunities for UK dairy industry
3 December 2009
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Handy charger protects on-board electronics
December 4, 2009
It is that time of year when the workshop looks quite inviting and there are maintenance jobs piling up. Jane Carley takes a look at 10 of the best workshop tools to help with the backlog.
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Harvesting water proves a valuable income stream
2 December 2009
MEET the Welsh hill farmer harvesting rainfall to produce a second income stream, cutting his energy bills and taking advantage of the bonuses available for renewable energy producers.
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Health status is big selling point
December 4, 2009
?The high health status of British potato seed is a huge selling point, growers attending British Potato 2009 were told and the Safe Haven Certification Scheme is at the heart of this high health status.
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HGCA announce 2010/11 Recommended Lists
4 December 2009
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Higgins honoured with potato industry award
December 4, 2009
?Michael (Mike) Higgins, founder and chairman of The Higgins Group has been awarded the 2009 British Potato Industry Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the potato industry, particularly in the processing sector.
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How the NFU elections will work
4 December 2009
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Humphreys to quit First Milk
4 December 2009
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Improved mastitis testing service
3 December 2009
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Improved skin, size and quality claimed
December 4, 2009
?Application and incorporation of Amistar (azoxystrobin) into potato beds prior to planting could deliver improved skin finish and more consistent tuber size and quality, says Syngenta.
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Insecticides tackle nuisance and spread of disease by flies
December 4, 2009
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James Howard and Zac win twice in a weekend
3 December 2009
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Keep in tune
December 4, 2009
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Kirkby Stephen record falls to Limousin champion
December 4, 2009
Top price at Kirkby Stephen’s Christmas primestock show and sale was a centre record of 409p/kg (£2,436.53) for the cattle champion.
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Knackers offered fee increase for brain collection
30 November 2009
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KW Complete Mineral supplements
December 4, 2009
New from the KW Complete range.
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Leek dairy top of £2,370
December 4, 2009
Prices peaked at £2,730 at Leek’s dairy auction last week, which is a centre record price.
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Levy increase aim is to underpin core activities
December 4, 2009
?Potato growers and buyers have been asked to invest in spending on core levy-funded activities. In its corporate plan, released by the AHDB last week, the Potato Council says key R&D, knowledge transfer and marketing activities will need to be stepped up to address the needs of the industry.
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Livestock briefs
December 4, 2009
Round-up of livestock news from this week.
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Livestock farmers on climate change front line
30 November 2009
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Maidstone primestock to 231.5p/kg top
December 4, 2009
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Make most of what is in clamp
3 December 2009
It is too late to change what is in the clamp now, and so the focus must be on maximising the use of silage, says John Bax, of Biotal.
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Managing the dairy cow at and around calving
3 December 2009
A national series of meetings has been looking at ‘managing the dairy cow at and around calving’, giving farmers advice on best practice.
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Mobile bunker reduces time needed for feeding systems
December 4, 2009
Danish company Agro X has come up with a novel solution.
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More products new to the market
3 December 2009
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National All Breeds show announced
3 December 2009
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Natives on top at Scottish Premier Meat Exhibition
3 December 2009
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Never mislay your bolts and sockets
December 4, 2009
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New blight fungicide presented
December 4, 2009
?NEW blight fungicide active ingredient Initium was presented to growers for the first time at British Potato 2009.
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New calving ease indexes available in January
December 4, 2009
Helping farmers make more informed breeding choices.
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New dairy plan offsets anger over Arla milk price
3 December 2009
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New spreader from Sulky stable
2 December 2009
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New spring bean varieties Fury and Pyramid are given P1 status
December 4, 2009
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New varieties join PGRO list for 2010
2 December 2009
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News from around the world - December 4
December 4, 2009
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NFU welcomes Dairy Crest contracts
3 December 2009
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No time for complacency over dickeya threat
December 4, 2009
?There was advice at British Potato 2009 on how to cope with the increasing threat to GB potato production from dickeya solani.
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Nominations pour in for NFU elections
4 December 2009
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On Test – The Sulky Optiline Pro
3 December 2009
Sulky’s incorporation of the Roger drill range into its own portfolio has resulted in the Optiline series. Farmers Guardian put it to the test.
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One-arm mini loader heads to Agromek
December 4, 2009
MINI loaders are popular tools on Danish dairy farms.
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Organic lobby 'must keep open mind’ over GM
4 December 2009
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Over-reliance on autumn grass is hitting herds hard
3 December 2009
While some herds are performing exceptionally well this winter, for others, it is proving difficult to get cows settled into lactation and milking as expected, says Tom Hough, NWF technical manager.
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Pig industry tackles carbon footprint
2 December 2009
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Pigs make a festive comeback to Skipton
December 4, 2009
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Pressure washing wherever you want
December 4, 2009
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Progressing beef margins with Traffordgold-based ration
December 4, 2009
Bull margins up by £39 a head.
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Pulse plantings update
December 4, 2009
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Report unearths the facts behind foodservice sector
December 4, 2009
?THE findings of new Potato Council-funded research into the foodservice market were unveiled at British Potato 2009.
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Rodway herd victorious in herd competition
December 4, 2009
North Midlands Dairy Shorthorn Breeders herds competition.
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Royal Highland Winter Fair
29 November 2009
READ our full report from this year’s Royal Highland Winter Fair, where the ‘heavies’ reigned supreme.
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Royal Welsh Winter Fair 2009
2 December 2009
READ our full report from this year’s Royal Welsh Winter Fair, held on November 30 and December 1.
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RPA pays out majority of Single Payments
2 December 2009
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RSPB Charolais-sired heifer is commercial calf champion
29 November 2009
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Sale report – Abbey Farm, Walsingham, Norfolk
7 December 2009
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Salmonella prevention
3 December 2009
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Scots hail unexpected EID victory
1 December 2009
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Scots horrified at single payment fines
4 December 2009
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Scottish sheepdog trials results
3 December 2009
Latest results from Scottish sheepdog trials.
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Scrapie test for EU exports
3 December 2009
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Self-propelled lime applicator
December 4, 2009
New for the Danish-made machine for 2010 is a box for spreading lime.
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Sexed semen conception rates similar
December 4, 2009
No significant difference between methods.
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Sheepdog trials diary
3 December 2009
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Shows thrown a lifeline
3 December 2009
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Single Farm Payment window opens
1 December 2009
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Sir Don Curry to chair Better Regulation Executive
4 December 2009
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Small progress on the pea front
December 4, 2009
PGRO has announced its pea and bean Recommended Lists for 2010. Teresa Rush reports on changes to the spring varieties listed.
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Soutar Johnnie sells for £3,100 post-show
29 November 2009
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Spectacular SUMO rise creates demand for larger premises
December 4, 2009
SUMO’s meteoric rise entered yet another chapter with the official opening of its new factory premises at Melbourne, just outside York.
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Spot the signs of an uncomfortable herd
3 December 2009
DairyCo is facilitating a number of Cow Signals workshops around the country, encouraging farmers to take a more holistic view of their cubicle housing.
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Stand up for yourself
December 4, 2009
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Strong robot arm from Boumatic
December 4, 2009
BOUMATIC’s Pro Flex milk robot uses an industrial arm more commonly used for welding.
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SUMO grassland subsoiler aims to rejuvenate tired grassland
3 December 2009
SUMO’s extra space has helped generate growth and kick-started new product work, including the eagerly-anticipated Versadrill and its grassland subsoiler.
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'Swine flu' confirmed in Norfolk pig herd
2 December 2009
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Test your own tractor’s performance
December 4, 2009
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The deputy president race - an election with one eye to the future
4 December 2009
THE election for NFU deputy president looks set to pit three figures with considerable experience of farming politics against each other.
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Time for new approach to managing PCN
December 4, 2009
?The potato industry gathered in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, last week for British Potato 2009. In spite of wet and windy weather during the two-day event, plus a challenging season, attendance was up by 10 per cent, with more than 5,500 attending. TERESA RUSH reports.
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Tough choices ahead for spring cropping
3 December 2009
Poor market prices are making spring cropping choices for 2010 a little less certain.
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Trials flag up damage FLN causes to crops
December 4, 2009
?Potato yields and fry colour could be improved with targeted control of free living nematodes (FLN) and soil-borne diseases, according to Syngenta.
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Trio of new Landini dealers in Wales
3 December 2009
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Turkeys are not just for Christmas
1 December 2009
Poultry production has served the Hay family well, and Ben Hay is determined to deliver that message all-year round. DANUSIA OSIOWY visits Warwickshire to discover why.
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Turpin steals victory in the cattle championships
2 December 2009
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Two pig race for single and pairs titles
2 December 2009
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Versatile arc welding gear
December 4, 2009
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Vision wins Variety Cup
December 4, 2009
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Volac survey reveals 60pc of farmers plan to increase production
3 December 2009
More than 60 per cent of farmers are planning to increase production, either by increasing yield or expanding the herd, according to a survey run by Volac at autumn dairy shows.
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Watch weather and soils to stop pesticides leaching
December 4, 2009
Voluntary Initiative warning as soils across the UK reach moisture capacity.
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Welfare lobby lays into beak trimming
30 November 2009
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Welsh quit as milk price sours
30 November 2009
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Welsh sheepdog trials results
3 December 2009
Latest Welsh sheepdog trials results.
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Wigton British Blue sells for 465p/kg
December 4, 2009
A top price of 465p/kg was achieved for the overall cattle champion at Wigton market’s Christmas show and sale of primestock.
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Winter Dairying Special: Keeping the rumen balanced is 'more essential than ever'
3 December 2009
READ our Winter Dairying special as we take a look at some of the key issues facing dairy farmers over the coming months.
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Wright's little earner bears seasonal fruit
3 December 2009
WITH just three weeks to go, the festive season is gathering pace, and for farmer Neil Wright, it is time to start trading in one of our favourite festive accessories.