Farmers Guardian
December 7th 2007

  • £70m Akkerman dairy park launched

    6 December 2007

    THE launch of the £70million West Lakes Dairy Park at Carlisle also marked the end of all the speculation, claimed the business’s chief executive Kate Willard, former CEO of Rural Regeneration Cumbria.

  • 14,500gns top for Riverdane Outside Beauty at Borderway

    December 7th 2007

    BIDDING peaked at 14,500gns at the 21st anniversary Borderway Black and White sale of Holsteins and Jerseys at Carlisle, Cumbria, which was sponsored by Farmers Guardian.

  • An easy win for Brecknock

    December 7th 2007

    THE counties that make up Powys, Brecon, Montgomery and Radnor, sent teams of 10 dogs to the Powys Nursery Final. Six dogs from each competed in the nursery class and four in the novice in very cold and often wet conditions.

  • An hour in the December garden

    December 7th 2007

    December is the oddest month – some days as mild as spring, others as bitingly cold as any in the year. But there are plenty of things to be getting on with, not least picking sprouts and planting onions, writes Paul Peacock.

  • Backing for NZ co-op capital review critique

    December 7th 2007

    FORMER Fonterra director Harry Bayliss is one of the two signatories to a damning critique of the giant New Zealand dairy co-operative’s capital structure review. 

  • Bird flu restrictions to be lifted

    6 December 2007

    RESTRICTIONS in place immediately around the two avian flu outbreaks in East Anglia are to be lifted over the next few days.

  • Buy a badge

    4 December 2007

    THE Farmers Union of Wales has launched a special pin badge to raise funds for the young farmers’ movement in Wales, which suffered a heavy loss of income during this year's Royal Welsh Show.

  • Cairness ewe tops trade at Suffolks sale

    December 7th 2007

    CONSIGNMENTS from the Wells, Cairness and Whinhall flocks peaked at 1,300gns at a sale of in-lamb Suffolks at Carlisle.

  • Carlisle Christmas Stars sees Texels to 7,000gns

    December 7th 2007

    BIDDING peaked at 7,000gns twice at the Christmas Stars sale of Texels at Borderway Mart, Carlisle.

  • Carmarthan YFC member wins enterprise scheme

    4 December 2007

    CARMARTHAN YFC member Chris Powell has scooped £800 after he was crowned this year’s winner of NatWest Cymru Enterprise Scheme.

  • Carmarthen Federation's good eye for stock

    4 December 2007

    CARMARTHEN Federation members triumphed in the overall honours within the Wales YFC Beef and Lamb stockjudging competitions with a grand total of 30 points.

  • Championing Red Tractor

    December 7th 2007

    DAIRY Crest has announced a new marketing campaign for Country Life which will champion the brand’s relationship with the Red Tractor scheme.  

  • Champions lead the way at Otley

    December 7th 2007

    AT Otley Wharfedale Auction’s Christmas show and sale of primestock, sponsored by Farmers Guardian, the supreme championship went to a home-bred Belgian Blue cross steer consigned by J.H. Stevenson and Son, Farnley, Otley.

  • Charolais pavilion at Llanelwedd

    December 7th 2007

    WELSH region Charolais breeders have raised £25,000 towards the British Charolais Cattle Society’s new purpose-built pavilion on the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society showground, at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells.

  • Chose the wrong stock bull and you could lose out by up to £45/calf

    December 7th 2007

    This week we look at two different issues linked to bulls – fertility and Estimated Breeding Values. CLEMMIE GLEESON finds out how electro-ejaculation can reveal just how well a bull is performing while Ann Hardy reports on an EBV research project involving dairy cross beef animals.

  • CLA to tell minister that coastal corridor is 'costly and contentious'

    December 7th 2007

    CURRENT Natural England proposals for providing a route for walkers all the way round the English coast will trample over the rights of private property owners and have a potentially disastrous impact on some coastal based businesses, says the CLA.

  • Comestar Outside daughter tops Borderway Mart sale

    3 December 2007

    TOP price at the Black and White sale at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, was 14,500gns paid for a Comestar Outside daughter.

  • Compensation protection is aim of Private Member’s Bill

    December 7th 2007

    A PRIVATE Member’s Bill, which was due to be introduced in the Commons this week would mean that animal owners would be protected from unfair compensation claims, according to the Country Land and Business Association.

  • Co-ops majoring on the positive

    December 7th 2007

    THE two milk co-ops currently in the midst of a due diligence process prior to anticipated merger, are presenting positive messages to members.

  • Dairy firms and supermarkets fined £116 million as OFT investigation continues

    7 December 2007

    SEVERAL dairy companies and supermarkets have agreed to pay fines totalling £116 million following the Office of Fair Trading’s investigations into alleged price fixing on dairy products in 2002 and 2003.

  • Dairy firms and supermarkets fined £116 million as OFT investigation continues

    7 December 2007

    SEVERAL dairy companies and supermarkets have agreed to pay fines totalling £116 million following the Office of Fair Trading’s investigations into alleged price fixing on dairy products in 2002 and 2003.

  • David Walker awarded for contribution to potato industry

    5 December 2007

    BRITISH Potato Council chairman David Walker is the winner of the British Potato Industry Award 2007.

  • Defra policy scrutinised by Lords

    December 7th 2007

    DEFRA’S policy decisions and delivery of funding to the UK farming industry was due to come under scrutiny during a debate in the House of Lords yesterday.

  • DFB in good shape says finance director

    December 7th 2007

    DAIRY Farmers of Britain’s annual results will continue to show a nett loss while it continues to invest in the future of the business.

  • Disease control ‘will not be affected by strike action’

    6 December 2007

    POTENTIAL strike action by animal health specialists will not affect disease control programmes currently under way, Defra has said.

  • Draper vortex hollow sockets

    December 7th 2007

    CLEVERLY, Draper’s Expert series of Vortex socket sets are hollow. It means long, threaded fixings can pass through the centre of the socket and ratchet, solving endless access problems encountered with traditional square drive socket systems and large bolts.

  • Dylan scoops calf-rearing award

    4 December 2007

    DYLAN Jones of Cwmann YFC reared the Supreme Champion in the Wales YFC/NatWest Calf Rearing competition with Gareth Lewis of Trefeglwys YFC, Montgomery, rearing the Reserve Supreme Champion.

  • Egg producer merger hatches £6m company

    December 7th 2007

    TWO of the North West’s leading egg suppliers have merged.

  • English trials results

    December 7th 2007

    YORKSHIRE, Baudshaw Farm, Thruscross, Blubberhouses, Nursery (36 ran): 1, S. Bolland (Bolton Abbey) Fly, 68 of 90; 2, A. Temple (Holmrook) Dot, 67; 3, A. Baines (South Stainmore) Tanhill Sweep, 66; 4, K. Bolland (Bolton Abbey) Whin, 64, TIME; 5, R. Jewitt (Naburn) Nell, 64; 6. M. Petyt Ben, 60.

  • Essential oilseeds

    6 December 2007

    MAKE sure you register for one of the forthcoming HGCA oilseed rape workshops for the latest news and views from the oilseeds sector.

  • EU lifts FMD restrictions while live exports are set to resume

    4 December 2007

    THE EU has voted to lift all foot-and-mouth restrictions imposed on farmers following the summer outbreaks, opening the door for live exports for the first time since August.

  • EU to increase animal disease budget to €187

    3 December 2007

    A TOTAL of €187 million will be available for the control and eradication of animal diseases in Europe next year, following a decision by the EU last week.

  • Fallen Stock scheme aims to save members £150,000

    7 December 2007

    THE National Fallen Stock Company (NFSCo) has teamed up with quota trader Ian Potter in a move it says will save scheme members £150,000 in operating charges.

  • Farmers recognised for commitment to British food and farming

    3 December 2007

    TWO Devonshire farmers who set up a producer group with their neighbours are celebrating after they were named ‘Best Producers’ at this year’s BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards.

  • Field to fork: New competition launches for Welsh Young Farmers

    4 December 2007

    AN exciting opportunity to experience the whole of the red meat supply chain will be up for grabs in a brand new competition launched at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair.

  • Filter your fuel before it gets in the tractor

    December 7th 2007

    Dirty fuel is bad news – it blocks up filters, reduces fuel flow and eventually causes airlocks which need bleeding through. Bleeding fuel systems through is not a pleasant pastime.

  • Firm in avian flu outbreak admits biosecurity shortcomings

    December 7th 2007

    REDGRAVE Poultry, the company at the centre of the Suffolk avian influenza outbreak, has admitted shortcomings in biosecurity at the poultry farms it operates.

  • First Single Payments go out in England

    11 December 2007

    A SMALL number of farmers in England are receiving their Single Payments in full this week, following a live test of the payment systems by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).

  • First win for Sharon Bolland and Fly – two victories for Jim Cropper

    December 7th 2007

    AFTER gaining numerous placings this season, Sharon Bolland and Fly took their first win on Saturday.

  • Flood funding request ignored

    5 December 2007

    GOVERNMENT ministers were warned that spending on flood defences was being ‘severely rationed’ long before last summer’s floods which devastated much of the countryside.

  • Food prices hit a new high

    7 December 2007

    FOOD prices in the UK have hit a new high, signalling the beginning of the end for cheap food, according to new research published this week.

  • Formal recognition for wartime women who worked on the land

    December 7th 2007

    THE selfless efforts of thousands of women who worked on the Home Front to provide food and timber during World War II will be formally recognised, Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment has announced.

  • Future funding for Recommended Lists secured

    7 December 2007

    FUNDING for the Recommended Lists has been secured through to the end of harvest 2011, HGCA has announced.

  • Going barefoot means change for horse and rider

    December 7th 2007

    The idea of riding horses without shoes has come to prominence over the past 10 years, yet many people are uncertain what it entails and whether it would suit their horses. Barefoot expert Abigail Hogg looks at the history and science that informs barefoot trimming and what is needed to be successful without shoes.

  • Government support needed to meet climate change targets

    11 December 2007

    THE agriculture industry is on the front line in the fight against climate change but government support is essential if tough targets are to be met according to a major industry report.

  • Grease nipple cleaner

    December 7th 2007

    DESIGNED to clean and unblock grease nipples, this is one gadget that everyone should have.

  • Half go in excess of 2,000gns

    December 7th 2007

    THE Lancashire Holstein Club’s November show and sale at Lancaster saw half the entry realise 2,000gns or more.

  • Hartpury gears up for pre-Olympia ‘Show Jumping Spectacular’

    7 December 2007

    THE Hartpury Show Jumping Spectacular will be held in the new international indoor equine arena on December 14-16, offering over £40,000 of prize money.

  • Heavy imports from Irish Republic hits beef prices

    December 7th 2007

    VIEWPOINT: By ROBERT FORSTER

  • Herbicide warning

    5 December 2007

    GROWERS looking to dispose of farmyard manures and slurries over the winter months need to think about what may have gone into it, where it is going and whether any herbicide used last summer could affect crops next year.

  • HGCA Recommended List 2008/09

    7 December 2007

    HGCA has added three new winter wheat varieties to the 2008/09 Recommended List: hard milling feed varieties Duxford and JB Diego and nabim Group 2 variety Marksman.

  • Industry must look to the future - NFU

    4 December 2007

    ‘LOOK forward not back’ was the unequivocal message that NFU President, Peter Kendall delivered to Lincolnshire farmers last week.

  • Industry to pay for BSE controls

    11 December 2007

    THE Government has announced plans to shift a range of costs associated with BSE control on to the industry.

  • Industry to pay for BSE controls

    11 December 2007

    THE Government has announced plans to shift a range of costs associated with BSE control on to the industry.

  • In-lamb Suffolks to 680gns

    December 7th 2007

    THE champion at a show and sale of in-lamb Suffolks at Abergavenny Mart sold for 680gns.

  • Inspection kit

    December 7th 2007

    TELESCOPIC inspection and retrieval kits seldom come as gadget-packed as this one.

  • Landquip demount sprayers

    6 December 2007

    LANDQUIP has updated its range of demount sprayers to match with the JCB Fastrac’s load platform such as that on the 3000 series.

  • Locking adjustable

    December 7th 2007

    WE all know how useful an adjustable can be, but the frustration of having one slip around the flats of a nut or bolt is nothing more than tedious. Stanley appears to have solved the problem, by introducing a locking adjustable.

  • Looking ahead to LAMMA 2008

    December 7th 2007

    With a varied workload that spans all year round, JJ Contracting needs reliable kit that does not cost the earth. Dominic Kilburn reports on their Zetor Proxima Plus that was launched earlier this year.

  • Lowland breeding: The need to focus on lamb finishing and output

    December 7th 2007

    The English Beef and Lamb Executive’s (Eblex) annual Business Pointers publication provides a comprehensive overview of the financial performance of the English beef and lamb sectors for the 12 months to March 31, 2007. Farmers Guardian has teamed up with Eblex to examine some of the key findings and will be looking at a different beef or sheep production system each fortnight – second in the series is lowland breeding flocks.

  • M&S and Sainsbury’s pick up animal welfare awards

    3 December 2007

    MARKS & Spencer has been named Compassionate Supermarket 2007 at an award ceremony in London.

  • Making and selling a specialist cheese direct to the consumer

    3 December 2007

    WHAT do you get if you put the expertise of a family unit of dairy farmers together with an experienced, local food producer? WILLIAM SURMAN visits the makers of Sussex Charmer and discovers why simple cheese-making methods are at the forefront of this growing business.

  • Multi-function tool

    December 7th 2007

    ANOTHER Truecraft favourite is this stainless steel multi-function tool that costs £13.38+vat.

  • National Holstein Show 2008 cancelled

    5 December 2007

    THE 2008 National Holstein Show – originally organised for April 15 – has been cancelled due to concerns over the bluetongue movement restrictions currently in place.

  • National Holstein Show 2008 cancelled

    5 December 2007

    THE 2008 National Holstein Show – originally organised for April 15 – has been cancelled due to concerns over the bluetongue restrictions currently in place.

  • National Trust awards farmers for high-quality produce

    3 December 2007

    THIRTEEN farmers using National Trust land to produce an array of high-quality food products have received the trust’s Fine Farm Produce Award.

  • New insecticide launched at British Potato 2007

    6 December 2007

    A new insecticide, capable of controlling all aphid species in potatoes, including current resistant strains, was launched at British Potato 2007 in Harrogate.

  • New Thainstone record for Orkney Cream at £6,500

    December 7th 2007

    AN outstanding show of prime beef cattle at the Aberdeen Christmas Classic was led by a Limousin cross heifer, Baillie’s Orkney Cream, which sold for a Thainstone record price of £6,500.

  • News round-up

    December 7th 2007

    CHEEKY members of Bromsgrove YFC stripped to their bare essentials to produce a 2008 calendar to raise money for Acorn’s Children’s Hospice and the Air Ambulance.

  • NFSCo and Ian Potter Associates team-up in new partnership on fallen stock

    4 December 2007

    THE National Fallen Stock Company (NFSCo) has teamed up with quota trader Ian Potter in a move it says will save scheme members £150,000.

  • NIAB chief’s fact-finding China trip

    December 7th 2007

    CHIEF executive of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Prof Wayne Powell, is on a fact-finding visit to China to learn more about the country’s plant breeding and genetic resources and raise NIAB’s international profile. He is to attend three major events and scheduled to speak at two – the China/UK Wheat Workshop and the China-EU Science Technology Year 2007.

  • No gain for farmers from any price collusion – Handley

    7 December 2007

    MILK producers should be getting the £116 million from the fines being imposed on supermarkets and dairy companies – not the Government’s coffers, an angry David Handley said on Friday.

  • No gain for farmers from any price collusion – Handley

    7 December 2007

    MILK producers should be getting the £116 million from the fines being imposed on supermarkets and dairy companies – not the Government’s coffers, an angry David Handley said on Friday.

  • Northern Area Texels sale

    December 7th 2007

    THE championship and top price spot was claimed by a shearling ewe from David Pickervance, Brindle, Chorley, Lancashire at the Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders’ sale at Skipton auction mart.

  • NSA condemns EID introduction by 2010

    7 December 2007

    THE National Sheep Association (NSA) said this week it was ‘totally frustrated and dismayed’ following news that introduction of EID into the UK sheep sector might be as early as 2010.

  • NSA condemns EID introduction by 2010

    7 December 2007

    THE National Sheep Association (NSA) said this week it was ‘totally frustrated and dismayed’ following news that introduction of EID into the UK sheep sector might be as early as 2010.

  • NZ Animal Health Board takes over bTB control

    December 7th 2007

    NEW Zealand’s Animal Health Board has ruffled feathers in local government by taking direct control of bovine TB management from regional councils.

  • OFT milk inquiry – producers benefited, fines not high enough

    10 December 2007

    MILK producers did receive higher milk prices as a result of increased retail prices in 2002/2003 says The British Retail Consortium.

  • OFT milk inquiry – producers benefited, fines not high enough

    10 December 2007

    MILK producers did receive higher milk prices as a result of increased retail prices in 2002/2003 says The British Retail Consortium.

  • Oil seal pick set

    December 7th 2007

    THIS four-piece assortment of hooks and picks is primarily intended for workshop use when fingers and pliers are either too big, clumsy or aggressive when removing ‘O’ rings, cotter pins, seals and bushes – perhaps when disassembling hydraulic rams and cylinders, hydraulic pumps, motors and diesel systems, for example.

  • Out-wintering beef sucklers on the hills

    December 7th 2007

    Having looked at lowland trial plots and farm situations, the SAC/Quality Meat Scotland beef suckler cow out-wintering project has shifted its emphasis to hill farming. NEIL RYDER attended an open day to find out what has been happening on a farm in south west Scotland.

  • Pietrain gilts peak at £150 per head

    December 7th 2007

    A VERY good show of prime, breeding and store pigs were forward at Clitheroe’s Christmas show and sale, and Brent Marvelley, Bacup, took first prize in the butchers pigs for a pen of 68kg Pietrain gilts which peaked at £150 per head. 

  • Pocket-sized circuit tester

    December 7th 2007

    ELECTRICAL testers are invaluable for finding wiring faults and checking electrical systems.

  • Potential for potato growers to cut costs

    6 December 2007

    FOCUSING on energy use in potato stores could provide significant on-farm cost savings, according to Andrew Kneeshaw, FEC Services.

  • Prime Lamb Producer winner

    4 December 2007

    YFC Prime Lamb Producer competition won by Caryl Haf Davies Maesyronnen, Llanddewi, Tregaron, Ceredigion with home bred North Country Cheviot ewe lambs.

  • Project hopes to shed light on PCN

    5 December 2007

    THE Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) is joining a consortium of world-leading scientists in a bid to sequence the DNA of the potato cyst nematode.

  • Puleston Beltex dispersal trade hit by bluetongue restrictions

    December 7th 2007

    BLUETONGUE restrictions affected trade at the Puleston Beltex flock dispersal for Gordon Belcher, Shifnal, Shropshire.

  • RAC environment conference

    7 December 2007

    CLIMATE change was the focus of last week's environment conference at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester. FG reported from the event and has exclusive video footage from its key speakers.

  • Rugby market gets new Stoneleigh home

    December 7th 2007

    RUGBY livestock market sales will be transferred to the RASE showground, Stoneleigh by early next year with local farmers forming a co-operative and stumping up £0.5million. 

  • Rural Minister supports retail Ombudsman idea

    December 7th 2007

    WELSH Assembly Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones is giving her support to calls for a Retailers Ombudsman to regulate the activities of supermarkets. She is also pitching for the supermarket Code of Conduct to be updated and strengthened.

  • Sausage Meat Casserole

    7 December 2007

    “It tastes good and doesn't cost a packet,” says Carol Cochrane of Leyland, Lancashire, who sent in this recipe.

  • Scottish Government pledges financial aid for NVZ transition

    7 December 2007

    THE Scottish Government has confirmed that financial aid will be available for farmers to help deal with new demands from the European Commission to help protect against excess nitrate pollution.

  • Scottish trials results

    6 December 2007

    BALINTORE (Judge, R. MacDiarmid, Cairndow) Nursery (29 ran) 1, A. Wilkie (Lintrathen) Cap, 90; 2, J. Beale (Forfar) Peg, 89; 3, A. Carnegie (Comrie) Tam, 80; 4, D. Robertson (Luss) Bill, 78 Outbye; 5, M. Caul (Egnomoss) Fleet, 78; 6, D. Galbraith (Comrie) Moss, 78.

  • Sheepdog trials diary

    6 December 2007

    ENGLAND - 8 December. FYLDE, Nursery, Kidsnape Farm, Goosnargh, Longridge, Lancashire, PR3 2EB, 9.30am start, enter on field before 2pm. TRAWDEN, Nursery, Bondcroft Farm, Embsay, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6SF, 9.30am start, enter on field. BAMFORD, Nursery and Novice, Shatton, Bamford, Derbyshire, 9am start, enter on field, catering – weather permitting, tel 07721 616570. NORTH WESTMORLAND, Nursery and Novice, ...

  • Single Payment joy in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – but woes continue in England

    3 December 2007

    MOST farmers in Scotland and Wales should receive their Single Payments today, Monday (December 3).

  • Skipton’s champions all bought by same buyer

    December 7th 2007

    BOTH the champion and reserve champion prime cattle, along with the championship winning prime lambs, were knocked down to the same buyer at the Christmas show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart.

  • Slide sledge

    December 7th 2007

    THOSE who tire of reaching for the sledge hammer might find the US-designed Slide Sledge a safer, more accurate alternative.

  • Soil Protection Reviews to be updated by end of year

    5 December 2007

    CROSS Compliance Soil Protection Reviews must be updated by December 31 2007 growers are being reminded.

  • Stonehenge road rejection offers wildlife reprieve

    10 December 2007

    FEARS for rare wildlife thriving around Stonehenge have been eased by the government’s promise that it will not build an overground by-pass near the ancient monument.

  • Stored potatoes holding up well

    6 December 2007

    STORED potatoes are holding up well in spite of the pressures of the 2007 growing season, according to McCain Foods, agronomy manager, Andy Goodwin.

  • Suckler herds falling short of potential

    December 7th 2007

    Electro-ejaculation a means of identifying infertile or sub-fertile bulls

  • Suffolk gimmers sell to top price of €20,000

    December 7th 2007

    THE annual production sale of Suffolk gimmers, held at Tattersalls, Dublin on behalf of Tom and Jeff Bailey, Batterstown, Co Meath, and David Duncan, Crumlin, Co Antrim, saw excellent demand for top quality females and full clearance.

  • T7000 wins tractor of the year award

    5 December 2007

    NEW Holland has not only won the Tractor Of The Year title but also Golden Tractor for Design award with the T7000 range of tractors.

  • Texel gimmer to 5,100gns at Twilight sale

    December 7th 2007

    BIDDING peaked at 5,100gns for a gimmer from E.W. Quick and Sons’ Loosebeare flock, Crediton, Devon, at Borderway Mart’s Twilight Texel Sale.

  • Three-month pig levy ‘holiday’ denied

    6 December 2007

    A PROPOSAL to give a levy ‘holiday’ to pig producers that are facing crippling production costs has been knocked back by the Meat and Livestock Commission, who now find themselves under attack from a beleaguered industry.

  • Tooling up at Christmas

    3 December 2007

    LOOKING for something special for the tractor driver’s toolbox this Christmas? Then Geoff Ashcroft offers some useful pointers in our round-up of toolbox gadgets.

  • Torque multiplier

    December 7th 2007

    THOSE who can never find a long enough bar or suitable wrench to tighten forager blades, axle bolts or even loose wheel nuts – or indeed shift a difficult or seized fastener – might find this torque multiplier a useful addition to the farm toolbox.

  • Transporting and storing diesel: Keep it secure with care

    December 7th 2007

    Diesel is the lifeblood of machinery operation – and is now a valuable commodity which needs to be stored securely and handled with care. Andy Collings takes a look at the latest requirements.

  • UFU takes legal action over Single Payment

    7 December 2007

    THE Ulster Farmers’ Union has launched legal action against the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development over its implementation of the Single Payment Scheme.

  • UK livestock industry unites against cost-sharing plans

    3 December 2007

    THE United Kingdom’s livestock industry has come together in an unprecedented show of unity to plead with the Government to rethink plans to shift the cost of disease control on to farmers.

  • Using a ‘tried and tested system’ for 1.7 lambs per ewe target

    December 7th 2007

    FORWARD planning and a well executed, tried and tested ‘system' are the key to easing management and maximising lamb sales on a 3,000 ewe Shropshire Farm.

  • Variable pitch fan offers fuel savings

    4 December 2007

    THERE is now a wider choice of reversible engine cooling fans for the UK market thanks to Stoke-on-Trent based Tim Walters Engineering who are importing the Flexxaire Fan System from Canada.

  • Volatility in wheat will continue says trader

    3 December 2007

    WHEAT remains an extremely volatile and dangerous market to trade in.

  • Volatility in wheat will continue says trader

    3 December 2007

    WHEAT remains an extremely volatile and dangerous market to trade in.

  • Volatility in wheat will continue says trader

    3 December 2007

    WHEAT remains an extremely volatile and dangerous market to trade in.

  • Waitrose launches beef and veal dairy-bred bull calf scheme

    December 7th 2007

    DAIRY-bred bull calves born on Waitrose milk suppliers’ farms are to be finished for beef and veal in the UK under a new scheme announced this week.

  • Waitrose launches 'Faux Gras'

    3 December 2007

    SUPERMARKET group Waitrose is launching its own ‘ethical twist’ to the French speciality Foie Gras.

  • Waitrose plans dairy-bred bull calf scheme

    5 December 2007

    DAIRY-bred bull calves born on Waitrose milk suppliers’ farms are to be finished for beef and veal in the UK under a new scheme announced this week.

  • Waitrose plans dairy-bred bull calf scheme

    5 December 2007

    DAIRY-bred bull calves born on Waitrose milk suppliers’ farms are to be finished for beef and veal in the UK under a new scheme announced this week.

  • Welsh cattle and sheep numbers down

    December 7th 2007

    NUMBERS of both cattle and sheep on Welsh farms have fallen by 4 per cent, according to the latest Welsh Assembly June census returns.

  • Welsh trials results

    6 December 2007

    POWYS NURSERY FINAL. Nursery: 1, K. Evans (B) Bob, 8; 2, E. Evans (B) Tess, 11; 3, R.B. Pugh (B) Moss, 12. 4, K. Evans (B) Jim,3; 5, I. Jones (B) Tom, 17; 6, D. Price (M) Meg, 21.

  • Western Holstein’s split sale sees peak of 3,900gns

    December 7th 2007

    THE Western Holstein Club’s monthly show and sale attracted an entry of 192 cows and milking heifers and four bulls.

  • Winners of the community challenge are announced

    4 December 2007

    THE community spirit of YFC members has been recognised and rewarded during the Welsh Winter Fair following the growing number of community projects taking place in the region.

  • Words from the Countryman

    5 December 2007

    THIS attractive hardback is a compilation of unusual and entertaining material taken from The Countryman magazine, which this year celebrated its 80th anniversary.

  • YFC action from the Welsh Winter Fair

    5 December 2007

    FROM stockjudging to calf-rearing, Wales YFC members were out in force at this year’s Welsh Winter Fair with an array of competitions and awards up for grabs.

  • Young butcher is a 'cut above the rest'

    4 December 2007

    A young trainee butcher from Neath has proved he is a “cut above the rest” by winning a national contest at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair.

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