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
January 27, 2012
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Achieving a good ridge in potato crops
January 27, 2012
CULTIVATING to produce perfect potato ridges was the subject of a presentation by David Wilson of Standen Engineering and Matthew Smallwood, head of potatoes at SAC.
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Adopting new techniques when growing potatoes
January 27, 2012
YORKSHIRE Wolds seed potato producer Andrew Manfield shared with Perth conference delegates some of the particular problems associated with growing potatoes in this part of the country, one particular problem being the lack of soil.
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Ag science skills shortage identified in NZ
26 January 2012
A shortage of highly skilled people to fill agricultural science jobs has been identified.
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Agriculture in the news - January 24
24 January 2012
A round up of farming news from across the UK.
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Agriculture in the news - January 20
20 January 2012
A round up of farming news from across the UK.
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Agriculture in the news - January 23
23 January 2012
A round up of farming news from across the UK.
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Agriculture in the news - January 25
25 January 2012
A round up of farming news from across the UK.
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Agriculture in the news - January 26
26 January 2012
A round up of farming news from across the UK and the world.
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Agriculture in the news - January 27
27 January 2012
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Apple juice becomes Red Tractor assured
9 January 2012
AN apple juice supplier is the first in the UK to become Red Tractor certified.
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Are multi-site fungicides now essential, not optional?
26 January 2012
MULTI-SITE fungicides may not have the same level of activity against key wheat disease septoria tritici as triazole and SDHI actives, but disease experts gathered at a resistance meeting last week took the view that now was the time to assign them equal importance within a fungicide programme.
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Audi reveals third generation A6 Allroad
23 January 2012
Audi has revealed details of its third generation A6 Allroad, which is lighter, cleaner and more capable than its predecessor.
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Australian research fights fly strike with tea tree oil
January 27, 2012
New research has shown tea tree oil is very effective against fly strike and lice infestations in sheep.
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Awards see big improvements in forage levels
January 27, 2012
THE Mole Valley Farmers’ forage for profit awards has revealed good progress in the art and science of forage making.
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Big rise in dairy and lowland beef and sheep incomes forecast
27 January 2012
DAIRY and lowland livestock grazing farms in England are see to see substantial increases in income in the current financial year, the latest Defra estimates show.
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Bpex appoints new marketing chief
24 January 2012
BPEX has appointed a new head of marketing to replace Chris Lamb who has retired after more than 20 years in the industry.
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Brazil expecting recovery in beef export sales
January 27, 2012
After a year of declining beef export sales in 2011 (down 11 per cent), the Brazilian Association of Meat Export Industries (ABIEC) expects a recovery in 2012, with the potential to increase revenue from shipments to more than US$6 billion (£3.86bn)
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Breeding better grasses for food and fuel is possible
January 27, 2012
GENES which could help breed grasses with improved properties for diet and bioenergy have been discovered.
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Broads reed beds to return to commercial use
26 January 2012
A pioneering plan to increase the area of Broads reed beds used for commercial cutting in order to address the decline in the ancient industry, has been announced by The Broads Authority.
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Bursaries available for agriculture postgraduates
26 January 2012
NFU Mutual is again offering financial support to agricultural students looking to begin a postgraduate course later this year.
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Chatsworth Limousin’s head Bakewell store sale
25 January 2012
TRADE hit new heights at Bakewell where 700 store cattle went under the hammer on behalf of the High Peak Livestock Society.
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CLA criticises Dorset coastal access plans
27 January 2012
THE Country land and Business Association (CLA) has criticised Government plans to boost coastal access in Dorset.
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CLA Trust gives £52,000 to rural charities
9 January 2012
COUNTRYSIDE charities benefited by around £52,000 last year from grants provided by the CLA Charitable Trust.
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Claas scholarship for Harper student
25 January 2012
HARPER Adams student Yale Brewer (pictured, centre), has won the Claas scholarship for agricultural engineering.
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Crackdown on scap metal theft outlined
27 January 2012
PROPOSED new legislation aimed at clamping down on scrap metal theft has been welcomed by farming organisations.
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Davie Gilchrist’s Dan fit for the job at Brotherston
January 27, 2012
GOOD control in difficult circumstances gave Davie Gil-christ’s Dan a 20-point lead over the field at Brotherston.
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Defra critised over lack of British food purchases
23 January 2012
DEFRA has been criticised over its poor record in sourcing domestic food at a time when it is pledging to promote British produce.
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Defra minister becomes show president
20 January 2012
DEFRA Minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach has been named as the next president of the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society.
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Defra TB stats delayed due to IT chaos
26 January 2012
DEFRA has been forced to suspend the publication of key bovine TB disease statistics due major IT failings that are causing chaos for farmers and vets on the ground.
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Derby dairy sale tops £1,940
January 27, 2012
The dairy sale last week saw a top price of £1,940 for Cramar Laramie Myra from Roger and Diane Steeples, Kettering, Northamptonshire. By Wedgewood Laramie, she boasted an EX93, 14,682kg dam and sold giving 32kg to R. Parker, Ticknall.
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Dirty animals at slaughter could harm your returns
26 January 2012
THE cleanliness of stock being presented for slaughter always becomes an increasing issue for both producers and processors at this time of year.
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Disease figures highly in lamb abortions
January 27, 2012
In order to reduce lambing losses, it is important to look at the overall performance of the flock.
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Drive to make better use of diesel
25 January 2012
DAIRY farmers across Wales who have installed a flow meter on their bulk diesel tank are being offered a free fuel review under the Welsh Dairy Supply Chain improvement project.
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Early potato plantings slow
25 January 2012
FOG and rain has interrupted progress with early potato planting, says the Potato Council.
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EC attacked by NFUS for poor cage-ban enforcement
27 January 2012
THE European Commission has been strongly criticised by NFU Scotland for the ‘weak’ way it is trying to enforce the ban on illegal cages.
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EID plans drawn up for Wales
30 January 2012
THE Welsh Government is drawing up a sheep EID database in an attempt to iron out much of the bureaucracy and inefficiencies of the recording regime following EU rejection of calls for tolerance at central point recording centres (CPRC).
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Energy event aims to help farmers diversify
24 January 2012
Farmers looking to diversify their businesses can benefit from a wealth of information from experts at an event next month.
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Entrepreneurial farmer expands into high fashion
26 January 2012
FROM slurry to sequins, Irish beef farmer Stephen Beck is juggling two Best of British industries - farming and fashion. Barbara Collins went to meet him.
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Expert advice on renewable energy technology
24 January 2012
If your New Year’s resolution is to diversify into renewable energy, which technology is right for you? Olivia Midgley asks a group of industry experts for their opinions.
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Expert confident of renewable energy sector's future
January 27, 2012
Phil McVan is confident for the future of the renewable energy sector in the UK - simply because without it, he believes the lights will go out.
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Farm closures in Majorca
January 27, 2012
More farms will be forced to close in Majorca this year as Government subsidies are due to finish, affecting nine out of 10 pig farms on the island, according to EuroWeekly Online.
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Farm Guard at Lamma 2012
23 January 2012
Bill Rushton of Farm Guard describes the origin of his award winning invention designed to protect tractors and their operators from flying debris.Video:Farm Guard at Lamma 2012
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Farmer faces £40,000 bill for slaughtering breach
24 January 2012
A FARMER caught selling illegally slaughtered beef through his unregistered farm shop has been ordered to pay more than £40,000 by a court.
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Farmers ‘lack confidence’ in TB badger vaccination
23 January 2012
FARMERS lack confidence in the use of badger vaccination to control bovine TB (bTB), new research shows.
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Farmers must lookout for Schmallenberg virus
24 January 2012
FARMERS across the UK have been urged to be ‘extra vigilant’ for signs of Schmallenberg virus (SBV), after the new disease was discovered in eastern England.
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Farming students learn about benefits of biomass boilers
26 January 2012
THE benefits and challenges of biomass boilers as a source of energy were on the timetable for students from Myerscough College when they visited Newton Rigg College recently.
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Farming's role in a changed climate
27 January 2012
FARMING organisations have welcomed a new Government report into the impacts of climate change will help improve farming’s understanding of how agriculture can be part of the solution to a major problem.
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Finding routes to better arable productivity
26 January 2012
ARABLE farmers have little influence over the prices of the crops they produce, but there remains much they can do to meet the challenge of finding ways to increase productivity.
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First lamb of year at Walford and North Shropshire College
26 January 2012
THE first 2012 lamb at Walford and North Shropshire College was born last week, marking a busy year ahead for students.
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Following the sun to generate energy
26 January 2012
A new generation of photovoltaic panels which turn to follow the sun to produce solar energy, have been installed at a Cambridgeshire farm.
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Food and drink exports to become 'engine of growth'
27 January 2012
BRITISH food and drink could become an engine for growth for the UK’s economic recovery, claimed Farming Minister Jim Paice, as he announced a Government-backed drive to boost exports to ‘high growth’ markets.
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Former head of Field Army takes up rural posting
20 January 2012
FORMER head of the UK Field Army, Lieutenant General Sir Barney White-Spunner, has been appointed executive chairman of the Countryside Alliance and director of the Countryside Alliance Foundation, taking on overall responsibility for the organisation.
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Genomics is fast becoming a reliable breeding tool
January 27, 2012
GENOMICS were once again a hot topic for debate at the pre-conference workshops at this year’s British Cattle Breeders Conference at Telford.
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Graduate entrepreneurs’ chance to win £50,000 investment
25 January 2012
IF you are a student or recent graduate and have helped start a new business, there is still chance to enter the Lloyds TSB Enterprise Awards.
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Grain prices market update - January 24
24 January 2012
The London futures market showed some gains on Monday as July wheat touched £160 per tonne and March and May are now quoted at £159.50.
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Grain prices market update - January 25
25 January 2012
Wheat has continued upwards – Wednesday mid-day LIFFE wheat £163.50 for March; £163 May; £164.50 July; £149.25 Nov. HGCA says a slowdown in grain exports from the Black Sea is adding to demand for UK feed wheat and supporting old-crop prices.
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Grass seed will be in short supply in 2012
January 27, 2012
SHORT supply and increased Europe-wide demand means UK farmers will be paying up to 50 per cent more for their grass seed in 2012, compared to this time last year.
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Grassland Sheep Scheme pays out to Irish farmers
January 27, 2012
A total of €16 million (£13.3m) was paid to more than 27,000 flock owners who submitted applications for the Grassland Sheep Scheme, according to the Irish Farmers Journal.
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Green light for First Milk’s Campbeltown creamery
11 January 2012
DESPITE a site sale deal with Tesco falling through, First Milk has announced its planned new cheese-making facility in Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre is going ahead.
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HDC highlights benefits of working together
January 27, 2012
HORTICULTURE sector levy body HDC has published a document highlighting some of the many projects delivered through Defra’s Horticulture LINK project.
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Health and safety workshops for south east
11 January 2012
TWO practical workshops, aimed at helping to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on Devon and Cornwall’s farms, are to be staged next month.
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Heating facilities cost-effectively with renewable energy
29 January 2012
Renewable energy is being used as another tool in the armoury to help farmers diversify.
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Hilux plays catch-up with the competition
23 January 2012
Things are about to get tougher for Toyota’s Hilux. Already faced with VW’s Amarok, and threatened by an all-new Ford Ranger and a new contender from IM Group, Toyota has raised the bar for 2012 and launched the sixth generation Hilux.
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Hi-tech farming solutions
January 27, 2012
In these recessionary times, any business success offers a glimmer of hope for better UK fortunes ahead, and there is one small company in Somerset whose hi-tech farming solutions are seeing it play its part in shaping the economic recovery.
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Hoggs reach 201p/kg at Melton Mowbray
January 27, 2012
On Tuesday, a smaller entry of hoggs than usual realised an SQQ of 201.13p/kg, up 5p/kg on the week.
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How to proceed with wind turbine planning
26 January 2012
YOU have decided to invest in a wind turbine, or perhaps several. But what next? Harry Lukas from CKD Galbraith, a consultancy firm which advises property owners on renewable energy, shares his views on the all important planning issue.
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Hygiene checklist to limit losses when lambing
30 January 2012
First class hygiene is one of the simplest and most economic ways of reducing lamb losses.
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Identifying Schmallenberg
27 January 2012
Stillborn lamb with arthrogryposis. A result of the Schmellenberg virus infecting the mother.
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Impressive first year from Barony's Easy Care flock
26 January 2012
A restructuring of the farming enterprises at Barony College, near Dumfries, has resulted in an almost tripling of sheep numbers. Jennifer MacKenzie finds out more.
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Improving the welfare of free-range hens
26 January 2012
A NEW report published by Morrisons is helping farmers tackle the health of free-range hens.
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Investors in Scottish farmland should consider long-term tax implications
January 27, 2012
INVESTORS who are seizing opportunities to acquire Scottish farmland and estates as safe, long-term investments are being warned poor tax planning could create a financial nightmare.
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Japan records brief egg price rise
January 27, 2012
The price of eggs briefly soared after the March 11 nuclear disaster because of a shortage, according to the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations (Zen-Noh).
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John Davies: Out of my comfort zone after an ill-wind blows through the village
24 January 2012
THE year came to a close with the final cattle sale of the year in Brecon.
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John Walton: Out with the old and in with the new
January 27, 2012
A belated ‘Happy new year’ to you all. The month of doom is nearly at an end, February is just around the corner, nights are starting to draw out and, dare I say it’s warming up a little.
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Junior bull champion tops Dungannon trade
25 January 2012
HEREFORD bulls sold to a top price of 3,800gns and averaged £2,300 for 20 sold at the breed society sale in Dungannon.
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Keep your cockles warm this lambing, win our FREE Therma-Mug
January 27, 2012
Wiiners announced! Thanks to the broad-spectrum farm disinfectant, Sorgene 5, we have 100 Therma-Mugs to give away to help our readers through those long, cold lambing shifts.
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Lakeland Holsteins sell to 3,300gns top for champion
25 January 2012
THE first Border and Lakeland Holstein Club show and sale of the year saw cows and heifers average £2,230 with a top price of 3,300gns for the overall champion.
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Large increase in students taking agricultural subjects
25 January 2012
AGRICULTURAL courses have seen the largest increase in university enrolments across the country, according to new figures.
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Last season’s Scottish blackleg problem ‘a blip’
January 27, 2012
Disease threats to seed potatoes were among the topics discussed at the SAC Association of Potato Producers conference at Perth. Erika Hay reports.
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Limousin heifers top 216p/kg at Ashford
26 January 2012
Best cattle were in short supply and regularly made 190-215p/kg, topping with Limousin heifers at 216p/kg and a brace of Limousin steers at 214p/kg.
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Livestock market update - January 25
25 January 2012
After last week’s dip prices seem to be rising again although deadweight pigs are easier.
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Making AD plants more attractive to small-scale farms
24 January 2012
More farmers could soon benefit from a new range of small-scale anaerobic dig-estion (AD) plants.
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Malting and feed barley markets are looking firm
25 January 2012
THE EU-27 expects to import at least 250,000 to 750,000 tonnes of Argentine malting barley during the first months of 2012 to support a very tight supply situation, says the HGCA.
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Maximising performance before and after lambing
25 January 2012
Minimising lamb mortality is likely to come to the fore this season as the trend towards higher lamb prices looks set to persist well into 2012 and beyond.
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Minimising the inevitable losses in lambing
January 27, 2012
Many farmers are gearing up for a busy time lambing – but what can they do now to maximise productivity? Jane Brown finds out.
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Mobile event guide: NSA Winter Fair
25 January 2012
This year’s NSA Winter Fair will take place at Melton Mowbray market on Friday, January 27.
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Monsanto gives up on French GM maize
28 January 2012
BIOTECH giant Monsanto has announced it is giving up on plans to sell genetically modified (GM) maize in France, despite winning a key court ruling last year.
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More kit and comfort from Nissan comes at a price
January 27, 2012
Nissan’s second generation X-Trail gets a cleaner, stronger engine, more kit, more comfort and convenience.
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Move to European time fails in Commons
27 January 2012
A BID to consider moving UK time forward by an hour to Central European Time has faltered after a ‘small group’ of MPs talked out the Bill during its report stage, meaning it ran out of time.
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MPs citicise delays in establishing supermarket watchdog
24 January 2012
THE Government should not waste any more time in creating a supermarket watchdog to protect the interests of consumers and suppliers, MPs warned during a debate in the Commons on Monday.
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NBA welcomes key badger cull monitoring appointment
24 January 2012
THE National Beef Association has welcomed the appointment of Professor Christopher Wathes to oversee the two English pilot badger culls.
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New Blue Faced Leicester female record set at Hawes
24 January 2012
A new female record was set at the Blue Faced Leicester show and sale at Hawes on Saturday when a gimmer hogg sold for £11,000.
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New Bpex marketing chief
January 27, 2012
THE British Pig Executive (Bpex) has appointed Kirsty Walker as its new head of marketing to replace Chris Lamb, who has retired after more than 20 years in the industry.
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New twist in NFU election race
26 January 2012
IN A twist to the NFU election race, vice-president candidate Paul Temple has been informed he will need to secure 75 per cent of the council vote in order to win that contest.
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NFU attacks lack of farmer input on animal health board
26 January 2012
THE NFU has criticised the make-up and questioned the transparency of the new body intended to give farmers a greater say over animal health policy and costs in England.
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NFU horticulture board outlines plans to lift ailing sector
25 January 2012
THE NFU’s horticulture and potatoes board has set out its plans to ensure 2012 is a better year for the sector than the difficult 2011.
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NFU to launch new campaign
24 January 2012
THE NFU is to launch a successor campaign to its long-running ‘Why Farming Matters’ in May.
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OFC 2012: Farm sell off will have a massive impact
4 January 2012
THE decision by a number of county councils to sell off their starter farms will have a massive knock-on-effect on the industry.
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Permission 'likely' for Talgarth digester
26 January 2012
THE Environment Agency Wales says it is “likely to grant” an environmental permit to GP Biotec for a proposed anaerobic digestion waste treatment plant at Great Porthamel Farm, near Talgarth, Powys.
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Phenomenal store cattle trade reflects tightening supply
27 January 2012
THERE can be few superlatives auctioneers have not used over the past couple of weeks to describe the reared calf and store cattle trade - ‘ballistic’, ‘on fire’, ‘outstanding’.
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Play safe with ewe nutrition
January 27, 2012
MONITOR ewe performance through blood testing and pay attention to forage analysis.
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Poll Dorsets suit coastal farm’s lambing season
27 January 2012
OUT of season lambing may not suit everyone, but for Kingsbridge, Devon-based David Rossiter it is the crux to an expanding sheep business.
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Potentials win for Fawcetts at Pateley Bridge
January 27, 2012
THE trophy for the Best Potential Show Beast at Pateley Bridge was awarded to Stephen and Tracey Fawcett, Skipton, with their seven-month-old Blonde cross British Blue heifer. It sold for £1,000 to John Mellin, Wigglesworth.
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Poultry farmer becomes NFU Cumbria chairman
20 January 2012
POULTRY farmer Alan Dickinson of North Netherscales Farm, Penrith, is Cumbria’s new NFU county chairman.
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Practical solutions for powdery scab control
January 27, 2012
SCOTTISH potato growers had a difficult year in 2011 for several reasons, but one of the most significant was the cool, wet conditions, which were ideal for powdery scab to spread.
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Prime cattle to 250p/kg at Lanark
January 27, 2012
Prime cattle sold to a top of 250p/kg for a 575kg Limousin heifer from Gavin Scott, Linlithgow, bought by J. and H. Cairns Butchers, Law, South Lanarkshire.
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Returns still good from solar power
25 January 2012
A DORSET dairy farmer is urging the farming industry to press ahead with investment in solar power, despite Government cuts to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme.
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Robots add management flexibility without hitting herd’s milk yields
31 January 2012
MAJOR savings in relief milker costs and a more flexible lifestyle were both deciding factors when David Talbot made the transition to robotic milking last year.
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Roof solar PV preserves land for agriculture only
January 27, 2012
A farmer who takes pride in the green credentials of her business saw moving into solar energy generation as the next logical step.
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RPA boss lays bare agency’s long-term problems
24 January 2012
RURAL Payments Agency (RPA) chief executive Mark Grimshaw has delivered a brutally honest assessment of the run down state of the agency’s systems and processes.
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RSPB opens entry for farming award
25 January 2012
The RSPB has launched its annual search to find the farmer that does the most for nature.
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Rust threat building in mild conditions
January 27, 2012
RUSTS look set to be a problem in this season’s winter wheat crops, growers attending an HGCA agronomy workshop at Newmarket, Suffolk, were advised this week.
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Saving carbon conference
24 January 2012
Find out about greenhouse gas emissions from your farm and how they affect your business at a conference next month.
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Schmallenberg 'circulating since autumn' - Vets
26 January 2012
The Schmallenberg livestock disease, discovered for the first time in Britain this week, has been circulating in England since the summer or autumn, Government vets believe.
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Schmallenberg virus detected in eastern England
23 January 2012
THE Schmallenberg virus (SBV) has been confirmed in the UK for the first time.
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Schmallenberg: The Facts
26 January 2012
What are the symptoms? What to do if you suspect the disease? What’s happenening in Europe? A concise guide to this new disease facing UK livestock.
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Scientific development in Israel
26 January 2012
Scientists have reportedly developed a way to restore antibiotic sensitivity in increasingly resistant bacteria.
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Scotland fares worst in bad weather
4 January 2012
SCOTLAND bore the brunt of the bad weather this week, with rural insurers predicting claims for storm damage would total more than £5 million.
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Scots meet in Brussels on EID issues
12 January 2012
THE ongoing concerns over the impact of electronic identification (EID) of sheep on Scotland’s sheep farmers is being discussed at a meeting in Brussels today.
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Scottish soils need extra care ahead of spring plantings
26 January 2012
BETTER weather during the last month has allowed growers in central Scotland to make good progress with ploughing of over-wintered stubbles and turn up some reasonable soil.
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Self-sufficient system ensures the future of Scottish pig unit
26 January 2012
IT was his entrepreneurial spirit which allowed Andrew Rennie to take a step into the unknown and turnaround the fortunes of his business. Erika Hay visits Aberdeenshire to meet the man behind the methane magic.
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Shake up for veterinary disciplinary committees
January 27, 2012
DEFRA has begun a consultation on proposals which would enable the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) to overhaul the way it runs its disciplinary committees.
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Sheepdog trials diary - January 27
January 27, 2012
All the sheepdog trials diary for the week commencing January 27, 2012.
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Shower dairy heifer commands 2,700gns
26 January 2012
THE first dairy sale of the year at Bristol had a complete clearance and an average of more than £2,000.
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Solar appeal failure welcomed by industry and farmers
25 January 2012
THE Government has lost its appeal against a ruling that cuts to solar subsidies were illegal, possibly allowing farm businesses to recieve a higher payment for the energy they produce.
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Spring applications of P and K could prove beneficial to crops
24 January 2012
GROWERS are being advised it is not too late to apply phosphorous and potash treatments to crops, despite many missing the more traditional autumn applications.
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Store cattle and suckled calves meet good trade at Hexham
January 27, 2012
At the sale of store cattle and suckled calves, 42 per cent of the entry sold at more than £1,000, which included a large proportion of heifers.
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Store cattle break £1,050 barrier at Darlington
January 27, 2012
At the show and sale of store cattle at Darlington, many surpassed the £1,050 barrier and eight-month-old bullocks and heifers sold for £950 and £800 respectively.
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Strathbogie Elliot tops bill at British Blue Society sale
26 January 2012
TRADE was strong for British Blues at the Society Sale at Borderway Mart, with averages up £587 up on last year and a clearance rate of more than 80 per cent.
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Strong calf trade at Cirencester
January 27, 2012
A very strong trade for calves with seven-month-old Friesian bulls sold to £330 per head at Cirencester. Best Hereford bulls sold to £272 with mediums to £190.
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Support for farmer refusing to sell land for power station
24 January 2012
MORE than 200 people turned out for a rally on Anglesey at the weekend to back a farmer who is refusing to sell his land for the development of a new generation nuclear power station.
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Swaledale females top at £3,200 at Hawes
23 January 2012
AT the Swaledale Sheepbreeders Association show and sale at Hawes last week females sold to £3,200 with an average of £991, £206 up on last year.
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Think twice about using Chinese lanterns - farming unions
23 January 2012
THE NFU and NFUS are urging anyone who celebrates the Chinese new year not to let off Chinese lanterns.
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Three auctioneers qualify with degrees
26 January 2012
THREE young auctioneers have been awarded degrees by the University of Central Lancashire - while holding down full-time jobs.
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Tom Lawrenson and Dave win Trawden nursery title
January 27, 2012
ONCE again dogs were tested by very windy conditions on Saturday in the north of England.
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Trade deal could see farmers forced out - George Lyon
25 January 2012
A Scottish MEP has expressed his concern over plans to compensate farmers affected by trade deals such as Mercosur.
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Traditional mixed farm is small but perfectly formed
26 January 2012
Commercial sheep farming does not have to be about size, as one family partnership in Devon can prove. Jane Brown reports.
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Turning waste food into green energy helps reduce emissions
25 January 2012
Anaerobic digesters are predicted to take off in 2012 as the Government commits to cutting the amount of food waste sent to landfill. Olivia Midgley looks at how two different operations are using food waste to bolster renewable energy generation.
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Two gimmer lambs share 8,000gns best price
January 27, 2012
THERE was a joint top price of 8,000gns at the show and sale of Bluefaced Leicester females at Borderway Mart on Monday.
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Uruguay steps up import controls
January 27, 2012
Import controls in the pig sector have been stepped up to prevent foot-and-mouth disease, which has struck in neighbouring Paraguay.
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Welsh develop income boosting additive for dairy
28 January 2012
A natural feed supplement aimed at producing healthy premium milk all year round is under development in Wales with support from the Welsh Government.
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Welsh lamb exports global
26 January 2012
WALES is the biggest member state exporter of sheepmeat to countries outside the European Union - and the product’s popularity is growing.
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Welsh single payment entitlements maintain value
January 27, 2012
WELSH single payment entitlements sold at up to 2.32 times their annual value, reaching £1,220/unit in Jones Peckover’s January auction in St Asaph.
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What price beef in 2012?
24 January 2012
BEEF markets, on a global basis, will strengthen in 2012 predicts Rabobank in its quarterly outlook review.
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Wind turbines stand up to weather
January 27, 2012
The severe weather conditions which have battered the country over recent months have provided a good safety test for wind turbines.
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Wynnstay’s record results
26 January 2012
THE Mid-Wales based Wynnstay Group came out with its strongest ever set of annual results.
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Young farmer's 1,000-cow dairy plan 'called in' by Welsh
26 January 2012
THE farmer behind a proposed 1,000-cow dairy in Powys said he was ‘disheartened’ at the Welsh Government’s decision to review the planning application.