Farmers Guardian
January 2nd 2009

  • 48-month rule changes laid before Parliament

    23 December 2008

    DEFRA has submitted new legislation to Parliament today (Tuesday, December 23) that will see the age of BSE testing rise from 30 to 48 months.

  • A permanent memorial to the life of John Cubby

    January 2nd 2009

    LOW Fell Tarn in the Lake District has been renamed in honour of the late Cumbrian wildlife expert, John Cubby, who was head wildlife ranger at the Forestry Commission’s Grizedale Forest Park, near Ambleside, for over 30 years.

  • Aberdeen Spreading the word

    January 2nd 2009

    PRIMARY and secondary schools in Aberdeen city and shire, young farmers’ clubs and WRI branches are joining forces to ensure a strong Aberdeenshire presence at next year’s Royal Highland Show.

  • Achieving food security in 2009

    January 2nd 2009

    IF 2008 was the year the UK Government finally got serious about food security, will 2009 be the year it does something about it?

  • Agriculture in the national news

    23 December 2008

    A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines in the national media (Tuesday, December 23)

  • Agriculture in the national news

    29 December 2008

    A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines in the national media (Monday, December 29).

  • Agriculture in the national news

    30 December 2008

    A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Tuesday, December 30).

  • Almost flawless run wins a good standard Lazonby open trial

    January 2nd 2009

    NORMAN Ireland and Floss won the Lazonby open trial held at Crag Nook Farm. It was their second win at this venue from the eight trials held there since the beginning of November. Viv Smith judged the entry of 42.

  • Arable - most should make positive returns

    January 2nd 2009

    IT is difficult to paint a hugely positive picture for arable farming in 2009, feels HSBC regional agriculture manager for Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Micheal Summers.

  • Assembly urged to resist EU threats

    January 2nd 2009

    THE Welsh Assembly is being urged not to give in to EU threats and resist the introduction of sheep electronic identification.

  • Boost for farmers using on-farm anaerobic digestion

    28 December 2008

    FARMERS treating manure and slurry in anaerobic digestion (AD) plants have been granted a welcome reprieve as the Environment Agency (EA) announced they would no longer need waste permits to spread digestate on their fields.

  • Cattle or badgers probably caused bTB infection in woman and dog

    1 January 2009

    A FORMER veterinary nurse and her dog diagnosed with bovine TB in 2007 were probably infected by cattle or badgers, a study has concluded.

  • Consider maize ration and variety for your silage

    January 2nd 2009

    MAIZE silage is an excellent forage for dairy cows but the variety must be chosen carefully, according to Nigel Padbury of NK.

  • Couple’s dairy business the cream of the crop

    January 2nd 2009

    A modern business approach combined with traditional farming values form the core of an adaptable, family-run dairy business. Danusia Osiowy visits West Yorkshire to meet Jeremy and Louise Holmes.

  • Dairy farming – two-tier pricing is set to remain

    January 2nd 2009

    THE prospects for the UK dairy industry are without doubt set to change over the course of 2009.

  • Deal in the offing for Cig Cibyn

    January 2nd 2009

    A DEAL to buy the closed-down North Wales Cig Cibyn abattoir is on the cards.

  • Double delight as Whitaker cousins make history

    29 December 2008

    THERE were emotional scenes as William and Ellen Whitaker made history as the first cousins to share the Accenture Christmas Puissance, both clearing the fifth-round wall which stood at an imposing 7ft 2in.

  • Drax wants to set the pace with sustainable practices

    January 2nd 2009

    THE future was biomass, but it must be sustainable biomass and Drax Power aimed to be at the forefront of sustainable practices, said Nigel Burdett, head of environment for Drax.

  • Eastern distributor for JSR

    January 2nd 2009

    A NEW distributor in Bulgaria, Serbia and Macedonia marks another step for JSR Genetics into Eastern Europe.The pig genetics company has created a partnership with the Bulgarian Meat Company AD, which will be known as JSR BMK AD.

  • Edwina is first Aussie to clock Rolex World Cup qualifier

    29 December 2008

    EDWINA Alexander, 34, on the smallest horse in the competition, made history as the first Australian winner of Olympia’s Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier at Olympia.

  • Energy crops improve biodiversity

    January 2nd 2009

    SEAMUS Eaves, of the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) conducted a survey of birds across 10 farms growing energy crops.

  • Entries sought for new forestry awards

    January 2nd 2009

    FARMERS across Yorkshire and North East England are the first to be invited to take part in a new national competition launched by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS), in association with the Forestry Commission.

  • Farming figures to be recognised in New Years honours

    31 December 2008

    THE principal of Harper Adams University College since 1996, Prof Wynne Jones, has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

  • Financial crisis no excuse to ignore industry problems - Vaughan

    1 January 2009

    THE financial crisis must not be used as an excuse to ignore the problems facing the agricultural industry, Farmers Union of Wales president, Gareth Vaughan warns in his New Year message.

  • FUW blasts new food chain legislation as 'utterly barmy'

    29 December 2008

    NEW food chain legislation coming into force in 2009 is being seen by the Farmers Union of Wales as 'utterly barmy' and a threat to the livestock industry.

  • Gap widens between large and small milk producers

    30 December 2008

    JUST one quarter of Britain’s dairy farmers now produce over half the national milk volume.

  • Gap widens between large and small milk producers

    30 December 2008

    JUST one quarter of Britain’s dairy farmers now produce over half the national milk volume.

  • GM contamination confirmed at Somerset site

    19 December 2008

    OILSEED rape at a trial site in Somerset has been contaminated by GM seed, Defra has confirmed following an investigation by its GM Inspectorate.

  • Heavy land has become profitable due to energy crop

    January 2nd 2009

    GROWING energy crops is good for biodiversity, farmers and conservationists were told at a demonstration day, near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, sponsored by FWAG and Drax Power.

  • How to make sure your lambs hit target weight

    January 2nd 2009

    TWO new tools for sheep farmers are available from Eblex – one to use on the farm and the other to look out for at events.

  • Industry calls for action on supermarkets for 2009

    2 January 2009

    INDUSTRY leaders have called on the Government to step in and introduce a supermarkets ombudsman in 2009 to ensure fair play between retailers and farmers.

  • Industry takes charge of sheep genetic bank

    January 2nd 2009

    THE Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) and the National Sheep Association (NSA) have been handed the responsibility of safeguarding the future of 75 breeds of sheep.

  • Jones retires from BWMB

    January 2nd 2009

    THE British Wool Marketing Board has announced the retirement of David Jones as regional manager for Wales, central and southern England, after almost 50 years in wool marketing.Two replacements are to be appointed. Gareth Jones will be producer relations manager based in mid Wales. A regional technical manager will be appointed shortly.

  • Just who’s kidding who?

    January 2nd 2009

    NOW then: once upon a time we had the wicked and profligate CAP (boo hiss), which took money off the poor innocent taxpayer and spent it on farmers who produced huge mountains of food, which we then paid the East Germans to burn in their power stations.

  • Kendall: Tough times ahead for 2009

    1 January 2009

    DEMAND for home-grown produce could plummet in 2009, leaving many farmers facing tough times unless retailers and regulators come out in support of producers, NFU president Peter Kendall warned.

  • Kevin Evans and Roy win in Powys

    January 2nd 2009

    THE postponed Powys Nursery Final took place on Sunday, December 21 at Perthyduon, Llandefalle by the invitation of Aubrey Lloyd and Brenda Howson.

  • Lakeland Holsteins peaks at 2,500gns

    January 2nd 2009

    TOP price at the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club show and sale at Borderway Mart was 2,500gns paid for a heifer, Lillyhall Park Sukey, consigned by A. and C. Watson, Cockermouth.

  • Montbeliarde to 2,850gns

    January 2nd 2009

    TRADE peaked at 2,850gns when two consignments of Montbeliarde cattle, from Lordswood Farms, Frome, Somerset, and F. Harrison and Son, Penrith went under the hammer at Borderway Mart.

  • New campaign to urge farmers to ‘come home safe’.

    2 January 2009

    THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new campaign to prevent deaths on farms after the latest figures showed agriculture to be one of Britain’s most dangerous professions.

  • New NZ export centre approved

    January 2nd 2009

    THE EU has approved a new collection centre in New Zealand to export semen to Europe.LIC has not been able to send new stocks of semen to the UK for several years because it did not have facilities to meet new EU regulations, so has buillt a dedicated facility specifically for the European market.

  • New president for Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society

    January 2nd 2009

    NOTTINGHAMSHIRE-BORN John Peace has been appointed the 2009 president of the Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society. He takes over from Charles Lawrence and will be supported by Graham Cartledge CBE as vice president.

  • NFU plans for 2010 sugar negotiations

    22 December 2008

    THE NFU is set to hold a series of meetings with sugar producers to set out its vision for 2010 beet contracts.

  • NFU plans for 2010 sugar negotiations

    22 December 2008

    THE NFU is set to hold a series of meetings with sugar producers to set out its vision for 2010 beet contracts.

  • NFU Scotland announces presidential candidates

    29 December 2008

    NFU Scotland has announced the candidates for its 2009 elections, with president Jim McLaren set to stand unchallenged for a second term in the job.

  • NFU Scotland threatens to go to court over rent reviews

    26 December 2008

    NFU Scotland has threatened landowners with court if they do not ‘play fair’ on rent reviews.

  • Older Cattle Disposal Scheme now closed

    1 January 2009

    FARMERS are reminded that from the start of this year all cattle born before August 1, 1996 will have to be disposed of as fallen stock.

  • Olympia – NPS Bailey Mountain and Moorland Championship

    29 December 2008

    THE prestigious NPS Baileys Mountain and Moorland Supreme Ridden Championship at Olympia went to Melanie Stanford's nine-year-old Highland stallion, Torrin of Croila, ridden by Mathew Lawrence.

  • Prospects for UK agriculture in 2009

    January 2nd 2009

    Pat Tomlinson, head of agriculture at HSBC Bank takes a look at the positives and negatives that will impact on the industry in 2009.

  • Red meat – upwards and upwards?

    January 2nd 2009

    ANY observer of a graph of average UK lamb or beef prices in 2008 versus those from 2007 would notice only one trend, upwards, says Nigel Davies, HSBC’s regional agriculture manager, Wales.

  • Registering Blue Texels

    January 2nd 2009

    DUE to increasing interest in the breed, the Blue Texel Sheep Society has a new registration system.

  • Sheep producers asked: Will you carry on after EID?

    23 December 2008

    FARMING unions across Britain are set to survey their sheep producers to determine the impact of electronic identification (EID) and tagging on the future viability of their businesses.

  • Shrewsbury Christmas sale

    January 2nd 2009

    A newly-calved heifer from the Pimhill herd of R. Mayall and Daughter, Harmer Hill, Shrewsbury, won the Christmas dairy show and sale at Shrewsbury Auction Centre.The heifer by Hilmar CVC Starr, a son of Wa-Del Convincer, is out of an Integrity VG85 dam still milking in the herd on her seventh lactation.Topping 35kg per day two weeks into her lactation, she sold at £2,350 to Peter Andrews, of Herefordshire.Auctioneers: Shrewsbury

  • Suffolk top of 1,000gns

    January 2nd 2009

    THE champion at the Suffolk in-lamb show and sale at Abergavenny went on to sell for 1,000gns.

  • Ten most read news stories on Farmersguardian.com in 2008

    30 December 2008

    FROM the recent investigation into Irish pig feed contaminated with dioxins, cases of bluetongue in the south of England, to supermarkets selling cheap milk and threatening the UK dairy industry, FG takes a look at the news users found of most interest in 2008.

  • Turkey loaf

    January 2nd 2009

    THIS recipe for turkey or chicken loaf has been sent in by Mrs M McSorley, Lower Duckworth Hill Farm, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire.

  • Unions unite to survey UK sheep producers

    January 2nd 2009

    FARMING unions across Britain are set to survey sheep producers to determine the impact of electronic identification (EID) and tagging on the future viability of their businesses.

  • Wales and Border Beltex show and sale

    January 2nd 2009

    BIDDING peaked at £1,281 at the Wales and Border Beltex Club’s show and sale of females at Brecon market.

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