We are urgently developing research requirements with other European laboratories to make sure we understand and the disease (Schmallenberg) better.Farmers Guardian
July 30, 2010
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£2m made available to address Campylobacter problem
28 July 2010
UP TO £2 million is being made available for research into the most common causes of food poisoning in the UK - Campylobacter.
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2,000 farmers sign up for Uplands ELS
26 July 2010
MORE than 2,000 hill farmers have now signed up for the new Uplands Entry Level Stewardship (Uplands ELS) scheme.
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Achieving best value from dairy bull calves
July 30, 2010
?CASTRATING black and white calves and putting them through a semi-intensive (16-18 months) or extensive (24-28 months) system is a good option in the current market, says Simon Fryar of Meadow Quality.
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Act now to safeguard winter silage stocks
July 30, 2010
?IMMEDIATE planning is required on all livestock farms to ensure enough feed is available for the winter.
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Agricultural banking could be a bright career choice
July 30, 2010
?Behind every farmer lurks a banker - or at least for most rural businesses. But far from ignorant and irritating, agricultural bank managers can offer an understanding and knowledge that can give farmers the helping hand they need. Becky Thelwell reports.
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Agriculture in the national news - July 26
26 July 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Monday, July 26).
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Agriculture in the national news - July 27
27 July 2010
A DAILY look ay how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Tuesday, July 27).
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Agriculture in the national news - July 30
30 July 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Friday, July 30).
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Agronomy input for Drax
July 30, 2010
?AS part of its ‘Green Shoots’ direct supply contracts for biomass, Drax Power has appointed agronomy and farm inputs specialist Masstock Arable to support farmers with the latest scientific research.The company is joining the existing partnership between Drax and Brown and Co, to advise farmers on growing renewables across the whole of the UK.
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Animal feed cartel fined €175 million
27 July 2010
A CARTEL of feed companies has been fined €175 million (£146m) for fixing the price of animal feed phosphates for more than three decades.
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Around the marts – July 30
July 30, 2010
Your weekly round-up of sales from across the country.
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Barley and OSR harvest under way
July 30, 2010
?ABOUT 10 per cent of the UK winter barley crop had been harvested by the beginning of this week. Most is in the south east and eastern regions, where up to 40 per cent of the area has been completed.
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Big rise in illegal meat and dairy seizures at ports and airports
26 July 2010
MORE than 50 people each day are having illegal foods seized at ports and airport on entry to the UK, new figures from Defra show.
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Biggar Show, Lanarkshire results
July 30, 2010
Results from the 2010 Biggar Show, Lanarkshire.
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Bloodlines expansion high on North Yorkshire moors
July 30, 2010
Cross breeding convert Trevor Hodgson tells ANGELA CALVERT about reduced vets’ bills, and improved profitability and lifestyle.
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Bluefaced Leicester Progeny Show, Penrith – results round-up
July 30, 2010
RESULTSIndividual Supreme, M. James; reserve, M. and C. Drummond.Progeny group, Sup., J. and D. Stenton; res., M. and C. Drummond.Individual Mules, Sup., C.T. Willoughby; res., R. and F. Wilson.Progeny group, Sup., M. James; res., J.C. and E. Pedley.
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BMW's sporty new SAV suits ‘downsizers’
July 30, 2010
Geoff Ashcroft puts BMW’s new, sporty X1 xDrive23d SE through its paces as gives his verdict.
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Braco Show, Perthshire – results round-up
July 30, 2010
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Cameron Diaz wants to be a farm girl
26 July 2010
HOLLYWOOD actress Cameron Diaz has become the latest film star to express her wish to hang up her blockbuster scripts for life on a farm.
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Camilla visits Brixton horse charity
27 July 2010
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall met with the members of the equestrian community in Brixton, London at an Open Day of the Ebony Horse Club charity of which she is President.
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CLA Game Fair: 130,000 pour into Ragley Hall
26 July 2010
THOUSANDS of landowners and countryside lovers attended this year’s CLA Game Show, held for the first time at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire.
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CLA Game Fair: CFE guidance book launched
26 July 2010
FARMERS wishing to participate in the Campaign for the Farmed Environment or within an Entry Level Stewardship are being given extra help to decide which seed mixtures to use as part of the schemes.
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CLA Game Fair: Does Britain really need farmers?
26 July 2010
PERHAPS the most contentious question posed on the schedule of the Game Fair debates was whether Britain needs farmers.
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CLA Game Fair: GM crops ‘inevitable’ in Britain
26 July 2010
THE adoption of GM crops is the UK is ‘inevitable’, an expert panel concluded at last week’s CLA Game Fair.
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CLA Game Fair: Improvements for CALM calculator
26 July 2010
WORKING out your carbon emissions just got easier thanks to a number of improvements to the CLA’s web-based carbon calculator, CALM.
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CLA Game Fair: Return to Blenheim Palace in 2011
26 July 2010
THE 2011 CLA Game Fair will return to Blenheim Place despite the traffic nightmare it caused the previous year it was there.
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Cleveland Show results
July 30, 2010
Results from the 2010 Cleveland Show.
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Compensation for farmers on high speed rail link
27 July 2010
FARMERS disrupted by the new high speed rail link due to run between London and Birmingham will be eligible for compensation, the Government has announced.
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Consumers unaware of animal welfare – Freedom Food boss
26 July 2010
THE head of the RSPCA’s food assurance scheme has claimed most consumers are ignorant about the lives of the animals that go into the food they buy.
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Councils given £2 million flood prevention fund
29 July 2010
COUNCILS in flood-prone parts of Britain will be given £2 million to manage and prevent future flooding, Environment Minister Richard Benyon has announced today (Thursday, July 29).
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Defra could relax BSE and TSE controls
30 July 2010
DEFRA has launched an informal consultation to discuss European Commission proposals to relax costly and time-consuming BSE and TSE controls.
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Discounters gain market share
July 30, 2010
THE volume of liquid milk sold under dedicated contracts with the big retailers could come under pressure.
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Diversity and website boost doorstep milk
July 30, 2010
Doorstep milk sales are increasing – and so is the range of non-milk products which roundsmen are happy to deliver.
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Don’t ignore malting barley – growers urged
July 30, 2010
?Maltsters are doing their best to restore growers’ confidence in the crop.
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Doubts cereal market rallies will continue
July 30, 2010
?WITH doubts over harvest yield and quality, cereals prices have seen significant increases over the past week.
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Dr Judge takes control at RPA
28 July 2010
A SENIOR Defra executive with experience in the nuclear industry has been named as Tony Cooper’s successor at the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
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Driffield Show, North Humberside results
July 30, 2010
Results from the 2010 Driffield Show.
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Engine power lets down Honda CR-V's clever auto
July 30, 2010
Those clever bods at Honda have been at it again, and this time it is the in-house development of a smooth, self-shifting auto ‘box to go with the diesel-engined CR-V.
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European pony championships underway at Bishop Burton
28 July 2010
The European Pony Championships kicked off today (28th July) at Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire starting with the team dressage competition.
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Experimenting to better exploit home-grown silage resources
July 30, 2010
This year’s British Grassland Society annual summer meeting was held in East Scotland. Katie Lomas reports from one of the host farms where delegates were invited for a tour.
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Farmland bird populations plummet to record low in England
29 July 2010
POPULATIONS of farmland birds in England have dropped to their lowest recorded levels in over 40 years.
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Flodden Suffolks go to 2,600gns at dispersal
July 30, 2010
BIDDING rose to 2,600gns when the Flodden Suffolk flock was dispersed at Borderway mart for J. Laing, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland.
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Focus on safety this harvest
July 30, 2010
AS harvest gets under way, the Health and Safety Executive is urging farmers to focus on thorough machinery maintenance and safe operation.
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Fusarium mycotoxin levels expected to be low
July 30, 2010
?FUSARIUM mycotoxin levels are likely to be low this harvest, according to scientists monitoring wheat disease levels.
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GM feed gets EU green light
30 July 2010
EUROPEAN feed companies have been given the green light to import six genetically modified (GM) maize varieties to market to Europe’s livestock farmers.
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Government refuses to reconsider DFB tax status
July 30, 2010
FORMER Dairy Farmers of Britain members will be disappointed with the Government’s apparent refusal to reconsider its decision on income tax relief not being available for losses incurred on their shares in the co-op.
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Hampt Holsteins sell to £1,995
July 30, 2010
?The Hampt herd of Holsteins, dispersed on behalf of Steve and Linda Wadland, Callington, Cornwall, sold to £1,995 for a heifer, Rockset Goldwyn Playmate.
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Heckington Show, Lincolnshire – results round-up
July 30, 2010
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Heifers reach 3,000gns at Carlisle
July 30, 2010
A consignment of freshly-calved cows and heifers sold to 3,000gns at the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club show and sale at Borderway mart, Carlisle, last week.
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Innovative way to tackle thefts
July 30, 2010
A Northamptonshire-based company has developed a steering ram lock that fits most machines to combat thieves.
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IPM key to slug control
July 30, 2010
?WITH slug control active ingredients under the spotlight, more monitoring and an integrated pest management (IPM) approach is needed.
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Islay’s Texel cross gimmers find weaker dogs wanting
July 30, 2010
RODDY MacDiarmid’s Jim had a good, steady run on the island of Islay, marred only by some hesitancy.
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Jerseys take EX classification record
July 30, 2010
?BLUEGRASS Jerseys has become the first herd, in any breed, to have 10 second-calving females classified as Excellent.
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John Palmer and Jim in top form
July 30, 2010
English sheepdog report and results.
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Keep an eye on black aphid populations
July 30, 2010
?INCREASING numbers of black aphids in sugar beet crops are unlikely to cause problems unless crops are stressed, says BBRO.
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Key crop research priorities identified
July 30, 2010
ARABLE farmers are looking for particular research and development support in improving cultivation and establishment techniques, optimising crop nutrition and maximising second wheat performance, a grower study conducted by Masstock SMART Farming this summer has revealed.
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Launceston Show, Cornwall results
July 30, 2010
Results from the 2010 Launceston Show in Cornwall.
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Livestock news in brief
July 30, 2010
Eblex management changes
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Livestock news in brief – July 23
July 30, 2010
Round-up of livestock news.
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Lords to investigate innovation in agriculture
30 July 2010
IS EU agriculture stuck in its old ways? Or could it get further down the road to profitability by being more innovative? That is the question being asked in a potentially ground-breaking inquiry into ‘Innovation and EU Agriculture’ launched by peers in the House of Lords this week.
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Lucas G offers new bedding option
July 30, 2010
FOLLOWING both mounted and trailed versions, French-manufacturer Lucas G has expanded its strawbedder range with the Raptor, aimed at use with telehandlers.
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Mainland China sales a Welsh Lamb target
July 30, 2010
?As sales of Welsh lamb abroad hit a record high, China – one of the world’s biggest consumer markets – is set to become the latest export target for brand-protected Welsh Lamb.
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Malting barley may extend life of beers
July 30, 2010
A new type of malting barley, developed jointly by international brewers, is being grown in the UK on exclusive buy-back contracts.
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Mid Devon Show – results round-up
July 30, 2010
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Milk dips under 25ppl in United’s latest auction
27 July 2010
AUCTION milk fell more than 0.5ppl in Northern Ireland co-op United Dairy Farmers’ monthly auction last Thursday.
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Milk Link confirms 0.5ppl rise
27 July 2010
MILK Link will increase its member milk price by 0.5 ppl from August 1.
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Misleading labelling preventing high welfare pig sales
30 July 2010
MISLEADING labelling is preventing consumers buying the high welfare pork products they want, the RSPCA is claiming. The animal welfare charity has launched a ‘Think Pig’ campaign to encourage consumers to buy ‘higher welfare’ pork products.
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More than 5,000 sheep at Exeter event
July 30, 2010
?The annual show and sale of breeding ewes and rams at Exeter livestock centre attracted an entry of 5,270 sheep, which was 1,564 up on last year.
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Myerscough students win equine awards
27 July 2010
Myerscough College held their presentation of awards ceremonies over two days on Thursday 15th July and Friday 16th July.
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New active in blight fight
July 30, 2010
?TWO new blight fungicides now available in the UK are based on an active ingredient from a totally new class of chemistry.
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NFUS backs BVD eradication plan
July 30, 2010
FOLLOWING ‘extensive consultation’ with members, NFU Scotland supports plans for a Scottish BVD eradication scheme.
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Online food chain matchmaker launched
29 July 2010
A CAFE from Mold, in North Wales, has launched a new online match-making service to put food producers in touch with food buyers.
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Online milkman finder boosts doorstep sales
26 July 2010
DOORSTEP milk sales are increasing – and so is the range of non-milk products which milkmen are happy to deliver.
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OSR prospects 'strong for two years'
July 30, 2010
?The European oilseed rape market is set to remain strong for at least the next two years, according to Monsanto.
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Penrith Show, Cumbria – results round-up
July 30, 2010
We list the leading results. Pictures by JOHN EVESON.
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Putting faith in British pig industry by going Danish
July 30, 2010
SCOTTISH pig producer Robin Traquair explains why he destocked Wellington Farm in favour of Danish-bred pigs and why he welcomes the launch of the Specially Selected Pork Approved by Scottish SPCA scheme.
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Rachels Organic sold to French firm
28 July 2010
A French company has bought the Aberystwyth-based organic yogurt maker, Rachel’s.
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Records tumble as buyers flock to Sedgemoor
July 30, 2010
?The top 10 per cent seasonality sale of dairy cattle at Sedgemoor auction centre recently, attracted a record entry of 237 head, selling to a record 51 buyers.
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Royal’s judge makes his mark at Berriew
July 30, 2010
IT was through the hard work of the able team of George Pritchard, Meirion and Roy Williams that the Berriew Trial was such a success.
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RPA spends £1,000 a week on entertainment
27 July 2010
AN MP has slammed the Rural Payments Agency for spending almost £1,000 a week on ‘entertainment’ while many farmers have been left ‘counting their pennies’.
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Running livestock in tandem with arable enterprise
July 30, 2010
This year’s British Grassland Society annual summer meeting was held in East Scotland. Katie Lomas reports from two of the host farms where delegates were invited for a tour.
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Scotsman on badger poison charge
27 July 2010
A SCOTTISH man has appeared in court on charges of interfering with a badger sett.
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Sheepdog trials diary - July 30
July 30, 2010
Sheedog trials in England and Wales for the week commencing July 30, 2010.
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Specialist support helps organic farmer grow acreage
July 30, 2010
Organic dairy farmer, Richard Cooper knew that for his business to be sustainable in the long-term, he needed more land. But finding it was proving to be extremely difficult.
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Spending watchdog slams Defra/RPA over SPS penalties
29 July 2010
THE Government’s spending watchdog has refused to endorse the accounts of Defra and the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) due to the huge sums of public money being frittered away in EU fines.
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Study into robotic milking
July 30, 2010
?THE impact of robotic milking on both farmers and their cows is to be studied by Hull University.
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Suffolk sets 26,000gns Shrewsbury sale record
July 30, 2010
?The fifth national sale of Suffolk sheep at Shrewsbury livestock centre, produced a new sale record price of 26,000gns
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Sutherland County Show results
July 30, 2010
Results from the 2010 Sutherland County Show at Dornoch.
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Take control to halt sheep industry decline
July 30, 2010
?UNLESS commercial sheep farmers demand easy care traits and genetically-improved rams from pedigree breeders, nothing would change to prevent further decline in the UK sheep industry, warned New Zealand sheep farmer and consultant, Murray Rohloff.
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Take part in our 2010 National Scour Survey
2 August 2010
10 Swanndri Oilskin Jackets to be won in our National Scour Survey.
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Texel champion makes the entry worthwhile
July 30, 2010
THE first-time mission to Sutherland Show in the Scottish Highlands proved more than worthwhile for Caithness sheep farmers D.N. Campbell and Son, who won the supreme sheep with their Texel stock ram, Callarton Opal.
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Three-year co-operation agreement
July 30, 2010
CLAAS and Michelin have teamed up in a three-year cooperation agreement in areas such as research, development and market intelligence.
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Totnes Show, Devon – results round-up
July 30, 2010
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Tractor registrations fall again in early 2010
July 30, 2010
MAINTAINING the downward trend, agricultural tractor registrations for the first six months of 2010 are down on last year’s figures.
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Tractor thefts fuel big jump in rural crime
26 July 2010
RURAL crime is on the rise, led by a sharp increase in the theft of expensive tractors, new data published today shows.
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Tremendous progress on rams’ potential
July 30, 2010
?ANALYSIS of EBVs, undertaken by Eblex to celebrate 20 years of across-flock evaluations, shows ‘tremendous progress across the board’ in the genetic potential of breeding rams.
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Tried and tested varieties first on list
July 30, 2010
With harvest underway, thoughts are starting to turn towards the new season and, in particular, variety choice. Dominic Kilburn asked four AICC agronomists from around the country for their views.
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Uplands ELS scheme on track
July 30, 2010
?More than 2,000 hill farmers have now signed up for the new Uplands Entry Level Stewardship (Uplands ELS) scheme.
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Use grass to help ease forage requirement
July 30, 2010
?MAINTAINING suckler cow body condition at grass this autumn could help save silage this winter, says Seth Wareing of Keenan Systems.
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Varieties focus: Brewery pushes for larger Maris Otter crop
July 30, 2010
Merchant works to grow acreage of long-forgotten brewers’ favourite, Maris Otter.
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Varieties Focus: Keep harvest pressure in mind when selecting OSR varieties
July 30, 2010
WHEN it comes to selecting oilseed rape varieties for next season, think ahead to ensure you don’t select varieties which are likely to create harvest bottlenecks.
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Varieties Focus: Varieties will need ‘get up and go’ this autumn
July 30, 2010
WITH less winter barley in the ground to provide an early entry, Scottish oilseed rape growers need varieties with the ‘get up and go’ to follow later harvested wheats, says Scottish Agronomy.
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Watch out for signs of maize eyespot
July 30, 2010
?MAIZE growers should ‘carefully watch certain fields’ for signs of eyespot, says Graham Ragg of Mole Valley Farmers.
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Welsh woodlands scheme to close
27 July 2010
THE Better Woodlands for Wales grant scheme delivered by Forestry Commission Wales and aimed at increasing the amount of managed farm woodlands is to close with effect from January 1, 2011.
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Wesh lamb finds exotic export market
28 July 2010
BARBADOS - the playground of the rich and famous - is the latest marketing destination for Welsh lamb.
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World business news - July 30
July 30, 2010
?NEW ZEALAND
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World’s best shearers excite a packed crowd
July 30, 2010
BARRY Alston reports from the 2010 Golden Shears World Shearing Championships, staged over two days at the Royal Welsh Show. Pictures by Marcello Garbagnoli.
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Young Tom takes Skipton title and top price
July 30, 2010
?THE championship at the Young Farmers show and sale of prime lambs at Skipton auction mart went to 11-year-old Tom Garnett of Draughton, Yorkshire. His winning Beltex lamb sold for the top price of £100 to Stuart Price Butchers, Crossflatts, Bingley.