Farmers Guardian
November 20, 2009
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‘Satisfactory’ performance from Milk Link
17 November 2009
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Agricultural emissions targets are ‘pathetic’
17 November 2009
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Agriculture in the national news - November 16
16 November 2009
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Agriculture in the national news - November 17
17 November 2009
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Agriculture in the national news - November 18
18 November 2009
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Agriculture in the national news - November 19
19 November 2009
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Agriculture must feature in Copenhagen
18 November 2009
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AIC continues to invest in research
20 November 2009
AGRICULTURAL Industries Confederation (AIC) members invest at least £15 million in research and development and £30 million in knowledge transfer per annum, said AIC chief executive, David Caffall at the organisation’s Agribusiness 2010 Conference.
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Apache offers something different
18 November 2009
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Arla confirms plans for one billion litre UK processing plant
16 November 2009
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Asda BeefLink confirms first demo farm
November 20, 2009
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Ayrshire takes the ArgiScot interbreed title
19 November 2009
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Baldinnie Malta tops Herefords sale at 2,700gns
November 20, 2009
Prices rose to 2,700gns for bulls and 2,200gns for females at the Hereford Cattle Society’s autumn snow and sale at Carlisle last week.
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BBC accused of organic bias
16 November 2009
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BCPC 2009: New formulations may turn resistance clock back
November 20, 2009
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BCPC 2009: Policy makers have little understanding of the issues
November 20, 2009
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BCPC 2009: Scientists need to talk to farmers
November 20, 2009
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BEEF FOCUS: A post-slaughter clipping could provide tastier meat
November 20, 2009
Handling systems and post-slaughter clipping were discussed at an SAC-organised event earlier this month hosted by beef farmer Robert Neill. WENDY SHORT reports from Upper Nisbet Farm, Jedburgh.
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BEEF FOCUS: Beefers just as susceptible to fluctations in rumen pH
November 20, 2009
Beef producers should take a leaf out of the dairy farmer’s book and focus on rumen health if they want to maximise performance.
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BEEF FOCUS: Disease control drives on farm performance and stores price
November 20, 2009
Keen to encourage farmers to think more about transmissible diseases in cattle, Co. Durham-based vet Debby Brown has even taken her case to the local auction market. WENDY SHORT met her and one of her clients, beef farmer David Monkhouse.
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BEEF FOCUS: Make gains from minor changes to handling
November 20, 2009
INEXPENSIVE, minor alteration to cattle handling systems can significantly improve both operator safety and animal welfare and performance, said SAC adviser, Jimmy Hyslop.
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Beef focus: Making outwintering pay
November 20, 2009
READ our latest Beef Focus supplement online. Follow the links on the right to see more stories in this week’s edition.
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BEEF FOCUS: Store producers need an open mind
November 20, 2009
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BEEF FOCUS: Tailor your system to your target market
November 20, 2009
Management needs to be precise if farmers are to make the most of positive developments in the global beef market.
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Beltex cross lambs on top at at Bentham
November 20, 2009
The top 100 continental cross lambs averaged 190.5p/kg or £77.15 per head at Bentham last week.
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Brecon boosted by 12,000gns new all-breeds mark
November 20, 2009
An all-breeds centre record and record autumn average underpinned a very strong commercial trade for the British Limousin Cattle Society’s autumn show and sale held at Brecon Livestock Market.
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BVA launches antimicrobial plan
19 November 2009
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Campaign for Farmed Environment training sessions begin
18 November 2009
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Carlisle Simmentals sell to 5,500gns top
November 20, 2009
Top at the British Simmental Cattle Society’s autumn sale at Carlisle was 5,500gns for a Dirnanean Snowie son - Midhope Winston.
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Case study: John Goodman’s 70-cow organic suckler herd
November 20, 2009
Mr Goodman has been using his health plan to help boost profits for a number of years, and claims it is an important tool for farmers to make sure they are keeping on top of everything.
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Cereal Watch - November
20 November 2009
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Charolais Pedr at 8,300gns tops new centre sale
November 20, 2009
The first animals went through the ring at Welshpool’s new market last week at the Charolais Society’s show and sale.
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Clock ticking on mapping updates
19 November 2009
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Correct tagging is the key to EID
19 November 2009
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Dairy peak of £2,300 at Leek
November 20, 2009
Dairy cattle peaked at £2,300 at Leek auction last week for a Bomaz Homestead daughter shown by Mick Bailey, Alkmonton, Ashbourne. The hammer fell to M. Hollingsworth, Swythamley, Staffordshire.
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Data and stats are just a performance tool
November 20, 2009
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Defra confirms cost-sharing timetable
18 November 2009
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Defra launches online forum to engage with farmers
16 November 2009
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Defra rejects bonus accusation
18 November 2009
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Dowdeswell ploughs investment into production technique
18 November 2009
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Dunwoody recognised at Animal Health Trust awards
16 November 2009
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East of England Winter Stock Festival results
November 20, 2009
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EID surgery - your questions answered
20 November 2009
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Expert group is needed to advance soil science
November 20, 2009
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Fantasia makes hat-trick with commercial title win
November 20, 2009
Third title in a row for Charolais cross heifer.
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Farm income to fall 8 per cent in 2010
19 November 2009
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Farmers must benefit from processor profits
17 November 2009
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Farmgate milk prices must follow market rise
20 November 2009
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Festival of the Horse for Stoneleigh
16 November 2009
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First Milk sells £18m stake in Wiseman
20 November 2009
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Flexibility - it’s all in the wrist action
November 20, 2009
Digger operators can get more out of their machines by fitting a tiltrotator between the boom and the attachment, suggests Swedish manufacturer Steelwrist.
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Full results from AgriScot
19 November 2009
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Going self-propelled benefits three-row harvesting
November 20, 2009
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Goverment report backs reduction in livestock numbers
26 November 2009
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Government 'has no extra money for R&D'
16 November 2009
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Government to investigate options for further tenancy reform
20 November 2009
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Haresfoot Century Bella sets Ayrshire maiden heifer breed record at 6,900gns
November 20, 2009
An Ayrshire breed record for a maiden heifer was set when bidding peaked at 6,900gns at Beeston market’s ‘autumn colours’ sale.
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Harvest survey results show improved quality
17 November 2009
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Importers warn of feed shortage
17 November 2009
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Industry slams 'unacceptable' decline in retail support
17 November 2009
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Judging gets underway at AgriScot
18 November 2009
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Keith and Flash’s late run overcomes twitchy hoggs
November 20, 2009
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Kevin and Lefi enjoy victory at Ledbury
November 20, 2009
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Lancashire Holstein Club results
18 November 2009
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Leaving the rest behind at Sheep Breeders Round Table conference
November 20, 2009
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Making a lasting impression as Shires make HOYS comeback
November 20, 2009
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Methane levels comparable to industry
17 November 2009
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Milking heifer heads Beston dairy sale at £2,600
November 20, 2009
Bidding peaked at £2,600 at Beston’s mid-month sale of pedigree and commercial cattle.
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Mouldboard ploughing still common
November 20, 2009
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National Park 'could be a threat' to businesses
20 November 2009
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New initiative launched to fight machinery thefts
17 November 2009
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New malting barley offers significant advances
17 November 2009
The development of new spring varieties offering significant advances in both yield and quality offer hope to the malting barley market.
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New tracker unit launched
17 November 2009
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November bonus for Dairy Crest suppliers
17 November 2009
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Pateley Bridge pair fetch £888
November 20, 2009
An entry of 223 store cattle and cull cows and 305 store lambs went through the ring at Pateley Bridge market’s Christmas sale of store animals.
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Paul McCartney 'undermines' climate change talks
17 November 2009
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Pinnacle awards open for applications
18 November 2009
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Plenty of awards outside the judging rings
19 November 2009
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Poor body condition score a major mastitis cause?
November 20, 2009
Poor body condition score could be a major cause of mastitis, said PhD student Selene Huntley, as a thin ewe producing little milk, will have hungry lambs repeatedly sucking, causing teat lesions and leading to mastitis.
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Premium food back on menu
November 20, 2009
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Public sector support for Welsh milk falls
19 November 2009
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Record 5,800gns bid at Carlisle
November 20, 2009
?An entry of 200 Holsteins and Montbeliardes were forward at Carlisle’s monthly pedigree dairy sale, and for the second week running, the centre record price for dairy cattle was broken.
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Research looking for new ways to make land pay
November 20, 2009
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Results round-up from England, Scotland and Wales
November 20, 2009
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RPA services hit by unprecedented flooding in Cumbria
20 November 2009
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Sainsbury's launches crop sustainability plan
20 November 2009
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Scientists unveil GM crops alternative
18 November 2009
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Scotland South Holstein club results
18 November 2009
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Sheep EID - what you need to know
19 November 2009
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Sheep EID - what you need to know
19 November 2009
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Sheep sector must not be a victim of its own success
17 November 2009
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Sheepdog trials diary
November 20, 2009
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Slug pelleting training courses open
November 20, 2009
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Smarter techniques can lift sheep trade
November 20, 2009
Increasing the average number of lambs reared by just 1 per cent would result in an extra 8,000 tonnes of meat per year, said Eblex market analyst, Mark Topliff.
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Soil carbon could combat climate change
November 20, 2009
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Soil texture and energy usage are interlinked
November 20, 2009
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Stewardship to be suspended
25 November 2009
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Strengthening rural Britain’s voice at the heart of Westminster
16 November 2009
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Strong export flavour sees Limousin prices rise to 6,000gns
November 20, 2009
Bulls sold to 6,000gns at the Limousin Society’s sale at Dungannon where females peaked at 4,800gns.
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Strong tenant farm sector vital
19 November 2009
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Sugar beet is sweet investment
19 November 2009
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Super cow winner crowned at AgriScot
18 November 2009
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Tighter calving has a serious impact on profit
November 20, 2009
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Top-selling and prize-winning ewe makes 1,800gns at Beeston
November 20, 2009
The show and sale of Suffolk sheep held at Beeston and sponsored by Farmers Guardian, saw prices rise to 1,800gns for the overall champion.
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TSE rules costing farmers £34m a year
18 November 2009
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Warwick accused of 'scientific vandalism'
19 November 2009
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Welsh Assembly to investigate abattoir welfare standards
20 November 2009
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Welsh cattle numbers continue to fall
16 November 2009
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Welsh lamb exports grow
17 November 2009
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Welsh producers ‘missing out on £1m in levy funding’
17 November 2009
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Welsh Winter Fair preview
November 20, 2009
The Royal Welsh Showground is becoming a major global attraction with more and more overseas visitors signing in at the International Pavilion.
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Welsh Winter Fair: Listen to what our industry’s experts say . . .
November 20, 2009
Farmers Guardian asked key Welsh livestock industry figures for views on the future of beef and sheep farming.
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Welsh winter fair: Online poll reveals Fair’s popularity
November 20, 2009
The Royal Welsh Winter Fair, already regarded by livestock farmers as one of the best events of its kind in Europe, is also highly rated by non-farming visitors.
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Welsh Winter Fair: Simon has supreme say-so
November 20, 2009
Judging the supreme cattle championship will be Simon David, a member of the well-known Somerset-based family of farmers, meat wholesalers and butchers.
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Welsh Winter Fair: Two tough decades but can we anticipate brighter future for farming communities?
November 20, 2009
In the 20 years since HSBC Agriculture first sponsored the Welsh Winter Fair, how much has really changed, and more importantly, what will change in the next 20 years?
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Welsh winter fair: Woman Farmer of Year
November 20, 2009
The Winter Fair will be the venue for the final of one of Wales’ most prestigious farming titles – the NFU Cymru-NatWest Wales Woman Farmer of the Year Award.
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Welsh Winter Fair: Wool stalwart’s award
November 20, 2009
A wel-known figure involved with the wool industry for over 50 years is this year’s winner of the prestigious John Gittins Memorial Award for services to the sheep industry.
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Welsh winter fair: YFC hold winter event in high esteem
November 20, 2009
The Welsh Winter Fair is regarded as one of the main winter UK events by Wales YFC members and for many the lure is just as strong as that of the Royal Welsh Show.
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What should I ask my agronomist about control of charlock in oilseed rape
November 20, 2009
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Worm-resilience in sheep ‘preferable’ to resistance
November 20, 2009
SHEEP which were ‘resilient’ to worms should be favoured through selective breeding, perhaps even more so than sheep with ‘resistance’, said Steve Bishop, of the Roslin Institute, Scotland.
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Young Butcher proves Britain's got talent
November 20, 2009
Forget singing, skating or salsa, the latest BBC reality show has just found itself a new winner proving Britain really does have talent. Angela Calvert meets Jim Sutcliffe – Young Butcher of the Year.
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Young farmers to battle at English Winter Fair
12 November 2009