Farmers Guardian
January 11th 2008

  • £150,000 to boost stewardship take-up

    January 11th 2008

    A £150,000 project to help Devon’s farmers diversify and take up environmental stewardship grants has been launched with support from non-profit partnership Devon Renaissance.

  • £200,000 slaughter costs

    January 11th 2008

    SLAUGHTERING Shambo, the ‘sacred’ Friesian bullock which tested positive to bovine TB last summer, cost Welsh taxpayers in the region of £200,000. Welsh Assembly estimates put protracted legal costs at just over £188,000, while Dyfed-Powys police reckons its costs incurred at the Skanda Vale Temple, Carmarthenshire, on the day the animal was removed will be in excess of £10,000.

  • £300,000 Royal Welsh loss

    January 11th 2008

    WITH gate receipts at July’s waterlogged Royal Welsh Show down by £447,000 on budget, the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society is expecting a year-end loss of around £300,000 rather than an anticipated surplus of £185,000.

  • 4,400gns Adam heads a solid Limousin trade at Newark

    January 11th 2008

    A 27-month-old bull from the Wilodge herd of Christine Williams, Shifnal, Shropshire, made 4,400gns and led a solid trade at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s first official show and sale of 2008, at Newark Livestock Market, Nottinghamshire.

  • A correctly fitted saddle will be money well spent

    January 11th 2008

    The saddle – invaluable tool or serious hindrance? Pat Crawford reports on the importance of a correctly fitted saddle, what a saddle fitting involves and how to get the most out it.

  • Adapting to climate change is key to future profitability

    January 11th 2008

    Sheep producers will have to face up to the fact – sooner rather than later – that climate change will have an impact on their current systems, including lambing.

  • Approval is granted for Abergavenny mart move

    January 11th 2008

    AFTER years of speculation, plans to move Abergavenny’s ancient livestock market to a new site 10 miles away have finally been approved.

  • Attention to detail at lambing cuts losses by 2pc

    January 11th 2008

    CASE STUDY TWO – JOHN AND EDWARD HIGGINS, FRODESLEY PARK FARM, LONGNOR, SHROPSHIRE

  • Backing for Red Tractor assurance

    January 11th 2008

    BRITISH retailers and farmers are backing the Red Tractor food assurance scheme with two-thirds of all eligible fresh commodity foods sold through major High Street retailers now featuring the Red Tractor food logo, new figures have revealed.

  • Be prepared in plenty of time before lambing starts

    January 11th 2008

    Whatever the target market, optimising returns from a sheep enterprise depends on maximising lamb survival at birth, according to Eblex sheep scientist Dr Liz Genever.

  • Better prices for beet with closer link to wheat

    7 January 2008

    SUGAR beet growers’ returns are to be linked more closely to prevailing wheat prices for 2009 and there is an improved animal feed element for both 2008 and 2009.

  • Better prices for beet with closer link to wheat

    7 January 2008

    SUGAR beet growers’ returns are to be linked more closely to prevailing wheat prices for 2009 and there is an improved animal feed element for both 2008 and 2009.

  • Better prices for beet with closer link to wheat

    7 January 2008

    SUGAR beet growers’ returns are to be linked more closely to prevailing wheat prices for 2009 and there is an improved animal feed element for both 2008 and 2009.

  • Biggar talkers’ trophy

    January 11th 2008

    BIGGAR YFC have taken first place in the national junior speechmaking competition.

  • Bluetongue focus at industry-led meetings

    January 11th 2008

    LIVESTOCK industry organisations have joined forces to organise and promote two meetings focusing on bluetongue in the South West.

  • Bourns rubbishes press reports

    10 January 2008

    THE NFU’s poultry board chairman, Charles Bourns has rubbished reports that he has quit the industry.

  • Brightwells make first improvements at Cheltenham Racecourse

    10 January 2008

    AUCTIONEER Brightwells - which has sole rights for bloodstock sales at Cheltenham Racecourse from 2008 - has initiated a series of enhancements worth £200,000 to the facilities at Cheltenham Racecourse, headed by the installation of a new five and a half furlong all-weather Ecotrack.

  • Call for poultry price rise to meet welfare demands

    January 11th 2008

    BRITISH poultry farmers will need to see prices increase if they are to meet the growing public demand for improved welfare standards, according to industry leaders.

  • Call to raise poultry standards

    January 11th 2008

    ANIMAL welfare charities are challenging poultry farmers to raise the standard of living for the millions of chickens produced for meat and eggs in the UK.

  • Calling all sheep scanners

    8 January 2008

    INTERVET Animal Health is looking to recruit sheep ultrasound scanners to participate in a nationwide survey on toxoplasmosis, one of the most common causes of abortion and barrenness.

  • Calls for unspent £3m to be re-deployed

    8 January 2008

    THE Welsh Assembly is being urged to re-deploy around £3 million of unspent money from its light lamb welfare disposal scheme to help fund a foot-and-mouth recovery package.

  • Cameron and Leahy to address NFU conference

    10 January 2008

    CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron and Tesco chief Sir Terry Leahy head an impressive list of speakers at the NFU’s centenary conference next month.

  • Case study – Mac Young, Rothbury, Northumberland

    January 11th 2008

    ACCORDING to sheep farmer Mac Young, climate change has been apparent on his traditional LFA unit since 2000.

  • Cereal prices rebound in New Year trading

    January 11th 2008

    GOOD if you are still selling grain, not so good if you are feeding stock – the cereals market has rebounded in style after a volatile, but rather weaker period between Christmas and New Year.

  • Charities work to rescue neglected horses in Buckinghamshire

    10 January 2008

    EQUINE welfare charities from across the UK have been working to rescue a total of 111 surviving horses, ponies and donkeys from a farm in Buckinghamshire at which the RSPCA found thirty two dead animals.

  • Charities work to rescue neglected horses in Buckinghamshire

    10 January 2008

    EQUINE welfare charities from across the UK have been working to rescue a total of 111 surviving horses, ponies and donkeys from a farm in Buckinghamshire at which the RSPCA found thirty two dead animals.

  • Check out off-shore investments before committing funds

    January 11th 2008

    FARMERS have been warned about investing large sums of money abroad, following a spate of frauds which have come to light.

  • CIWF welfare video sparks poultry farm investigation

    January 11th 2008

    AN investigation has begun into the conditions on a poultry farm in Herefordshire after a video was released claiming to show birds living in sub-standard conditions.

  • Clarifying red diesel use

    10 January 2008

    RED diesel, white diesel and so many grey areas to contend with. But Andy Collings reports that help and greater understanding may be on the way with the introduction of the Red Diesel Memorandum of Agreement.

  • Clarifying red diesel use

    10 January 2008

    RED diesel, white diesel and so many grey areas to contend with. But Andy Collings reports that help and greater understanding may be on the way with the introduction of the Red Diesel Memorandum of Agreement.

  • Closer rotations prone to poorer performance

    January 11th 2008

    OILSEED rape crops grown in a close rotation perform less well than crop grown in longer rotations according to preliminary findings from a TAG (The Arable Group) project examining the effect of previous cropping on winter oilseed rape yields.

  • Commoners’ contract

    January 11th 2008

    NATURAL England has awarded its research contract for the setting up of a Foundation for British Common Land to a partnership of commoners’ bodies across England and Wales, initiated by Andrew Humphries, the driving force behind the Federation of Cumbria Commoners.

  • Co-operative goes into construction

    January 11th 2008

    RURAL Services Scotland, the Perthshire-based farm co-operative, has diversified into offering its services to the civil engineering and construction industry.

  • Cotswolds gas pipeline is put on hold

    January 11th 2008

    THE National Grid’s decision to postpone plans for a pipeline, which would cut through parts of the 790 sq.mile Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, has been welcomed by the Cotswolds Conservation Board, which oversees the area’s protected landscape.

  • Demand for dairy sees heifer top trade at £2,200

    January 11th 2008

    Redevelopment plans could mean a bright future for Welshpool Mart. KATIE LOMAS reports from one the first 2008 sales.

  • Demand for farmland continues apace

    8 January 2008

    FARMLAND values increased by an average of 30 per cent across Great Britain in 2007 to a new average of £3,700 an acre for England, £2,750 for Scotland and £2,903 for Wales.

  • Demand for farmland continues apace

    8 January 2008

    FARMLAND values increased by an average of 30 per cent across Great Britain in 2007 to a new average of £3,700 an acre for England, £2,750 for Scotland and £2,903 for Wales.

  • Disease management update

    January 11th 2008

    FOR the latest news and views on cereal disease control register now to attend one of the forthcoming HGCA/Farmers Guardian Disease Management Workshops.

  • Double-tagging rule changes now in force

    January 11th 2008

    NEW legislation requiring the double tagging of sheep and goats takes effect from today – Friday, January 11 – ahead of this year’s lambing season.

  • Driving the campaign to get better welfare for chickens

    January 11th 2008

    Poultry farming went under the spotlight this week as celebrities and animal welfare charities began high-profile campaigns calling for better living conditions for the millions of chickens reared in the UK every year. With public opinion building, farmers are coming under growing pressure to change how they produce poultry. JACK DAVIES reports.

  • Easy care is the way forward at Buccleuch

    January 11th 2008

    New Zealand sheep breeding technology has combined with easy care sheep management in the Scottish borders to market breeding stock and to play a key part in an integrated programme supplying new season lamb to a major UK retailer. NEIL RYDER found out more on a visit to Selkirk.

  • Energy crops grants

    January 11th 2008

    DETAILS of the new round of establishment grants for perennial energy crops have been confirmed following approval of the Rural Development Programme for England 2007-2013.

  • English trial results

    10 January 2008

    NEW YEAR’S DAY Charity Trial, Oakworth, (51 ran) Nursery: 1, S. Duckworth (Haslingden) Spy, 77 of 90; 2, T. Lawrenson (Brindle) Clyde, 76; 3, A. Kyme (Lumb) Moss, 74; 4, S. Duckworth Vic, 72; 5, R. Harland (Pickering) Bess, 71; 6, K. Salisbury (Riddlesden) Mac, 70.

  • Equine businesses chance to shake up education and training

    9 January 2008

    THE Yorkshire Rural Academy needs equine businesses in Yorkshire to help to discuss the future of equine education and training.

  • Essential oilseeds

    January 11th 2008

    THERE’S still chance to catch up with the latest developments in oilseed rape agronomy at the forthcoming HGCA oilseed rape workshops.

  • EU battery egg ban date holds

    January 11th 2008

    THE European Commission has confirmed it will not back down or delay its decision to ban the production of eggs from battery hens from January 2012. 

  • FG journalist talks of her experience in the filming of veal calves

    7 January 2008

    HAVING been invited to take part in the second series of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It, JOANNE PUGH describes her experience when the programme turned its attention to veal calves.

  • FG reader joins Andes charity trek

    8 January 2008

    Intrepid FG reader Lenice Bell has undertaken a charity ride in the Andes February 8-19 to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust.

  • First breeding ewes return to the continent

    8 January 2008

    THE first shipments of breeding ewes have gone to the EU following the resumption of live exports, the English Beef and Lamb Executive (Eblex) has announced.

  • First breeding ewes return to the continent

    8 January 2008

    THE first shipments of breeding ewes have gone to the EU following the resumption of live exports, the English Beef and Lamb Executive (Eblex) has announced.

  • First breeding ewes return to the continent

    8 January 2008

    THE first shipments of breeding ewes have gone to the EU following the resumption of live exports, the English Beef and Lamb Executive (Eblex) has announced.

  • First-class hygiene ‘simplest, most economic way to cut lambing losses’

    January 11th 2008

    As part of the Farm Health Planning initiative, a pilot project was set up in the West Midlands to demonstrate how health plans could improve profits on sheep farms. Farmers Guardian looks at one of the key factors that emerged from the project – the importance of good hygiene at lambing time.

  • First-ever tractor road run

    January 11th 2008

    Around 25 vintage and classic tractors gathered at Broughton Hall, Broughton, Skipton, for the start of the first-ever tractor road run organized by local tractor enthusiast Sam Chapman. They drove from the village on to the top of Elslack Moor and over into Lothersdale village, before heading into Lancashire, passing through Watery Beck, Foulridge. Vehicles passed by Greenberfield locks, Barnoldswick, before returning back into Yorkshire. The event raised over £150 for Broughton-with-Elslack ..

  • Former NFU horticulture chairman dies

    8 January 2008

    MICHAEL Holmes, a former chairman of the NFU’s National Horticulture Executive committee, has died at the age of 70.

  • Free blood testing available for ewes

    8 January 2008

    BACK for another year, Intervet Animal Health’s Barren EweCheck free blood testing service is now available.

  • Full doses are better for the crop

    January 11th 2008

    LATEST HGCA-funded appropriate dose fungicide trials revealed significant differences between products in terms of phoma and light leaf spot control.

  • Guidelines

    January 11th 2008

    Plant breeders Nickerson have published a husbandry guide for Westminster, the high-yielding spring malting barley, which was given full approval for brewing in 2007. “The guidelines are primarily targeted at the malting barley grower who is growing Westminster for the first time,” said Nickerson product manager Lee Robinson. The guide includes information on market potential, varietal performance, fungicide programmes and husbandry trials.

  • HGCA/Farmers Guardian oilseed rape workshop

    January 11th 2008

    There was new information on improving yields and disease control available at the HGCA/Farmers Guardian oilseed rape workshop at Peterborough. TERESA RUSH reports.

  • Honouring service to Welsh agriculture

    January 11th 2008

    Roger Williams MP; Prof Wyn Jones; FUW president, Gareth Vaughan; Lord Livsey; Euryn Jones, and master of ceremonies Dai Lewis, chair of management Royal Welsh Agricultural Society.

  • Hospitality venture a runaway success

    January 11th 2008

    BARRY ALSTON checks out an unlikely farm diversification project with a unique setting.

  • Humphrey Feeds granted royal warrant

    7 January 2008

    A ROYAL warrant has been granted to Humphrey Feeds to supply free-range poultry feed to the Royal Farms at Windsor.

  • In-lamb Ettrick ewe tops trade at 800gns

    January 11th 2008

    THE sale of in-lamb Texel and Beltex females, held on behalf of the respective breed societies, took place at Chelford and Beeston sale centres due to bluetongue restrictions.

  • Investigation into the role of high genetic merit rams

    9 January 2008

    ONE of HCC’s Farming Connect demonstration farms is set to investigate the role of high genetic merit rams in raising growth rates and muscle depth in lambs, while maintaining adequate finish.

  • Judge buys his Thainstone champion

    January 11th 2008

    A total of 1,700 animals were forward at Thainstone’s anniversary show and sale. Judge Philip Simmers, Backmuir, Keith, placed as his overall champion and home-bred champion a 660kg Charolais cross steer from Andrew Anderson, Smallburn Farms Ltd, Mayne Farm, Elgin.

  • Kawasaki Trans aiming to stay ahead in the game

    January 11th 2008

    CLEARLY one for gamekeepers on shooting-estates is the latest from Kawasaki’s Mule line-up – the 3010 Trans 4x4 diesel.

  • Keep an eye on Libor borrowing rates as you may incur additional costs

    January 11th 2008

    YEARS ago you might never have heard of it, but more recently Libor-based lending has crept into the UK farm business market.

  • Kill It, Cook It, Eat It returns to our screens

    7 January 2008

    THIS week sees the second series of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It hit our television screens – and we will be interested to hear your opinions as each of the four programmes is aired.

  • Kill It, Cook It, Eat It returns to our screens

    7 January 2008

    THIS week sees the second series of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It hit our television screens – and we will be interested to hear your opinions as each of the four programmes are aired.

  • Kverneland guide unravels succesful ploughing secrets

    January 11th 2008

    IF you are looking to improve your ploughing skills then Kverneland may be able to offer a helping hand with a 20-page guide.

  • Lancs catwalk battle

    January 11th 2008

    ‘GREASE is the word’ – or at least it is for young farmers clubs’ across Lancashire as they battle on the catwalk to raise money for one of the biggest farming charities.

  • Last inter-county team trials with a difference

    January 11th 2008

    THE last two inter-county team trials were each run in different manner. In the Radnorshire versus Brecknock trials there was just one class, an open national, but when Carmarthen hosted the match against Glamorgan there were three classes, puppy, nursery and open.

  • Loader manufacturer Alo to buy Chillton

    10 January 2008

    SWEDISH loader manufacturer Alo is to buy French firm MX better known in the UK as Chillton.

  • Long service awards for Aberdeen & Northern Marts men

    January 11th 2008

    TWO ANM Group employees, loading bank supervisor Allister Duncan and direct lamb marketing manager Graham Sim, have been presented with 30-year service awards.

  • Making the best of the situation to move forward

    January 11th 2008

    VIEWPOINT: By Robin Dean

  • Massey Ferguson 50 years old this year

    January 11th 2008

    THIS year will mark an important milestone for Massey Ferguson as it celebrates 50 years after it was forged from the Massey Harris Ferguson group.

  • Meadow Foods to offer more details to producers

    January 11th 2008

    MEADOW Foods managing director Paul Deakin is to meet the 150 or so Cumbrian milk producers that his company has ‘acquired’ with the purchase of West Lakes Dairy Park share capital next week.

  • National Equine Forum encourages trade attendance

    8 January 2008

    EQUESTRIAN trade representatives are being invited to attend the annual National Equine Forum (NEF), which will be held on Thursday, March 27, at the Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London.

  • Netherseal YFC’s gruelling bike ride raises almost £6,000 for hospital care

    January 11th 2008

    KEEN fundraisers Netherseal YFC have raised almost £6,000 following a gruelling bike ride that covered 107 miles.

  • Newark and Notts president

    January 11th 2008

    THE Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society has appointed Charles Lawrence as its president for 2008 to succeed Prof Neil Gorman.

  • NSA calls for flexibility in enforcing new transport regulations

    8 January 2008

    ONLY around 10 per cent of producers who transport animals over 65km have applied to take a test which will legally allow them to do so.

  • NSA calls for flexibility in enforcing new transport regulations

    8 January 2008

    ONLY around 10 per cent of producers who transport animals over 65km have applied to take a test which will legally allow them to do so.

  • OSR disease control 2007-8 key facts

    January 11th 2008

    • Phoma risk will continue to stem extension on small plants and disease will need to be chased. A 2-spray approach is worthwhile, particularly on smaller plants.

  • Pinpointing losses through recording proves invaluable in improving flock

    January 11th 2008

    Case study one - Simon Bedell, Bankshead Farm, Bishops Castle, Shropshire

  • Pollen beetle resistance worsens

    January 11th 2008

    ONLY apply an insecticide spray to control pollen beetle if absolutely necessary, ADAS entomologist Jon Oakley advised oilseed rape growers at the workshop.

  • Potato planting underway in Cornwall

    8 January 2008

    EARLY potato planting got underway in Cornwall before Christmas, says the British Potato Council.

  • Poultry farm investigated over welfare concerns

    7 January 2008

    AN investigation has begun into the conditions on a poultry farm in Herefordshire after a video was released claiming to show birds living in substandard conditions.

  • Quinney to challenge Temple in NFU elections

    January 11th 2008

    FARMER Adam Quinney has put his name forward to challenge Paul Temple for the post of NFU vice-president.

  • RABI to distribute FMD support fund

    January 11th 2008

    THE support fund set up by Surrey County Agricultural Society in August to help farmers hit by the foot-and-mouth epidemic has passed the £4,000 mark.

  • Rainbow salad

    January 11th 2008

    Sent in by Millie Guy of Wadebridge, Cornwall.

  • Raising standards starts with the supermarkets, claims celebrity chef Hugh

    January 11th 2008

    CELEBRITY chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (pictured) has slammed supermarkets for bringing down standards in animal welfare.

  • Replacement for PDQ is approved

    January 11th 2008

    A NEW contact herbicide positioned as a direct replacement for the spring contact herbicide PDQ (paraquat+diquat), which is no longer available following the removal of paraquat from Annex 1, has gained full approval for the coming spring for use on potatoes, sugar beet and vegetable crops, including peas and beans.

  • Research shows dirty sprayers could pollute drinking water

    7 January 2008

    Dirty sprayers left out in the rain may result in pesticides reaching water, claims a leading pesticide application researcher.

  • Research shows dirty sprayers could pollute drinking water

    7 January 2008

    Dirty sprayers left out in the rain may result in pesticides reaching water, claims a leading pesticide application researcher.

  • Rothesay creamery investment

    January 11th 2008

    FIRST Milk is spending £650,000 on new equipment at its Rothesay creamery on Bute. The investment follows the co-op’s late November announcement of plans for a new creamery on the Kintyre peninsula.

  • Royal Lancs gets go-ahead for new site

    10 January 2008

    THE Royal Lancashire Show has been given the go-ahead to move to a new site to be developed by the Duchy of Lancaster, despite numerous objections including one from two other shows staged nearby.

  • Rural pensions

    January 11th 2008

    OLD people living in remote rural areas are far less likely to claim their pension credits than those living in urban areas, says the Commission for Rural Communities.

  • Scottish trials results

    10 January 2008

    AIRTNOCH (Judge: J. Henderson, Fairlie) Nursery (19 ran) 1, J.J. Templeton (Fenwick) Sam, 93; 2, N. McEachern (Dunoon) Gael, 80; 3, J. Seton (Darvel) Zac, 75; 4, J.G. Templeton (Fenwick) Fly, 74; 5, S.L. Davidson (Sandbank) Sarah, 73; 6, J. Young (Dunlop) Star, 70.

  • Second charity ball to be held in March

    10 January 2008

    WEST Yorkshire veterinary practice Donaldson and Partners, along with the College of Animal Welfare, are to hold a second charity ball in March.

  • Sheep and lambing feature

    7 January 2008

    FG has six pages in this week's paper dedicated to the lambing season, including a look at nutrition, hygiene in the lambing shed and the effect climate change could have in the future.

  • Sheepdog trials diary

    10 January 2008

    ENGLAND- 12 January. FYLDE, Nursery, Lee End Farm, Quernmore, Lancaster, LA2 9EE, 9am start, enter on field. HOLME, Nursery, Walmsley Fold Farm, Brindle, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 8PD, 9am start, enter on field. RYDALE, Nursery, Pilly Hall Farm, Easby, North Yorkshire, TS9 6JQ, 10am start, enter on field. ECCLESHALL Open and Novice, Slindon House Farm, Eccleshall, Staffordshire, ST21 6LX, signed off M6 at junctions 14 ...

  • Solid trade at Newark for Limousins

    8 January 2008

    A twenty-seven-month-old bull from the Wilodge herd of Christine Williams, Shifnal, Shropshire, made 4,400gns and led a solid trade at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s first official sale of 2008, held at Newark Livestock Market, Nottingham.

  • South American herd animal is the basis for truly British products

    January 11th 2008

    Six years ago Robin and Caroline Sandys-Clarke set up a small alpaca herd on their Cumbrian farm, selling clothing made from the animals’ wool. JACK DAVIES went to see how the business has developed.

  • Still opposed to NVZ changes

    January 11th 2008

    THE National Farmers’ Union is continuing to lobby hard against many of Defra’s proposed amendments to the Nitrates Directive, which it describes as ‘blanket solutions with perverse impacts’.

  • Still opposed to NVZ changes

    January 11th 2008

    THE National Farmers’ Union is continuing to lobby hard against many of Defra’s proposed amendments to the Nitrates Directive, which it describes as ‘blanket solutions with perverse impacts’.

  • Storms cause serious damage to buildings in Scotland

    10 January 2008

    SOUTHERN Scotland was particularly affected by this week’s storms, and by 10.00 on Wednesday morning, rural insurer NFU Mutual was already dealing with over 30 claims for serious damage to homes and farm buildings – with many more reports of minor damage flooding in.

  • Supermarket policies

    January 11th 2008

    SOME supermarkets have already changed their policies towards poultry following recent campaigns, and it is hoped that, as public support gathers, more will follow suit.

  • Survey shows awareness of climate change among farmers is growing

    2 January 2008

    INDUSTRY leaders have called on farmers to continue their good work in responding to climate change, following a recent survey into farmers’ attitudes on the subject.

  • Taunton record broken

    January 11th 2008

    A GOOD entry for the first Saturday of the year at Taunton Livestock Centre, Somerset, saw a continuation in the exceptional dairy trade for fresh milk that ended 2007.

  • TB anomalies raise doubts about reliability of tests

    10 January 2008

    THE reliability of bovine TB tests has been brought into question after the two types of test in use produced vastly differing results in the same herds.

  • TB anomalies raise doubts about reliability of tests

    10 January 2008

    THE reliability of bovine TB tests has been brought into question after the two types of test in use produced vastly differing results in the same herds.

  • Testing continues as Defra seeks to establish extent of bird flu outbreak

    11 January 2008

    TESTING was continuing today at the Swannery in Dorset where three mute swans were confirmed yesterday with the virulent H5N1 strain of avian flu.

  • TFA launches new on-line rent review service

    8 January 2008

    THE Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is providing its members with on-line access to information to assist with farm rent reviews.

  • Third time lucky for Duckworth

    January 11th 2008

    AFTER twice being the runner-up, Stephen Duckworth took the nursery title with Spy at the New Year’s Day Charity Trial at Moorlodge Farm, Oakworth, West Yorkshire. Keith Salisbury and Scott took the novice title.

  • Top young butcher

    January 11th 2008

    DANIEL Marston has been named Young Butcher of the Year by the Meat Trades Journal, and collected his award at Claridge’s, London.

  • Tractor sales rise to continue

    January 11th 2008

    TRACTOR sales have risen to their strongest position in over ten years with 15,540 units over 50hp being registered in 2007.

  • Welsh Assembly FMD compensation claim minutes to stay secret

    January 11th 2008

    MINUTES of meetings, which it is being claimed would show whether Welsh Assembly Ministers sought proper compensation for farmers hit by foot-and-mouth disease restrictions, are to be kept secret, according to Montgomeryshire AM, Mick Bates.

  • Welsh trials results

    10 January 2008

    RADNORSHIRE v BRECKNOCK. National Class: Individal:1= Y. Abrey (Llanfilo) Fly and V. Davies (Garth) Moss, 10; 3, R. Jones (Llanafan Fawr) Jim, 13; 4, D. Evans (Libanus) Floss, 14; 5, A. Price (Doldowlod) Celt, 18; 6, G. Davies (Cilmery) Glen, 19. Team Result: Brecknock average per run 24 points; Radnorshire average per run 33 points.

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