We are urgently developing research requirements with other European laboratories to make sure we understand and the disease (Schmallenberg) better.Farmers Guardian
January 15, 2010
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Farmers count cost of cold weather
13 January 2010
FARMERS across frozen Britain are counting the cost of the longest sustained period of cold weather for more than 30 years.
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‘One stop shop’ for wind turbines
14 January 2010
Derbyshire-based Hallmark Tractors is offering farmers who wish to reduce power bills and cut their carbon footprints by launching its full-package wind turbine service.
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A small abattoir bucking the trend as the business grows
15 January 2010
Barry Alston takes a look at a meat industry rarity – a small abattoir which is expanding.
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Agriculture in the national news - January 11
11 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Monday, January 11).
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Agriculture in the national news - January 12
12 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agricutlure has hit the headlines across the country (Tuesday, January 12).
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Agriculture in the national news - January 13
13 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Wednesday, January 13).
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Agriculture in the national news - January 14
14 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Thursday, January 14).
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Agriculture in the national news - January 15
15 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Friday, January 15).
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Agriculture in the national news - January 18
18 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the nation (Monday, January 18).
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Analyse and maximise the rewards in fight for our rivers
January 15, 2010
Barry Alston reports on how a free soil-testing initiative turned into a new business for a young West Wales farmer.
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Annadale Holsteins top Scottish herd tables
January 15, 2010
For the fifth year running Annandale Holsteins is the highest producing herd in Scotland.
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Around the marts
13 January 2010
Beeston
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Asda slashes 30p off a four-pint polybottle
January 15, 2010
Asda’s 3,600 price cuts – announced last week – average 13 per cent, include dairy products.
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Aza’s swansong at Tynwern sees Wyn and Non take the honours
January 15, 2010
The last sheepdog trial in the South Wales Association’s calendar, held on December 28 at Tynwern Farm, Llanrhystud, and hosted by Emyr Lloyd, will be looked back on as a poignant event.
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Beef bulls in top 10 per cent ‘maximise profits’
January 15, 2010
Farmers who rear calves sired by top-performing bulls are likely to see improved profits compared to those from other bulls, according to the latest research carried out by Meat Promotion Wales, as part of the Welsh Beef Quality Improvement Programme.
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Better genetics 'key to crop productivity'
January 15, 2010
THE British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has welcomed the findings of new farmer research which singles out plant breeding as the most important scientific development for future agricultural production.
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'Big Disc' to launch at Lamma
January 15, 2010
‘Big Disc’ to launch at Lamma.
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Bpex launches NVZ calculator
January 15, 2010
TO help pig farmers work out their requirements under NVZ regulations, Bpex has produced two calculators, one for batch systems and the other for continuous throughput systems.
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Brassicas 'a useful break crop' in grassland reseeding
January 15, 2010
BRASSICAS can provide a useful break crop in grassland reseeding programmes, says Helen Mathieu of British Seed Houses, especially if rape/kale hybrids are planted.
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Breakthrough in equine sarcoid treatment
13 January 2010
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has succeeded in killing equine sarcoid cells in vitro by silencing a gene in the virus that causes sarcoids.
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British researchers develop GM potato
12 January 2010
A TRIAL to develop genetically modified potatoes that would save British growers more than £40 million a year has been successful, initial results have revealed.
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Cenius makes UK debut
January 15, 2010
New at Lamma for Amazone UK is the Cenius cultivator, seen first in the flesh at Agritechnica in November.
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CFE launches guidance books
January 15, 2010
THREE new booklets available from the Campaign for the Farmed Environment offer advice on the best Environmental Stewardship (ES) options and campaign measures to achieve specific environmental benefits.
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Chelford Texels peak at 2,650gns for 2008 gimmer
15 January 2010
The wintry conditions did not deter Texel and Beltex breeders from attending the annual sale of in-lamb females for both breeds, at Chelford Market last Saturday.
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Clearer labelling starts with Red Tractor
14 January 2010
A MAJOR project to deliver clearer labelling to the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme was launched today (Thursday, January 14).
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Cold snap 'will not hit food prices'
11 January 2010
THE British Retail Consortium (BRC) has rubbished reports that the cold snap will push the price of food up.
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Commissioner-elect vows to reform CAP
15 January 2010
THE future of the Common Agricultural Policy looks set to fall into the hands of a CAP reformer, the Romanian commissioner-elect Dacian Ciolos.
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Competitors brush off snow at Aintree
15 January 2010
COMPETITORS braved the bad weather and snow to take part in the Fearns Farm Dressage Championships held at Aintree Equestrian Centre.
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Cow mobility competition winners
January 15, 2010
?FIVE winners have been selected in the Farmers Guardian and DairyCo mobility competition that ran over Christmas and the New Year. Each will receive a £50 Marks and Spencer voucher.C. Charnley, Deal, Kent.Rodney Elsden, Ipswich, Suffolk.John Moody, Glastonbury, Somerset.A. Retallick, Launceston, Cornwall.P. Wright, Shipley, West Yorkshire.
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Derek Ricketts sacked as show jumping team manager
15 January 2010
British show jumping squad performance manager Derek Ricketts has been sacked following the team’s ‘disappointing’ results in 2009.
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Developing the commercial potential of Hereford breed
13 January 2010
Mark Spendlove has never been one to follow a trend. Always trying to sell cattle when others wanted to buy, he turned the traditional system completely on its head. Ann Hardy visited his farm in Northamptonshire.
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DfT extends transport rule suspension
12 January 2010
The Department for Transport (DfT) has extended the relaxation on enforcing EU rules on drivers working hours in a bid to increase distribution of feed onto farms.
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Dominic Naylor: Christmas shut down even spread to the cubicle and parlour equipment
January 15, 2010
BEFORE I launch into the litany of problems the freezing weather has brought this last month, a happy New Year to you all!
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Eating habits must change to cut emissions – WWF
19 January 2010
BRITISH eating habits contribute far more to global warming than originally thought, a new study has warned.
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Environment Agency relaxes rules on milk and slurry spreading
11 January 2010
THE Environment Agency has temporarily relaxed some of the restrictions on spreading milk and slurry to help farmers during the big freeze.
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Ex-DFB members lose out on tax decision
15 January 2010
FORMER Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFB) members could miss out on up to £10 million in tax relief after HM revenue and Customs issued its guidance on the tax treatment of losses incurred when the co-op collapsed.
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Ex-M&S chief calls for UK time to be put forward
28 January 2010
Sir Stuart Hampson, former chief executive of Marks & Spencer has petitioned the NFU council via a letter to President Peter Kendall, to ‘stop the daylight robbery’.
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Farmers back Welsh badger cull
13 January 2010
BOTH farming unions in Wales have welcomed the decision to go ahead with a pilot area cull of badgers.
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Farmers praised for Bluetongue efforts
January 15, 2010
PRAISE has been given to cattle and sheep farmers in South and East England for vaccinating stock against bluetongue in 2009 and providing a ‘barrier to disease’ to farmers elsewhere in the UK.
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Farming Offers - The Countryside Notebook
13 January 2010
Win The Countryside Notebook with Farmers Guardian farming offers.
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Farmland values to increase, say agents
January 15, 2010
Average grade 3 arable land in England could reach £17,200 per hectare (£7,000 per acre) say Savills. The firm predicts demand will far outweigh likely supply.
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February price rise from First Milk
14 January 2010
FIRST Milk has confirmed it will raise standard litre milk price by 0.25ppl from 1 February 2010.
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First shipment of granular nitrogen arrives in the UK
January 15, 2010
Eastern Counties-based Law Fertilisers has taken delivery of 2,500 tonnes of granular nitrogen into Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire.
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Food 2030 strategy is not empty rhetoric - Benn
14 January 2010
HILARY Benn defended the Government’s blueprint for food policy up to 2030 in front of a high profile Commons committee yesterday (Wednesday, January 13).
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Georgina Downs to take pesticide case to Europe
12 January 2010
ANTI-PESTICIDE campaigner Georgina Downs has pledged to fight the Government’s ‘inadequate’ policy on crop spraying in Europe after she failed to win her case in the domestic courts.
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Getting your horse used to a new bit
January 15, 2010
Give your horse plenty of time to get used to a new bit, was the message from bitting expert, Hilary Vernon, speaking at the lecture/demonstration held at The World Horse Welfare’s Penny Farm, Blackpool.
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Global news round-up - January 15
January 15, 2010
Our regular round-up of news from around the globe
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Government to set up supermarket Ombudsman
13 January 2010
THE Government has announced that it will set up a supermarket ombudsman to protect suppliers from abuses of power by the big retailers.
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Healthy outlook predicted for export grain
January 15, 2010
Future prospects for grain exports are good, say two prominent marketing companies.
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Horse owners keep on spending
12 January 2010
Horse owners have continued to spend money on their horses and themselves throughout the recession, reveals new research from the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA)
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Horseball championships to run at Bishop Burton College
12 January 2010
The Federation of International Horseball (FHIB) European Horseball Pony Championships 2010 will run alongside the FEI European Pony Championships when they are held at Bishop Burton College in July 2010.
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Improved methods make breed comparisons easier
January 15, 2010
MUCH of the interest in the genetic indexes for dairy breeds other than Holstein focuses on the proofs themselves, with numerous changes in some way affecting all of the breeds.
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Increased tan spot threat to winter wheat
January 15, 2010
THE incidence of tan spot last season appears to have caught agronomists by surprise.
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Irrigators face potential SFP reduction
January 15, 2010
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JCB donates diggers to Haiti disaster
15 January 2010
FARM machinery giant JCB is donating diggers worth more than £90,000 to help the disaster relief effort in Haiti.
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JCB's Teletruk reaches 7,500-unit milestone
11 January 2010
JCB’s versatile Teletruk, which has found a home on many farms, is now topping sales worldwide of more than 7,500 units, reports JCB.
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John Deere adds to its 2010 sprayer models
January 15, 2010
SINCE John Deere launched its own sprayer business in 1998, following its purchase of Douven in Holland, the company has taken a good chunk of the crop protection market.
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John Gordon: A collapsed roof due to snow, hungry ewes and impending TB tests
January 15, 2010
Continuing our series charting the ups and downs of seven farmers around the country, we find out what’s been happening on-farm in Aberdeenshire.
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Keenan feeder goes small-scale
January 15, 2010
Richard Keenan’s latest diet feeder, the 300, has been aimed at smaller-scale dairy and beef producers.
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Knight increases trailed sprayer size
January 15, 2010
New from sprayer manufacturer Knight is its largest capacity trailed machine to date, with a 6,000-litre stainless-steel tank and booms up to 40m.
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Krone unveils two new models
January 15, 2010
KWT 11.22 trailed tedder and the EasyCut 32 CVF front mower.
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Locally produced milk to be drunk in schools
January 15, 2010
A CONSORTIUM of dairies has been formed to spearhead a campaign aiming to get school children in Wales drinking locally produced milk.
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Major report focuses on food chain emissions
15 January 2010
A MAJOR new report on UK food chain emissions will be published on Monday (January 18).
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Mandelson must give more to rural broadband
12 January 2010
LORD Mandelson’s commitment to provide £1 billion of investment into next-generation-access broadband does not go far enough, a leading farm lobby has warned.
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McDonalds on hunt for climate-friendly beef
11 January 2010
FAST-food chain McDonalds is on the hunt for new methods to produce a climate-friendly beef burger.
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Meat labelling 'confuses shoppers'
15 January 2010
EIGHT out of ten meat and meat products carry a country of origin label but consumers still don’t know what it means, the Government’s food safety watchdog has revealed.
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Meg breaks Dennis Purdham’s nursery trial duck at Windermere
January 15, 2010
As with most sports, the weather wreaked havoc with the sheepdog trials last weekend, with only one from the diary going ahead.
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Monsanto on the verge of a biotech explosion
January 15, 2010
BIOTECHNOLOGY firm Monsanto has announced details of a record number of projects to be advanced in its research and development pipeline.
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Natural England relaxes supplementary feed rules
12 January 2010
NATURAL England (NE) has suspended rules preventing farmers in agri-environment schemes from giving livestock additional feed as farmers continue to struggle to feed animals in the freezing temperatures.
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New at Lamma - New Holland tops 200hp with T6090
13 January 2010
ALTHOUGH launched at Agritechnica 2009, New Holland’s T6090 has not been seen officially in the UK yet but will be on the company’s stand at LAMMA next week.
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New at Lamma – T5070 bridges gap for New Holland
13 January 2010
THE T5000 series has been a marked progression from the TL and TLA in New Holland’s portfolio, and it now has a big brother in the guise of the T5070. This range-topper is being touted as a potential big seller for the company, and is due with dealers by late January.
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New bulls emerge in January proof run
18 January 2010
THE latest Holstein bull proof run, published last week, from DairyCo breeding+ may look like more of the same with a continued dominance by Oman and his sons.
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New drainjetter version to launch at Lamma
January 15, 2010
Mitchell-Rowlands will have a new version of the S-S drainjetter at Lamma. With an Automatic Repeat System (ARS), the jetter pulls the cleaning hose back when it hits a land drain blockage. This works in conjunction with the radio control system of the machine.
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New executive at the NOAH
January 15, 2010
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has appointed Donal Murphy, a veterinary surgeon, as technical executive.
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New fertiliser coating to prevent phosphorus lock in
January 15, 2010
A NEW fertiliser coating, which is said to render phosphate more available in the soil is available through Openfield this season.
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New health requirements for Aberdeen-Angus sales
January 15, 2010
The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society has been raising the bar again for the health standard of cattle entered for society sales.
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New national show for South Devons
January 15, 2010
The 2010 Royal Cornwall Show will host the first ever National Show of South Devons, with a different agricultural show to be chosen each subsequent year.
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New pesticide advice to stop decline in birdlife
11 January 2010
FARMERS are being offered new advice on pesticide use to help reverse the decline in important native bird species across Britain.
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News round-up from the Oxford Farming Conference
5 January 2010
AS the industry’s annual curtain raiser gets underway in Oxford, we’ll be bringing you all the latest news from the conference.
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NFU election nominations are in - the race is on
14 January 2010
A TOTAL of 14 candidates will be vying for the top three jobs at next month’s NFU elections.
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NSA South Sheep returns after 10-year absence
January 15, 2010
After a 10-year lapse, NSA South Sheep has been relaunched, to take place on June 16 at Chilbolton Down Farm, Stockbridge, Hampshire.
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OFC '10: Benn ‘funked’ badger cull decision – Herbert
7 January 2010
NICK Herbert accused his counterpart Hilary Benn of ‘funking’ the decision on a badger cull as he sought to emphasise the gulf between the two on bovine TB (bTB) policy.
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Oilseed growing guide launched
January 15, 2010
The latest edition of ‘Growing Oilseeds’ is now available from United Oilseeds.
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Ombudsman plan 'a victory for consumers'
13 January 2010
NFU president Peter Kendall described the Government announcement on the supermarket ombudsman as ‘a victory for common sense and the consumer’.
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Optimistic forecasts for dairying in 2010
13 January 2010
FORECASTERS have published optimistic predictions for dairying in 2010 as global market forces continue to support predictions of potentially strengthening prices for producers - provided processors share their better returns.
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Pig units 'must raise biosecurity'
January 15, 2010
Pig breeding and finishing units need to raise standards of pathogen control ahead of compulsory testing for salmonella being introduced next year, says feed safety specialist Anitox.
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Randers closing in mid-2010
13 January 2010
As FG initially reported in late 2009, AGCO has finally confirmed the closure of its Randers plant in Denmark, and will increase Western European combine harvester production at its Joint Venture harvesting manufacturing facility in Breganze, Italy.
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Robert Ford wins Wiseman quality award
January 15, 2010
With an average SCC of only 72,000 and a bactoscan just over 10, Robert Ford has won Robert Wiseman Dairies’ milk quality award.
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Rule changes for potato seed treatment
January 15, 2010
SEED potato fungicide RhiNo DS must now be applied using an automated applicator as a result of a regulatory label change, which has removed the option for manual application of the product.
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Scientists hatch plan to produce more food
18 January 2010
BRITAIN’S leading scientists will hatch a plan to increase food production without impacting on the environment when they meet later today (Monday, January 18).
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Scots survey damage to snow-hit farmers
18 January 2010
THE Scottish Government is surveying the damage to snow-hit farmers before coming up with a plan to assist those worst affected.
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Scottish Government provides relief for snow-hit farmers
12 January 2010
THE Scottish Government is relaxing a number of restrictions to help farmers through the cold snap.
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Search begins for Voice of the Year
15 January 2010
Grandstand Group, the team behind Horse of the Year Show and the British Open Show Jumping Championships, is staging a search for a new voice in equestrian commentating.
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Setting new standards in equipment hire
January 15, 2010
MANUFACTURERS often hire kit out to supplement sales, but Suffolk-based muck spreader producer Agri-Hire approached this the other way round. James Lane finds out why.
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Sheepdog trials diary - January 16-20
January 15, 2010
ENGLAND
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Sheepdog trials results - January 15
January 15, 2010
English results
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Shoppers demand carbon food labels
13 January 2010
NEARLY three-quarters of shoppers want carbon labels on food products, new research shows.
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Snow prompts young entrants support extension
11 January 2010
THE severe weather conditions across Wales have led to this year’s application window for the Welsh Assembly’s Young Entrants Support Scheme being extended until March 31.
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Standen Pearson unveils new rotary bed tiller
January 15, 2010
STANDEN PEARSON has developed a new rotary bed tiller aimed at nematicide application.
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Supermarkets slam ombudsman plan
13 January 2010
SUPERMARKETS have responded angrily to Government plans to set up a retail ombudsman.
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Surplus fodder register
January 15, 2010
Due to the inclement weather, Cheshire-based consultancy firm Rostons has launched a ‘farm-to-farm fodder bank’.
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Suzuki KingQuad - raising the stakes on smoothness
January 15, 2010
The latest Suzuki ATV lives up to our old addage of ‘like a well-oiled sewing machine’.
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Switch from fishmeal can make big savings
January 15, 2010
Switching from fishmeal to fish oil-based products could save pig farmers £20 per tonne without any loss of production, says Francis Palmer of Ufac-UK.
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Take the time now to assess your fields
January 15, 2010
It is not too early to start thinking about which fields need a bit of TLC, even if you do not sow any seed until much later in the year, says independent grassland specialist Charlie Morgan.
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TB tops Kendall election pledge
19 January 2010
THE fight to eradicate bovine TB from British farms will top Peter Kendall’s agenda if he is re-elected as NFU president.
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Thainstone ewes sell to a £172.50 top
15 January 2010
Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, celebrated its 20th anniversary this week and last Friday the farming community defied the adverse weather to attend the mart’s weekly sale.
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Tuchel-Trac loader comes to the UK
January 15, 2010
AFT Trenchers and Microplant are set to bring the Tuchel-Trac Quatro self-propelled vehicle to the UK market.
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Vets should take a more ‘active role’ on welfare - BVA
January 15, 2010
Vets should take a more ‘active role’ in educating dairy farmers and promoting better welfare, says the British Veterinary Association (BVA).
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Weather woes continue for beet and potato growers
12 January 2010
THE prolonged cold weather continues to cause problems for root crop growers.
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Welsh badger cull given the go-ahead
13 January 2010
A badger cull in West Wales has today (Wednesday, January 13) been given the go-ahead following the evaluation of studies showing that removing infected wildlife can reduce the disease in cattle.
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Welsh Country Foods to shed 200 jobs
14 January 2010
MORE than 200 jobs are under threat at a major food processing pant in North Wales.
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Welsh farm incomes on the rise
12 January 2010
LATEST findings of the annual Farm Business Survey in Wales show that although input costs have risen by as much as 20 per cent, income in the 2008 to 2009 statistical year went up by a range of7to 53 per cent among the various sectors.
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Welsh oppose UK moves to abandon CAP
11 January 2010
THE UK Government’s latest vision for food production has been welcomed by the Farmers Union of Wales - but with some strong opposition to a determination to abandon the Common Agricultural Policy.
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Win a New Holland tractor and baler
12 January 2010
DON’T miss your chance to win a New Holland T6020 with a BR7060 baler in our Lamma 2010 competition.
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Winter solution for rush cutting jobs
January 15, 2010
Quad-X launches Power Shredder.
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Yield mapping can reduce amount of fertiliser applied
January 15, 2010
YIELD mapping has been around for many years, but not many growers know its intricacies as well as Essex farmer, Stuart Galloway. James Lane finds out about his latest move into variable-rate fertiliser application
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Young Farmers benefit from new market record of £2,250 at Bentham
15 January 2010
Bentham and District Auction Mart held its first Young Farmers singles night, which saw 22 hoggs from local young farmers members forward.