Farmers Guardian
January 19th 2007

  • ‘Need for change to improve market value to dairy farmers’

    January 19th 2007

    FIRST Milk chief executive, Peter Humphreys (right), told delegates that a change in approach was vital if a fair share of market value was to be returned to the dairy farmer.

  • ‘We remain positive and enjoy working in the dairy industry’

    January 19th 2007

    IF there was one Achilles heel in dairying it was that farmers enjoyed what they did, said former ‘Dairy Farmer of the Future’ winner Trevor Lloyd.

  • A good year for Mole Valley

    January 19th 2007

    DESPITE agricultural reform having adversely affected many of its farming customers, Mole Valley Farmers has reported a record financial performance.

  • Abattoir re-opens its doors to OTM cattle

    January 19th 2007

    THE West Country abattoir at the centre of an investigation into its BSE testing is taking Over-Thirty Month (OTM) cattle again.

  • Adam’s vision of farming in 2026 has write appeal

    January 19th 2007

    AN essay competition on farming in 2026, generated much response from agricultural students in Yorkshire – with Adam Bedford, of Askham Bryan College, taking the top prize of £150.

  • Anger over bid to extend pre-movement testing

    January 19th 2007

    MINISTERS have been warned that extending pre-movement testing (PrMT) to younger cattle from March 1 will destroy parts of the South West livestock industry for little gain in disease control terms.

  • Arable’s rosy glow – but dairy still down

    January 19th 2007

    TWO years down the line after the reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy farmers are generally in a more confident frame of mind, judging from the result of a survey conducted by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

  • Beeston Castle’s good mid-month trading

    January 19th 2007

    THERE was a smaller entry than usual at the January mid-month sale of pedigree and commercial cattle at Beeston Castle Auction, but trade for fresh second calvers and heifers was good.

  • Brazil sugar production on the up

    January 19th 2007

    THE world’s biggest sugar producer, Brazil, is set to further increase its sugar growing area, according to industry experts. 

  • Breakfast omelette

    January 19th 2007

    Vivien Marshall, head chef at Kitley House Hotel in South Devon, provided this recipe, one of her many creations that have helped the hotel to win a Farmhouse Breakfast Week Champion award.

  • Breakfast Pancake Stack

    January 19th 2007

    A great breakfast treat, these pancakes can be made ahead and reheated when required. Recipe from Rachel Green.

  • British red meat export drive

    January 19th 2007

  • Buying group to close

    January 19th 2007

    THE 44-year-old farmer-owned buying group Lewes Farmers will cease trading on June 30, the end of its financial year.

  • Calf milk replacer could improve growth rates

    18 January 2007

    DAIRY calves will achieve higher growth rates, cost effectively, if they are reared on a high quality calf milk replacer, fed on a cold ad-lib basis, according to results from trials carried out by Myerscough College.

  • CAP reform: Fresh debate

    January 19th 2007

    DAIRY UK has organised a major industry seminar in order to initiate fresh debate within the dairy industry on the future of CAP reform.

  • Cheese and bacon muffins

    January 19th 2007

    Muffins are so popular these days, says Angela Gray, whose recipe this is. Although they originate from America, they are delicious made with the addition of some Welsh quality cheese and bacon. These are delicious on their own, but wonderful with a poached egg and grilled tomatoes.

  • Chocolate orange porridge

    January 19th 2007

    Recipe provided by Nick Nairn, one of Scotland’s best known celebrity chefs who is passionate about using the wonderful natural produce of his homeland.

  • Chocolate Peppermint Squares

    January 19th 2007

    “THIS has always been a favourite with my whole family,” says Vivien North of Disley, Cheshire, whose grown-up daughters still regularly request them when they visit.

  • City Food Lecture, London

    24 January 2007

    THE City Food Lecture 2007, sponsored by the Food Standards Agency, was staged in the Guildhall, London, on Tuesday evening. The keynote speech was given by Peter Melchett, policy director of the Soil Association.

  • CLONING: Is it worth the negative publicity to farming?

    January 19th 2007

    As clone farming hits the headlines ALISTAIR DRIVER asks whether there is a future for it in the UK

  • College farm taken on by groundbreaking brothers

    January 19th 2007

    A GROUNDBREAKING agreement has seen two young farmers taking on the tenancy of one of the leading agricultural college farms in Wales.

  • Competition Commission to investigate milk supply chain

    23 January 2007

    The Competition Commission will focus mainly on local markets in its grocery inquiry, not supply chain relations.

  • Cost sharing only works if it’s a true partnership

    January 19th 2007

    Over the next couple of years disease control cost sharing could well become one of the big issues for livestock farmers.

  • Could kale be set for a comeback?

    18 January 2007

    IT has been around for years but generally fell out of fashion 30 years ago, yet kale could be set for a major comeback as a means of reducing winter feeding costs.

  • Council bowled over by world record porridge

    January 19th 2007

    A SUCCESSFUL world record attempt at making the largest bowl of porridge, preceded the NFU Council meeting on Tuesday morning.

  • Crucial timing of compaction repair will avoid more trouble

    January 19th 2007

    TIMING was critical for any operation to deal with soil compaction, and it was better to leave the work until the following year rather than risk making the problem worse, ADAS soil scientist, Peter Ashworth told a Cumbria Farmers’ Network meeting at Holmrook, Cumbria.

  • Danish Agrimek Event continued ...

    January 19th 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.Dal-Bo has also developed a grass roller that can also be used as a sort of harrow to pull out dead grass while reseeding areas. Its Maxiroll 630 comprises a front levelling bar, two rows of tines, grass ...

  • Danish Agrimek Event continued 2...

    January 19th 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.JF-Stoll stunned visitors at the last Agritechnia with the prototype of the world’s largest trailed mower, the GXT 12005, which had a cutting width of 11.55m. The commercial version was at Agromek. Available ...

  • Danish Agromek event

    January 19th 2007

    This week’s Danish Agromek event – northern Europe’s largest annual machinery show – was dominated by new machines designed to combine a number of tasks, such as a set of grass rolls that can be used as a sort of chain harrow as well as being used to apply grass seed. STEVEN VALE joined the estimated 70,000 visitors to review some of the highlights.

  • Defra cutbacks ‘hitting import testing’

    January 19th 2007

    CRUCIAL testing on imported food is being jeopardised by Defra funding cutbacks.

  • Dennison hat-trick of wins

    January 19th 2007

    THREE of the five categories in the Border and Lakeland Winter Holstein Classic 2007, went the way of Messrs Dennison, Scales Park, Aldingham, Ulverston, Cumbria.

  • End to maize intervention in EU will have little affect

    January 19th 2007

    THE abolition of EU intervention for maize will affect production very little, cause only a temporary downward blip in maize prices in some EU regions – and benefit the livestock and bio-fuel sectors it is claimed.

  • English Sheepdog Trial Results

    January 19th 2007

    YORKSHIRE, Trawden Show Field, Nursery (57 ran): 1, A. Bancroft (Settle) Scartop Fern, 75 of 90; 2, R. Jewitt (Naburn) Nell, 72; 3, J. Cropper (Deerplay) Ben, 71; 4, R. Fielden (Todmorden) Brad, 70; 5, T. Lawrenson (Brindle) Kate, 69, OLF; 6, K. Salisbury (Riddlesden) Scott, 69.

  • Escape party

    19 January 2007

    I suspected that there would only be one week’s grass left on the cricket pitch for my small flock of 11, but that has been confirmed this week with a couple of escapes!

  • EU strengthens defences against bird flu

    January 19th 2007

    THE EU has stepped up its defences against avian influenza this week by permanently banning imports of wild birds.

  • European importers at odds over calves from UK auctions

    January 19th 2007

    SOME European calf imp-orters have this week denied rumours that they would not accept calves bought at dedicated UK auction markets.

  • Fat supplements provide weight gain boost in fresh-calved cows

    18 January 2007

    NEW independent research shows that feeding the correct form of fat supplement in early lactation not only maintains milk yields, but ensures a more rapid transition to weight gain post-calving, which is crucial if a tight calving interval is to be maintained.

  • Financial boost for research projects

    18 January 2007

    THE BBSRC has made more than £13million of funding available for the benefit of the UK’s farmers and consumers through no fewer than 18 crop science projects.

  • Fischer Boel gets her own blog

    January 19th 2007

    EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has set up a blog (web log) where she plans to offer her views, alongside space for farmers and others to leave comments for her.

  • Focus on Fertiliser - Don’t make false economies

    18 January 2007

    WHILE increasing fertiliser costs make it tempting to buy a discounted product such a purchase could be an ‘expensive mistake’, according to Yara.

  • Focus on Fertiliser - Spray capacity to spare

    18 January 2007

    Investing in a high capacity trailed sprayer has bought more time for spraying for one Oxfordshire farmer, and given the potential to switch to liquid fertiliser applications too. Geoff Ashcroft reports

  • Focus on Fertilisers

    18 January 2007

    Pros and cons of solid or liquid - Fertiliser application has become an increasingly expensive area with more consideration of the different aspects needed. Here Yara takes a look at some of the key issues.

  • Foraging Blog 22nd January 07

    22 January 2007

    I was intrigued to read in Farmers Guardian just last week how DEFRA is in the process of commissioning a £750,000 research project that will look at changing the diets of ruminant livestock to reduce methane and nitrogen emissions.

  • FSA calls for classification of products from cloned offspring as novel foods

    January 19th 2007

    THE Food Standards Agency (FSA) has put in a request to Brussels to classify products from the offspring of cloned animals as novel foods.

  • Full payments to begin ‘within next few weeks’

    January 19th 2007

    ONE HUNDRED farmers in England received their Single Payments in full this week, as part of a live IT test, which covered a range of different types of claim.

  • Getting the taste for a new business

    January 19th 2007

    NEW Year, New You, New Business? WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise) is running free taster sessions for all Midlands women who are considering starting their own business.

  • Global demand sees powder prices at hit record levels

    January 19th 2007

    MILK powder prices have strengthened to record levels and the trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.

  • GM hen flock ‘paves the way for cheaper drugs’

    18 January 2007

    GENETICALLY modified hens that are able to produce complex pharmaceutical proteins in their eggs have been bred at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute.

  • Great success after taking the plunge

    January 19th 2007

    SOME thought it a pretty precarious move – but a £1 million plus West Wales visionary venture has turned out to be a runaway success.

  • Home-bred line is the key to Bancroft’s Yorkshire win

    January 19th 2007

    HOME-BRED from a line he has kept for over 40 years, Adrian Bancroft won the Yorkshire nursery on Saturday on the Trawden showfield, Lancashire, with Scartop Fern.

  • Home-made granola

    January 19th 2007

    Irish home-made granola with maple flavoured yoghurt and fresh Berries. Recipe provided by Jenny Bristow. A real treat of a breakfast cereal, packed full of goodness and ideal for making in advance.

  • In-lamb Texel ewes hit a 3,000gns peak at Ruthin

    January 19th 2007

    BIDDING peaked at 3,000gns when 42 in-lamb Texel ewes from John Morris’s Green flock, Llanfachraeth, Anglesey, went under the hammer at Ruthin auction.

  • Irish farm assurance is ‘farcical’ says NBA

    January 19th 2007

    THE IRISH farm assurance process has become ‘farcical’, the National Beef Association (NBA) has claimed. It says a breakdown in the inspection regime run by Bord Bia, the body responsible for Irish food exports, has left just 13 per cent of Irish beef production accredited.

  • LAMMA 07 is an outstanding success despite early closure

    23 January 2007

    The twenty-sixth LAMMA Show was, in the opinion of the many visitors and exhibitors, the best yet.

  • Lancashire elect tenant farmer David as chief

    January 19th 2007

    TENANT farmer David Graveston, of Park House Farm, Gisburn, near Clitheroe, is to become the new chairman of the NFU’s Lancashire county branch.

  • Latest Bank Rate rise ‘unwelcome’

    January 19th 2007

    THE Bank of England’s second interest rate rise in three months – by 0.25 per cent to 5.25 per cent – is not a disaster but nevertheless unwelcome for many farmers, say bankers.

  • Local food is ‘no fad or trend’ delegates are told

    January 19th 2007

    THE demand for local food was more than a fad or a passing trend, Richard Walters, of Bidwells Agriculture, told delegates at the East Midlands Farm Management Association annual conference at Nottingham University.

  • Lord Haskins turns down FUW Welsh lamb challenge

    January 19th 2007

    FORMER Labour peer, Lord Haskins, has turned down the challenge from the Farmers Union of Wales to eat his own words after suggesting consumers would be more environmentally friendly eating New Zealand lamb instead of Welsh lamb.

  • Low protein wheats are best for biofuel

    18 January 2007

    Agronomy researchers from Cambridge Arable Technologies (CAT) shared their 2006 trials results with members at the organisation’s winter conference. CLEMMIE PEROWNE reports.

  • M&S makes purchase of UK local food a priority

    January 19th 2007

    MARKS and Spencer is to make the purchase of UK regional and local food a priority and will clearly label any food it imports by air.

  • Make a non-miraculous living from dairy

    January 19th 2007

    Getting into dairy farming may not always be straightforward but Richard Screech has found an interesting solution – renting a farm from his father – and is keen to prove himself. DAVID BURROWS reports.

  • Making Hereford breed history – with a herd established just three years ago

    January 19th 2007

    When Philip and Alison Allman took over their beef and arable farm in central Scotland they little expected to hit the headlines in the pedigree Hereford world. They made breed history by taking the Hereford 2006 bull and female of the year awards with a brother and sister. NEIL RYDER talked to them about their farm business and the future.

  • Management buy-out of United Auctions

    January 19th 2007

    TERMS have been agreed for United Auctions to become an independent, private company through a management buy-out from the parent group, the Glasgow-based property specialist Elphinstone.

  • Market demanding residue-free potatoes

    18 January 2007

    UK potato growers can produce crops free of any agrochemical residues and many are already doing so, according to a leading agronomist. Some growers are already taking steps to highlight the fact that their produce is pesticide-free.

  • McNeill ‘not solely to blame’

    January 19th 2007

    Former Rural Payments Agency chief executive Johnston McNeill has refused to accept sole blame for the 2005 farm payment fiasco after finally giving evidence to MPs investigating the affair.

  • Murphy and Townend demonstration February 12-13

    23 January 2007

    International show jumper Peter Murphy and event rider Oliver Townend have teamed up to hold a “Full Monty Demonstration”, described as a ‘demonstration with a bit of everything’.

  • Murphy and Townend demonstration February 12-13

    23 January 2007

    International show jumper Peter Murphy and event rider Oliver Townend have teamed up to hold a “Full Monty Demonstration”, described as a ‘demonstration with a bit of everything’.

  • Myerscough’s auto action

    January 19th 2007

    STUDENTS at Myerscough College, Lancashire have converted a Formula 3 racing car to run on farm-grown crops.

  • New species of moth discovered

    January 19th 2007

    A NEW species of moth has been discovered in the UK at the National Trust’s Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire.

  • New varieties ‘have much to offer’

    18 January 2007

    The prospects and problems facing the arable sector in Scotland in the coming year were examined in a series of HGCA funded, SAC run workshops. NEIL RYDER talked to some of the SAC team involved.

  • NFU Council

    January 19th 2007

    ALISTAIR DRIVER reports from the NFU Council.

  • NFUS calls for change on passports to provide an incentive for farmers to enrol cattle in the system

    January 19th 2007

    CHANGES to the rules, which would allow cattle passports to be issued on late applications, subject to a charge for a DNA test or paying a small fine, have been suggested by NFU Scotland.

  • Organic pork dip

    January 19th 2007

    SALES of organic lamb and pork fell last year, according to grocery analysts. Organic food sales rose to more than £1.6 billion but apart from the beef sector, sales in red meat fell, organic pork by 2 per cent and organic lamb 1 per cent. Analysts said a lack of availability of organic pork and strong sales of outdoor-reared pork impacted on the market.

  • Overall victory in inter-county trials goes to Brecon

    January 19th 2007

    SOME 36 competitors, 18 from each county, took part in the annual inter-county trials between Brecon and Glamorgan, staged this year at Handel Evans’s Duffryn Wen Farm, near Groeswen, Glamorgan.

  • Patrons pop in to Thirsk auction mart to buy, sell and be ‘clipped’

    January 19th 2007

    THIRSK auction mart now lists ‘hairdressing’ as one of the services it offers at its weekly livestock sales day on a Thursday.

  • Pea contracts are safe

    January 19th 2007

    PEA growers in East Yorkshire have been assured their contracts to supply Birds Eye are safe despite the closure of the company’s factory in Hull. Unilever, Birds Eye’s owners, has announced it is to close the factory which produces frozen fish as well as peas. It plans to close the Hull site by September and transfer production to its plants at Lowestoft in Suffolk and Bremerhaven in Germany.

  • Photographer to chart islands’ farming seasons

    January 19th 2007

    PHOTOGRAPHER Rebecca Marr, is to move to the Orkney islands this month to take up appointment as artist in residence for the Orkney-based Pier Arts Centre’s Art and Agriculture project.

  • Planned increase in UK biofuels a boost for farmers

    18 January 2007

    THE burgeoning energy crops market was given another boost this week as the EU set minimum targets for biofuels use.

  • Plight of dairy farmers highlighted by campaign

    January 19th 2007

    SIX organisations representing all aspects of the agricultural industry in Wales teamed up this week to launch a major campaign highlighting the crisis facing milk producers.

  • Pollution control could halt recovery of UK pig industry

    January 19th 2007

    REDUCING the cost of production must continue to be a priority for UK pig producers, claimed Ian Torrie, managing director of the pig breeding company UPB.

  • Positive principles

    January 19th 2007

    WITH a new deputy principal and its £23 million redevelopment programme well under way, 2007 is looking positive for Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire.

  • Probe into banned feed

    January 19th 2007

    TRADING Standards officials are investigating how pet food containing banned bovine meat and bonemeal was sold to a Surrey farmer and used as feed for his cattle.

  • Producers facing up to payment changes

    January 19th 2007

    ARLA’s milk producers have less than two weeks left to get to get their heads around a letter explaining milk payment changes – and do their sums.

  • Proposed disease licensing system is ‘a step too far’ on biosecurity for events

    January 19th 2007

    REPRESENTATIVES of around 80 local agricultural shows and societies met in Edinburgh this week to voice their views on new proposed disease control measures.

  • Rhug Estate expands its organic area

    January 19th 2007

    HARD on the heels of a multi award-winning year, the North Wales-based Rhug Estate, near Corwen, is expanding its organic operation.

  • Richard takes Cheshire chair

    January 19th 2007

    THE new chairman of the NFU’s Cheshire county branch is arable farmer Richard Clegg, who grows potatoes and cereals on his 200-acre family-owned Moss Brow Farm, Lymm.

  • Rural Business Administrator of the Year Award 2007

    January 19th 2007

    Farmers Guardian today launches the Rural Business Administrator of the Year Award 2007. Organised by the Institute of Agricultural Secretaries and Administrators (IAgSA)as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, the award is held in association with FG. David Burrows went to meet the institute’s very first chairman to talk long addition, red tape and reality TV shows.

  • Scholarships for fact-finding work

    January 19th 2007

    TWO dairy farmers have won Asda/Arla Dairy Farmer Scholarships, worth up to £3,000 each, for fact-finding visits anywhere in the world.

  • Scottish Sheepdog Trial Results

    January 19th 2007

    Whitefield (Judge, C. Dickson, Girvan), Nursery – 10 ran – 1, A Waugh, Glenluce, Craig, 89; 2, B. Welsh, Moniaive, Bill, 87; 3, I. McMillan, Newton Stewart, Tess, 66; 4, J. McCornick, Whauphill, Ted, 60; 5, I. McMillan, Newton Stewart, Jess, 58; 6, C. Cagill, Gatehouse, Ed, 56.

  • Seeded fruit soda bread

    January 19th 2007

    Packed with seeds and dried fruit, this simple bread is best eaten freshly made or toasted the next morning.

  • Seeded fruit soda bread

    January 19th 2007

    Packed with seeds and dried fruit, this simple bread is best eaten freshly made or toasted the next morning.

  • Semex Conference

    January 19th 2007

    Sharing knowledge to help farmers secure the future of their businesses was the main theme of the 17th Semex Dairy Conference, held in Glasgow this week. KATIE LOMAS reports.

  • South West brand is set to enter the commodity market

    January 19th 2007

    BY next year, farmers in the South West of England could have their own unique brand to rival that of Scottish beef and Welsh lamb.

  • Static yields down to OSR management

    18 January 2007

    ADAS scientists Dr Pete Berry and John Spink have ‘pulled the oilseed rape plant apart’ to determine why yields have remained static in the UK at around 3tonnes/hectare for the past 20 years.

  • Steel by-product can benefit arable and grassland farming

    18 January 2007

    GREEN fertiliser, or AgSlag, now has proven benefits for arable and grassland farming, according to Tarmac and Newcastle University.

  • Strong US grain demand this year

    January 19th 2007

    UNITED States Department of Agriculture chief economist Keith Collins expects US farmers to bring in more money from crops in 2007 than they did in 2006, thanks to strong demand for grains.

  • Superb implement trade

    January 19th 2007

    AT Harrison and Hetherington’s first monthly implement sale of the year, a small number of entries went forward but a large attendance of local and Northern Irish bidders ensured a roaring trade for all items.

  • Super-fit Premier League players net nutritional bonus

    January 19th 2007

    FOOTBALL stars at Barclays Premiership champions Chelsea and rivals Spurs, have been converted to healthy organic-flavoured milk drinks produced by a fast-growing West Wales farmer-owned company.

  • Sustainable prices call for Scottish hill sheep

    January 19th 2007

    A DROP in lamb prices over the past eight weeks has fuelled fears in the Scottish hill sheep sector over its longer-term sustainability.

  • The Big Breakfast ... make time for it!

    January 19th 2007

    Farmhouse Breakfast week is an annual scheme designed to educate people about the benefits of eating a healthy breakfast as well as promoting the use of British foods.

  • Tills jingle as Tesco enjoys merry Christmas and greener new year

    January 19th 2007

    SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has reported another record Christmas trading season with like-for-like sales up by 5.9 per cent on last year.

  • Time running out for a satisfactory Tir Mynydd settlement

    January 19th 2007

    WITH the Welsh Assembly back this week from its Christmas recess, hill farmers across Wales will be looking to environment and countryside committee AMs to come up with a package to restore Tir Mynydd support payments – slashed by £12 million a year in the latest budgetary round.

  • Top price of 660gns for Worcester Texels

    January 19th 2007

    A TOP price of 660gns was realised at Gloucester and Border Counties Texel Club’s annual show and sale at Worcester.

  • Trevor is poised for a second stint

    January 19th 2007

    TREVOR Wilson, of Low Bankside, Cark, Cartmel, is due to be installed in his second year as chairman of the NFU’s Cumbria county branch at the annual dinner on MondayThe guest speaker at the dinner is due to be the NFU’s deputy president Meurig Raymond.

  • Two 300gns peaks light up Clearview dispersal

    January 19th 2007

    BIDDINGBIDDING peaked at 300gns twice when 65 pedigree Texel sheep from Julia Gurden’s Clearview flock were dispersed at Worcester livestock market.

  • UK milk producers still quitting – and volume drops too

    January 19th 2007

    MILK producer numbers in England and Wales fell by 112 in December.

  • Walking your way to health

    January 19th 2007

    NATURAL England is encouraging people into the countryside by capitalizing on the time of year with its Walking the Way to Health Initiative (WHI).

  • Welsh Black organic club celebration

    January 19th 2007

    AFTER five years of promotion, marketing and creating awareness, the Welsh Black Cattle Society’s Organic Club – its 70 members now represent around 18 per cent of society members – held a celebratory award presentation dinner.

  • Welsh Sheepdog Trial Results

    January 19th 2007

    Glamorgan (G) v Brecon (B):

  • WI outlines its national campaign to save the British dairy farmer

    January 19th 2007

    THE Women’s Institute was represented for the first time at the conference when member Stephanie Fort outlined the organisation’s lobbying abilities and its latest campaign – to save the British dairy farmer.

  • Winner of cull cow judging competition

    18 January 2007

    THE winner of our cull cow judging competition, run in association with EBLEX Better Returns Programme, is Mike Giffin of Rusper, West Sussex.

  • Winter Fair place for President’s Medal winner

    January 19th 2007

    A YOUNG farmer from Northern Ireland was presented with the prestigious Holstein UK President’s Medal Award at the conference.

  • Woodmarsh herd top in 2006

    January 19th 2007

    THE overall championship in the Shropshire Holstein Club’s 2006 herd competition went to the winner of the large herd category, the Woodmarsh herd of M. and J.C. Gould.

  • Woods for Wales

    January 19th 2007

    THE search is on for this year's Woods for Wales Award winner, with a top prize of £1,750 on offer. Forestry Commission Wales is looking to reward the woodland project that makes the best contribution socially, economically or environmentally to Welsh life. The runner-up will receive £500 and the third prize is £250. Details from Sam Davies on 0845 604 0845.

  • Yes, Minister: Time to be positive . . .

    January 19th 2007

    Barry Gardiner MP, became Minister for the Horse Industry in May 2006. He talks to SARAH CRIPPS about what he perceives as some of the industry’s strengths and weaknesses, and gives his opinion about the issues currently facing equine businesses.

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