Farmers Guardian
January 23rd 2009
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Academy focuses on what employers find attractive
January 23rd 2009
THE ‘employability’ factor of students were recognised at an inaugural awards ceremony, held by the Land Use and Management Academy at Sparsholt College Hampshire.
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Agriculture in the national news
23 January 2009
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines accross the country (Friday, January 23).
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Agriculture in the national news
16 January 2009
A DAILY look at how agricultutre has hit the headlines across the country (Friday, January 16).
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Agriculture in the national news
20 January 2009
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines around the country (Tuesday, January 20)
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Agriculture in the national news
21 January 2009
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines accross the country (Wednesday, January 21)
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Agriculture in the national news
22 January 2009
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines accross the country (Thursday, January 22)
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Agriculture in the news
19 January 2009
A DAILY look at how agricultutre has hit the headlines across the country (Monday, January 19).
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Air-actuated nozzle valves suit GPS spray control systems
22 January 2009
HYPRO has developed the ProStop air-actuated nozzle valve as a more reliable and durable alternative to traditional diaphragm check valves (DCV) found on sprayer booms.
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Averages up more than £200 at Hawes
January 23rd 2009
OVERALL the average jumped by well over £200 in the Hawes Bluefaced Leicester in-lamb sale.
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Band saw puts speed into pallet dismantling
23 January 2009
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Beef Shorthorns must be health tested before sales
19 January 2009
ALL animals entered for Beef Shorthorn Society sales must be health tested for important diseases.
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Beef Shorthorns must be health tested before sales
19 January 2009
ALL animals entered for Beef Shorthorn Society sales must be health tested for important diseases.
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Bees get £4.3M health boost
21 January 2009
THE Government will invest over £4 million into keeping bees healthy after a rapid decline in their population.
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Bitter battle over the end of set-aside
January 23rd 2009
Alistair Driver looks at why the farming lobby fear Defra is potentially sleepwalking towards disaster on the set-aside issue.
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Bluefaced Leicester to 2,400gns
January 23rd 2009
BUYERS from Devon to Ayrshire competed for Bluefaced Leicester females in Carlisle on Monday where prices reached 2,400gns.
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Bomford looks forwards
22 January 2009
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Braemar buys first farm
22 January 2009
A 280-acre Grade II freehold arable farm in Suffolk is the first investment for Braemar Group’s UK Agricultural Land Cell.
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Bringlee heifers beat the winter blues
19 January 2009
BULLING and maiden heifers from Graham Brindley’s Bringlee British Blue herd averaged well over £5,000 in Carlisle.
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British Cattle Breeders Club's annual event
January 23rd 2009
Joanne Pugh reports from the British Cattle Breeders Club’s annual event held in Telford, Shropshire.
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Busiest year for Blue Cross
January 23rd 2009
THE Blue Cross Rolleston equine centre in Staffordshire recorded its busiest year yet in 2008.Demand for the centre’s expert rehabilitation and rehoming service was greater than ever, while the animal welfare events drew record numbers.For further informationContact 0845 260 5505, email rolleston@bluecross.org.uk or www.bluecross.org.uk/events
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Calf pen rules ‘breached’ by some farmers
January 23rd 2009
SOME farmers could be breaking cross-compliance rules because of the facilities they are keeping young calves in, according to Simon Draper, cross-compliance adviser for AEA Technology.
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Chances to take action for wheat growers
20 January 2009
WINTER wheat growers have four opportunities to take action against take-all, according to an expert on the disease.
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Choice of grass variety could counter leaf spot
January 23rd 2009
WITH the incidence of dreschlera leaf spot on the increase, grass breeder Barenbrug is recommending farmers select resistant grass varieties and plant more clover.
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Cold could hit wheat bulb fly eggs
21 January 2009
THE recent cold spell may have delayed wheat bulb fly egg hatch, ADAS is advising.
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'Commercial' Bluefaced sale at Skipton
January 23rd 2009
A NEW show and sale for Bluefaced Leicesters at Skipton catering for the demands of commercial sheep breeders, saw prices peak at 160gns.The championship went to Stephen Fawcett, of K.A. Fawcett and Sons, Barden, with a home-bred gimmer hogg, by a Dale Head V8 ram.Ashley Caton, Otterburn, saw his second prize ewe lamb sell for the show-topping price of 160gns to Gordon Haynes, Mitton.
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Co-op to switch to all British bacon
22 January 2009
THE Co-operative Group is converting its entire range of own-brand bacon, gammon and fresh pork to British in an initiative to support UK farmers and to raise animal welfare standards.
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Co-operation is essential
January 23rd 2009
IN the NFU magazine ‘British Farmer’ in January 1959 an article headed ‘co-operation’ started: ‘There can be no doubt that any extension of co-operation between farmers has much to recommend it’.
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Crofters step up calls for bluetongue exemption
20 January 2009
CROFTERS on the Western Isles of Scotland have called on the Scottish Government to exempt them from the country’s compulsory bluetongue vaccination strategy.
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Dairy Crest announce price reductions
21 January 2009
DAIRY Crest has announced milk price reductions for February.
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Dairy Crest announce price reductions
21 January 2009
DAIRY Crest has announced milk price reductions for February.
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David and Meg overcome intruders at Ryedale nursery
January 23rd 2009
DAVID Bristow took his sixth win of the season with Meg last Saturday at the Ryedale nursery held at Pickering.
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Discount for NFU members
January 23rd 2009
NFU members can now benefit from 20 per cent discount off the web based product www.plantprotection.co.uk, which would normally cost £60 + VAT.The online service launched by BCPC in 2008 offers all that appears in the annually produced UK Pesticide Guide plus more and is regularly updated throughout the year. To benefit from the 20 per cent special offer, NFU members should contact NFU Callfirst 08708 458 458.
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Dragon’s Den auditions at BETA International
January 23rd 2009
EQUESTRIAN entrepreneurs could find themselves in front of the TV cameras when Dragons’ Den visits BETA International at the NEC next month.
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Dream of a sale at Tarnbrook
21 January 2009
A recently served Shottle daughter topped the dispersal of Andrew France’s old established Tarnbrook Holstein herd this week at 5,800gns.
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Driving fencing forward
22 January 2009
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Electronic tagging for big bales
22 January 2009
PRECISION farming has finally reached out to hay and straw bale production as a result of the Baler’s Choice data tagging system being introduced by the Profitable Farming Company.
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English sheepdog trial results
January 23rd 2009
RYEDALE, Pickering, North Yorkshire, Nursery (30 ran, judge, M. Kinnes, Kilham), 1, D. Bristow (Murton) Meg, 78 of 90; 2, T. Bell (Selby) Daz, 74; 3, J. Atkinson (South Milford) Glen, 73; 4, J. Goulder (Pickering) Meg, 70; 5, J. Cook (Egton) Dot, 67; 6, M. Mason (Driffield) Rose, 65.
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Enterprising best of the West
January 23rd 2009
TWO students from the Royal Agricultural College triumphed at the annual Knowledge West Enterprise Awards.
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Entries open for 2009 Future Farmer Award
19 January 2009
SCOTTISH farmers are being invited to submit entries for the 2009 Future Farmer Award, aimed at rewarding farmers who are managing land in a sustainable way.
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Euro milk policy to be 'spectacular failure'
21 January 2009
A European dairy farmers organisation claims the EU’s milk policy will be a ‘spectacular failure.’
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Euro milk policy to be 'spectacular failure'
21 January 2009
A European dairy farmers organisation claims the EU’s milk policy will be a ‘spectacular failure.’
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Eurovision hopes high as Mark makes final five
January 23rd 2009
TOP Suffolk sheep breeder Myfyr Evans is hoping his winning streak in the showring will rub off on his son Mark, who has swapped sheep for showbiz and Saturday night television.
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Exact's automatic gate is time saving device
20 January 2009
ON the Modulamb stand at LAMMA was the Auto Quad Gate produced by Northern Ireland firm Exact.
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Fat and protein levels crucial on those dark mood-laden herd days
January 23rd 2009
COWS can get ‘a bit depressed’ at this time of year but farmers can take steps to stop the ‘winter blues’ affecting milk quality, says Tom Mann, of Cornwall Farmers.
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Fears over impact of post set-aside plans on ELS
23 January 2009
NATURAL England has admitted proposals it is drawing up to retain the environmental benefits of set-aside will create ‘difficulties’ for many farmers in ELS.
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Fewer birds visit RSPB farm
23 January 2009
THE RSPB has suffered the embarrassment of seeing bird numbers fall on its flagship Cambridgeshire farm.
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First badge of quality award
January 23rd 2009
REASEHEATH College has become the first college in the UK to achieve a national badge of quality for responding to the specific training needs of employers in the food industry.
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Forging ahead despite TB set-backs
January 23rd 2009
TB was the main topic when Gelli Aur College, Carmarthenshire, gave its annual update.
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Free water quality advice
January 23rd 2009
FARMERS in the Pow Beck catchment of the River Wampool are being offered free advice through a new water quality project.
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Full LAMMA 2009 round-up
23 January 2009
FG has full coverage from the UK's premier machinery show. Geoff Ashcroft, Jane Carley and Mervyn Bailey report from the Newark showground.
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Great Leighs Racecourse in Administration
20 January 2009
THE UK’s newest racecourse, Great Leighs, near Chelmsford, has been placed in administration.
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Hand-selected bulls give breeding success
January 23rd 2009
When it comes to beef farming, John Richardson prefers to concentrate on breeding and let someone else do the finishing. Wendy Short met him. Pictures: Marcello Garbagnoli.
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Harvest fears as recession forces migrant workers home
21 January 2009
CROPS could be left to rot in the fields this summer as migrant workers leave the UK in their droves over fears for the country’s faltering economy, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.
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HGCA's 'disease management in cereals' workshops
January 23rd 2009
Fungicide performance, take-all and spray application were on the agenda for the first of HGCA’s ‘disease management in cereals’ workshops, held in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
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High output hydraulics for New Holland T6000LS tractors
21 January 2009
NEW Holland is introducing two new loader-orientated tractors.
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Hopes are the annual rivalry can be revived
January 23rd 2009
A TEAM from Shropshire and Herefordshire beat off the challenge from Radnorshire at a meeting at Bage Farm near Kington.
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Hopes for increases in wool prices unlikely
23 January 2009
HOPES for increased wool prices are looking slim, according to leaders of the British Wool Marketing Board visiting Mid Wales.
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Hopes for increases in wool prices unlikely
23 January 2009
HOPES for increased wool prices are looking slim, according to leaders of the British Wool Marketing Board visiting Mid Wales.
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Househam Sprayers adds TMC Fieldmaster
22 January 2009
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Hydraulic suspension for Triffitt Trailers
22 January 2009
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Improving brown rust control
January 23rd 2009
EPOXICONAZOLE (Opus) continues to give better control of brown rust than prothioconazole (Proline) in HGCA fungicide trials. However the addition of the strobilurin fluoxastrobin to both triazoles (in Firefly and Fandango) has given additional control.
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Instructors challenged
January 23rd 2009
THE British Horse Society is launching a new competition for instructors with prize money and the chance to compete at the prestigious Royal Windsor Horse Show up for grabs.
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Investment breeds new chassis design
23 January 2009
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IPPC vote will hit food production – NFU
23 January 2009
THE NFU has attacked EU politicians for voting to heap more red tape on farmers that it claims will hit food productivity levels.
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Is policy driving failure post set-aside?
January 23rd 2009
THERE was a stark warning for Defra Secretary Hilary Benn this week, as he continues to ponder how to respond to the end of set-aside.
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JX tractor range gets Tier III engines
23 January 2009
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Karat cultivator supercedes Thorit
21 January 2009
LEMKEN'S replacement for its Thorit cultivator is the Karat – a three row, tined implement developed for mixing trash and stubble residues, in working widths from 3-6m in rigid, hydraulic folding and semi-mounted formats.
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KRM adds power harrow drill to range
21 January 2009
DUE to customer demand KRM has developed a power harrow mounted version of its Soladrill which it is showing at LAMMA.
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Labour-saving technology
January 23rd 2009
CONTINUING on his theme of large herds embracing new tools, Mr Bolton said they had been the ‘trailblazers’ in getting more out of radio-frequency identification (RFID).
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LAMMA 2009 picture gallery
22 January 2009
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Lemken develops ISO-Bus connectivity
22 January 2009
The development of ISO-Bus connectivity for Lemken’s Sirius, EuroTrain and Albatross sprayers has enabled the firm to introduce more automated features.
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Lights out for grey squirrels
21 January 2009
THE introduction of fine engineering tolerances to mass-produced equipment has enabled E Skinns Agricultural Engineers to develop a highly effective squirrel trap that kills the rodents outright.
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Limited frost problems for stored potatoes
21 January 2009
RECENT heavy frosts have caused only limited damage to stored potato crops, according to the Potato Council.
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Limousin breeders taking a chance on new 'native' breed
January 23rd 2009
Will the Speckle Park, a newly developed breed, shake things up on its arrival to the UK? Ann Hardy meets a couple that certainly hope so.
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Low input system returns investment much quicker
January 23rd 2009
HIGH input, high output milk production systems benefit everyone apart from the farmer, according to a debate on different dairy farming practices.
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Loyal listeners still lapping up Graham's green on-air offerings
January 23rd 2009
Originally billed as an ‘every day story of country folk’, around five million people now tune in to The Archers. Ann Hardy discovers how the world’s longest-running radio soap has endured its place in time.
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Luing - so far from the madding crowd
January 23rd 2009
The Cadzow Brothers’ company appears to operate like any normal pedigree beef business but the secrets behind its success, and the circumstances in which it thrives, is anything but typical.
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Major research project looks at immunity to E.coli 0157
20 January 2009
A major new research project has been launched at Bangor University to investigate the immunity levels of farmers and abattoir workers to E. coli O157 in a bid to gain a better understanding of the potentially deadly infection.
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Mass EID protest next month?
21 January 2009
A MASS protest against sheep EID is a distinct possibility in Mid-Wales early next month, it emerged at NFU Cymru’s January Council meeting.
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Medals for young riders in Sydney
21 January 2009
British riders, all riding borrowed horses, came home with an impressive haul of medals from the Australian Youth Olympics in Sydney.
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Muck as fertiliser
23 January 2009
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NAAC launches quality control standards for agricultural waste
19 January 2009
THE National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) has launched quality control standards for contractors who collect agricultural waste.
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New and improved Lite-Trac makes debut at LAMMA
22 January 2009
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New class at HOYS 2009
20 January 2009
A class for Lead Rein Pony of Hunter Type has been added to the show hunter pony section at the Horse of the Year Show this year. For details of qualifying shows see www.hoys.co.uk
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New Claydon direct drill debut
21 January 2009
CLAYDON has been busy developing a 4m hydraulic folding version of its SR direct drill.
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New Edge controller
23 January 2009
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New Holland adds bluetooth and extends servicing
21 January 2009
NEW Holland has introduced a two-year extended warranty package across its tractor range, applicable to every new model sold.
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New Shadow Defra Secretary enters Cameron’s ‘strongest’ cabinet
19 January 2009
CONSERVATIVE MP Nick Herbert will lead the Shadow Defra team into the next General Election after Peter Ainsworth lost his job in a reshuffle today.
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New weapon in the fungicide armoury
January 23rd 2009
THE somewhat limited vegetable crop fungicide portfolio has been given a boost this season with the approval of a new active ingredient for use for cabbage and leek crops.
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NFU offers free membership to students
23 January 2009
THE NFU is offering free membership to agricultural students in a bid to bring more young blood into the organisation.
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NFU offers free membership to students
23 January 2009
THE NFU is offering free membership to agricultural students in a bid to bring more young blood into the organisation.
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NFUS calls for watchdog at Tesco meeting
20 January 2009
NFU Scotland has reiterated calls for a supermarket ombudsman to be set up, after a meeting with Tesco’s commercial director Richard Brasher today (Tuesday, January 20).
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Older animals do not have better flavour
January 23rd 2009
YOUNGER animals tasted better and the perception that age brings better flavour was incorrect, delegates were told.
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Opico adds He-Va grassland rolls
22 January 2009
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Pesticides battle rumbles on
21 January 2009
HEAVY criticism has failed to convince European legislators to quantify the negative impact of strict new pesticide rules on food production and prices.
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Phosphate fertiliser back in the UK
22 January 2009
PHOSPHATE fertiliser is flowing into the UK again.
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Phosphate fertiliser back in the UK
22 January 2009
PHOSPHATE fertiliser is flowing into the UK again.
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Play a part in countryside education
January 23rd 2009
RECENTLY introduced changes to the school curriculum in Wales are being aimed at encouraging children to learn from the real world outside the classroom.
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Pottinger unveils 6m cultivator drill at LAMMA
21 January 2009
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President Bush's final battle…against French cheese
19 January 2009
PRESIDENT Bush has dealt a blow to the French cheese industry days before leaving office.
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ProClean nozzle improves container rinsing
22 January 2009
NOZZLE manufacturer Hypro has engineered a container cleaning nozzle for sprayer induction hoppers, that is said to improve cleaning ability, reduce wash times and reduce water consumption compared to existing triple rinse and power washing systems.
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Pulse Agronomy Guide available for download
19 January 2009
THE PGRO has published the latest edition of its Pulse Agronomy Guide covering all aspects of pulse production from choice of crop and variety through to harvesting information.
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Pushing breeding cows to their full potential
January 23rd 2009
COMING to the defence of the suckler cow was Philip Heard, a beef farmer from Okehampton, Devon.
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Racehorse to Riding Horse Performance Awards
19 January 2009
THE South Essex Insurance Brokers’ (SEIB) Racehorse to Riding Horse Performance Awards were presented at the recent British Breeding Breeders’ Awards Dinner.
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Ravens control changes aim to cut down distress
January 23rd 2009
RULES on the control of ravens have been relaxed in Scotland to bring relief to farmers who have had young lambs and calves attacked in the past.
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Rediscovery of side saddle
January 23rd 2009
Pat Crawford investigates the revival of riding aside.
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Rocking the potato market
23 January 2009
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RPA meets first formal SPS payment target
22 January 2009
THE Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has achieved its target of paying out three-quarters of the 2008 Single Payment pot by the end of January.
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RPA on brink of meeting first target
21 January 2009
THE Rural Payments Agency is within touching distance of meeting its first target of distributing three-quarters of the Single Payment pot by the end of January.
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RSPB Cymru supports wider Tir Gofal scheme
21 January 2009
WITH the latest surveys showing that losses of farmland birds are continuing unabated in Wales, RSPB Cymru has come out in support of a better funded Wales-wide, whole-farm Tir Gofal agri-environment scheme.
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Sainsbury’s to stop selling eggs from caged chickens
19 January 2009
SAINSBURY’S will stop selling eggs from caged chickens from next month.
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Salmonella rule change
January 23rd 2009
DUE to the new salmonella rules that came into force this month, Kiotechagil is encouraging egg producers to concentrate on feed and water quality.
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Sands’ new Vision sprayer
20 January 2009
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Scottish sheepdog trial results
January 23rd 2009
YONDERTON (Judge, D. Johnston, Girvan) Nursery (12 ran) 1, I. Lockhart (Colmonell) Cap, 93; 2, T. Welsh (Patna) Dave, 87; 3, C. Dickson (Girvan) Queen, 83; 4, N. Gillon (Dailly) Bess, 82; 5, D.D. Shennan (Girvan) Meg, 75; 6, P. Hetherington (Minishant) Straid Speed, 59. Novice, 1, J. White (Dalry) Bracken.
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Set-aside policy
January 23rd 2009
XC1 - the proposals
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Set-aside: Case study
January 23rd 2009
ROBERT Law describes himself as an ‘enthusiast’ when it comes to the environment.
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Sheep flock produce extra income
January 23rd 2009
THE college’s ‘cheap and easy to run’ sheep flock is performing well, serving as a useful grazing clean-up tool as well as producing valuable extra income.
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Sheepdog trials diary
January 23rd 2009
ENGLAND: 24 January. MELTHAM, Nursery, Scarr View Farm, Lindley Moor, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3SZ, 9am start, enter on field. HOLME, Nursery, Clough Head, Grane Road, Haslingden, Lancashire, 9am start, enter on field. NORTH WESTMORLAND, Nursery and Novice, Newbiggin, Croglin, 9am start, enter on field for two dogs before 2pm, for three dogs before noon, novice class confined to Cumbrian handlers. RYEDALE, Nursery, Church ...
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Simba introduces new DTX tine and disc cultivator
20 January 2009
SIMBA used LAMMA to introduce a new tine and disc cultivator, the DTX which fills the gap between the X-Press and ST Bar combination and the Solo/SL.
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Specialist potato box trailer from Bailey
21 January 2009
BAILEY Trailers is showing its specialist potato box trailer at LAMMA.
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Spreading the accuracy
22 January 2009
PATCHWORK Technology has extended the applications for its BlackBox precision farming unit with an Auto Shutoff function for fertiliser spreaders, as seen at LAMMA.
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Sugar growers debate 2010 contract price
21 January 2009
THE journey towards securing a profitable sugar beet price in 2010 began for many growers this week.
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Sulky Easydrill gets UK launch
21 January 2009
On the Reco stand at LAMMA is the new Sulky Easydrill.
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Sumo joins forces with Moore Unidrill
21 January 2009
COLLABORATION between SW Agriservices and Moore Unidrill has resulted in the development of the Sumo Versadrill, on show at LAMMA.
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TAG 2009 Arable Outlook Conference
22 January 2009
The TAG 2009 Arable Outlook Conference ‘Fertiliser, Fuel, Finance and Food’ is on February 11, from 10am to 3.30pm at Scotch Corner Hotel, Darlington, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NR.
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Take care with manure after Forefront use - expert warns
January 23rd 2009
IF you used an aminopyralid herbicide – product name Forefront – to control docks and thistles last spring, you need to take care with the manure from animals fed on the resulting forage, warns Dow AgroSciences.
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Tesco launch milk ‘centre of excellence’
22 January 2009
TESCO has launched a national dairy centre to help boost the competitiveness of the British dairy industry.
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The High Level Group
January 23rd 2009
Chaired by Sir Don Curry, the group comprises the leaders of:
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The UK Pesticide Guide
January 23rd 2009
THE 22nd edition of The UK Pesticide Guide, is available and accessible online at www.plantprotection.co.uk.
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Tractair shows for first time at LAMMA
21 January 2009
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Two-thirds don’t know conversion efficiency
January 23rd 2009
IT is hugely beneficial for dairy farmers to know their herd’s feed conversion efficiency, yet only 35 per cent of those attending recent DairyCo events knew what their dry matter intake was, the essential first step for calculating FCE.
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Unemployment figures rise as 820 jobs go at Vion
21 January 2009
FOOD processor Vion has been forced to axe up to 820 jobs across the UK as part of a major re-structuring of its business.
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Uni's joint venture looks for solutions in Malaysia
January 23rd 2009
THE University of Nottingham is co-partnering a new international organisation dedicated to neglected and under utilised crops.
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University of Reading research is tip-top
January 23rd 2009
THE University of Reading has been internationally recognised for its commitment and delivery of research to the industry.
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Upward trend continues for UK beef and lamb exports
19 January 2009
UK beef and lamb exports continue on an upward trend.
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Upward trend continues for UK beef and lamb exports
19 January 2009
UK beef and lamb exports continue on an upward trend.
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Vari Scary gas gun uses unique electronic controller
20 January 2009
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VIA uptake high in Ireland
January 23rd 2009
THE Republic of Ireland may be way ahead of the UK when it comes to using video image analysis (VIA) to mechanically grade carcases, but it still has a way to go to fully exploit the technology.
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Video footage from LAMMA 2009
22 January 2009
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Votex takes on premium hedge cutters
22 January 2009
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Watch for high disease levels in winter barley
20 January 2009
WINTER barley growers are being advised to watch out for high disease levels appearing in crops.
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Watkins combines 12.3m rolls with hydraulic levelling board
21 January 2009
YORKSHIRE engineer Philip Watkins has introduced a 12.3m, trailed Cambridge roll that is said to be the only one of its kind to integrate a hydraulic levelling board, and wheel track eradicators.
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Welsh Rarebit
January 23rd 2009
This recipe for Welsh Rarebit has been submitted by Helen Jones, Caerwen Farm, Llandeloy, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.
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Welsh sheepdog trial results
January 23rd 2009
RADNORSHIRE v SHROPSHIRE and HEREFORD CHALLENGE TRIAL, Nursery:
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Wildlife comeback
January 23rd 2009
BRITAIN’S farmers are playing a vital role in the resurgence of many threatened species of wildlife, according to a new study.
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Win the chance to blog for Farmers Guardian
19 January 2009
HAVE you and your horse got a story you think Farmers Guardian readers would be interested in?
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Wool Board hopefuls
January 23rd 2009
THE British Wool Marketing Board is holding elections for board membership for its English Northern and Northern Ireland regions.
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Words of caution on utilising genomics
January 23rd 2009
LARGE herds are the ones which embrace technology and innovation ‘first, fastest and most’, and this truism will continue as genomics makes its mark.
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Yorkshire wall's strong farming links
January 23rd 2009
THE latest phase of the £5.1 million Regional Agricultural Centre at the Great Yorkshire Showground includes a raft of new features, alongside a 140sq.m dry-stone wall built by local craftsmen.