We are urgently developing research requirements with other European laboratories to make sure we understand and the disease (Schmallenberg) better.Farmers Guardian
January 29, 2010
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John Deere leads in 2008 tractor sales
January 29, 2010
It takes a year for the official AEA tractor registrations by brand to come out.
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‘I have not refused to tackle TB in badgers’ – Benn
28 January 2010
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Hilary Benn has fiercely rejected accusations that he has refused to tackle bovine TB in badgers.
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Agriculture in the national news - January 25
25 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Monday, January 25).
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Agriculture in the national news - January 26
26 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Tuesday, January 26).
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Agriculture in the national news - January 27
27 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Wednesday, January 27).
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Agriculture in the national news - January 28
28 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Thursday, January 28).
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Agriculture in the national news - January 29
29 January 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Friday, January 29).
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Anti-GM lobby anger at new Rothamstead director
22 January 2010
THE appointment of a leading biotech scientist as head of the UK’s biggest agricultural research body has angered the anti-GM movement.
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BASF team up with breeders to develop new sugar variety
25 January 2010
PLANT science business BASF and plant breeders KWS have announced they are to work together on biotechnology projects to develop high yielding sugar beet varieties for the global market.
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Be prepared to act fast to stay on top of yellow rust
21 January 2010
The exceptionally low temperatures across the country in recent weeks will definitely not have eliminated yellow rust.
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Beef: Beating the age limit for bull beef
28 January 2010
The preference for bull beef under 16 months old for the domestic market is not a problem, says Robert Wynn, KW nutritionist, but actually means greater efficiency and better margins for producers.
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Beef: Building up a low-cost pedigree Hereford herd
January 29, 2010
Switch from commercial suckler herd pays dividends.
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Beef: Cattle bred to suit what the market wants
28 January 2010
The sale of pedigree Charolais cattle for breeding is pivotal to the success of a family farming partnership at Alnwick, Northumberland. Wendy Short finds out more about the Campbell’s Thrunton herd.
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Beef: Sexed semen is also good for beef
28 January 2010
Sexed semen is not just for dairy farmers, says Clive Brown of Eblex, who believes beef producers could also reap the benefits.
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Beef: Strict breeding to meet buyers’ requirements
28 January 2010
Meat over the length of the animal and good temperament key traits.
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Beef: Supply adequate cobalt by seeing the ‘complete picture’
28 January 2010
While sheep farmers know the importance of maintaining good levels of cobalt in the diet, many beef producers are unaware the trace element is just as important for cattle.
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Beetle Eater proves itself with other pests
January 29, 2010
A machine developed to tackle Colorado Beetles in Canada is proving its value on European pests.
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Blue Faced Leicester females leads hit £4,000 at Lewes
January 29, 2010
Once again demand saw averages jump for Blue Faced Leicester females at Hawes, following the trend set at Carlisle earlier in the week.
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Britain's most expensive Angus bull smashes 50-year price record
27 January 2010
A two-year-old Aberdeen-Angus bull has been sold to an American buyer for what is believed to be a UK record price of 75,000gns.
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British Sugar expects another record breaking campaign
January 29, 2010
WITH the end of the 2009-2010 sugar beet lifting campaign in sight, British Sugar is hoping for a final yield figure to eclipse last season’s record-breaking crop.
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Change is essential to preserving a way of life
January 29, 2010
Predictable breeding and management is not always the most profitable, says Cumbrian farmer Stephen Graham, whose review of his beef suckler herd has resulted in renewed flexibility. Jeremy Hunt reports.
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Charging-free battery weeder
January 29, 2010
There are few Dutch organic vegetable growers that do not own some form of battery-powered construction allowing weeds to be manually plucked from the ground.
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CLA and RSPB join forces to lobby on CAP
27 January 2010
LANDOWNERS and conservationists have united to deliver a strong message for CAP reform.
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CLA tie-up brings currency facilities to members
January 29, 2010
Foreign currency exchange faciilties are being offered as a CLA member benefit.
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Climate change action key for livestock producers
January 29, 2010
SUSTAINABILITY was the topic for this year’s British Cattle Breeders Conference, in Telford, Shropshire and several speakers argued that economic sustainability and profitability relied on the industry being (and seen to be) environmentally sustainable.
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Community appeal to attract new members to the hunts
January 29, 2010
Bringng in fresh faces to build a bright future.
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Confusion over Scots EID aid package
29 January 2010
THE Scottish Government’s announcement of an aid package to support farmers taking on full electronic identification (EID) was ‘long overdue’ and left many key questions unanswered, the Liberal Democrats have claimed.
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Co-op ‘to establish dedicated milk supply’
25 January 2010
THE Co-operative Group could be set to establish its own dedicated milk supply, according to the NFU.
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Culti-Clean aims to put the heat on weed problems
January 29, 2010
Although it was not on show at Lamma 2010 the CultiClean combines a Struik rotary cultivator with gas burning technology from Hoaf.
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Debate over using levy money for research
January 29, 2010
A SESSION of the British Cattle Breeders Conference with levy boards updating farmers on current research priorities was thrown off course when the Northern Ireland representative said no levy money should be spent on research and development.
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Dedicated milk supply strategy for Co-operative
January 29, 2010
The Co-operative says it is committed to establishing a dedicated supply relationship with milk producers.
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Deehaven Holstein dispersal peaks at 3,500gns
January 29, 2010
The re-scheduled final sale to disperse the Deehaven herd of Holsteins for Sam Noble, South Wirral, Cheshire, saw prices peaking at 3,500gns.
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Defra set to miss red tape reduction target
29 January 2010
DEFRA is on course to miss its own target to cut farm regulation by a quarter.
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Defra to publish Responsibility and Cost Sharing plans
25 January 2010
DEFRA is due to publish its draft Animal Health Bill this afternoon (Monday, January 25).
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Defra unveils plans to link disease compensation to biosecurity
25 January 2010
DEFRA has announced controversial plans to link animal disease compensation payments to biosecurity standards on farms.
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Demand strong at Darlington store cattle sale
January 29, 2010
The first monthly show and sale of the year for store and breeding cattle at Darlington auction mart attracted an entry of 754.
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Eblex to host open meeting in the Peaks
27 January 2010
BEEF and sheep farmers in the Derbyshire Peak District can find out more about hot topics in the red meat industry at a free open meeting hosted by Eblex in Bakewell next week.
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EID funding welcomed by Scottish industry
28 January 2010
NFU Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s financial support for farmers making the switch over to electronic identification (EID) in sheep.
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English sheepdog trials results - January 29
January 29, 2010
YORKSHIRE, Trawden Showfield, Colne, Lancashire (Judge, I. Salter, Foulridge) Nursery (32 ran) 1, J. Palmer (Twiston) Sly, 83 of 90; 2, S. Cropper (Deerplay) Tess, 82; 3, J. Cropper (Deerplay) Max, 80, OLF: 4, S. Cropper, Danny, 80; 5, Tim Longton (Quernmore) Kim, 78; 6, J. Cropper, Ford, 74.
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Farmer convicted of falsifying TB test
26 January 2010
A Carmarthenshire farmer has been convicted of trying to falsify the results of a bovine TB test after he injected grit and other materials into his animals.
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Farmers facing multi-million pound storage bill
27 January 2012
THOUSANDS of farmers face having to rebuild farm stores, under Government proposals the NFU fears could cost the industry tens of millions of pounds.
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Farmers need a better handle on bovine TB
January 29, 2010
WHILE making it clear a badger cull was necessary, Lancashire vet Carl Padgett said farmers also needed to get a better handle on bTB in cattle.
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Fiat Panda versus Skoda Yeti: on- and off-road tests
28 January 2010
Yeti meets Panda in this month’s 4x4 roundup, as Skoda’s first proper foray into the 4x4 market takes on Fiat’s plucky Panda Cross 4x4. Geoff Ashcroft lets these quirky-styled beasts out for a run-around.
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Former chief exec to be quizzed by DFB enquiry
25 January 2010
FORMER chief executive of Dairy Farmers of Britain Malcolm Smith, and former chairman of its member council Stephen Yates, are to give evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee inquiry into the collapse of the co-op.
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Fresh heifer makes £2,000 at Skipton
January 29, 2010
A top of £2,000 was realised at the opening dairy fixture of the year at Skipton on Monday.
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Gisburn pedigree dairy show winner tops trade
January 29, 2010
Rosettes for the championship and reserve both went to R.L. and M.S. Mares, Darwen, Lancashire, at the January pedigree dairy sale at Gisburn.
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Government 'must step in' to save dairy farmers
28 January 2010
THE Government must rescue dairy farmers from their terminal decline before it’s too late, MPs warned during a high-level debate in Westminster yesterday (Wednesday, January 27).
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Government postpones beak trimming ban
22 January 2010
THE Government has postponed plans to ban beak trimming in laying hens because of concerns the move could do more harm than good.
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Holstein Club show champ makes 1,850gns at Carlisle
January 29, 2010
A smaller than normal catalogued entry were forward at the first show and sale of 2010 for the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club at Borderway mart.
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Huge potential of a fast-expanding dairy enterprise
January 29, 2010
Having spent nine years increasing from 100 cows to 200, Jonathan Brook and his father have, during the past 16 months, also increased production by nearly 1,300 litres. Joanne Pugh visits a herd now averaging 9,600 litres per head.
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'Illegal pig farming' caught on film
28 January 2010
ILLEGAL methods are ‘often used’ to produce the 1.3 million tonnes of pig meat consumed annually in the UK, according to animal welfare campaigner Tracy Worcester.
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Industry welcomes Pack report on farm support
22 January 2010
INTERIM proposals put forward for the future delivery of agricultural support in Scotland have been welcomed by farmers representatives and other organisations.
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Investigation after 22 cattle found dead on NI farm
27 January 2010
AN investigation has begun after 22 cattle were found dead on a farm in County Armagh in Northern Ireland.
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Jersey herd wins top prize in Yorkshire all-breeds competition
29 January 2010
DOMINATING the Jersey and inter-breed classes in the annual Yorkshire county milk recording herd competitions was Richard Saxby of Hellifield.
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John Davies: The ski’s the limit after scanning reveals a few empty ewes
January 29, 2010
Like many others, we began the year with Merthyr Cynog more like an Austrian village than a Welsh one.
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John Palmer and Sly clock up sixth win of the season
January 29, 2010
Working dogs reports from across the UK.
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John Walton: Making new friends but lagging behind in the Single Payment stakes
January 29, 2010
The start of a new year, indeed the start of a new decade, what better time for a bit of wishful thinking and unadulterated optimism?
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KA Havelaar aims to make a mark with the Foldonomic 900
January 29, 2010
Dutch-firm KA Havelaar has a long history of hoe making. From its origins as a blacksmith in 1917 it used to make handheld machines.
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Lamb outlook on track despite winter dip
January 29, 2010
HOGGET prices appear to have lifted again following a weather-driven dip in mid-January.
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Lamma: ‘Moativator’ helps nematicide application
19 January 2010
George Moate of Doncaster has taken the opportunity to launch the latest in its range of bedtillers.
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Lamma: A Challenger for your Challenger?
19 January 2010
Challenger Agri (UK) Ltd. – no, not the yellow crawlers – is a Hull-based manufacturer of subsoilers and related trailing kits.
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Lamma: Baby Puma joins Case lineup
19 January 2010
Case IH’s Puma range gets another upgrade with the launch of 125hp variant.
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Lamma: Better breakback from Lely
19 January 2010
Lely had lots of new kit on show, including new Splendimo mowers and mower conditioners.
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Lamma: Bigger and better bale stacking
19 January 2010
Big Bale South has launched the Transtacker, which is derived from the John Walton bale stacker.
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Lamma: Bigger and better reach from Bomford
19 January 2010
Bomford’s latest hedgecutter, the Falcon 6.5T forward arm mower with the number designation referring to a 6.5m reach on the machine’s telescopic arm.
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Lamma: Claydon develops ‘Hybrid’ folding drill
20 January 2010
To reach beyond a 4m working width for its auto-reset ‘SR’ stone release drill, Claydon returned to the drawing board to develop its ‘Hybrid’ version.
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Lamma: Dammann offers basic trailed sprayer
19 January 2010
German sprayer manufacturer Dammann had a presence at Cereals and at Agritechnica in 2009 with its self-propelled machines, but Lamma is the launch pad for the company’s Land-Cruiser basic trailed machine.
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Lamma: Higher specification for Stewart trailers
19 January 2010
Aberdeenshire-based Stewart Trailers has redesigned its conventional trailer range with new model designations
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Lamma: Kuhn adds mid-range hedgecutter
19 January 2010
Although labelled Multi-Longer at Lamma, Kuhn’s new hedgecutter, we are assured, will be known as Poly Longer when with dealers.
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Lamma: Largest JXU yet from Case IH
19 January 2010
Following the announcement of the T5070 from New Holland, Case IH is not going to be outdone.
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Lamma: Lighter-than-average Kverneland
19 January 2010
Kverneland shows how light its new KV150B plough is by suspending it up in the air in an impressive display.
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Lamma: Neat weight block from Phillip Watkins
19 January 2010
Philip Watkins, better known for cultivation kit, has delved into front weight blocks too
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Lamma: New German-made spreaders from Ryetec
19 January 2010
Gustrower is not a name many will have heard of, but the German brand manufactures spreaders and chaser bins which are now imported by Ryetec.
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Lamma: New packer to complement Agrisem range from MDT
19 January 2010
MDT’s Mark Donsworth has launched the Agrisem range of cultivation equipment, and as an option he is able to offer a spiral packer in lieu of standard types.
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Lamma: New slurry hosereel from Tramspread
19 January 2010
Stowmarket-based Tramspread has a new 800-metre capacity front or rear mounted random wrap hosereel.
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Lamma: Pasture rejuvenation in one pass
19 January 2010
Guttler rollers are more and more popular as an alternative to conventional packers or coils, and Wox Agriservices, importers of Guttler into the UK, has now launched an additional product.
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Lamma: Port Agric with more choice at the smaller end of hedgecutter market
19 January 2010
Renowned for its hedgecutters for all sizes of tractor, Port Agric’s latest M32 machine is a high specification model suitable for use with compact tractors.
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Lamma: Precision drill shown by Amazone
19 January 2010
First seen at Agritechnica but new in the UK, the Amazone EDX6000 single-grain drill features 8 rows, Xpress metering unit and covers a six-metre width.
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Lamma: Star Lifter ensures damage-free onions
19 January 2010
Lifting and windrowing onions is a highly technical process, and Nicholson Machinery’s latest machine is aimed at making this easier.
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Lamma: Two new spreaders from Joskin
19 January 2010
French manufacturer Joskin now offers further models in its muck spreader range with two models – the Siroko and Ferti-Cap.
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Lancaster averages buoyant at first fixture of year
January 29, 2010
A RECORD average, a top price of 6,100gns and 10 lots over 3,000gns was achieved at the first Lancaster dairy sale of the year.
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Lantra launches Equine Skills Census
25 January 2010
Lantra Sector Skills Council is currently working with the British Equestrian Federation, the British Equestrian Trade Association and with the British Grooms Association on a new equine-related research project, the Equine Skills Census.
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Leading millers drop mycotoxin test requirement
28 January 2010
CEREAL growers have been warned they will only have themselves to blame if the nation’s leading millers demand a return to compulsory mycotoxin testing for milling wheat.
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Life of a Welsh shepherd shared on TV
January 29, 2010
A new documentary - Bywyd y Bugail (The Life of a Shepherd) - being broadcast on S4C next week – offers a very special portrait, not only of a way of life that is rapidly disappearing, but of a unique character, Mid Wales shepherd, Erwyd Howells.
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Live pigs blown up in UK terror experiments
25 January 2010
LIVE pigs are being blown up in experiments at a UK military base leading to outcry from MPs and animal rights activists.
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Lodgebank dispersal peaks at £1,800
January 29, 2010
The complete dispersal of Donald, Pat and Katie Burns’ Lodgebank herd of Holstein in-calf and maiden heifers based at Clapham, Lancaster, achieved an overall sale average of £1,102.
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Look to future and help young entrants forge farming career
January 29, 2010
It is an all-too familiar issue, but if young people are to be encouraged to take up a career in farming – the industry needs to act now, and act fast, as student Lestyn Russell told Barry Alston.
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Major manufacturers continue service engineering training push
January 29, 2010
Claas and John Deere aim to ensure their service engineering staff are as qualified as possible, and both graduates and existing engineers recently received awards from the manufacturers.
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Marts round-up - January 29
January 29, 2010
A round-up of sales from around the country.
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Medina Dairies buys ex-DFB Blaydon site to reinforce coverage
January 29, 2010
?Medina Dairies has bought the ex-DFB dairy at Blaydon, Newcastle. The company, said to be the largest independent dairy business in the country, says it will fully re-commission Blaydon by the end of March.
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New crop protection training launched
January 29, 2010
Increasing demand from farmers and farm managers for instruction in crop protection and agronomy has led to the development of a new training course.
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New figures reveal fall in UK farm incomes
29 January 2010
TOTAL Income from Farming (TIFF) in the UK fell by nearly 7 per cent in 2009, according to the latest official estimates.
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New OSR and pulse marketing agreement
January 29, 2010
OILSEED rape and pulse varieties from LS Plant Breeding will be brought to the market by John Ebbage Seeds under a new marketing agreement announced by the two companies.
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New owner for the iconic Haybob
January 29, 2010
THE Haybob twin rotor tedder/rake combination, found on many farms around the UK for simple hay and silage making, is now being marketed by Kuhn.
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NFU 'not doing enough to help OP victims'
28 January 2010
LANCASHIRE NFU chairman Tom Rigby has accused the union of not doing enough to support its members claiming to be victims of organophosphate (OP) poisoning.
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Organic growth for the specialist show
January 29, 2010
New mechanical hoes and a revolutionary insect control method took pride of place at last week’s Biovak 2010. Steven Vale joined the visitors at the Dutch event.
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Pack report proposals up for discussion in Scotland
January 29, 2010
Interim proposals put forward for the future delivery of agricultural support in Scotland have been generally welcomed by farmers representatives and other organisations.
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Parsnips are harvested from under 2ft of snow
19 January 2010
STAFFORDSHIRE parsnip growers R&RW Bartlett found themselves stars of television and radio as BBC reporters braved the freezing conditions to find out how vegetables are harvested from under 2ft of snow and in temperatures of –10degsC.
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PGRO to offer pulses protection courses
January 29, 2010
PGRO is offering specialist one-day courses in crop protection for combining and vining peas and field beans.
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PGRO’s latest guide to pulses
21 January 2010
THE latest edition of the PGRO Pulse Agronomy Guide covers all aspects of pulse production, from variety choice, through to harvest, drying and storage.
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Pig castration drug sparks debate
28 January 2010
A DRUG used to ‘chemically castrate’ male pigs has gone on sale in the UK sparking debate across the sector.
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Potato planting now delayed by rain
January 29, 2010
AFTER the snow, it is now rain that is holding up planting of early potatoes.
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Preparing for changes to discrimination law
January 29, 2010
The Equality Bill and other discrimination law changes are likely to come into force during 2010. And it is being described as potentially the biggest change in discrimination law in a generation by a North West law firm.
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Prince of Wales launches wool project
26 January 2010
THE Prince of Wales has launched a major initiative to help increase the value of wool to thousands of English sheep farmers today (Tuesday, January 26).
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Profile: Ed Bailey, NFU Cymru president
27 January 2010
BARRY Alston goes on farm with NFU Cymru’s new president, Ed Bailey who is hoping for a quick resolution to industry’s concerns.
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Red meat processors grapple with costs as rationalisation bites
January 29, 2010
WITH higher livestock prices and a need to minimise processing costs, the abattoir and processing side of the red meat industry is facing a period of rationalisation and efficiency drives.
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Restoring confidence in open farms to educate our children
January 29, 2010
Safeguarding farmers and visitors a key priority for attractions.
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RPA clarifies Bical growers aid position
27 January 2010
The collapse of Bical, which went into administration last year, has posed some problems for energy crop growers claiming 2009 Aid for Energy Crops.
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Sainsbury to invest £40m in UK dairy industry
28 January 2010
SAINSBURY’S is adding Arla to its milk supplier base – and has pledged to support British dairying to the tune of another £40million over three years.
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Scotland to embrace full EID
27 January 2010
SCOTTISH sheep farmers will be forced to embrace full electronic identification (EID) after the Scottish Government confirmed it would require all sheep to have an electronic tag.
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Scotland to review animal disease response
27 January 2010
THE Scottish Government has commissioned a review of how it tackles outbreaks of disease.
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Scottish sheepdog trials results - January 29
January 29, 2010
OUTERSTON (Judge, A. Frame, Heriot) 16 ran (Nursery) 1, M. Davidson (Gorebridge) Sam, 91; 2, J. Hill (Heriot) Mac, 90; 3, M. Davidson (Gorebridge) Bwlch Taff, 89; 4, A. Watson (Shotts) Tom, 88; 5, D. Wallace (Blyth Bridge) Bob, 87; 6, R.B. Henderson (Heriot) Tig, 86. Novice, 1, J. Mitchell (Broughton) Scott, 85; 2, I. Fleming (Douglas) Roy 80; 3. H. Brown (Coulter) Zac, 66.
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Sheepdog trial competitor Bob Bradley dies
January 29, 2010
A well-known sheepdog trial competitor, host and judge, Bob Bradley of Hamsterley, died last Saturday after a long illness, aged 80.
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Sheepdog trials diary - January 29
January 29, 2010
January 30. HOLME, Nursery, change of venue to Clough Head, Grane Road, Haslingden, Lancashire, BB4 4AT, 9am start, enter on field, caterer. RYEDALE Nursery, Goathland, 10.30am start, enter on field, only one dog can be booked in after noon. HOLMROOK, Open, off A595, Cumbria, 9am start, enter on field by 1pm.
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Short window of opportunity for weed control in winter OSR
January 29, 2010
The window for control of difficult broad-leaved weeds in winter oilseed rape this spring is likely to be short, growers are being advised.
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'Smokies' could soon be legal
27 January 2010
SMOKIES - skin-on sheepmeat - could soon be legal following a decision by the Food Standards Agency to seek Ministerial approval for the much sought after ethnic delicacy.
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Smothering weed problems with soil
January 29, 2010
Struik is a Dutch company that is no stranger to the UK because its inter-row potato cultivators, ridgers, front-mounted potato toppers and mechanical hoes are sold through Deptford Marketing.
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Stewardship applications re-open
26 January 2010
NATURAL England has confirmed Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) applications have reopened following their suspension in December last year.
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Supermarket ombudsman 'must name and shame'
27 January 2010
THE supermarket ombudsman must be proactive and have the ability to name and shame retailers who transgress, the NFU will say in the forthcoming consultation on the issue.
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Swaledale gimmers sell to £2,000 top at Hawes
January 29, 2010
Averages were up £168 on the year at a sale of Swaledale females at Hawes recently with prices peaking at £2,000 for gimmer shearlings.
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Terry Jones - putting farmers on the political frontline
1 February 2010
Now Terry Jones’ has achieved his mission to get Defra to set up a supermarket ombudsman, William Surman asks what’s next for the NFU man?
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Three-week optimum for fungicide spray intervals
21 January 2010
T0 fungicides will be a vital component of winter wheat fungicide programmes this season where yellow rust infection is a risk.
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Tories distance themselves from Cost Sharing plans
26 January 2010
THE Conservatives have said there is no guarantee they would implement the Government’s Responsibility and Cost Sharing plans if they come to power.
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Tories vow to encourage more new entrants
1 February 2010
AN incoming Conservative government would prioritise and encourage the recruitment of young people into farming.
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True Blue from Milk Link
January 29, 2010
?Milk Link has launched a new Stilton cheese.
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Twitter and Facebook 'key tools for farm businesses'
27 January 2010
TO tweet or not to tweet? That is the question posed to hundreds of farmers attending the annual three-day FARMA event in Telford this week.
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US AgConnect show unveils ElectRoGator concept
January 29, 2010
Following our look at future tractor designs (FG, December 25, 2009), US machinery show AgConnect showcased AGCO’s ElectRoGator, which may soon offer electric drive if the concept proves to be worthwhile.
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VSS Agro unveils new cultivator
January 29, 2010
VSS hit the headlines a couple of years ago when it acquired the rights to Amac’s machines.
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Wheat bulb fly sampling gets into full swing
January 29, 2010
IMPROVED weather conditions have allowed this season’s wheat bulb fly sampling campaign to begin in earnest. It looks currently as if the cold conditions have slowed down egg development and delayed egg-hatch.
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Wind turbine on every farm 'within five years'
1 February 2010
WIND power expert Mark Newton believes every farm in the UK will have a wind turbine in five years’ time.
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Yellow rust continues to pose a threat
21 January 2010
Yellow rust continues to pose a threat to winter wheat crops in spite of the prolonged spell of cold weather.