Farmers Guardian
July 13th 2007

  • ‘Major step forward’ in securing optimum plant stands

    July 13th 2007

    A trial block of a new oilseed rape seed treatment – available for the first time last year on seed brought into the UK from Germany – has provided near 100 per cent establishment on a Northamptonshire farm.

  • £2,000 award winner

    13 July 2007

    A Breconshire farmer who also runs a contract fencing, hedging and shearing business, has won the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s £2,000 award in memory of Dr Emrys Evans, a Royal Welsh gold medallist and chairman of the society’s board of management from 1999 to 2004.

  • …but retail sector ‘must cover feed cost increases’

    July 13th 2007

    WHILE the prospect of firmer cereals prices is good news for those growers whose crops have survived the rain, the livestock sector is looking to an expensive winter and the possibility of beef production costs increasing by 40-50p/kg.

  • A bullish outlook for UK cereal producers……but retail sector ‘must cover feed cost increases’

    July 13th 2007

    AROUND one third of this year’s arable crop has already been sold forward as producers eye up current firm prices.

  • A first for EU’s Fischer-Boel

    13 July 2007

    EU Agriculture Commissioner, Mariann Fischer-Boel, will be attending her first Royal Welsh Show – and has a packed programme of engagements.

  • A memorable occasion for Edward, the RWAS and Pembrokeshire

    13 July 2007

    Few faces can be as well-known throughout Wales and beyond as this year’s Royal Welsh Agricultural Society president.

  • A rural Classroom on the farm

    July 13th 2007

    Devon farmer John Rowson downsized his beef herd and converted a barn to create a ‘rural classroom’ on his farm. KATIE ROEBUCK met him to discover the motivation behind this transition and learn more about the wide variety of courses on offer.

  • Arable monitor farms to be set up

    July 13th 2007

    FOLLOWING on from the success of the Scottish livestock monitor farms project, HGCA has teamed up with the Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise to establish two arable monitor farms and six arable business groups.

  • Arla producers to take a stake in the business?

    10 July 2007

    ARLA Foods Milk Partnership members could get a financial stake – and a voice – in the running of Arla’s UK business.

  • Arla producers to take a stake in the business?

    10 July 2007

    ARLA Foods Milk Partnership members could get a financial stake – and a voice – in the running of Arla’s UK business.

  • Assembly deal near completion

    July 13th 2007

    IT appears a solution has been found as to who forms the new Welsh Assembly Government following Labour and Plaid Cymru’s agreement to form a coalition administration.

  • Assurance scheme boost

    July 13th 2007

    THE NFU is using the first ever ‘Red Tractor Week’, launched on Monday in Covent Garden, as a platform to push forward plans to bring other food assurance schemes under its logo and to simplify the farm inspection process.

  • Attention to detail earns Golden Loaf

    July 13th 2007

    GROWING quality milling wheat for Warburtons has led to one Worcestershire farmer and his son collecting a top award.

  • Award accolade

    13 July 2007

    A North Wales farming couple who turned their hobby of gardening into a business are the 2007 winners of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s most prestigious accolade – the Sir Bryner Jones Memorial Award.

  • Ayrshire is champion in close run dairy inter-breed finale

    July 13th 2007

    AN Ayrshire in-milk cow reigned supreme in the dairy inter-breed judging in what the judge, John Gribbon, of Carnforth, Lancashire, described as a ‘very close’ finale.

  • Banwen take first Prince Phillip Cup 2007 ticket

    9 July 2007

    THE Banwen Branch of the Pony Club have assured their first appearance in the final of the Prince Phillip Cup at Horse of the Year Show since 1996.

  • Beef cattle results

    July 13th 2007

    Inter-breed (All judges) Supreme, Crawford Brothers, Sauvignon (Limousin); reserve, D. Small, Cretlevane Albert (Charolais) and M.A. Holmes, Holmeere Alastair (Beef Shorthorn).

  • Beefy and Lamby back charity cyclists

    9 July 2007

    ‘BEEFY’ and ‘Lamby’ are the official mascots for two young cyclists, friends Ross Jackson and James Wood from Nottinghamshire, who have embarked on the 1,000 mile charity ride from Lands End to John O’ Groats.

  • Benn announces relaxation of rules to help flood-hit farmers

    12 July 2007

    DEFRA Secretary Hilary Benn has announced a relaxation of cross compliance and set-aside rules to help farmers affected by the wet weather.

  • Biofuel producer enticing its growers

    9 July 2007

    A HIGH profile presence in the ‘Profitable Futures’ area at last week’s Royal Show by Abengoa Bioenergy – the largest bioethanol producer in the EU – was all about forging relationships with growers who it needs to supply its proposed ethanol plant at Immingham.

  • Biofuel producer enticing its growers

    9 July 2007

    A HIGH profile presence in the ‘Profitable Futures’ area at last week’s Royal Show by Abengoa Bioenergy – the largest bioethanol producer in the EU – was all about forging relationships with growers who it needs to supply its proposed ethanol plant at Immingham.

  • Border Country farms at the forefront of switch to Beltex terminal sire

    13 July 2007

    A quiet revolution is under way in Welsh border stock rearing country. BARRY ALSTON reports.

  • British Wool prices up by over 10p per kg

    July 13th 2007

    THE first British Wool sale of the 2007 saw prices significantly up on the equivalent sale last year. Average wool prices of 76.5p/kg were realised – up 10p on last season’s average price of 66p.

  • Brothers chosen as new monitor

    July 13th 2007

    ALAN and Jack Adams of Eastfield Farm, Ballater, have been selected as the new Cairngorms monitor farmers.

  • Call livestock by-products for biofuels call

    July 13th 2007

    THE Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has called for livestock by-products to be used as biofuel. There are currently EU restrictions in place preventing tallow and meat and bonemeal to be burnt and used as biofuel.

  • Camoys Court Friesians sell to £1,800

    July 13th 2007

    A TOP price of £1,800 was achieved twice when J.F. Corwell and Sons, Lewes, Sussex, dispersed the Camoys Court herd of Friesians.

  • Cheese markets grow stronger

    July 13th 2007

    CHEESE markets are continuing to strengthen, driven by tightening supplies as more milk is diverted into the most profitable commodities.

  • Chief scientific adviser

    July 13th 2007

    A WORLD bank chief scientist and former White House adviser has been appointed as the next chief scientific adviser for Defra.

  • Cloned animals on menu in next few years?

    July 13th 2007

    AMERICANS will be eating burgers made from cloned animals within the next few years, according to scientists.

  • Commercials to 1,220gns

    July 13th 2007

    TRADE peaked at 1,220gns when W.T. Gothard and Son, Wellington, Somerset, dispersed their commercial dairy herd. Seventeen lots sold for in excess of £1,000. Fresh milk was in demand with a 9,000kg March calved fourth calver giving 30.6kg topping the sale at 1,220gns.

  • Cossack riding skills on display

    13 July 2007

    COSSACK horsemen from the Ukraine – famed for their dexterity and courage as riders – will be one of the star attractions of the main ring programme at this year’s Royal Welsh.

  • Count on interest rates going higher

    July 13th 2007

    FUTURE budgets involving borrowed money should be able to accommodate interest rates beyond 6 per cent.

  • Crisp green salad with tomato and tuna dressing

    July 13th 2007

    This recipe was provided by Becky Day, World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) nutritionist. “Far from being boring, it’s easy to make salads as long as you think creatively,” says Becky. Research from WCRF UK shows that up to 20 per cent of cancers could be prevented by eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

  • Crop quality ‘compromised’ while field work remains difficult in wet weather

    July 13th 2007

    ALTHOUGH many cereal crops have withstood the recent wet and windy weather remarkably well, crop quality will undoubtedly have been compromised, says TAG (The Arable Group), agronomist Andrew Wells, Nottinghamshire, this week.

  • Dairy cattle results

    July 13th 2007

    Inter-breed (Judge, J. Gribbon, Carnforth, Lancashire) Supreme, D.C. Alderson, Haresfoot Pamela 5 (Ayrshire); reserve, B. and L. Whitfield, Avenham Jolt Companion 2 (Holstein).

  • Deciding the priorities for the new ministerial team

    July 13th 2007

    ‘Judge me on what I do, not what I eat’.

  • Direction of farming in Wales – report

    13 July 2007

    A major report to be launched at the Royal Welsh Show will help chart the direction of farming in Wales between now and the year 2020.

  • Discover foreign farm practice

    July 13th 2007

    A NEW £3,000 scholarship has been launched to help would-be travellers keen to learn about agriculture in other countries.

  • Disease and pest control in one seed treatment

    July 13th 2007

    A co-formulation of fludioxinil and tefluthrin available for the coming season combines disease and pest control activity in one seed treatment.

  • Double tagging set to be introduced this year

    July 13th 2007

    THE UK has formally withdrawn its application to the European Commission for an extension to the derogation from double tagging of sheep.

  • Douglas Crighton Silver Salver heads off to Northern Ireland

    July 13th 2007

    IT was a double first for the Northern Ireland teams, who took home both senior and junior team awards, in the Royal Show Young Limousin Breeders’ Stockjudging Championship.

  • Early closure costs Royal dear

    July 13th 2007

    THE Royal Agricultural Society of England lost £220,000 as a result of this year’s show closing a day early.

  • Early potato lifting disrupted by weather

    July 13th 2007

    THE unsettled weather is continuing to cause disruption to early potato lifting and blight spray programs.

  • Educating Colombians

    July 13th 2007

    DR Chris Bishop, of Writtle College’s Postharvest Unit, is travelling to Bogota, Colombia, to deliver a series of seminars on postharvest issues.

  • Education, organic and local  – a way to more school meals?

    July 13th 2007

    PRACTICAL food education and sourcing local and organic food could help reverse the decline in school meal take-up, the NFU and Soil Association have said this week.

  • Efficiency and scale drive young farmer’s optimism

    July 13th 2007

    In an industry which has had more than its fair share of bad press and food scares, one young poultry farmer remains optimistic about the future. ANGELA CALVERT reports.

  • Emission reduction is a real possibility

    12 July 2007

    SO convinced of the environmental gains its nutritional system can offer, Keenan invited major industry bodies and retailers to hear evidence from a panel of internationally renowned scientists.

  • English Sheepdog Trials Results

    12 July 2007

    HOLMROOK, Cumbria, Open (53 ran): 1, R. MacPherson (Kirklinton) Roy, 87 of 90; 2, D. Scrimgeour (Lonscale) Soo, 86, OLF; 3, R. MacPherson Moss, 86; 4, A. Leak (Gaisgill) Bess, 85, OLF; 5, T. Lawrenson (Brindle) Spot, 85; 6, D. Harrison (Kentmere) Jock, 84.

  • Entrepreneur does the business for Cuddy

    July 13th 2007

    STUNNING grey Welsh Section A stallion Idyllic Entrepreneur took the Cuddy supreme in-hand championship on the final, all but abandoned, day of the Royal Show.

  • Entries are up 209 on last year

    13 July 2007

    A total of 7,623 entries have been received for this year’s Royal Welsh Show – an increase of 209 on 2006.

  • Everything set fair for yet another successful show

    13 July 2007

    With livestock entries, though restricted, still higher than 2006 at a massive 7,600-plus and a record-breaking year financially, everything is set fair for yet another highly successful Royal Welsh Show.

  • Evict treatment to be replaced by Austral Plus

    July 13th 2007

    THE tefluthrin-based cereal seed treatment Evict will be discontinued following the launch of the fludioxonil+ tefluthrin co-fomulation Austral Plus, Syngenta has announced.

  • Extra space idea rejected

    13 July 2007

    SUGGESTIONS that the Royal Welsh showground at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, should be extended to create more space for trade stands have been rejected.

  • Farmer and trustee is rewarded for his business excellence

    July 13th 2007

    A NORFOLK farmer and a trustee of the Buckingham Emergency Food Appeal (BEFA) has been honoured in the eastern region Business in the Community (BITC) Awards for Excellence.

  • Flood insurance bill already at £10million and still rising

    July 13th 2007

    THE NFU Mutual insurance bill has topped £10 million and is set to rise in the aftermath of recent torrential rains, while hundreds of farmers are in desperate need of financial help.

  • From the classics to classic fibre

    July 13th 2007

    The Bluefaced Leicester has one of the finest fleeces of any sheep breed in the world, says Cecilia Hewett of Johnby Bank, Johnby, near Greystoke.

  • FWAG forum

    July 13th 2007

    The great crested newt is a large and striking amphibian, growing up to 15cm in length, dark brown to black above with an orange/yellow belly and black spots.

  • GAEC 3 condition is lifted

    July 13th 2007

    ENVIRONMENT secretary Hilary Benn has lifted the GAEC 3 condition that prohibits farmers from working on waterlogged land.

  • Government launches flood review

    13 July 2007

    THE government is to carry out a review in the wake of the recent floods that will look into how well they were managed and how effective the response was.

  • Grass machines

    July 13th 2007

    DESPITE fierce competition Lely is looking to sustain last year’s growth for grass machines, which saw revenue rise by almost 33 per cent to €67.7 million.

  • Grazing Monitor: Surviving the monsoon season

    July 13th 2007

    IN case you hadn’t realised, June was wet with record breaking amounts of rain. Across the UK the average rainfall in June was 134.5mm (5.4 inches) with many areas having far in excess of even these levels.

  • Great Eccleston Show Goes Ahead As Planned

    13 July 2007

    THE show field at Great Eccleston is fit and ready for the start of the two-day agricultural show this weekend.

  • Great Yorkshire Show beef inter-breed results

    11 July 2007

    A LIMOUSIN bull, Sauvignon, from the Crawford Brothers, Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh, took the inter-breed beef championship when the champions from the 13 beef breeds present at the Great Yorkshire Show took to the ring in the culmination of judging on the first day.

  • Great Yorkshire Show inter-breed results

    12 July 2007

    AN Ayrshire in-milk cow reigned supreme in the dairy inter-breed judging in what the judge, John Gribbon, of Carnforth, Lancashire, described as a ‘very close’ finale.

  • Great Yorkshire Show pig inter-breed results

    12 July 2007

    CHRISTINE Vaughan took the pig inter-breed title for the first time, following her reserve last year.

  • Great Yorkshire Show sheep inter-breed results

    11 July 2007

    THERE was a Scottish invasion in the sheep inter-breed final at the Great Yorkshire Show when the North Country Cheviot ewe that swept the board at the Royal Highland Show three weeks previous came over the border to do the same again.

  • Holsteins to 1,650gns at Exeter farm

    July 13th 2007

    A LARGE crowd attended the Holstein herd dispersal sale at Venmore Farm, Woodbury, Exeter, for G.B. House and Son who have decided to cease milk production. Highest price was 1,650gns for a third calved cow having calved in March giving 51.1kg daily, purchased by D. Lewis, North Devon, who took five other lots at 1,400gns or over. Making 1,520gns was a March-calved second calver giving 54.8kg and going to P. Willis, Bideford.

  • Holsworthy Mart throughput up 16pc

    July 13th 2007

    THROUGHPUT numbers within the calf and stirk section at Holsworthy Market, Devon, have risen 16 per cent in the first six months of this year on the back of a 36.5 per cent increase in numbers in 2006 compared to 2005. Last week saw the highest entry since 2001 when 188 calves and stirks were on offer.

  • Horse walker donation for TB rehab centre

    13 July 2007

    A HAIR from the tail of the late Grand National hero Hallo Dandy and a rich Rolls-Royce enthusiast from Switzerland are the links in a story of how former racehorses will in future be rehabilitated using one of the world’s most modern horse walkers.

  • Is river dredging the answer to alleviating increased flood risk?

    July 13th 2007

    THE flooding that has affected much of the country, causing huge damage to farmland, rural buildings and vehicles could have been much less severe if the waterways were better managed, according to members of the farming community.

  • Jacob classes return to the Glendale Show

    July 13th 2007

    JACOB sheep are to have their own classes at Northumberland’s Glendale Show after almost 20 years.

  • Jeff Rooker - a Minister not afraid to speak his mind

    July 13th 2007

    LORD Rooker has established a reputation of being an outspoken Minister, not afraid to speak his mind on issues his colleagues prefer to steer clear of. Here’s why.

  • King George V Gold Cup prize fund increased by £15,000

    9 July 2007

    The prize fund for the Longines King George V Gold Cup has been increased from £30,000 to £45,000 this year.

  • Kingland High Flyer storms to 7,600gns at Charollais sale

    July 13th 2007

    FIRST-TIME vendor Peter Vaughan, of Kingsland, Herefordshire, took the Worcester premier Char-ollais sale by storm, when his ram lamb sold for the top price of 7,600gns.

  • Land sales

    10 July 2007

    SMALL parcels of land continue to draw premium prices at auction.

  • Last chance to save the ‘sacred’ cow

    July 13th 2007

    A last ditch attempt to save Shambo, the so-called “sacred” bullock, from slaughter was being made yesterday as Farmers Guardian went to press.

  • Limousin bull import supreme in beef lines

    July 13th 2007

    A LIMOUSIN bull, Sauvignon, imported from France, took the inter-breed beef honours when the champions from the 13 beef breeds at the Great Yorkshire Show took to the ring in the culmination of judging on the first day.

  • Livestock and dairy farmers hit by the recent wet weather

    July 13th 2007

    MILK production has fallen by 5 per cent across the UK as a result of the recent wet weather.

  • LIVESTOCK NEWS IN BRIEF

    July 13th 2007

    • A number of overseas study scholarships for Welsh beef and sheep farmers are on offer from Hybu Cig Cymru, providing the opportunity to spend up to six weeks experiencing the industry in another country. Applicants must show why it would benefit them as individuals and the Welsh industry in general if selected. Details on 01970 625050.

  • Llannefydd dairy farmer carries Welsh hopes in British Grassland competition

    July 13th 2007

    THIS year’s winner of the All-Wales Grassland Farming Competition, run jointly by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and the Federation of Welsh Grassland Societies, is Arthur Owen, of Bodysgaw Isa, Llannefydd, near Denbigh, and a member of Betws-yn-Rhos Grassland Society.

  • Low inputs have kept overheads to a bare minimum

    July 13th 2007

    BARRY ALSTON reports from the opening day of this year’s British Grassland Society summer meeting centred on south east Wales.

  • MacPherson and Roy leave it late to take Holmrook Open

    12 July 2007

    WITH the penultimate trial Raymond MacPherson and Roy won the Holmrook Open in hot and sunny conditions, on Sunday.

  • Managing land for farmland birds is on college syllabus

    July 13th 2007

    A NEW educational agreement between a South West agricultural college and the RSPB should lead to a brighter future for threatened and declining species of farmland birds.

  • Massey 3600 has the ability to turn on a sixpence

    July 13th 2007

    It seems that tractor manufacturers are increasing the number of models they have in their armoury and Massey Ferguson is no exception. Last November they showed the 3600 range to increase the pickings in the sub-100hp sector. MERVYN BAILEY gets to drive the top model, the 91hp 3645.

  • Maxworthy heifer tops Hallworthy dairy sale at 1,900gns

    July 13th 2007

    WEST Country dairy farmers were in bidding action at KVN Stockdale’s Hallworthy Stockyard, Cornwall, where prices reached 1,900gns.

  • McNeill to get a total of £250,000 after dismissal

    July 13th 2007

    JOHNSTON McNeill will receive around £250,000, following his dismissal from the Rural Payments Agency for presiding over the Single Payments fiasco.

  • Milk robot sales on the increase

    July 13th 2007

    GRASSLAND and dairy equipment manufacturer Lely Industries produced a record turnover of €207 million last year up by 21 per cent on 2005 levels.

  • Milk yields down 5 percent

    10 July 2007

    MILK production has fallen by five percent across the UK as a result of the recent wet weather.

  • Millions to be gained from long-term selection year on year, reveals new study

    11 July 2007

    WHAT is the value of performance recording – and a resultant selective breeding programme?

  • Millions to be gained from long-term selection year on year, reveals new study

    11 July 2007

    WHAT is the value of performance recording – and a resultant selective breeding programme?

  • Millions to be gained from long-term selection year on year, reveals new study

    11 July 2007

    WHAT is the value of performance recording – and a resultant selective breeding programme?

  • More qualified to handle medicines

    July 13th 2007

    THE number of Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs) working within the animal medicines industry is increasing according to the Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA).

  • Multi-virus plant test to help manage spread of diseases

    July 13th 2007

    A NEW multi-virus plant clinic test for potatoes has been developed by Cambridge-based NIAB.

  • New fludioxonil formulation brings better control of seed-borne fusarium – manufacturer

    July 13th 2007

    A NEW formulation of the cereal seed treatment fludioxonil, available to growers this autumn, brings improvements in control of seed-borne fusarium, according to its manufacturer.

  • NFU calls for relaxation of set-aside rules as Scotland grants farmers a derogation

    July 13th 2007

    THE NFU has called on Defra to relax set-aside rules in the wake of the recent wet weather.

  • NFU push Red Tractor to “another level”

    9 July 2007

    THE NFU is using the first ever ‘Red Tractor Week’, launched today in Covent Garden, as a platform to push forward plans to bring other food assurance schemes under its logo and to simplify the farm inspection process.

  • No regrets on move despite wheat prices

    July 13th 2007

    Grain prices have risen substantially since Co. Durham farmer Stewart Vernon joined the ELS and HLS environmental programmes, but he is generally happy with his decision, as he explained to Neil Ryder.

  • North Country Cheviot repeats Highland success

    July 13th 2007

    THERE was a Scottish invasion in the sheep inter-breed final when the North Country Cheviot ewe that swept the board at the Royal Highland Show three weeks previously, came over the border to do the same again.

  • Parts of Royal Showground up for sale.

    10 July 2007

    PARTS of the Royal Showground, at Stoneleigh, are to be sold off, it has emerged.

  • Passionate about the environment – and committed to dairying

    13 July 2007

    This year’s Royal Welsh featured county is as diverse as it gets when it comes to farming enterprises – with cereals, potatoes, milk, beef, lamb and tourism all playing key roles in the rural economy.

  • Payment delays frustration

    July 13th 2007

    NORTH Wales AM, Gareth Jones, is to press the Welsh Assembly’s new Rural Affairs Minister into speeding up the Tir Gofal agri-environment payments process after being told that payments have been delayed several months while the Welsh Government scrutinises farmers’ entitlements.

  • Photo discovery aids farm machinery club’s celebration

    July 13th 2007

    THE discovery of a collection of fascinating old photographs has prompted two special evenings to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Norfolk Farm Machinery Club (NORMAC).

  • Pig & Heavy Horse Results

    July 13th 2007

    PIGS - Inter-breed (Judge, A. Warrener, Easingwold) Supreme, C.D. Vaughan, Vinery Workman (Welsh); res., T. Newth, Prestleigh Beryl (Large White) res. male, S.J.S. Loveless, Port Bredy Prince; res. fem., E. Paddock, Eaves Dorothy 3.

  • Pig of the Year title again for Steve

    July 13th 2007

    FOR the second year running Steve Loveless, from Bridport, Dorset, took the Pig of the Year title.

  • Prices peak at 28,000gns

    12 July 2007

    A PACKED ringside of buyers saw prices peak at 28,000gns when 77 pedigree Limousin heifers from the Sarkley herd based at Montgomery, Powys, sold on behalf of Glyn Pennie and his sons – Chris and Nigel.

  • Rain cancels Royal Lancashire Show

    9 July 2007

    THE Royal Lancashire Show has been cancelled due to the recent heavy rain.

  • Rain cancels Royal Lancashire Show

    9 July 2007

    THE Royal Lancashire Show has been cancelled due to the recent heavy rain.

  • Raising Cornwall’s awareness

    July 13th 2007

    TRANSITION Cornwall staged a meeting in Liskeard, Cornwall aimed at raising awareness of oil depletion, climate change and the impact on farming.

  • Real world perceptions differ from the media’s

    July 13th 2007

    VIEWPOINT: By Guy Smith

  • Re-launch of the Addington Fund

    10 July 2007

    THE Addington Fund has been relaunched to assist farmers affected by the flooding crisis.

  • Riders tackle Royal Welsh challenge

    10 July 2007

    A TEAM of riders have set out from Pembrokeshire at the weekend on a 120-mile journey to the Royal Welsh Showground at Builth Wells.

  • Robin Penrice dies, aged 65

    July 13th 2007

  • Rooker handed TB and cost-sharing briefs

    11 July 2007

    JEFF Rooker has been handed responsibility for animal health and welfare in the new-look Defra team, putting him in charge of the two most contentious issues in farming – bovine TB and cost-sharing.

  • Rooker handed TB and cost-sharing briefs

    9 July 2007

    JEFF Rooker has been handed responsibility for animal health and welfare in the new-look Defra team, putting him in charge of the two most contentious issues in farming – bovine TB and cost-sharing.

  • Royal Lancashire Show is cance

    July 13th 2007

    With the announcement that the Royal Lancashire Show has been cancelled this week, PHILLIPA WEST looked at the likelihood that others would follow suit.

  • Royal Show livestock pictures

    July 13th 2007

    A quality turnout in the livestock classes

  • Rumenco Rocker Feeder winners

    July 13th 2007

    THERE were three winners in the Rumenco competition held in Farmers Guardian, each of whom won a Rocker Feeder and supply of TAB Cattle Plus.

  • Rural buffer flood zones

    July 13th 2007

    IN light of the recent floods, the CLA urged the government to consider using rural areas as buffer flood zones to protect urban areas.

  • Rural Heroes mark 10 years

    July 13th 2007

    THREE farmers, a gamekeeper and a huntsman are among the recently named Countryside Alliance Rural Heroes, chosen on the CA’s 10th anniversary to represent the face of a decade of change in the countryside.

  • Ruthin’s sale attracts the buyers

    July 13th 2007

    A LARGE number of buyers gathered at Ruthin Livestock Centre for the second phase dispersal sale of 73 commercial dairy cattle for R.L. Wynne and Sons, Ty Newydd, Ruthin. The top price was £1,360 for a freshly calved heifer. The next best price was £1,320 for an in-calf cow due early July with another four cows reaching £1,300.Averages: Overall, £1,060. Auctioneers: Ruthin Farmers Auction Co.

  • Sarkley Limousin heifers peak at 28,000gns – 77 average £3,424

    July 13th 2007

    A PACKED ringside saw prices peak at 28,000gns when 77 pedigree Limousin heifers from the Sarkley herd were sold for Glyn Pennie and sons Chris and Nigel, of Montgomery, Powys.

  • Scheme tackles crime

    July 13th 2007

    FARMERS in South Wales have been told to ‘use it or lose it’ at the launch of a new NFU Cymru Farm Watch scheme set up to combat farmyard and household theft.

  • Scottish Sheepdog Trials Results

    12 July 2007

    Aberfeldy (Judge: A McCuish, Skipness,) Open 60 ran – 1, I. Brownlie, Bess, Forestmill, 94; 2, K. Freeman, Nell, Killin, 90 Time; 3, S.L. Davidson, Rob, Sandbank, 90; 4, P. Fullerton, Dean, Kingussie, 90; 5, C. Hogg, Meg, Sauchie, 88; 6, M. Caul, Hope, Egnomoss, 87 Time; 7, C. Dickson, Gel, Girvan, 87; 8, R. Simpson, Molly, Duchlage, 87; 9, D. Robertson, Cap, Luss, 86.

  • SDF group looks to win sales with a new range of common platform tractors

    July 13th 2007

    SDF has pumped new blood into the third generation of the Same Explorer and Lamborghini models, which also fills a gap in the Deutz-Fahr range. Mervyn Bailey takes a closer look at the two model common platform tractors that SDF has high hopes for.

  • Seed treatment vital to keep early rust at bay

    July 13th 2007

    IN what has been described as one of the worst seasons for yellow and brown rust infections in wheat nationwide, many varieties’ resistance ratings to this yield robbing disease have been tested to their limits.

  • Seed treatments

    July 13th 2007

    Read our Farmers Guardian special feature covering all you need to know about seed treatments.

  • Sheep Results

    July 13th 2007

    Inter-breed (Judge, all inter-breed judges) Supreme, W. and J. Thomson (North Country Cheviot); reserve, J. Bradley (Swaledale).

  • Sheepdog Trials Diary

    12 July 2007

    ENGLAND

  • Solstice is spreading Warburtons’ risk

    July 13th 2007

    AT Centaur Grain, sales and marketing director Richard Jenner said 140,000 tonnes of UK milling wheat from over 300 farmers producing the crop would be required by Warburtons this year.

  • Steyr’s new line-up

    July 13th 2007

    WE might not hear about it much in the UK, but in certain areas of mainland Europe Steyr is still a popular tractor brand. Visitors attending the recent event at St Valentin to mark the 60th anniversary of tractor manufacture were rewarded with the first appearance of the Steyr 9000M replacement.

  • Stoneleigh showground up for sale

    11 July 2007

    THE Royal Showground, at Stoneleigh, is to be put up for sale because plans for a major redevelopment on it are floundering on a legal technicality.

  • Stoneleigh showground up for sale

    July 13th 2007

    THE Royal Showground, at Stoneleigh, is to be put up for sale because plans for a major redevelopment are floundering on a legal technicality.

  • Study to focus on black- grass, ryegrass and brome

    July 13th 2007

    HGCA has funded a 40-month project to look at dormancy of black-grass, Italian ryegrass, barren and meadow brome.

  • Suffolk Sheep Society adopts the use of gene marker tests

    10 July 2007

    GENE markers for cold tolerance and footrot – developed at Lincoln University, New Zealand – have been adopted by the Suffolk Sheep Society to help its breeders produce superior animals.

  • Suffolk Sheep Society adopts the use of gene marker tests

    10 July 2007

    GENE markers for cold tolerance and footrot – developed at Lincoln University, New Zealand – have been adopted by the Suffolk Sheep Society to help its breeders produce superior animals.

  • Swaledale garments and yarns

    July 13th 2007

    Ruth Strong of Well House, Hesket new Market, near Wigton, uses wool from the family’s 900 ewe Swaledale flock to produce knitting yarns and garments.

  • Tackling climate change

    13 July 2007

    VISITORS to the Royal Welsh will be able to gain a greater understanding of how they can help tackle climate change in their homes and businesses.

  • TB and cost-sharing brief for Lord Rooker

    July 13th 2007

    ALISTAIR DRIVER looks at who is doing what and what their priorities might be as the new Defra team takes shape.

  • Technical competence and business skills are essential

    July 13th 2007

    In the Farmers Guardian’s Dairy Farmer of the Future competition, each of the sponsors takes a look at the industry as they see it. This week NatWest’s Lesley Bell discusses the future prospects for the dairy industry.

  • Tesco sticks to its ban

    July 13th 2007

    TESCO has denied its decision to ban its dairy producers from exporting unwanted bull calves will have an adverse impact on the quality beef market.

  • The end of an era for Avril Evans

    13 July 2007

    NEXT month sees the end of an era for a well-known pedigree breeder with an involvement over the years with not one but four different cattle and sheep breeds.

  • The Wool Clip business

    July 13th 2007

    The low value of wool, particularly from upland sheep breeds, is of major concern to the farming community. Founded in 2001 in the aftermath of the foot-and-mouth epidemic, The Wool Clip business is committed to adding value to wool and wool products. Six years on it remains a lively, progressive organisation, as NEIL RYDER found out.

  • United Counties not resting on its laurels

    July 13th 2007

    ALTHOUGH there is not a United Counties Show in Carmarthenshire this year – it normally takes place during the second week of August – the society’s officials are certainly not sitting back and doing nothing.

  • Updated show results

    July 13th 2007

    • Reserve honours in the championship for the best Rouge de l’Ouest female at the Royal Show went to J.R. Lloyd and E.M. Lee of Oswestry, Shropshire.• At the Lincolnshire Show the Simmental supreme was T. Hill, Scotland Denise 9 and the reserve was J.T. Mitchell and Sons, Blair Rory.

  • Upping the market share stakes

    July 13th 2007

    Same Deutz-Fahr UK is still wanting to achieve a 10 per cent share of the UK tractor market by the end of next year.

  • Versatile Herdwicks supply a wide range of products

    July 13th 2007

    Her flock of local Herdwick sheep provide the wool for a range of products made and sold by Mary Bell, of Crookabeck, Patterdale, in the heart of the Lake District.

  • Weather in the North still unsettled

    10 July 2007

    FARMERS in the North can expect unsettled weather and higher than average rainfall to continue for the rest of the summer while the South can look forward to warmer, more settled conditions, according to the Met Office.

  • Welger on a roll

    July 13th 2007

    LELY developments were not the only ones at the Field Days as the importance of Welger balers to the Lely Group meant that Welger machines were also on show.

  • Welsh boar takes pig inter-breed award

    July 13th 2007

    CHRISTINE Vaughan took the pig inter-breed title for the first time, following her reserve last year.

  • Welsh Sheepdog Trials Results

    12 July 2007

    BETWS YN RHOS. Open 1, T.E. Jones(Barmouth) Fly, 4; 2, A. Jarman (Llanbrynmair) Jaff, 41¼2; 3, J.R. Griffith (Talysarn) Roy, 5; 4, J.E.Lightfoot (Llandegla) Taff, 61¼2; 5, A.Ll. Jones (Cwmtirmynach) Max, 7; 6, E.W. Edwards (Ruthin) Jac, 8. 2nd class 1, A.Ll. Jones (Cwmtirmynach) Max, 7; 2, R.E.Roberts (Maenan) Bill, 10; =3, T. Jones (Talwrn) Sam, and     H. Roberts (Barmouth) Gem,11; 5, G. Edwards (Llantysilio) Roy, 15.

  • What price milk?

    12 July 2007

    LAST year it was 17.74ppl – on July 5 this year, United Dairy Farmers auction produced an overall average of 28.72ppl for 39m litres.

  • Where the animals are not the commercial enterprise

    July 13th 2007

    Angora goats and mostly rare breed sheep provide the wool for a range of products produced by smallholder, Jan Hicks at Ivy Hall, Raisbeck, near Orton, Cumbria.

  • Withycombe Skychief Burgundy leads herd dispersal at 3,800gns

    July 13th 2007

    PRICES peaked at 3,800gns when Tony Reed, Alcester, Warwickshire, dispersed his heavy milking Withycombe herd ahead of emigrating to Alberta, Canada to take up a major role at Morsan Farms.

  • Yorkshire show results

    13 July 2007

    MESSRS C. and S. Upham and Davey’s 10-year-old hunter broodmare Euphoria II took the strongly contested Cuddy supreme in-hand honours at the Great Yorkshire Show.

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