Farmers Guardian
July 14th 2006

  • ‘Derisory’ interest rate say lobbyists

    July 14th 2006

    THE Forum of Private Business has branded the interest being paid by Defra on the money owed to farmers through the Single Farm Payment as ‘derisory’ and it does notcomply with the Government’s own legislation on late payments.

  • ‘Good nutrition is about making money, not saving money’

    July 14th 2006

    GOOD dairy nutrition was about making money, not saving money. Usually saving money would cost performance or fertility, but it would cost, said nutritionist Warwick Bastard, of Lillico Attlee.

  • ‘It’s not all bad news’ – making recycling pay

    July 14th 2006

    New rules mean that farmers face tight new controls on how they handle waste. The Environment Agency and FWAG invited a group of East Midlands farmers to a Nottinghamshire farm to hear just what effect the rules will have on their businesses and see successful recycling in practice. Meanwhile, Anglia Farmers and fertiliser manufacturer J H Bunn have worked together to launch a no-frills waste system that’s proved a big hit with farmers in Norfolk.

  • ‘One stop shop’ that offers ultimate organic experience

    July 14th 2006

    A MID-WALES farming family is combining knowledge of organic production with modern technology to launch a new internet-based business offering shoppers the ‘ultimate organic experience’.

  • ‘Superforces’ plan shelved

    July 14th 2006

    THE Countryside Alliance (CA) has welcomed reports the Government has dropped plans to create police ‘superforces’ by merging smaller forces across the UK.

  • £1.8bn spent on food, but how much is of British origin?

    July 14th 2006

    THE Government has admitted to having no idea how much publicly procured food is of British origin.

  • £70 per head for Skipton prime lambs

    July 14th 2006

    A TRIO of three-quarters Texel, quarter Suffolk-cross prime lambs landed another championship title for Steeton farmer Mark Evans at the July show at Skipton Auction Mart, North Yorkshire.

  • 1,450gns for Reymerr Dusky 67 at Bristol

    July 14th 2006

    THE Holepark herd farmed by Edward Barham and Gordon Reynolds at Rolvenden, Kent, was moved to the Bristol Sales Centre for its dispersal.

  • 2006 Carriage Dog Trials

    July 14th 2006

    THE 'toughest yet' is how organisers described the 2006 Carriage Dog Trials, held at Germain¹s Farm in Kelvedon last week.

  • A ‘substitute enterprise’ with pedigree performance

    July 14th 2006

    Limousins, with 148 entries, lead an exceptionally strong Royal Welsh Show beef line-up. BARRY ALSTON went to meet the Griffiths family, who are aiming to make sure the top titles stay in Wales.

  • A dairy date in China

    July 14th 2006

    CHINA is calling for one lucky young dairy farmer as the MDC and Dairy UK team up to offer a scholarship to the International Dairy Federation Congress in Shanghai.

  • A quicker way to breed pure lines

    July 14th 2006

    A COMBINATION of bio-technology and conventional selection techniques are the way forward for wheat breeding, according to Advanta wheat breeder John Barrett.

  • Aberdeen Angus champion takes supreme beef title

    July 14th 2006

    TOP Totty lived up to its name on Saturday at Liskeard Show, Cornwall, when the Aberdeen Angus champion from M. Kirby was declared champion of the beef classes.

  • Aberdeen-Angus breed stalwart dies

    July 14th 2006

    SANDY Booth, for many years a leading light in the Aberdeen-Angus world, has died, aged 73. He worked on the family farm of Cairnie, Fintray, before branching out on his own to become cattleman with three leading herds in Perthshire – Derculich (Strathtay), Gloagburn (Tibbermore) and Balgour (Dunning). He then had stints with the Meat and Livestock Commission and SAC.

  • Acidosis and energy deficiency knife--edge

    July 14th 2006

    SUCCESSFULLY feeding the individual high yielding dairy cow was fundamentally about walking the knife-edged ridge between acidosis and energy deficiency, said Richard Vecqueray of The Evidence Based Veterinary Consultancy.

  • Aiming to put mutton back on the menu

    July 14th 2006

    A RETURN to more traditional farming practices could help farmers, smallholders and woodland owners develop niche markets for premium poultry, pig and mutton products.

  • All change as Tim takes helm

    July 14th 2006

    THERE will be a new look on the top table of the Lincolnshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs following its 32nd annual meeting at the Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa.

  • Appaloosa show to become regular annual fixture

    July 14th 2006

    THE inaugural south west Appaloosa Society show was hailed a success and will now become a regular fixture on the affiliated Appaloosa showing circuit.

  • Assessing yellowing viruses impact

    July 14th 2006

    TRIALS at Broom’s Barn are assessing the impact of yellowing viruses on rhizomania-resistant sugar beet varieties.

  • Associa sheds 15 jobs after ‘irregularities’

    July 14th 2006

    ASSOCIA, the troubled company owned by NFU and NFU Mutual, has made 15 people redundant after the discovery of serious anomalies in its accounts.

  • Badger Face ‘double’ cheer

    July 14th 2006

    ONE of Britain’s oldest sheep breeds will be enjoying a double celebration at the Royal Welsh Show – the breed society’s 30th anniversary and having the show’s highest native breed entry.

  • Battle looms over animal disease levy

    July 14th 2006

    GOVERNMENT and industry face a battle over the nature of a new compulsory animal disease levy, set to be introduced in 2009.

  • Big dairy herds - Hot Topics

    July 14th 2006

    With temperatures hitting the 90s in the conference room, heat was very much on people’s minds at a Crewe seminar for farmers, consultants and vets working with dairy herds of 300 cows plus. The event was organised by nutrition specialists Lillico Attlee and The Evidence Based Veterinary Consultancy. NEIL RYDER reports.

  • Blithfield dispersal to 1,720gns

    July 14th 2006

    THE Blithfield Holstein dispersal on behalf of the Woodward family of Admaston, Staffordshire, marked the end of over 70 years of breeding.

  • Brazil remains top beef exporter to EU

    July 14th 2006

    SOUTH America accounted for 90 per cent of the EU’s fresh, frozen and chilled beef imports last year, according to MLC Economics.

  • BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF

    July 14th 2006

    Dairy Crest’s TV ad

  • Cameron joins the fight to address dairy industry woes

    July 14th 2006

    CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron has agreed to join the Parliamentary group set up to fight for a better deal for dairy farmers.

  • Case for expanding display area is under examination

    July 14th 2006

    DUE to the high demand for trade stand space at the Royal Welsh Show consideration is to be given to expanding the area available for commercial displays.

  • Charollais R1 genotype ewes and rams sell to 7,100gns

    July 14th 2006

    PEDIGREE Charollais R1 genotype ewes and rams sold to 7,100gns at the breed society’s Premier sale at Worcester, on Saturday.

  • Cheviot breeder’s generation ‘game plan’ for future

    July 14th 2006

    Billy and Kate Allen’s family have been associated with Cheviot sheep for generations and have developed a strong market for their Cheviot store lambs. NEIL RYDER met them.

  • Co-formulas offer greater flexibility

    July 14th 2006

    TRIALS comparing the performance of simple, cheap phenmedipham and more expensive co-formulated products have demonstrated that straight phenmedipham can give good control of weeds if they are small and herbicide timing is optimal.

  • Commitment to renewables ‘does not go far enough’

    July 14th 2006

    FARMING leaders have welcomed the Government’s commitments to renewable energy and biofuels in its Energy Review published this week.

  • Consumer information – www.foodchaincentre.com

    July 14th 2006

    FARMERS are being urged to make the most of a new free on-line library of consumer information. The ‘market info’ section on the food chain centre website provides up-to-date trends on consumers shopping habits, essential for any producer looking at making changes to their farm business. Especially helpful for farmers doing the following:

  • Contribution to dairy industry is rewarded

    July 14th 2006

    ONE half of Wales’ best-known and most successful twin farming brothers – Mansel Raymond, of Jordanston Hall, Letterston, Haverfordwest – is the winner of the 2006 Sir Bryner Jones Memorial Award for his ‘exceptional contribution’ to the dairy industry.

  • Craven champion hat-trick

    July 14th 2006

    DAIRY farmer Jeremy Taylor became only the second person to land a hat-trick of Craven Dairy Auction championships when taking his third title at the mid-July show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart, on Monday.

  • Crossroads YFC win battle of the catwalk at show

    July 14th 2006

    THE Scottish Association of Young Farmers’ Clubs’ Catwalk Couture Competition, staged on the Sunday of the Royal Highland Show was won by Crossroads YFC, represented by Linzi Steel and Kathryn Young, with 42 points.

  • Crown Estate Business Award winner

    July 14th 2006

    THE Crown Estate Rural Business Award has been won by James and Carole Fisher of Newton House Farm on the Bingham Estate, Nottinghamshire.

  • Cuts would hit farming’s £412m ‘hidden contribution’ to countryside

    July 14th 2006

    REMOVING Government support for farmers could have devastating consequences for the landscape, a new report that flags up farming’s ‘hidden contribution’ to the countryside claims.

  • Dairys new look launch

    July 14th 2006

    THE Welsh organic dairy co-operative Calon Wen is launching a new look for its branded organic milk at this month’s Royal Welsh Show.

  • Dartmoor Pony Rescue Centre

    July 14th 2006

    A VOLUNTARY organisation set up in September 2005 to help Dartmoor ponies, which are unsold at market is already working with eight ponies.

  • Defra to order 10 million doses of bird flu vaccine

    July 14th 2006

    DEFRA has made moves to order large stocks of an avian influenza vaccine this week in a cautious step towards using vaccination in the event of an outbreak.

  • Discovering the best OSR varieties to use in tractors

    July 14th 2006

    Rising diesel prices are forcing many German farms to consider switching to biodiesel and a number run their tractors on cleaned rape seed oil. Steven Vale reports on this and other highlights from the German Cereals Event.

  • Efficient fallen stock disposal – by alligator

    July 14th 2006

    AN original way to deal with the problem of fallen stock was outlined by the day’s chairman, David Parfitt, of Micron Bio-Systems. He described visiting a large Florida dairy unit with 6,000 cows.

  • English Sheepdog Trial Results

    July 14th 2006

    FRIDLINGTON FARMS Charity Open, Sheriff Hutton (57 ran): 1, J. Simpson (Hutton Rudby) Sweep, 83 of 90; 2, R. Bradley (Hamsterley) Flo, 82; 3, J. Palmer (Twiston) Cap, 91; 4, C. Mellin (Oakworth) Maisie, 79; 5, J. Goulder (Kirby Misperton) Killibrae Joss, 78; 6, R. Harland (Sneaton) Jed, 77.

  • Entries underline show popularity

    July 14th 2006

    ONCE again livestock entries from across the UK have demonstrated the popularity of the Royal Welsh Show with a massive 7,500 overall entry.

  • Euro News

    July 14th 2006

    • THE European Commission has unveiled plans to make it easier to secure approval across Europe for branded pesticide products. While responsibility for approval of toxic substances will remain the responsibility of food safety commissioner, Markos Kyprianou, for other products approval by three member states will automatically clear the way for them to be sold throughout the EU. Under this new scheme, which updates existing legislation, the EU is divided into three administrative zones, ...

  • Eventing Grand Prix attracts quality riders

    July 14th 2006

    Five previous winners have confirmed that they will be competing in the unique Ford Ranger Eventing Grand Prix at Hickstead's Longines Royal International Horse Show on July 27.

  • False economy to cut pre-emergence dose

    July 14th 2006

    Do not be tempted to cut the dose of a pre-emergence herbicide against black-grass to trim costs. Efficacy will be lost, which puts more pressure on the post-emergence treatment, and you could end up spending more than you save.

  • False economy to cut pre-emergence dose

    July 14th 2006

    DO not be tempted to cut the dose of a pre-emergence herbicide against black-grass to trim costs. Efficacy will be lost, which puts more pressure on the post-emergence treatment, and you could end up spending more than you save.

  • Family forges ahead by making most of assets and openings

    July 14th 2006

    One of Britain’s premier grassland farming areas, Cheshire, was the venue for the British Grassland Society’s 2006 summer meeting hosted by Cheshire Grassland Society and based at Reaseheath College. The wide-ranging enterprises developed by the Garnett family encapsulated the theme ‘Changing Cheshire and the Future’ as Neil Ryder found out.

  • Farm acts now to secure a valuable future resource

    July 14th 2006

    Changing weather patterns and increasing demand from other sectors mean that water is an increasingly scarce resource for growers across the country. Teresa Rush visited a Cambridgeshire farming company that, with the help of Defra funding, is taking action now to protect its water supplies for the future.

  • Flu measures ‘adequate’

    July 14th 2006

    ESTABLISHED and normal biosecurity measures adopted by poultry keepers are adequate to prevent the transmission of bird flu between separately managed flocks, a Defra report has concluded.

  • Food for fuel immoral?

    July 14th 2006

    THE use of food crops to make biofuels is ‘morally inappropriate’ according to an executive of Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world’s biggest sellers of green fuels.

  • Food hall moving to Llanelwedd showground

    July 14th 2006

    THE Royal Welsh Food Hall, which has become the leading centre in Wales for Welsh-produced food and drink, is to be relocated on the Llanelwedd showground.

  • Full of partial Single Payment received by 93% of claimants

    13 July 2006

    A TOTAL of 108,352 claimants, 93 per cent of the total, have now received a full or partial Single Payment.

  • Funding helps give children ‘hands on’ farming experience

    July 14th 2006

    FUNDING from Defra’s Countryside Stewardship Scheme has enabled a farm manager and his wife to host school trips to their Co-operative Group-owned farm near Leicester.

  • Fungicide offers a 5pc yield payback

    July 14th 2006

    With beet factory closure announcements still fresh in the mind, TERESA RUSH reports back from the BBRO on its latest technical advice on growing the crop this season.

  • G8 members in St Petersburg stalemate talks

    July 14th 2006

    FURTHER attempts will be made to break the World Trade organisation stalemate this weekend, when members of the G8 group of the world’s leading economies meet in St Petersburg. 

  • German Cereals Event continued

    July 14th 2006

    Boom sensors

  • Gisburn dairy sale to £1,510 for champion

    July 14th 2006

    THE July dairy show and sale saw 93 cattle forward at Gisburn Mart, Lancashire. Seven animals achieved four figures with a strong average of £893 for newly calved heifers.

  • Good farming in environmental framework

    July 14th 2006

    A FARMING partnership running two separate enterprises in South Wales, one on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast and the other at St Fagans Country Park on the outskirts of Cardiff, has won the farmer category prize in the 2006 Royal Welsh Agricultural Society-Countryside Council for Wales Agri-Environment Award.

  • Grants to buy top quality beef bulls

    July 14th 2006

    IF you are a Welsh beef farmer then you may be able to join five who have already been awarded more than £8,000 in grants to help buy top quality bulls.

  • Grazing land owners to have a Herd Register

    July 14th 2006

    The 2006 cross-compliance supplement has been issued and, joy of joys, there are extra provisions for SMRs (Statutory Management Requirements) 7 and 8.

  • Grazing Monitor 2006

    July 14th 2006

    Monitor growth rates before opting for buffer feeds

  • Great Yorkshire Show

    July 14th 2006

    White rose Charolais reigns supreme

  • Great Yorkshire Show - dairy interbreed judging

    July 14th 2006

    View action from the judging of the dairy interbreed champions at the Great Yorkshire Show

  • Great Yorkshire Show - Young Handlers' Classes

    July 14th 2006

    View the action from the Young Handlers' classes at the Great Yorkshire Show

  • Great Yorkshire Show Equestrian Footage

    July 14th 2006

    Please click on the link to view a round-up of the equestrian action at the Great Yorkshire Show.

  • Great Yorkshire Show Pictures

    July 14th 2006

    Farmers Guardian Great Yorkshire show picture gallery, click on the thumbnail to see the larger version

  • Heavy fines for SPs misuse

    July 14th 2006

    FARMERS have been warned they could face heavy fines for irresponsible use of cypermethrin-based sheep dip products.

  • Hedgehogs plight points to badgers

    July 14th 2006

    NEW research suggests the near extinction of hedgehogs in the British countryside should be blamed on the massive rise in badger numbers and not farming practices, according to the Farmers Union of Wales.

  • Hedgerows are on the rise again

    July 14th 2006

    THE loss of diversity in the British countryside over three decades is being reversed by the farming sector, said a report this week.

  • Higher and Further Education news in brief . . .

    July 14th 2006

    REASEHEATH COLLEGE

  • Home-bred Large White is Pig of Year

    July 14th 2006

    Great Yorkshire Show

  • Jane sweeps up the title in charity trial

    July 14th 2006

    JANE Simpson and Sweep took the title at the Fridlington Farms Charity Open sheepdog trial on Saturday, at Sheriff Hutton, near York.

  • Jersey secures dairy supreme for sisters

    July 14th 2006

    THE Tivyside Agricultural Show (established in 1873) attracted excellent livestock entries, some of which had come directly from the Royal Show.

  • Know value of manure to cut pollution

    July 14th 2006

    CAREFUL targeting of inputs and recognising the nutrient value of manure should be part of the plan for water and soil protection under new land management regulations.

  • Lakeland Rose Show blooms

    July 14th 2006

    THE Lakeland Rose Show, which took place at the Westmorland County Showground, Cumbria, at the weekend, was a blooming success. Giant marquees housed displays of the finest roses, floral art, sweet peas, fuchsia, geraniums and honey, staged by many of the country’s top exhibitors. The show also featured a large craft fair, nursery displays, trade stands and a programme of short talks and demonstrations.

  • Lantra subsidised training funding

    July 14th 2006

    Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector has received funding from the European Social Fund providing an opportunity for those working within the industry to take advantage of heavily subsidised training. Details on www.lantracoursefinder.co.uk or contact the Lantra Coursefinder team on 02476 696732.

  • Leave cars at home – and let the train take the strain

    July 14th 2006

    VISITORS from South Wales travelling to the Royal Welsh Show are again being urged to leave their cars at home and let the train take the strain.

  • Lessons learned from competitions valuable for future

    July 14th 2006

    With the show season well under way, there is no escaping young handlers’ competitions. But what does it take to do well in these events? BEN BRIGGS went to meet the three Jones sisters to find out.

  • Metamitron resistance in Belgium

    July 14th 2006

    WEED experts at Broom’s Barn are keeping an eye on the activity of the herbicide metamitron on fat hen.

  • Miliband defends CAP vision

    July 14th 2006

    DEFRA Secretary David Miliband has strongly defended the joint Treasury and Defra ‘Vision for CAP document’ which aims to end direct subsidies paid to farmers by 2020.

  • Miliband tells Blair: ‘farming is central’

    July 14th 2006

    DAVID Miliband has told the Prime Minister farming will be central to Defra under his leadership, not separate from it.

  • Nantwich and South Cheshire Show

    July 14th 2006

    Last year, a record 32,000 visitors attended the Nantwich and South Cheshire Show, and this year’s event – on Wednesday, July 26 – promises to be just as popular. As well as the usual livestock entries, the Nantwich Show also hosts the International Cheese Show a day before the main event. NEIL RYDER went to meet cheese-lover and judges’ secretary Bob Savage.

  • New chairman is familiar face

    July 14th 2006

    ONE of Britain’s best-known farmers, Alun Evans, of Caerffynnon, Tywyn, Meirionydd, is now the chairman of the Council of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society.

  • Nickerson and Advanta wheat merger gives 46pc market share

    July 14th 2006

    THE merging of the Nickerson and Advanta wheat breeding programmes has given the new company a 46 per cent share of the UK winter wheat market, based on 2006 seed certification figures.

  • No problems in Wales as Assembly delivers its promise

    July 14th 2006

    THE Welsh Assembly Government said this week it had delivered on its promise to make prompt payments to farmers – claiming over 99 per cent had received a payment under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme by the June 30 deadline.

  • Now is the time to ensure waste handling complies

    July 14th 2006

    MOST farmers have committed some sort of offence under the new environment regulations since they came in on May 15. The Environment Agency says it’s going to hold back for a year, but now is the time to make sure your waste handling is within the law.

  • Oat and Muesli Bars

    July 14th 2006

    THIS recipe with porridge oats, honey and pumpkin seeds comes from Rosemarie Webber, of Worlington, Crediton, Devon, who says it makes 12 bars.

  • Passing on her IT skills and knowledge

    July 14th 2006

    OFF-FARM employment can take many forms but for a busy farmer’s wife it means passing on her knowledge of computers and farm-related software programs to fellow Powys farmers as part of the successful ‘managing farms with IT’ project.

  • Peach of a dairy win for Holstein with Ayrshire in reserve place

    July 14th 2006

    Great Yorkshire Show

  • Pesticide rules need tightening – RCEP

    July 14th 2006

    THE rules and regulations surrounding the purchase and use of pesticides need to be tightened, the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) and Advisory Committee on Pesticides (ACP) have agreed.

  • Pony Club National Championships seek new home from 2007

    July 14th 2006

    After more than eight successful years at Sansaw Park in Shropshire, the increasing demand for flat land in order adequately to host one of the biggest horse shows/events in the country, has forced The Pony Club’s National Championships to seek a new home from 2007.

  • Presidential pedigree

    July 14th 2006

    PRESIDENT of this year’s Royal Welsh Show in what is Montgomeryshire’s featured county year is Hywel Lloyd (above) – chairman of Lloyds Animal Feeds and one of Wales’s most successful entrepreneurial businessmen.

  • Prices to 1,500gns at Taunton special sale of Holsteins and Channel Island cattle

    July 14th 2006

    PRICES went to 1,500gns at a special sale of Holstein and Channel Island cattle, which followed the weekly dairy sale at Taunton, Somerset, on Saturday.

  • Profitable returns are likely on early lamb production this season

    July 14th 2006

    BREAKEVEN budgets produced by the English Beef and Lamb Executive (Eblex) suggest early lamb production could generate profitable returns over the coming season.

  • Put words into action, NFUS tells Asda

    July 14th 2006

    NFU Scotland has had the first of what it wants to be a series of meetings with retailers.

  • Recycling Services - No bells and whistles

    July 14th 2006

    WITH farmers under pressure to do something about waste in response to the new environment regulations any solution is being greeted with enthusiasm.

  • Red clover has revitalised role in livestock production

    July 14th 2006

    A REVITALISED breeding programme at the Institute of Grassland and Environment Research has given a boost to the use of red clover within UK livestock production.

  • Redwings hosts visit from Chernobyl children

    July 14th 2006

    A group of ten children from the devastated area around Chernobyl in Belarus this week visited Redwings Horse Sanctuary in Oxhill, Warwickshire as part of a month-long trip to the UK.

  • Research into beet drought tol

    July 14th 2006

    DROUGHT and irrigation research at Broom’s Barn this season is seeking to identify breeder’s lines showing superior drought tolerance and water use efficiency.

  • Restrictions unlikely to affect UK beet growers

    July 14th 2006

    EXPECTED restrictions on the use of the herbicide ethofumesate are unlikely to affect UK sugar beet growers.

  • Retailers have to lift beef prices to preserve supply chain, says Forster

    July 14th 2006

    WITH a seemingly insatiable EU and worldwide demand for beef, and signs of an acceptance by the big retailers that the shelf price has to rise, the National Beef Association chief executive has more of a smile on his face these days.

  • Rexworthy top of 1,300gns in Somerset

    July 14th 2006

    REXWORTHY Farm, Bridgwater, Somerset, was the venue for the dispersal of the Rexworthy Holsteins for A.J. Jeanes and Partners. The loose housed herd sold to 1,300gns for Rexworthy Pauline 32, a second calver that calved in March giving 50.2kg daily by Ridge-Star Justy ET. She was the sole purchase of neighbouring farmer Robert Rowe.

  • Rival beef associations clash

    July 14th 2006

    RIVAL Scottish beef associations have clashed over claims they have each made about the strength of their organisations.

  • Royal Show Postscript

    July 14th 2006

    “FARMING is not only good for the countryside. It is also good for the country,’’ said Defra Secretary David Miliband at the Royal Show.

  • Rural Institutes are on course for St. Andrews

    July 14th 2006

    ONE of the Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes most popular annual events, is its summer school, this year being held at the St. Leonard’s School, St. Andrews, from July 17-21.

  • School and Pony Club championships at Hickstead

    July 14th 2006

    This year's National Schools and Pony Club Jumping Championships will be held at the All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, on Tuesday, August 8. Entries are coming in from schools and pony club branches all over the country, including some from Ireland, which dominated last year's results. Teams which have qualified in Hickstead's outside arenas then jump in the famous International Arena for team and individual titles.

  • Scottish Sheepdog Trial Results

    July 14th 2006

    BRODICK (Judge, W. Cook, Dalrymple) Open, 55 ran, 1, A. MacDiarmid, Hemp, 93; 2, S.L. Davidson, Jim, 91; 3, J.J. Templeton, Ted, 90 Outbye; 4, A. MacDiarmid, Nell, 90; 5, S.L. Davidson, Shep, 89; 6, C. Davidson, Jet, 88.

  • Selection day

    July 14th 2006

    Click the link below to view the Selection Day held on Sunday July 9th for the Anniversary sale of shearling gimmers for the North West Texel Breeders' Club.The Sale will be held at the Westmorland Showground on Saturday 5th August.

  • Set-aside: Cut or destroy?

    July 14th 2006

    DEFRA has issued a reminder to farmers whose holdings contain set-aside land of the requirement to either: cut the green cover between July 15 and August 15; or destroy the green cover between July 15 and August 31.

  • Shear delight for Kieran in open final at Lakeland event

    July 14th 2006

    THE annual Lakeland Shears held at the Lakeland Livestock centre, Cockermouth, last weekend was again a great success.

  • Sheep bred for easy management based on the New Zealand system and genetics

    July 14th 2006

    Marcus Maxwell is a strong advocate of easy to manage sheep systems, especially those based on New Zealand methods and genetics. His farm is the focus for an open day next Wednesday, July 19. Neil Ryder talked to him about his system.

  • Shepherding skills earn Dylan £2,000 award

    July 14th 2006

    THE Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s new £2,000 award has been won by Powys sheep farmer Dylan Jones, of Lluast Wen, Commins Coch, Machynlleth.

  • Shoppers confused by labels

    July 14th 2006

    CONSUMERS are confused by Tesco’s own ‘healthy’ food labelling system, according to new research from Which?

  • SPS crisis has had a negative impact on farmers and families

    July 14th 2006

    THE Government is facing renewed calls to agree now to make partial payments in 2006, after fresh evidence of the stress caused by the 2005 Single Payment delays.

  • Step forward for silage analysis

    July 14th 2006

    FARMERS were being urged to send their silage for testing this week as the accuracy of forage analysis took another step forward.

  • Students have a HEC of a time at Harper Adams

    18 July 2006

    HARPER Adams University College has held its most successful ever Higher Education Choices conference with almost 300 students from across the country attending.

  • Suffolk shearling ewe takes supreme award

    July 14th 2006

    Great Yorkshire Show

  • Tests highlight difficulties in leaving uncompetitive weeds

    July 14th 2006

    EXPERIMENTS to determine whether leaving uncompetitive weeds could significantly improve the biodiversity of sugar beet crops have demonstrated that there are difficulties involved in such an approach.

  • Top conservation award for Portland sheep group

    July 14th 2006

    A DORSET-based sheep breeders’ group has been awarded this year’s Marsh Award for their rare breed conservation.

  • Tried and Tested - Brushing Boots

    July 14th 2006

    FG takes a look at the latest in equine leg protection

  • Trio still on course for employee of year title

    July 14th 2006

    THREE outstanding farm employees from across Wales have been shortlisted for this year’s NFU Cymru-NatWest Welsh Farm Employee of the Year Awards. They come from Monmouthshire, Gwynedd and Montgomeryshire.

  • UK farmers’ premium advantage

    July 14th 2006

    More than half of all consumers in the UK today are driven by premium products. They want to, and will buy, high-value products. Food industry chief, Joanne Denney-Finch told TOM LEVITT that following consumers to those premium markets offered the best future for British farmers.

  • Walling conference tackles decline in traditional craft

    July 14th 2006

    DRY stone wall experts from around Europe have been meeting in the Mid Wales beauty spot of the Brecon Beacons National Park for a major conference on regenerating the traditional craft which dates back more than 4,000 years.

  • Welsh Sheepdog Trial Results

    July 14th 2006

    LLANRWST Open 1, G. Owen (Llanerchymedd) Mon Zac, 5; 2, G. Owen (Llanerchymedd) Jess, 7; 3, H. Owen (Caergeiliog) Roy, 8; 4, B. Williams (Ysceifiog) Queen, 9; =5, G. Owen (Llanerchymedd) Mon Spotan and Arwel Staples (Rhosygwalia) Spot, 10;

  • Win a weighcrate in survey

    July 14th 2006

    ALMOST exactly one year ago, independent sheet consultant Lesley Stubbings gathered industry leading lights to discuss how things stood, and where they should be heading in the future.

  • Working with a 10,000-cow unit in sub-tropical conditions

    July 14th 2006

    THE challenges of working with a 10,000-cow dairy unit under sub-tropical conditions in south Florida were outlined by American dairy consultant Blaine Ellison.

  • Yatehouse Holsteins peak at 5,500gns as pedigree herd is sold

    July 14th 2006

    BIDDING rose to 5,500gns when the entire Yatehouse herd of 245 pedigree Holstein cattle was dispersed for R.C. Atkin and Partners at Yatehouse Farm, Byley, Middlewich, Cheshire.

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