There is a well known saying, 'no pain, no gain' and that will be ringing true in the minds of Milk Link’s 1,600 producers, who are on the brink of reaping just reward for 12 years of loyalty and investment.Farmers Guardian
July 15th 2005
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Another success
July 15th 2005
Tivyside Show
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Arla chairmans milk price optimism after show stand protest
July 15th 2005
Arla Foods Milk Partnership (AFMP) chairman Jonathan Ovens has said he is confident there will be a milk price rise announcement soon.
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Be generous with strip widths is buffer advice
July 15th 2005
One of the key questions being asked by the farmers attending the recent series of cross-compliance workshops and farm walks was what to do first as the deadlines for implementation draw closer, says Dr Bob Bulmer, Hutchinsons’s environmental services manager, who conducted the events on behalf of Momenta.
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BPC aims to take the sting out of bruising
July 15th 2005
The British Potato Council is introducing a handbook as part of an initiative aimed at reducing bruising and helping growers to save part of the £200 per hectare losses.
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CLA launches renewable energy policy
July 15th 2005
The Country Land and Business Association has launched its new policy document on renewable energy days after the G8 leaders affirmed their commitment to tackling climate change.
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Eastern MPs question drastic sugar reform in House of Commons
July 15th 2005
Eastern region MPs have been flying the flag for sugar beet growers in the House of Commons this week.
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ELS goes on the backburner
July 15th 2005
Severe delays are expected ...
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Food-bourne source of BSE still lingers in farm feed bins
July 15th 2005
Contaminated meat and bonemeal lingering in the corners of feed bins on farms is probably still causing BSE, a new report has concluded.
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Grimme out to keep market lead with new two-row trailed potato harvester
July 15th 2005
With sales of potato harvesters expected to be just 90 units in total this year, competition to sell new machines is understandably high.
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Growers sharpen attitudes as black-grass remains primary threat
July 15th 2005
Greater awareness of the limited pipeline of new herbicide products has sharpened growers’ attitude towards managing and controlling grass-weed resistance.
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It still pays to produce a good calf
July 15th 2005
Although thoughts of milk prices and the Single Farm Payment are uppermost in dairy farmers’ minds, it is still worth planning to make the most of dairy calves, writes Promar consultant, James Dunn.
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Jacoby deal
July 15th 2005
In a departure from its traditional manufacturing base of cultivators, drills and ploughs, Lemken announced the purchase of little known German sprayer company, Jacoby. The company said that it would enable it to supply growers with a broader range of kit for crop establishment and management.
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Jersey win is a scorcher
July 15th 2005
Stithians Show
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Limousins title: Double reserve honours due to computer error
July 15th 2005
Great Yorkshire Show
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Making the most of ELS - Planning Your ELS Options
July 15th 2005
You’ve decided roughly what Entry Level Stewardship Options you’re going for. You’re working out how best to make the ELS points add-up. Or you’re still making-up your mind whether to join the scheme and when.
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Milk linked to bovine TB in pigs
July 15th 2005
It is likely the two pigs and piglets that have hit the news this week because they were discovered with bovine TB in Bodmin, Cornwall, became infected after drinking unpasturised cow’s milk from another farm.
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Nantwich and South Cheshire Show Preview
July 15th 2005
One of Britain’s largest one-day shows, the Nantwich and South Cheshire Show is being held at Dorfold Park, just north of Nantwich, Cheshire, on Wednesday, July 27. Gates open at 8am. The show is famous for its world-renowned International Cheese Show.
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National Assembly leads by example, sourcing Celtic Pride Welsh beef
July 15th 2005
Celtic Pride Premium Welsh beef is now being supplied to the National Assembly for Wales’ restaurant where diners can choose from sirloin, rump and fillet steaks – all sourced from farm-assured Welsh farms.
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North Country Cheviot supreme
July 15th 2005
Dalkieth Show
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Pig of the Year award
July 15th 2005
Great Yorkshire Show
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Referee judge awards inter-breed title to Bluefaced Leicester
July 15th 2005
Great Yorkshire Show
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Royal Welsh Show 2005 Preview
July 15th 2005
In the run-up to next week’s four-day Builth Wells spectacular everything is pointing to yet another remarkable event. Livestock entries have already set a new record – with a staggering 8,069 breaking eclipsing last year’s all-time high of 7,500. The produce section has attracted an all time high of 911 entries, the poultry classes are the best supported ever with 717 entries and pigeon fanciers have entered a total of 357 birds. Even the stick-making competition will see 213 skilfully ...
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Sales up in falling market
July 15th 2005
The UK plough market has halved during the last decade, with current statistics pointing to a 900 unit total. Despite this, Lemken UK’s Richard Polley says the company’s ‘considerable’ share in a falling market is on the up.
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Seeding system with high hectare performance and low power need
July 15th 2005
Lemken says the Heliodor disc cultivation unit, in combination with its drills, forms a seeding system with high hectare performance and low power requirement.
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Sheer bliss! Holstein grabs dairy glory again
July 15th 2005
Great Yorkshire Show
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Step weaning in stages pays dividends
July 15th 2005
Step weaning in stages rather than an abrupt, sudden change, has paid dividends in Volac-backed trials run at Essex’s Writtle College.
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Tansanit range of ploughs
July 15th 2005
Neither fully-mounted, nor semi-mounted – but somewhere in between – is how Lemken describes its latest range of ploughs.
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Third of aphids are MACE resistant
July 15th 2005
Up to a third of M. persicae aphids caught in the eastern counties are proving to be MACE resistant strains uncontrollable with dimethyl-carbamates, pirimicarb and triazamate.
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UK fails to deliver on green energy targets
July 15th 2005
The European Commission has started infraction proceedings against the UK for failing to meet green fuel targets
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World Sheepdog Trials 2005
July 15th 2005
Gordon Watt and York take the supreme title by two points at showcase event