Farmers Guardian
July 16, 2010

  • Make a difference in Ragwort Awareness Week

    14 July 2010

    The British Horse Society is appealing to everyone with an interest in horses to help combat the deadly plant ragwort, by filling in a simple survey during Ragwort Awareness Week (12-18 July).

  • ‘Dairying needs fair returns,’ says NFU

    12 July 2010

    COPA-COGECA representatives have again stressed to the EU Commission the need for long-term measures to reduce extreme market volatility and ensure a fair return for dairy producers.

  • Agriculture in the national news - July 12

    12 July 2010

    A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Monday, July 12).

  • Agriculture in the national news - July 16

    16 July 2010

    A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Friday, July 16).

  • Animal clones could spark US trade war

    12 July 2010

    EURO-MPs are calling for a complete ban on US meat and semen imports until their authorities can prove the produce is not from a cloned animal.

  • Around the marts – July 16

    July 16, 2010

    Shrewsbury

  • Ashby Show, Leicestershire

    July 16, 2010

    Results from the 2010 Ashby Show, Leicestershire.

  • Audit process shows firm’s sustainability

    July 16, 2010

    PHILLIP Hubbert, production director at J.E. Piccaver & Co, Gedney Marsh, near Holbeach in Lincolnshire said the business is involved in the CFE to help deliver the further environmental benefits the campaign brings.

  • Badger cull decision ‘bitterly disappointing’ - NFU

    13 July 2010

    NFU Cymru described today’s judgement on the Welsh Assembly’s badger cull order as a ‘bitterly disappointing set-back’.

  • Badger cull plans quashed by High Court

    13 July 2010

    THE Badger Trust has won it’s appeal against the High Court’s refusal to grant a judicial review on badger culling.

  • Badger Trust hails cull decision

    13 July 2010

    BADGER Trust chairman David Williams claimed today’s ruling on its judicial review appeal demonstrated the ‘futility’ of culling badgers.

  • Bancffosfelen Show, Carmarthenshire

    15 July 2010

    Results from the 2010 Bancffosfelen Show, Carmarthenshire.

  • Bank on John Deere ProDrive’s pulling power

    July 16, 2010

    John Deere’s ProDrive hydrostatic drive system for its foragers promises infinitely adjustable speeds and excellent traction, but does it deliver? SIMON HENLEY tracked down the first machine in the UK with the system fitted to find out.

  • BCMS launches automated phone service

    12 July 2010

    A NEW automated phone service for reporting cattle births, movements and deaths has been launched by the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS). 

  • British Eventing Team announced for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010

    14 July 2010

     The squad for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games comprises of Tina Cook riding Mr and Mrs Nicholas and Valda Embiricos and Sarah Pelham’s Miner’s Frolic, William Fox-Pitt riding Mrs Teresa Stopford Sackville’s Cool Mountain, Piggy French riding Wally French and Michael Underwood’s Jakata, Pippa Funnell riding Mr and Mrs Roger Lincoln’s Redesigned, Mary King riding Janette Chinn and Mr and Mrs Edwin Davies’s Imperial Cavalier and Nicola Wilson riding Rosemary Search’s ...

  • British farmers could get green light to grow GM

    15 July 2010

    THE European Commission has, this week, announced proposals to give EU countries more freedom and flexibility over the cultivation of GM crops.

  • Broadband delay will hit rural economy hardest

    16 July 2010

    THE Government’s decision to delay its roll-out of broadband internet coverage will impact heavily on the rural economy, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has warned.  

  • Bruchid beetles thriving in hot weather

    July 16, 2010

    HIGH temperatures recorded in recent weeks could mean an increase in bruchid beetle numbers this season, so spray timings will be as important as ever, advised PGRO senior technical officer, Becky Ward.

  • Campaign helps emergency services reach remote farms

    12 July 2010

    A CAMPAIGN to put remote farms firmly on the map has been launched in Wales in a bid to save lives.

  • Challenge of promoting Shorthorns to the world

    July 16, 2010

    REPRESENTATIVES from around the world highlighted some of the challenges currently facing the breed at the World Shorthorn Conference.

  • Changue herd reduction sale tops 2,200gns thrice

    July 16, 2010

    ?A top price of 2,200gns was achieved on three occasions when Robert Stevenson, Cumnock, Ayrshire, held a reduction sale from his Changue herd of Ayrshire cattle.

  • Combining pea trials focus on K levels

    July 16, 2010

    Dominic Kilburn reports from the trial plots at the recent PGRO Pulse Trials Open Day at Thornhaugh, near Peterborough.

  • Compounders look closer to home for protein sources

    July 16, 2010

    GLOBAL soybean consumption is expected to continue to rise in the next decade, with a worldwide requirement of an extra 70-80 million tonnes mainly due to changing diets driving protein demand for animal feed in China. However, opportunities for pulse growers will exist closer to home, said PGRO chief executive, Salvador Potter.

  • Dalkeith Show, Midlothian

    July 16, 2010

    Results from the 2010 ?Dalkeith Show, Midlothian.

  • Dalrymple Show, Ayrshire

    15 July 2010

    Results from the 2010 Dalrymple Show, Ayrshire.

  • DD packer roller available for Spaldings Flatlift

    July 16, 2010

    ?SPALDINGS has introduced a range of DD packer rollers for the Flatlift to enhance the performance of the subsoiler in certain soil conditions.

  • DoH insists no decision yet on FSA

    12 July 2010

    THE Department of Health (DoH) has insisted no decision has been taken yet on the future of the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

  • Doune & Dunblane Show, Stirlingshire

    July 16, 2010

    Results from the 2010 Doune & Dunblane Show, Stirlingshire.

  • Echt Show, Aberdeenshire

    July 16, 2010

    Results from the 2010 Echt Show, Aberdeenshire.

  • Elite ram project set to boost performance

    15 July 2010

    SHEEP farmers across Wales are set to get performance-boosting help under a new world beating Welsh Assembly Government-funded ram purchasing scheme.

  • Farmers join forces to spread RTK signal cost

    July 16, 2010

    A group of south Cambridgeshire farmers is setting up its own network of fixed RTK base stations to allow subscribers to achieve savings such a system offers, while spreading the setup costs between them.

  • Farming careers increase in popularity

    15 July 2010

    AGRICULTURAL colleges are reporting a rise in the number of students applying to pursue a career in the industry.

  • Farming Offers - 3 copies of 'Game Season' to be won

    14 July 2010

    Win a copy of ‘Game Season’ by John Humphreys (RRP £30) with Farmers Guardian offers.

  • Fears over milk supplies as drought continues

    15 July 2010

    MILK supplies could start running short as the hot, dry weather takes its toll on dairy farmers, the NFU has warned.

  • Finishing unit is state of the art

    July 16, 2010

    THE pig breeding company, JSR, has recently opened a £2million pig finishing unit. Angela Calvert reports.

  • Food Standards Agency could retain food safety brief

    15 July 2010

    DEFRA Secretary Caroline Spelman has indicated the Government is considering retaining an independent body to advise on food safety. 

  • Food Standards Agency to be axed

    12 July 2010

    THE Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to be axed, with Defra and the Department of Health set to take on various parts of its function, according to reports.

  • Fuel-injected Suzuki retains basic qualities

    July 16, 2010

    Given that it is not the most sophisticated machine on the market in terms of gadgets, Suzuki’s latest KingQuad 400 ATV might possibly even add to the appeal for many people.

  • Gamble joins Vaderstad

    July 16, 2010

    ?Vaderstad has appointed Andy Gamble as its new marketing manager to support new and existing dealers and the company’s sales team.

  • George and Rose's Peak prize

    July 16, 2010

    George Redpath and Rose won the Ringinglow double gather championship, the conclusion to two days of trialing at Peak Forest.

  • Getting a better lifestyle in dairying

    July 16, 2010

    With 52 homemade ice cream and sorbets up for grabs, the Beddoes family likes to give its customers a wealth of choice. Barry Alston discovers the secret of success at Common Piece Farm.

  • Goosnargh & Longridge Show, Lancashire

    July 16, 2010

    Results from the 2010 Goosnargh & Longridge Show, Lancashire

  • Government cuts won’t stretch to levy funding

    July 16, 2010

    POTATO growers gathered together for an update on the latest legislative, technical and environmental issues facing their sector at the East Midlands Potato Day held near Spalding in Lincolnshire. Teresa Rush reports.

  • Government warned against conservation cuts

    14 July 2010

    THE Government will receive a stark warning from conservationists as countryside campaigners urge Ministers not to cut spending on on conservation, wildlife-friendly farming and public recreation.

  • Great Yorkshire Show 2010

    13 July 2010

    A RECORD number of cattle, sheep and pigs have entered the 152nd Great Yorkshire Show this year as the event lives up to its billing as England’s premier agricultural event.

  • Great Yorkshire Show beef results

    15 July 2010

    ALL the results from the 2010 Great Yorkshire Show beef championships.

  • Great Yorkshire Show dairy results

    15 July 2010

    ALL the results from the 2010 Great Yorkshire Show dairy championships.

  • Great Yorkshire Show pig results

    July 16, 2010

    ALL the results from the pig championships at the 2010 Great Yorkshire Show.

  • Growers urged to join campaign

    July 16, 2010

    The Campaign for the Farmed Environment has launched a leaflet aimed at encouraging growers in horticulture and potatoes to engage with the campaign. DOMINIC KILBURN attended its launch at J.E. Piccaver & Co’s Gedney Marsh farm, Holbeach, Lincolnshire.

  • GYS: Celebrity chef kicks off work experience scheme

    14 July 2010

    CELEBRITY chef Ainsley Harriott has launched a new scheme to get young students work experience on working farms in Yorkshire.

  • GYS: Charollais wins sheep inter-breed

    15 July 2010

    THE sheep inter-breed title went to the Charollais champion, Logie Durno I’m Your Man, who was making his first showring appearance in the ownership of Peter Vaughan and the Quick and Probert families from Herefordshire.

  • GYS: College launches agri-innovation centre

    13 July 2010

    BISHOP Burton College has launched its centre for agricultural innovation, which is set to benefit rural businesses with its ‘pioneering research’.

  • GYS: Four-year-old wins pig young handlers

    14 July 2010

    HUNDREDS of spectators packed around the pig show ring to watch four-year-old Catherine Nicholas win the junior young handlers’ competition on Wednesday (July 14).

  • GYS: Government has forgotten tenant farmers

    13 July 2010

    TENANTS are responsible for more than one third of agricultural land in England and Wales but lawmakers still treat all farmers as landowners, according to the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA).

  • GYS: Great Yorkshire Show facts and figures

    14 July 2010

    FACTS and figures around the 2010 Great Yorkshire Show.

  • GYS: Holstein crowned dairy inter-breed champion

    15 July 2010

    DESPITE having an operation for a twisted stomach just 10 days before the start of the show the Holstein cow, Saxelby Goldwyn Rose, was tapped forward as the dairy inter-breed champion.

  • GYS: Leeds student wins beef young handler  

    16 July 2010

    SHE may want to pursue a career in town planning, but the champion beef young handler at the Great Yorkshire Show has no intention of leaving the ring in the future.

  • GYS: Localism agenda 'a threat' to rural economy

    13 July 2010

    THE Government’s localism agenda could stifle rural economic growth, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has warned.

  • GYS: Make money from your muck

    14 July 2010

    THERE are more than 8,000 animals at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show and between them they will create quite a heap of muck.

  • GYS: NFU 'stunned' over plans to flood land

    13 July 2010

    THE NFU is ‘stunned’ by Environment Agency plans to abandon strategic water pumping stations in Yorkshire to leave thousands of acres of land unprotected from floods.

  • GYS: Pantysgawen Prefect 8 wins Pig of the Year

    15 July 2010

    BRITISH Saddlebacks dominated the Pig of the Year final on Wednesday, taking the overall and reserve awards.

  • GYS: Shock entry and shock win for sheep young handler

    14 July 2010

    SHE had no idea her parents entered her, but Elsa Vincent rose to the cause and did her parents proud as she became this year’s champion sheep young handler.

  • GYS: Students receive society honours

    14 July 2010

    HARD work and commitment has paid off for three Yorkshire students who were presented with Great Yorkshire Society medals on the second day of the county show.

  • GYS: Yorkshire farm workers honoured

    14 July 2010

    FARM workers, foresters, gamekeepers, journalists and wagon drivers have been rewarded for their long service to Yorkshire agriculture today (Wednesday, July 14).

  • GYS: Young talent on show in dairy competition

    14 July 2010

    IT was a triumphant return for the reigning champion of the dairy young handlers’ competition who scooped the title once again for the second year running.

  • Haddington Show, East Lothian

    July 16, 2010

    Results from the 2010 Haddington Show, East Lothian.

  • Hereford wins Great Yorkshire Show beef inter-breed

    15 July 2010

    TAKING top honours in the beef inter-breed judging was a Hereford bull, Romany 1 Captain, from Stephen and Aileen Nesbitt of Hungerford, Berkshire.

  • I’m Your Man wins Great Yorkshire Show sheep inter-breed

    15 July 2010

    The sheep inter-bred title went to the Charollais champion, Logie Durno I’m Your Man, which was making its first show ring appearance in the ownership of Peter Vaughan and the Quick and Probert families from Herefordshire. PICTURES: Adrian Legge

  • In pictures: Great Yorkshire Show 2010 Young Handlers

    15 July 2010

    Farmers Guardian was there to capture all the action at this year’s Great Yorkshire show young handlers classes.

  • Inspections highlight cost of Johnes disease

    July 16, 2010

    THE spread of Johnes disease is being highlighted by abattoir inspections, suggesting 17 per cent of tissue samples presented for vet inspection from finished cattle under two-year-old were infected with the disease, said George Caldow, of SAC veterinary services.

  • Irelands take double with Texels

    July 16, 2010

    AN entry of 1,078 head at Gisburn auction mart’s prime sheep show and sale sold to an average of 160p/kg. There were 895 prime lambs, 183 cast sheep and 16 hoggs forward.

  • It's Moo Tube! London Underground invaded by cows

    13 July 2010

    HERD the one about the cow on the Tube? No, neither had we until this morning’s ‘coMOOte’ to work saw hundreds of charity activists, dressed as cows, descend on the Underground in a bid to raise awareness of rainforest-free food.

  • JCB remains profitable

    14 July 2010

    JCB maintained profitability in 2009 despite the deepest ever recession in the global construction equipment industry. The company saw sales drop by a third to £1.35 billion but was able to increase profit before tax marginally to £29 million (2008 - £28m).

  • John Davies: Dry weather keeps us silaging

    July 16, 2010

    W’e’ve been really busy with silage contracting over the past month. Thank goodness, after the last two years, it’s been a much easier year, with a few dry weeks enabling us to keep well up to date.

  • John Walton: Luck brings a few extra weeks of forage

    July 16, 2010

    While the rain is welcome in Cheshire, for In Your Field farmer, John Walton, the dry weather brought new challenges.

  • Kevin and Mirk's Llandefalle Open

    July 16, 2010

    There was a rare appearance by Richard Millichap, the 2009 supreme champion, at Llandefalle, Brecon, where the trial was well supported, being central to all parts of Wales.

  • Kubota RTVs are essential members of the team

    July 16, 2010

    UTILITY vehicles have to work in some pretty extreme conditions and carry out many different roles on farms and estates, as Jane Carley found out in the Scottish Borders.

  • Liskeard Show, Cornwall

    July 16, 2010

    Results from the 2010 Liskeard Show, Cornwall.

  • Maize Watch July with KWS UK

    16 August 2010

    We continue our series, which will run each month until November, following the progress of maize growers in Shropshire and Berkshire.

  • Make your ATV a bit more versatile

    July 16, 2010

    ?Using your ATV for many roles around the farm has been the norm since these first machines arrived, and muck spreading is now one of them, as Howard Walsh finds out.

  • Making hill farming more comfortable and convenient

    July 16, 2010

    WITH 1,400 ewes, 350 hoggs, 70 cows and overwintered calves on their 634 hectare (1,566 acre) hill farm in the Yarrow Valley, near Selkirk, Walter Coltherd and his son are kept busy all year round.

  • Mandelson slams Prince Charles' ‘irresponsible’ GM comments

    16 July 2010

    PETER Mandelson has accused Prince Charles of being ‘anti-scientific and irresponsible’ in his attitude towards genetically modified (GM) foods.

  • Milkers lead Pilch herd dispersal

    July 16, 2010

    MILKERS sold to 2,100gns when Amanda Nicholson, Winslow, Buckinghamshire, dispersed the entire Pilch herd of Holsteins at Beeston Castle auction last week.

  • New ATV accessories for your Honda

    13 July 2010

    Honda UK has launched a brand new range of ATV accessories, specifically designed to protect and enhance the functionality of its range of ATVs.

  • New backhoes from JCB use less fuel

    12 July 2010

    JCB’s latest backhoe machines are the result of a multi-million pound investment which will see potential fuel bills be cut by 16 per cent, the company says.

  • New Holland and BBKA team up at Hampton Court

    12 July 2010

    FROM July 6 to July 11, New Holland chose to support the British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA) at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

  • New ragwort code published

    15 July 2010

    THE Welsh Assembly Government has published a revised Code of Practice to Prevent and Control the Spread of Ragwort.

  • New support package available from Valtra

    12 July 2010

    VALTRA has launched it Premium Care customer support package, which manages a Valtra tractor’s servicing by Valtra professionals.

  • Newport Show, Shropshire results

    July 16, 2010

    Results from the 2010 Newport Show.

  • NFU reinstates fodder bank service

    12 July 2010

    A SERVICE set up to help livestock farmers overcome the impact of extreme wet weather on feed supplies has been reinstated in response to the current dry conditions.

  • Norfolk river clean-up begins

    15 July 2010

    A MAJOR new £2 million project to improve water quality in the River Wensum, Norfolk, is being launched today (July 15) by environmental scientists at the University of East Anglia.

  • Now is the time to give your stables a makeover

    14 July 2010

    Summer is the ideal time to inspect your stables and carry out any essential maintenance. Racehorse owner, Paul Clifton from East Yorkshire, advises where to start.

  • Plan well ahead to manage compaction

    July 16, 2010

    APPROXIMATELY two-thirds of potato fields are affected by compaction but looking for it is not done routinely and when it is, quite often it’s not early enough, growers attending the East Midlands Potato Day heard.

  • Pork terrine with sage, apricots and quick piccalilli

    July 16, 2010

    A quick and easy recipe for pork terrine with sage, apricots and piccalilli.

  • Potential for damage between potato harvester and trailer often understated

    July 16, 2010

    WITH the dry conditions alerting growers to the potential for crop bruising this season, consultant Simon Alexander’s advice on bruise management generated considerable discussion at the East Midlands Potato Day.

  • Protests at European milk reform

    July 16, 2010

    EUROPEAN dairy farmers returned to the streets of Brussels this week in protest at the reforms set out by the European Commission’s High Level Group (HLG) on the dairy sector.

  • Regulation alone will not keep disease at bay

    July 16, 2010

    THERE is a huge range of pests and diseases threatening the potato industry and growers have a responsibility to understand the risks these pose.

  • RPA chief Tony Cooper to quit

    13 July 2010

    RURAL Payments Agency (RPA) chief executive Tony Cooper is to leave the agency at the end of this month.

  • Sausage rolls with a ‘twist’

    July 16, 2010

    Sausage rolls with an unusual twist - this week’s recipe of the week.

  • Scotland: Roddy and Jim’s Aberfeldy victory

    July 16, 2010

    Roddy MacDiarmid’s Jim took the lead at Aberfeldy with a clean start and a clean finish.

  • Scottish Government extends BVD consultation

    12 July 2010

    CATTLE producers in Scotland have been given a few more days to have their say on Scottish Government plans to eradicate bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD).

  • Scottish land prices soar

    July 16, 2010

    SCOTTISH farmland prices have risen on average by 148 per cent in the past five years - a period in which other asset classes have been hit by the credit crunch. And values have gone up by some 8 per cent in just the past six months.

  • Sheepdog trials diary - July 16

    July 16, 2010

    Our weekly look at what fixtures are coming up (July 16).

  • Shorthorn breed has made massive progress

    July 16, 2010

    UK breeders hosted the 13th World Shorthorn Conference last week culminating in a two-day conference at Stratford upon Avon where beef industry experts told delegates to stop trying to be the ‘every answer’ breed. Simon Wragg reports.

  • Shorthorn breeders must focus on health

    July 16, 2010

    BREEDERS importing genetic stock need to lay down their own health requirements for suppliers and not just rely on government stipulations to prevent buying in disease, warned cattle health adviser and vet Andrew Taylor at the World Shorthorn Conference.

  • Slow cooked chunky chops served with beans and chorizo

    July 16, 2010

    A perfect pork recipe - chunky chops with beans and chorizo.

  • Somerset County Council rejects TFA appeal

    13 July 2010

    THE Tenant Farmers Association has hit out at Somerset County Council’s ruling Conservative party members, after appeals to save the council’s farms were rejected.

  • Spelman pledges to improve labelling

    14 July 2010

    DEFRA Secretary Caroline Spelman has pledged to take action to improve labelling on food products to help make food choices easier for consumers.

  • Spicy pork curry with apple and coriander dumplings

    July 16, 2010

    With the show season now in full swing, we ask Ladies in Pigs - a familiar sight on any showground - to share some of their tasty pork recipes which can be eaten as a snack or served up for the whole family to enjoy.

  • SPILLERS introduce nutrition training certificate for BGA members

    14 July 2010

    SPILLERS® have introduced an equine nutrition qualification exclusively for British Grooms Association (BGA) members. The new SPILLERS®BGA certificate of competence in equine nutrition gives BGA members the chance to learn from the experts to improve their knowledge and understanding the key aspects of feeding.

  • Stithians Show, Cornwall

    July 16, 2010

    Results from the 2010 Stithians Show, Cornwall

  • Straw prices rocket over fears of shortage

    July 16, 2010

    STRAW prices are going through the roof - in some cases double last year’s - as everything currently points to low winter stocks of fodder and straw.

  • Tivyside Show, Cardiganshire

    July 16, 2010

    Results from the 2010 Tivyside Show, Cardiganshire.

  • Two head up Richaven sale at 5,400gns

    July 16, 2010

    A special sale at Richard and Dawn Bown’s open day for their Richaven herd of Holsteins at Hanley Castle, Worcester, saw prices peaking at 5,400gns twice.

  • Two new products from Spaldings

    12 July 2010

    SPALDINGS has two new products added to its range - a pto guard system and new oilseed rape side knives.

  • UK group completes Dutch poultry firm takeover

    16 July 2010

    UK-based poultry processing firm 2 Sisters has purchased Dutch processor Storteboom Group.

  • Waitrose named UK’s most compassionate supermarket

    15 July 2010

    WAITROSE has been crowned the UK’s most Compassionate Supermarket by leading animal welfare charity Compassion in World Farming (CIWF).

  • Welsh Assembly backs dairy efficiency

    July 16, 2010

    A £3.3 million initiative aimed at improving efficiency and increasing the profitability of every dairy farm in Wales has been launched by Welsh Assembly Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones.

  • Welsh Assembly rules out badger cull appeal

    14 July 2010

    WALES Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones, has confirmed that there will not be an appeal against Tuesday’s Court of Appeal judgement which went in favour of the Badger Trust and put a stop to Assembly plans to cull badgers in the West Wales bovine TB hotspot.

  • Welsh gilt take Great Yorkshire Show pig championship

    15 July 2010

    GARSFIELD Nina 7, a nine-month-old Welsh gilt by Owesby James, took the pig inter-breed championship for Brian and Margaret Mulkeen from Wigan.

  • Wildcut stands up to a stiff test

    July 16, 2010

    TUSSOCKY grass and rush make an ideal test bed for a heavy duty mower-topper, and it was on such ground we tested the 17.5hp Wildcut mower, also made by Quad-X.

  • Yamaha revamps Grizzly 450 with added EPS option

    July 16, 2010

    ?LESS than a month since Yamaha launched a non-EPS (electric power steering) version of its Grizzly 550 at the Royal Highland Show, it is bringing out the new Grizzly 450 at the Royal Welsh.

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