Farmers Guardian
July 20th 2007

  • ‘Road legal’ extends the trek

    July 20th 2007

    YOU might think the last thing a regular ATV user would want to do is an ATV trek over the hills, green lanes and main roads of North Wales.

  • £1,280 treble at Skipton

    July 20th 2007

    PRICES peaked at £1,280 three times at Skipton Mart’s mid-month dairy sale in North Yorkshire. A quality 41-strong entry saw 10 heifers sell for more than £1,200 with an overall average of £1,135 for heifers.

  • £1,460 Sparky heifer leads Beeston Castle

    July 20th 2007

    A reduced entry, but nevertheless over 200 head, were presented for sale at Beeston Castle Auction’s, Cheshire, mid-month sale of Holsteins. Top price was £1,460 for a fresh heifer by Al-Nure Bellwood Sparky from J.K. and T. Rigby, Isycoed, Wrexham, who also had another by the same bull selling at £1,450 and two other heifers at £1,340 and £1,300.

  • £10.6bn bid for Sainsbury’s

    July 20th 2007

    THE Qatari royal family, via their investment vehicle Delta Two, has bid £10.6bn for J Sainsbury. Delta Two has a 25 per cent stake in J Sainsbury, while the Sainsbury family controls nearly 18 per cent.

  • 2,700gns Midnight Crystal heads Ellerdine Jerseys

    July 20th 2007

    AFTER a lifetime of milking cows, David Harris, of Ellerdine, Shropshire, decided to disperse his highly respected Ellerdine herd of pedigree Jerseys, established by his father in 1950 with the purchase of three heifers from the Plasdixon herd, at Beeston Castle.

  • 6,600gns heifer tops Bristol Limousins

    July 20th 2007

    PRICES peaked at 6,600gns at the Summer Sensational show and sale of Limousins at Bristol Sales Centre for the South Western Limousin Cattle Breeders’ Club.

  • A skilled management approach achieves production cost of 17.1ppl

    July 20th 2007

    Two young couples meeting the challenges of present day dairy farming featured in this year’s British Grassland Society summer tour. BARRY ALSTON makes the second part of his report from south east Wales.

  • ABM develop pack to help farmers

    17 July 2007

    ABM have developed a ‘Farmer Recruitment Pack’ to help English ABM assured markets and abattoirs deal with farmer queries about beef and lamb assurance.

  • Action, adventure and farming go hand in hand

    July 20th 2007

    TWISTING turns, hairpin bends and rocky outcrops along a steep and narrow track make getting there a challenge in itself – but action and adventure is what Cwrt-y-Celyn Farm is all about these days.

  • Advising as difficult as practical control

    19 July 2007

    THE challenges of weed control are many but they are perhaps matched equally by the challenges of advising on weed control.

  • Aerial spraying for blight as ground conditions worsen

    20 July 2007

    NEARLY 1,000 acres of blight–threatened potatoes were sprayed by helicopter in south west Lancashire this week as ground conditions became impossible for wheeled spraying equipment.

  • Anger as High Court saves ‘sacred’ bullock

    19 July 2007

    FARMING unions and organisations have reacted angrily to the news that Shambo, the ‘sacred’ bullock will live on.

  • Arable talent

    July 20th 2007

    A BID to attract fresh talent into arable farming kicks off this month with help from four of the UK’s leading agriculture and crop science universities.

  • Argentina raises its game in the beef export ‘steaks’

    16 July 2007

    ARGENTINA is stepping up its efforts to sell some 70,000 tonnes of quality beef cuts onto the EU market.

  • Argentina raises its game in the beef export ‘steaks’

    16 July 2007

    ARGENTINA is stepping up its efforts to sell some 70,000 tonnes of quality beef cuts onto the EU market.

  • Argentina raises its game in the beef export ‘steaks’

    16 July 2007

    ARGENTINA is stepping up its efforts to sell some 70,000 tonnes of quality beef cuts onto the EU market.

  • ATVs - Buyers' Guide

    July 20th 2007

  • Automatic detection of weeds to help cut costs

    July 20th 2007

    COUNTY Antrim manufacturer Quad-X has a new model in its range of herbicide applicators.

  • Average head count rises as number of dairy herds falls

    July 20th 2007

    THE size of dairy herds in Scotland has increased to an average 136 head as the number of herds continues to fall.

  • Awards for genetic improvement of their beef herds

    July 20th 2007

    AS part of the Beef Better Returns Programme (BRP) farmers who have embraced breeding techniques and genetic improvement have been rewarded through a Farmers Guardian and BRP competition.

  • Axial Flow powered rear axles

    July 20th 2007

    POWERED rear axles are available on Case IH Axial Flow combines for this season and can be retro-fitted to existing machines.

  • Beef inter-breed results from the Royal Welsh Show

    24 July 2007

    THE inter-breed beef championship on the first day of judging at the Royal Welsh went to a Charolais heifer, Maerdy Beauty, from Esmor Evans of Mold, Flintshire.

  • Birth of twin foals highlights need for scanning during pregnancy

    17 July 2007

    TWIN foals born to a Welsh pony mare have survived against the odds. The foals, named Carmen and Miranda, were born to Jill Waterhouse’s North Light Cameo at a smallholding in Breighton, near Selby.

  • Brand to attract regional cheese customers

    July 20th 2007

    THE Cheese Company, owned by Milk Link, is launching a new branded cheese, “Simply Crumble”, on to supermarket shelves this week. A premium cheese, it is said to demonstrate the full versatility of Cheshire cheese as an ingredient, and features contemporary packaging that the company believes will entice shoppers who do not traditionally buy regional cheeses.

  • Brassica approval for Amistar Top

    July 20th 2007

    STROBILURIN+triazole co-formulation Amistar Top has been approved for use in brassica crops.

  • Brazilian beef claim rubbished by EU’s man

    July 20th 2007

    IRISH and UK farmers lobbying in Brussels this week for a ban on Brazilian beef found support from MEPs but were treated dismissively by EU Food Safety Commissioner Markos Kyprianou.

  • BRC National Horse Trials Championships, August 3-5

    20 July 2007

    OFFCHURCH Bury Estate, near Royal Leamington Spa, is to host the 2007 British Riding Clubs’ National Horse Trials Championships from August 3-5.

  • British Horse Society awarded grant for Geographical Information System

    24 July 2007

    THE British Horse Society (BHS) has been awarded a grant of £8,115 by Awards for All for its Geographical Information System (GIS) project.

  • British Pig Health Scheme changes?

    19 July 2007

    PIG producers and vets are being approached in order for the British Pig Executive to assess how it could improve the British Pig Health Scheme.

  • Buy big kit now

    17 July 2007

    BUY new machinery in this tax year, or face a hefty tax burden on large purchases, is the advice from a West Country accountancy firm.

  • Buyers' Guide - Agco

    July 20th 2007

    FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE - MF 650 V2 Ag TV – Road legal, 641cc liquid-cooled four-stroke, dual-range automatic transmission, shaft drive, selectable 4wd, diff lock, double A-arm fully independent front and rear suspension, disc brakes all round, 30.5cm ground clearance.

  • Buyers' Guide - Arctic Cat

    July 20th 2007

    TWO-WHEEL DRIVE - 250 2x4 Road Legal – 249cc liquid-cooled, 2wd, automatic cvt, double A-arm front suspension, swing arm rear, disc brakes all round.

  • Buyers' Guide - Can-am

    July 20th 2007

    FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE - Outlander 400 – 400cc liquid-cooled Rotax, one-piece perimeter steel frame, dual-range cvt automatic transmisison with engine braking, selectable 4wd, Visco-Lok differential, MacPherson strut front and trailing torsion bar independent rear suspension, in-board hydraulic disc brakes, tubular racks.

  • Buyers' Guide - Diesel Quads

    July 20th 2007

    Diablo and Centra – 854cc 3-cyl liquid-cooled Yanmar diesel engine; dual-range cvt transmission, shaft drive, disc brakes all round, full-length footwells.Price: £6,495

  • Buyers' Guide - Farmrite Fabrications

    July 20th 2007

    DIESEL- Grafter – 722cc liquid-cooled 3-cyl diesel, 5f/1r manual trans-mission/foot clutch, 4-wheel drive, 2,000mm wheelbase, front and rear lsd, strut front swing arm rear suspension, hydraulic foot-operated disc brakes all round, 10inch ground clearance, 400kg load capacity.Price: £7,395; two-wheel drive £6,355; specialist game-feeder version £7,845.

  • Buyers' Guide - Honda

    July 20th 2007

    TWO-WHEEL DRIVE - Fourtrax 250S 2wd – 229cc air-cooled longitudinal four-stroke, manual gears 5f/1r, electric/ recoil start, double wishbone front and swingarm rear suspension, shaft drive, electric speedo, stainless steel silencer, ground clearance 15.2cm.

  • Buyers' Guide - Kawasaki

    July 20th 2007

    TWO-WHEEL DRIVE - KLF250 – 228cc air-cooled four-stroke, 17hp, 2wd, manual 5 speed and reverse, drum brakes front and rear, single A-arm front suspension, quad link rear suspension, shaft drive, tow capacity 204kg.

  • Buyers' Guide - Kymco

    July 20th 2007

    TWO-WHEEL DRIVE - MXU 250RL Road legal 2x4 – 249cc liquid-cooled four-stroke, automatic transmission, chain drive, 50mph, disc brakes front and rear, double wishbone front suspension, multi-link single damper rear.

  • Buyers' Guide - Polaris

    July 20th 2007

    TWO-WHEEL DRIVE - Hawkeye 2x4 – 299cc air/oil-cooled four-stroke, automatic transmission with EBS, shaft drive, strut front suspension, independent rear, hydraulic disc brakes with hydraulic footbrake, 17.8cm ground clearance.

  • Buyers' Guide - Suzuki

    July 20th 2007

    TWO-WHEEL DRIVE - Eiger LT-F 400 – Two-wheel drive manual 376cc air-cooled; electric/recoil start, high/low/ reverse, independent double wishbone front suspension, rear swing arm, disc brakes front drum rear.

  • Buyers' Guide - Yamaha

    July 20th 2007

    TWO-WHEEL DRIVE - Grizzly 350 2x4 - 348cc air/oil cooled four-stroke, automatic single range transmission, two-wheel drive, shaft drive, McPherson strut front suspension, swing arm rear, disc brakes front, single-sealed drum rear.

  • Call for tightened security

    July 20th 2007

    Farmers have been urged to tighten security after new figures reveal a sharp increase in rural crime.

  • Cash boost for retired horses

    23 July 2007

    Horse lovers have raised £500 to help Greater Manchester Police’s retired police horses.

  • Cash in on production carrot

    17 July 2007

    IT can be profitable to feed for more milk to the tune of 14p/litre extra margin if the milk price is right.

  • Cash in on production carrot

    17 July 2007

    IT can be profitable to feed for more milk to the tune of 14p/litre extra margin if the milk price is right.

  • Championing next generation of stockmen at show

    July 20th 2007

    Entries for the, Farmers Guardian sponsored, Young Handler classes at the Great Yorkshire Show are increasing year on year and are popular with both exhibitors and spectators alike. ANGELA CALVERT reports. Pictures: MARCELLO GARBAGNOLI

  • Cheshire garden class winner

    16 July 2007

    THE winner of the Cheshire County Farms Competition’s farm garden class was Joyce Percival, of Henhull Hall, Nantwich.

  • Chicken and Broccoli

    July 20th 2007

    This recipe was sent in by Mrs Judy Jones of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire.

  • Choosing the right nozzle makes huge improvements

    19 July 2007

    LEVELS of weed control achieved with both pre- and post-emergence herbicides can be improved significantly by choosing the right spray nozzle, Dr Mark Palmer of Agrovista told the Weed Focus conference.

  • Combination gives protection against key brassica diseases

    16 July 2007

    STROBILURIN+triazole fungicide Amistar Top has been approved for use in brassica crops.

  • Commercial championship results from the Royal Welsh Show

    24 July 2007

    IN a strong commercial section the championship went to Tudur Edwards, of Corwen, Denbighshire, with a heifer – Shakira. Sired by a Limousin and out of a Limousin cross dam this heifer, which was being shown for the first time, was bred by Andrew Davies, Llandovery and bought by Mr Edwards in a private buy.

  • Concern over harvest moisture levels

    17 July 2007

    WITH the changeable weather this summer there is a concern within the industry about moisture levels at harvest.

  • Construction work begins on new JCB attachments factory

    July 20th 2007

    WORK on the first part of JCB’s new £7 million factory has got underway.

  • Council holdings sell-off?

    19 July 2007

    IN a bid to alleviate a crisis in its finances, Staffordshire County Council is contemplating selling off smallholdings traditionally rented to starter farms.

  • Dalkeith Show

    July 20th 2007

    RESULTS from the Dalkeith Show, Lothians, were:

  • Deal being brokered on Stoneleigh development

    July 20th 2007

    THE two parties locked in a dispute over the future of the Royal Showground appeared to be moving closer to a resolution.

  • Decimation of pea crop in Lincolnshire

    July 20th 2007

    Wet weather continued to cause misery for farmers across the country this week. Many blame the Environment Agency for aggravating the situation by not maintaining watercourses and drainage ditches. CLEMMIE GLEESON reports.

  • Desiccants considered for malting barley this summer

    July 20th 2007

    WITH the changeable weather this summer there is concern within the industry about harvest moisture levels.

  • Divoza and Amaroni merge

    17 July 2007

    DIVOZA HORSEWORLD UK and Amaroni Horse Accessories have merged.

  • DON levels likely to be low

    July 20th 2007

    DON mycotoxin contamination of grain is likely to be low this year, although toxin levels could be higher where wheat has lodged early and if bad weather delays harvest.

  • Elin Jones joins new-look Cabinet

    19 July 2007

    WALES has its third Rural Affairs Minister in as many months following the setting up of the Welsh Assembly coalition Government between Labour and Plaid Cymru.

  • English Sheepdog trials results

    19 July 2007

    RINGINGLOW, Parson House Farm, Longshaw, Saturday Qualifying (53 ran): 1, J. Harvey (Leek) Nell, 70 of 90, OLF; 2, P. Wood (Derwent Valley) Fern, 70; 3, W.Allen (Sheen) Bob, 69; 4, H. Jones (Llanfechain) Meg, 68; 5, D. Wood (Derwent Valley) Moe, 63; 6, W. Allen Astra Jasper, 60.

  • Environment Agency defends its strategy

    July 20th 2007

    CONTINUED dredging to remove new silt from rivers would be very costly financially and to the environment and would provide little, if any, reduction in flood risk, an Environment Agency spokesman told Farmers Guardian.

  • EU propose zero percent set-aside

    16 July 2007

    IN response to a supply side shortage on the cereals market there will be no compulsory set-aside in Autumn 2007 and Spring 2008, according to an EU proposal.

  • Failure to guard against ileitis is costing money

    17 July 2007

    A SURVEY of pig farmers and specialist pig vets has found many producers are losing money through failing to guard against a common porcine intestinal disease.

  • Failure to guard against ileitis is costing money

    17 July 2007

    A SURVEY of pig farmers and specialist pig vets has found many producers are losing money through failing to guard against a common porcine intestinal disease.

  • Farm garden class winners

    July 20th 2007

    THE winner of the Cheshire County Farms Competition’s farm garden class was Joyce Percival, of Henhull Hall, Nantwich.Runners-up were Kim and Arthur Oultram, Old Hall Farm, Newton by Frodsham.

  • Farming family with enterprise

    July 20th 2007

    Variety is the spice of life for the Ryder family but the range of enterprises on their farms are very much complementary to each other as Neil Ryder (no relation) found out.

  • Farmland prices get 11.6pc first half boost as average increases by 36pc in a decade

    July 20th 2007

    THE average price of farmland at £3,000 an acre is 36 per cent higher than it was 10 years ago when it peaked at £2,200.

  • Farmland values higher now than 1997 peak

    18 July 2007

    THE average price of farmland at £3,000 an acre is 36 per cent higher than it was ten years ago when it peaked at £2,200.

  • Farmland values higher now than 1997 peak

    18 July 2007

    THE average price of farmland at £3,000 an acre is 36 per cent higher than it was ten years ago when it peaked at £2,200.

  • Feed cost pressures ‘must be addressed at retail level’

    July 20th 2007

    PRESSURE is growing for major retailers – or at least one of them to take the lead – to address the dramatically increased feed costs faced by primary producers of red meat and poultry.

  • FSA will ‘transform’ meat inspection

    July 20th 2007

    THE Food Standards Agency has approved key recommendations to ‘transform’ meat inspection standards amid rising concern in the industry.

  • Furious reaction at High Court decision to save Shambo

    16 July 2007

    THE High Court has quashed the slaughter notice served on Shambo, the bullock who reacted positively to bovine TB tests at the Skanda Vale Community near Carmarthen.

  • Game goes from moor to menu

    18 July 2007

    TO celebrate game and to promote it to food industry buyers as year-round, versatile, delicious and healthy produce, a promotional event, hosted by the Moor to Menu group, was held recently at Ogle Hill Head, Belsay, Newcastle.

  • German approach to bluetongue and speciality foods

    17 July 2007

    ALTHOUGH the German sheep industry is only a tenth the size of the UK’s, its approach to a number of current problem areas and issues such as bluetongue and sheep tagging should be of interest to farmers in Britain.

  • Getting the most out of forage while reducing costs on-farm

    July 20th 2007

    SOME of the buildings and cubicles at Bourne Farm, Dingestow, Monmouth, need upgrading, but a £150,000-plus investment is something that is going to have to wait.

  • Gisburn dairy champion tops sale at £1,520

    July 20th 2007

    A ring full of dairy buyers produced spirited bidding at Gisburn Mart’s, Lancashire, July dairy show and sale, where the top bid was £1,520 for the champion.

  • GM potato set for EU licence

    July 20th 2007

    THE European Commission is expected to grant a licence for the cultivation of GM potato Amflora after EU farm ministers failed to raise enough opposition to the proposal.

  • Government rejects recommendation of tighter controls on cloned animals

    July 20th 2007

    THE Government has rejected the recommendations from its farm animal welfare advisers to tighten controls on the breeding and importing of GM or cloned animals in the UK.

  • Grant applications invited

    17 July 2007

    GRANTS of up to £10,000 are available to projects that encourage and support sustainability in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

  • Great Eccleston Show

    July 20th 2007

    Rewarded with record entries – and sunshine

  • Great Yorkshire cheese winners

    July 20th 2007

    THE Wensleydale cheese prize at the Great Yorkshire show was won by a Cheshire firm – only the second time it has gone outside the county of Yorkshire. Following their success in winning first second and third prizes at the Cheshire show,  Reece’s of Malpas went on to ‘beat the locals’ at Harrogate.

  • Great Yorkshire Show 2007 picture gallery

    18 July 2007

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.Click on the thumbnails to see the larger version of each picture.Pictures by Marcello Garbagnoli and Adrian Legge.

  • Great Yorkshire Show 2007 picture gallery

    18 July 2007

    SEE our picture round-up from this year's Great Yorkshire Show.

  • Growth in Challenger business sees sales more than double in two years

    July 20th 2007

    OVER the past two years the level of Challenger business has more than doubled in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME).

  • Haddock takes beef price concerns to the OFT

    July 20th 2007

    THE discrepancy between finished cattle prices in the South West and the rest of the country has been brought to the attention of the Office of Fair Trading by Devonshire farmer Richard Haddock, NFU South West regional chairman.

  • Harvest progress steady in showers

    July 20th 2007

    HEAVY showers continued to disrupt the start of the winter barley and oilseed rape harvest this week, with only a few fields around the country having been cut so far.

  • Help for horse owners affected by flooding

    25 July 2007

    THE British Horse Society (BHS) is offering help and advice to horse owners whose animals have been affected by the recent floods across the UK.

  • HGCA Planting Survey shows 16 per cent increase in OSR crops

    July 20th 2007

    THE area sown to oilseed rape has seen a significant increase compared with last year, according to results from the HGCA Planting Survey released this week. The total area sown to cereals in Great Britain for harvest 2007 shows only a small increase.

  • Humberts is new team chasing sponsor

    20 July 2007

    CHARTERED surveyors firm Humberts has announced it is to sponsor British national team chasing over the next three years, taking over from previous sponsors, the Goring Hotel and Coombe Farm Wines, at a time when equestrian pursuits are experiencing record growth.

  • Is a utility vehicle a better investment?

    July 20th 2007

    Long-term test

  • Joint venture is approved

    July 20th 2007

    THE Competition Commission has said it is happy with the implications for the fertiliser market from the anticipated joint venture between Kemira GrowHow Oyj (Kemira) and Terra Industries (Terra).

  • Kent Show

    July 20th 2007

    Holstein fifth-calver takes the overall champion honours

  • Learning to navigate the intricacies of new Local Development Framework

    16 July 2007

    THE 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act introduced a new style planning system to England and Wales.

  • Learning to navigate the intricacies of new Local Development Framework

    16 July 2007

    THE 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act introduced a new style planning system to England and Wales.

  • LIVESTOCK NEWS IN BRIEF

    July 20th 2007

    Longhorn secretary

  • Loss of trifluralin should mean a comeback for the plough

    19 July 2007

    ASSESSING the prospects for life without the herbicide active ingredients isoproturon (IPU) and trifluralin, Yorkshire-based independent agronomist Patrick Stephenson urged growers to recall the decline in activity of IPU against black-grass over time as they pressed agronomists for weed control programmes based on Atlantis (iodosulfron+mesosulfuron).

  • Marcol Holstein herd peaks at 1,580gns

    July 20th 2007

    BIDDING peaked at 1,580gns when the Marcol Holstein herd from C.H. and M.P. Gittins, Woodseaves, Market Drayton, Shropshire, was dispersed at Beeston Castle Auction, Cheshire.

  • Marriage of Miss Elizabeth Ann Brearley and Mr Andrew John Wilson

    July 20th 2007

    THE marriage took place bet ween Miss Elizabeth Ann Brearley and Mr Andrew John Wilson at All Saints’ Church, Slingsby, York, on Saturday, June 23.

  • Move on set-aside welcomed

    July 20th 2007

    THE NFU has welcomed the decision by the Rural Payments Agency to allow set-aside land to be used for grazing in a bid to help alleviate some of the problems caused by the recent flooding.

  • MPs slate ‘shoddy’ Defra over its RPA report response

    24 July 2007

    A GROUP of MPs who published a heavily critical report of Defra's role in the Single Payment crisis have accused the Department of issuing a 'shoddy' response to it.

  • Multi-purpose topper for paths to pasture

    July 20th 2007

    BASED on the body of an agricultural topper with a single rotor and swinging tip blades, a new British-built topper is claimed to be ideal for footpaths and bridleway maintenance as well as pasture topping or creating heather burning breaks.

  • New 9m Powerflow header next season

    July 20th 2007

    WHILE the class eight rotary combine from Agco is on sale in the US it is still being evaluated to see if it will be offered in Europe.

  • New moves to reduce salmonella in poultry

    July 20th 2007

    DEFRA has launched a consultation on a programme to reduce salmonella in poultry laying flocks.

  • New winter barley gives easy-to-grow option

    16 July 2007

    A NEW winter feed barley variety from New Farm Crops is aimed at farmers – possibly with livestock – who are looking for an easy-to-grow option which combines robust yields with high grain quality.

  • New winter feed barley for ‘easy to grow’ market

    July 20th 2007

    A NEW winter feed barley variety aimed squarely at farmers who are looking for an easy-to-grow option which combines robust yields with high grain quality is being launched by New Farm Crops, the UK cereal breeding arm of Syngenta Seeds.

  • NFUTube brings farming issues to life

    20 July 2007

    NFUTube has been launched allowing farmers and the general public to watch informative and topical farming videos online.

  • nn

    18 July 2007

    THE size of dairy herds in Scotland has increased to an average 136 head as the number of herds continues to fall.

  • No maintenance to blame

    July 20th 2007

    LACK of maintenance on water courses in Nottinghamshire have caused serious and repeated flooding for farms and other rural businesses.

  • Opportunity to find out more about potato breeding

    16 July 2007

    THREE Potatoes in Partnership open days, due to be held in July will provide an opportunity for growers and others in the industry to hear about the latest developments in a five-year Scottish Executive commissioned research programme on potato breeding and potato pathology.

  • Organic produce threatened by food mile debate

    17 July 2007

    THE Soil Association is considering a ban on air-freighted organic food imports because of the environmental impact of food miles.

  • Orion is Great Yorkshire star at Harrogate

    July 20th 2007

    STRONG cob classes at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate, saw Danielle Heath and Mrs P.R. Cooper’s heavyweight Orion shine as the brightest star.

  • Outlining three key issues

    19 July 2007

    SUSTAINABLE weed management is driven by three factors - economics, environment and society, James Clarke of ADAS told the conference.

  • Petplan to insure older horses

    20 July 2007

    IN a new move that reflects increasing longevity in horses, equine insurance company Petplan Equine has launched an extension to its existing Activity Plan policy.

  • Pioneering Farexchange project launched at show

    July 20th 2007

    YORKSHIRE Forward is urging farmers and growers from across Yorkshire and Humber to sign up to Farexchange, a pioneering project that aims to help farmers reach new markets.

  • Precise 2007

    July 20th 2007

    A variable rate potato planter and novel prototypes for tackling volunteer potatoes in sugar beet were just a couple of the highlights at Holland’s first national precision farming event. Steven Vale reports from Precise 2007.

  • Price tactics in the beef market

    17 July 2007

    WHILE accepting the need for some 250,000 tonnes of beef imports the National Beef Association says those who use it, must question whether or not they are simply using it to balance supplies – or to keep a lid on domestic beef prices.

  • Price tactics in the beef market?

    July 20th 2007

    WHILE accepting the need for some 250,000 tonnes of beef imports the National Beef Association says those who use it must question whether or not they are simply using it to balance supplies – or to keep a lid on domestic beef prices.

  • Project ahead of schedule

    16 July 2007

    AN Essex farm that is receiving a £500,000 government grant towards improving their farm centre is well ahead of schedule with the recent official opening for the third phase.

  • Quotes from the conference

    19 July 2007

    Weed control is an ongoing battle, in which we have to invest time and resources. Gilles Chevallier, Bayer CropScience

  • RASE award-winning duo

    July 20th 2007

    NFU spokesman, journalist and Essex farmer Guy Smith and T. Hammond and Sons of Redhill, Nottinghamshire have both been presented with awards by the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE).

  • RASE equine award - calling all equine students

    17 July 2007

    THE Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) is calling upon equine students to submit their theses by July 27 for the chance to win the prestigious Eqvalan Duo equine thesis of the year award.

  • Record entrants at carriage dog trials

    23 July 2007

    The 5th Fenix Carriage Dog Trials, held at Starnhill Farm in Nottinghamshire, attracted a record number of entrants with 18 Dalmatians travelling to Nottingham to compete for a working title.

  • Record entrants at carriage dog trials

    23 July 2007

    The 5th Fenix Carriage Dog Trials, held at Starnhill Farm in Nottinghamshire, attracted a record number of entrants with 18 Dalmatians travelling to Nottingham to compete for a working title.

  • Regional dealer’s hat-trick

    July 20th 2007

    KAWASAKI Welsh Region Mule Dealer of the Year has been awarded to Jim Price Machinery of Craven Arms, Shropshire. The family-run business has been with Kawasaki for 16 years and it is the third consecutive year they have received the regional award.

  • Result in barn conversion case

    19 July 2007

    A PROPERTY consultancy says it has opened doors for the future development of redundant agricultural buildings.

  • Ribble Valley sale well supported despite the weather

    20 July 2007

    ON Saturday 14 July 2007 Richard Turner & Son auctioneers held the Ribble Valley Collectors Sale at Church Field, Great Mitton, Clitheroe, Lancashire.

  • Rotten or blighted potato crops in River Hull valley

    July 20th 2007

    CUTS in funding for basic maintenance of drainage ditches – on which low-lying land in the River Hull valley depends – are believed to have contributed to 95 per cent losses in potato crops.

  • Royal Lancs exhibitor fee refund?

    July 20th 2007

    FEARS that exhibitors will lose out financially after the cancellation of the Royal Lancashire Show have been eased.

  • Royal Welsh cancellation rumours are scotched

    20 July 2007

    THE Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has categorically dismissed rumours that next week’s four-day Royal Welsh Show from July 23-26 has been cancelled because of the bad weather.

  • Rural Watchdog welcomes affordable rural housing push

    17 July 2007

    THE Commission for Rural Communities has welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement that he will put affordable housing at the heart of his parliamentary programme, and is determined to see this policy meeting rural needs as well as urban.

  • Savannah takes section D and reserve Cuddy honours

    July 20th 2007

    AFTER two days of sunshine against all predictions, the final day started with an early morning downpour but this did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm in the in-hand native pony sections, sponsored for the first time this year by Farmers Guardian, and offering HOYS Cuddy In-hand tickets to the champions.

  • Scheme to cut the OCDS chaos

    18 July 2007

    A new advance booking system for pre ‘96 cows is expected to be introduced by the RPA next month.

  • Scheme to cut the OCDS chaos

    18 July 2007

    A new advance booking system for pre ‘96 cows is expected to be introduced by the RPA next month.

  • Scottish and Irish farmers call for Brazilian beef ban

    16 July 2007

    A DELEGATION of Scottish and Irish farmers are presenting their case for a ban on Brazilian beef imports to MEPs today (July 16).

  • Scottish Sheedog trials results

    19 July 2007

    Drymen (Judge: J.R. Welsh, Girvan) - Open – 75 ran – 1, A. McCuish, Moss, Skipness, 95/100; 2, P. Martin, Maid, Glenlyon, 94; 3, P. Hetherington, Lynmar Hemp, Minishant, 92; 4, J.A. MacLeod, Garry, Killin, 90; 5, A. MacDiarmid, Hemp, Strathlachlan, 89; 6, K. Freeman, Bill, Killin, 88.

  • Shambo decision overturned

    24 July 2007

    The decision to quash a slaughter notice served on Shambo the West Wales ‘sacred’ bullock has been overturned.

  • SHEEPDOG TRIALS DIARY

    19 July 2007

    ENGLAND

  • Sodden grazing on Garstang dairy farm

    July 20th 2007

    DAIRY cows in Lancashire have been forced indoors for nearly three weeks as grazing land remains under water.

  • Soil Association and NFU clash over antibiotic report

    July 20th 2007

    THE Soil Association and the NFU have clashed over the findings of a Government report into anti-microbial resistance in humans and farmed animals.

  • South West directory launched

    19 July 2007

    A SEARCHABLE database covering the South West has been launched to bring together information on woodlands.

  • Stabiliser bull makes £3,100 in Cornwall

    July 20th 2007

    A record price of £3,100 for a bull was reached at Hallworthy Stockyard, Cornwall, during the first sale of Stabiliser cattle in the South West. 

  • Star and Sunrise families produce top prices for Nanhoron Holsteins

    July 20th 2007

    AS was seen in the first sale to disperse the high yielding Nanhoron Holsteins, from North Wales, at Lancaster Mart, the purchase of the entire Olympian herd from Messrs Spiby, Sussex, was a shrewd investment.

  • Stithians Show

    July 20th 2007

    South Devon, Ayrshire and Texel take inter-breeds

  • Store lambs total clearance

    July 20th 2007

    STORE lambs returned to the fold for the opening seasonal show at Skipton Mart, North Yorkshire.

  • Straw prices ease back for standing crops

    17 July 2007

    STRAW prices for standing crops eased back considerably in Herefordshire when Thompsons Land and Property staged their annual straw auctions in the north of the county.

  • Strong trade for tractors and combines

    20 July 2007

    ON Saturday 7th July George F White conducted a restructuring sale on behalf of J. Jordan & Son, J. Craigs Ltd., and G F & P J Gregory at Earsdon West Forest Farm, Morpeth.

  • Suffolk Food Hall launched

    18 July 2007

    MORE than 350 people gathered to celebrate the recent launch of the Suffolk Food Hall, situated just west of the Orwell Bridge near Ipswich.

  • Sugar beet quota cut of 10pc – compensation about £30/tonne

    19 July 2007

    SUGAR beet quota is to be cut by 10 per cent for the 2008/09 campaign, British Sugar and the NFU have confirmed in a letter to growers this week.

  • Sugar beet quota cut of 10pc – compensation about £30/tonne

    19 July 2007

    SUGAR beet quota is to be cut by 10 per cent for the 2008/09 campaign, British Sugar and the NFU have confirmed in a letter to growers this week.

  • Sumitomo buys into Interfarm

    July 20th 2007

    SUMITOMO Chemical Agro Europe of Lyon, France has acquired a majority holding in Interfarm UK, a distributor of crop protection products in the UK and Ireland. The Sumitomo operation is an affiliate of Sumitomo Chemical Company of Tokyo, Japan.

  • Target the low biodiversity weeds such as black-grass

    19 July 2007

    AS the economics of arable farming change, the level at which it becomes sensible to control weed populations change, Dr John Cussans of Rothamsted Research told the conference.

  • 'Tasty Suffolk' website provides information on local food and drink

    16 July 2007

    VISITORS and local residents in Suffolk are being encouraged to explore and experience food and drink produced in the county by a new marketing initiative.

  • The bovine TB dilemma – and the way forward

    July 20th 2007

    VIEWPOINT: By Jim Paice

  • The pros and cons of using pre-emergence herbicides

    19 July 2007

    ROTHAMSTED Research grass-weed expert Dr Stephen Moss outlined the pros and cons of using pre-emergence herbicides.

  • Three litres left in tank after Lands End – John O’Groats trek

    July 20th 2007

    AFTER 21 hours and 20 minutes and with just three litres of fuel left, Derbyshire-based Fendt dealer G. and R. Pykett completed the trip from Lands End to John O’Groats with a Vario 936.

  • Three-year Fengrain deal

    July 20th 2007

    East Anglian grain co-operative Fengrain has launched a three-year contract under its Fenpro brand. 

  • Top tips for safer trailer travelling

    27 November 2007

    DRIVING safely is a must when towing trailers and horses. Tui Equestrian offers some advice for drivers who are travelling on the road with their horse.

  • Trust to get new nature reserve

    16 July 2007

    DEVON Wildlife Trust (DWT) is celebrating after receiving over £12,000 of donations from its members for a new nature reserve.

  • Tunnel vision may restrict fruitful outcome

    July 20th 2007

    THE plastic tunnels which protect fruit such as strawberries may not seem a typical subject for controversy, but a recent decision has held that these polytunnels constitute development requiring planning permission.

  • Two more teams qualify for the prince Philip Cup

    19 July 2007

    AFTER a weekend of exciting competition at Newark Showground last weekend, two more Pony Club mounted games teams have qualified for the Prince Philip Cup, sponsored by Farmers Guardian, at Horse of the Year Show.

  • Two visits by international pig specialists to JSR

    18 July 2007

    THERE have been two visits from international pig specialists to JSR Genetics in Yorkshire.

  • Upward trend in milk prices expected to continue as processors raise stakes

    July 20th 2007

    MORE good news on milk price moves this week and some commentators feel there is certainly more to come.

  • Wayne Allen and Bob win double gather at Ringinglow

    19 July 2007

    In addition to taking the double gather championship with Bob, Wayne Allen was the runner-up with Astra Jasper at the Ringinglow Sheep Dog Trials at the weekend at Longshaw,near Sheffield.

  • Weather forces the Nantwich and South Cheshire show to cancel

    16 July 2007

    FOR the first time in it’s 111-year history the Nantwich and South Cheshire show, held at Dorfold Hall Park, Nantwich, has been cancelled due to weather conditions.

  • Weather forces the Nantwich and South Cheshire show to cancel

    16 July 2007

    FOR the first time in it’s 111-year history the Nantwich and South Cheshire show, held at Dorfold Hall Park, Nantwich, has been cancelled due to weather conditions.

  • Weed Focus

    23 July 2007

    WEED control from science to practice, now and into the future, was on the agenda at the Bayer CropScience/ Farmers Guardian Weed Focus conference at Peterborough.

  • Win £3,000 with Weetabix

    July 20th 2007

    WEETABIX has linked up with the NFU to offer farmers the chance to win £3,000 by creating straw bale sculptures on their farms.

  • WIN a free place on our showing clinic

    July 20th 2007

    Farmers Guardian, in association with top show producers Edward Young and his mother Dinah Rose, is again offering four lucky winners and their horse/pony the chance to spend a day at Whitelands Farm, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, getting expert tutelage, top tips and insider secrets from Edward and Dinah.

  • Woolfest 2007

    20 July 2007

    THE sheer variety of wool and natural fibre yarns, felts and products in virtually every shade of the rainbow made Woolfest an experience rather than just another exhibition. It also showed how the craft sector is a small but significant market adding value to wool.

  • Yorkshire Forward seeks farmers for pioneering project

    19 July 2007

    YORKSHIRE Forward is urging farmers and growers from across Yorkshire and Humber to sign up to Farexchange, a pioneering project that aims to help farmers reach new markets.

  • Young Handler classes at the Great Yorkshire Show

    July 20th 2007

  • Young Limousins at Castlewellan Show

    July 20th 2007

    THE Northern Ireland Limousin Club and the Irish Limousin Society joined together to stage a show of young Limousin heifers and bulls at the Castlewellan Show, Co. Down.

  • Young people quitting rural England

    17 July 2007

    YOUNG people are quitting the countryside in increasing numbers, threatening the diversity and sustainability of rural England, a new report has found.

  • Zero per cent set-aside could become permanent

    19 July 2007

    FARMERS will be able cultivate all productive land this autumn thanks to a European Union decision to halt compulsory set-aside.

Most popular

Most commented