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 22nd 2005
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A Plus for New Holland TSA range
July 22nd 2005
New Holland has modified it’s TSA range with a lower spec Delta range consisting of three models and a high spec Plus version which is available in five models.
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Amazing Maize Maze
July 22nd 2005
Yorkshire farmer, Tom Pearcy has created what is believed to be the largest maize maze in the world using 1.5 million plants in the shape of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.
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CAP reform top of Brussels agenda
July 22nd 2005
Hopes that Tony Blair had failed to make the future of the CAP a political issue in Brussels have been dashed.
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Charolais bull Victorious in beef supreme
July 22nd 2005
Royal Welsh Show
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Charollais top pairs again
July 22nd 2005
Royal Welsh Show
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Concerns over environmental pollution - Sheep dips could be phased out
July 22nd 2005
The Government is considering a ban on sheep dips because of concerns over their ‘devastating’ impact on the environment.
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Conclusions from trials of Aqueel and Tied Ridger
July 22nd 2005
Potato trials conducted by the British Potato Council at Harper Adams aim to establish the effects on soils of using a Simba Aqueel and the Briggs Tied Ridger on a sloping sandy site.
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Dairy honours for silky smooth Helen
July 22nd 2005
Cumberland Show
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Fashion students have a crack at making eggs a must have
July 22nd 2005
The egg industry has drafted in some of the country’s leading fashion students to help crack the challenge of making the design classic more appealing to the youth audience.
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Flat rate pay proposal under Old Cow Disposal Scheme
July 22nd 2005
Farmers will be paid a proposed flat rate of €360 (£244) for the destruction of cattle born before August 1996, once the Over-Thirty-Months (OTM) rule is changed.
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Kent Show
July 22nd 2005
Attendance soars in the ‘blistering’ heat of Maidstone
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Large Blacks dominate
July 22nd 2005
The Large Blacks dominated the pig classes taking supreme and reserve in the inter-breed championship. Top spot went to Paul and Leila Waddington for their 11-month-old gilt, Lowerdale Black Lady.
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Livestock entries up at Alton Show
July 22nd 2005
There was an attendance of around 8,000 with increased livestock entries at Alton Show, Hampshire.
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Maude's inter-breed hat-trick
July 22nd 2005
Royal Welsh Show
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MF looks to sell more combines
July 22nd 2005
Most of the recent news surrounding Massey Ferguson has focused on tractor developments. However, the concern has now turned its attention to combine harvesters, with ambitious plans to take a 20 per cent share in the fiercely-contested European market. Part of the plan to put MF combines back on the map in Europe involves the launch of two new combine ranges made by Laverda. STEVEN VALE travels to Spain to take a closer look at the first working machines.
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Monitoring to limit damage to potatoes during harvesting
July 22nd 2005
Harvesting potatoes with the minimum damage possible, by using the correct harvester settings, is key to quality.
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Newcastle Disease threat minimised
July 22nd 2005
An outbreak of Newcastle Disease, which affects poultry, has been confirmed in a number of pheasants intended for shooting on a farm in Surrey.
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Newport Show, Shropshire
July 22nd 2005
Ulreka back in form with supreme title
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Planning soil management at early stage is advisable
July 22nd 2005
Soil erosion, structure and organic content are three key areas all growers must consider as part of cross compliance, according to Dr Vic Jordan, chief executive, UK Soil Management Initiative.
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Record attendance at Great Eccleston Show
July 22nd 2005
There was a record attendance of 48,000 at the two-day Great Eccleston Show, Fylde, Lancashire, at the weekend.
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Royal Welsh Show
July 22nd 2005
Another ‘top ten’ occasion
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Royal Welsh Show - Cattle Results
July 22nd 2005
BEEF
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Royal Welsh Show - Sheep Results
July 22nd 2005
Inter-breed (Judge, D. Daffurn, Worcestershire) Supreme, C. Sercombe (Charollais); reserve, M. Adams (Hampshire Down).
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Steak Onglet With Lemon Pepper Butter
July 22nd 2005
The Butcher's Barbecue
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Suffolk Punch application for lottery funding rejected
July 22nd 2005
The Heritage Lottery Fund has rejected an application by the Suffolk Punch Trust for a grant of approx £2.8million.
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Talks aim to end cut-price pork sales in supermarkets
July 22nd 2005
The fight to get all the supermarkets to follow Sainsbury’s lead in reducing the use of less well-known brands for bacon, pork and ham has been continuing.
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Texel edges inter-breed title to put Charollais in reserve
July 22nd 2005
Cumberland Show
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The Butcher's Barbecue
July 22nd 2005
Sarah Todd gets some barbecuing tips from the butcher judged Britain’s best
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To crop or not to crop, that is the question facing farmers
July 22nd 2005
With harvest under way, many arable farmers have still not decided their cropping programme for next year. But HSBC bank’s senior agriculture manager John Barker suggests the decision making process should ignore historic thinking and use a clean sheet of paper.
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Tranquil takes Limousin and inter-breed beef titles
July 22nd 2005
Cumberland Show
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Wild Rabbit Satay
July 22nd 2005
The Butcher's Barbecue