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 8, 2011
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10,800gns record set at Worcester
July 8, 2011
A NEW centre record was set at the Charollais Sheep Society’s premier sale at Worcester mart last weekend with a top price of 10,800gns achieved.
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13 convicted for £6m vet medicine smuggling
8 July 2011
THIRTEEN people have been convicted in connection with what has been described as Europe’s biggest ever illegal veterinary medicine business.
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A handling system which benefits all
July 8, 2011
Cattle handling facilities designed for ease of flow and staff safety by Derbyshire-based beef finisher Andrew Hallifield were given the seal of approval by international experts at the weekend.
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A winning black-grass combination
July 8, 2011
VARIABLE rate drilling of winter wheat combined with variable rate herbicide applications at pre-emergence could deliver beneficial black-grass control in fields where high levels of the weed are known to exist.
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AD is key to climate change targets, say experts
6 July 2011
ANAEROBIC Digestion (AD) is central to getting Britain back on track with climate change targets, according to the industry’s representative body.
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Anticipating a hectic time at Llanelwedd
July 8, 2011
This year’s Royal Welsh Lady Ambassador is Gwenno Griffith who is looking forward to a very busy four days at the show.
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Argument strengthens for firmer farmgate milk prices
July 8, 2011
FOR the first time ever the Market Price Equivalent (MPE) has exceeded 30ppl.
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Around the marts - July 7
July 8, 2011
A news round-up from around the UK’s livestock auction marts.
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Autumn milk price increase from Robert Wiseman
7 July 2011
WISEMAN producers can expect a milk price increase this autumn.
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Awards for a very dedicated octet
July 8, 2011
AN 81-year-old farm worker from North Wales, Robert Henry Williams, of Llangedwyn, near Oswestry, who has worked on Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn’s Llangedwyn Estate, at St Asaph, for 55 years, is one of eight farm and estate workers who will receive long service medals.
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Awards for technical innovation
July 8, 2011
THE Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has awarded five silver medals and three certificates of commendation under its Technical Innovation Awards Scheme for 2011.
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Badger cull ‘fundamental’ to TB control – Kendall
8 July 2011
NFU president Peter Kendall has insisted a badger cull is ‘fundamental’ to reducing the ‘needless slaughter’ of tens of thousands of cattle each year.
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Bankdale Erin has the pedigree to set new world record at 65,000gns
6 July 2011
A WORLD record price for a pedigree beef heifer of 65,000gns was set when Gordon Wilson, Wreay, Carlisle, dispersed his Bankdale herd of Limousins at Borderway Mart.
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Bentham dairy to £2,500
July 8, 2011
FROM an entry of 17 forward at Bentham Auctions’ weekly sale of dairy cattle, six made £2,000 or more, with an average of £1,848.57 achieved for newly calved heifers.
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Big honour for a modest man
July 8, 2011
In what is Caernarfonshire’s Royal Welsh featured county year, Barry Alston meets the show president and contrasts the county’s farming features.
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Breeding for showring impacts on commercial sheep industry
July 8, 2011
BREEDING for the showring was causing huge problems for the commercial sheep industry, said ADAS livestock specialist Owen Davies.
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Bright future for milk production
5 July 2011
UK milk production has the potential to reach 15billion litres per year by 2020 – and it should not be a cause for concern says a new forward-looking report.
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Caernarfonshire – a county of contrast
July 8, 2011
AMONG the counties of Wales, Caernarfonshire is unique in its combination of coastline and mountain ranges.
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Champions for the third year
July 8, 2011
FOR the third year running Frankland Farms, Rathmell, Settle, took the championship honours at Bentham Auctions’ show and sale of Texel and Beltex sired prime lambs.
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Cheshire land prices
July 8, 2011
TWO Cheshire farms have sold well in excess of guide prices.
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Chicken liver pate
July 8, 2011
Ingredients
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CIWF awards responsible agricultural practices
7 July 2011
RESPONSIBLE agricultural practices were honoured at the Compassion in World Farming’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards at Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden yesterday (July 7).
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Clampdown on VAT and tax cheats
6 July 2011
HM Revenue and Customs has launched a campaign to ‘persuade’ businesses not registered for VAT but trading above the £73,000 turnover threshold, to put their house in order.
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Collaboration improves margins
July 8, 2011
BY collaborating with a lowland arable farmer, North York Moors suckler and sheep producer Richard Findlay has improved margins, cut costs and increased his free time.
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Comeback for tri-allate in grass control?
July 8, 2011
BROME trials at NIAB TAG’s National Agronomy Centre, Norfolk, have shown there is no difference in the control of meadow brome weeds when using Atlantis (mesosulfuron + iodosulfuron) or Broadway Star (pyroxsulam + florasulam + cloquintocet-mexyl) ALS herbicides.
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Country of origin labelling extension is welcomed
7 July 2011
A DECISION to extend mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) to fresh meat from pigs, sheep, goats and poultry is a boost for consumers, the NFU has said.
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Cucumber salad
July 8, 2011
Ingredients
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Dairy Crest offers 2ppl production bonus
8 July 2011
A 2ppl bonus is on offer to Dairy Crest producers for additional volume supplied from this August through to March 2013.
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Daltons disperse herd of Holsteins
July 8, 2011
TOP price was 2,100gns when the Dalton family, Blandford Forum, Dorset, dispersed their herd of commercial Holsteins on-farm last week.
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Deere’s 625hp combine is the world’s most powerful
July 8, 2011
John Deere’s latest product launch featured tracked combines and its largest ever trailed sprayer. James Rickard reports.
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Derbyshire County Show, Elvaston
6 July 2011
Results from the 2011 Derbyshire County Show.
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Devon dairy launches AD facility
4 July 2011
A DEVONSHIRE dairy has opened a £3.4m anaerobic digestion (AD) facility which will turn food waste from around the county into energy to help produce its clotted cream, ice cream crème fraiche and yoghurt.
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Discovering the Jersey cow
5 July 2011
FAITHFUL Jersey breeders, David and Anne Shaw, talk about lobbying at Westminster, tearooms at the Great Yorkshire and why UK dairy farmers need to climb the pricing league.
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Dr Emrys Evans Award
July 8, 2011
A FARRIER from Montgomeryshire has won this year’s Dr Emrys Evans Award, given by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society to a person under the age of 35 who has contributed in an exceptional way to rural skills.
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Dressage baward for Myerscough College
7 July 2011
Myerscough College’s International Equine arena has won a British Dressage award for its efforts over the last year.
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Drop forecast for EU wheat harvest
4 July 2011
THE 2011 EU wheat harvest will be down by 3.5 per cent on last year, according to estimates released by European farm organisation Copa-Cogeca.
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Dutch Paliament puts end to slaughter without stunning
6 July 2011
Welfare campaigning organisation, Eurogroup for Animals, has welcomed the Dutch Parliament’s vote to make stunning prior to slaughter obligatory.
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Effectively managing calf rumen development
July 8, 2011
TOO much milk and insufficient concentrate can seriously impair a calf’s rumen development, slowing down growth, delaying weaning and having life-long implications for animal health, said Brian Aldridge of the Online Veterinary Academy.
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End for the herringbone?
July 8, 2011
THE herringbone parlour is unlikely to be the most popular way to milk cows in the future, according to a survey looking at the future plans of more than 2,600 dairy farmers across Europe.
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EU warned not to ignore science on GM
6 July 2011
THE NFU has warned the European Parliament could be setting a dangerous precedent for EU legislation by ignoring scientific advice on GM crops.
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European dairy farming is a loss maker
July 8, 2011
Having submitted their financial data for analysis, members of European Dairy Farmers (EDF) met at Stoneleigh at the weekend (June 30-July 2) to benchmark their performance with colleagues from across Europe. Joanne Pugh reports.
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Evaluation trial provides talking point at open day
July 8, 2011
Among the key talking points for Welsh Black breeders in the breed society’s completely revamped showground complex will be the results of the first bull evaluation trial carried out at Aberystwyth’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS).
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Event boosts red meat supply chain
5 July 2011
MAXIMISING the value of the red meat supply chain was top of the agenda at an event Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) event in Morayshire.
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Farm goes carbon neutral
July 8, 2011
The ever-rising price of diesel, petrol, gas and electricity means potential energy cost saving avenues will be key technical topics at the show.
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Farming organisations at the show
July 8, 2011
Hybu Cig Cymru
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Fears mount on Cumbrian farms
7 July 2011
INDUSTRY experts in Cumbria predict ‘substantial losses’ for the area’s farmers if the bovine TB ‘domino effect’ continues to sweep across the county.
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Fellowships recognise outstanding service
July 8, 2011
A TOTAL of 18 new Fellows of the Royal Agricultural Societies and six Associates are to be recognised at the Royal Welsh for their outstanding service to UK agriculture and Wales in particular.
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Fixed rate tares offer a big incentive to growers
July 8, 2011
FOLLOWING trials work last year, British Sugar has announced from the 2011/12 harvesting campaign, manual crowning of sugar beet in the factory tarehouses will cease and a fixed crown tare of 6.77 per cent of the root will be deducted under its ‘whole beet’ delivery scheme.
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Food inflation rises to highest level for two years
6 July 2011
UK FOOD inflation increased to 5.7 per cent in June, its highest level since May 2009.
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Fresh produce industry demands Government e.coli help
5 July 2011
THE UK fresh produce industry is calling on the Government to do more to help it recover from the e.coli crisis.
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Germany confirms more bird flu
July 8, 2011
Bird flu has been confirmed on six more farms in North Rhine-Westphalia (where other farms have been affected recently) and in Saxony.
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Government reiterates call to abolish direct payments
8 July 2011
THE UK Government has reiterated its determination to phase out direct payments, which it describes ‘undesirable and unnecessary’ in the long-term.
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Grassland improvement
July 8, 2011
WHILE beef and sheep producers might devote much time and thought to improving the animal, they also need to be looking at improving grassland.
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Growers respond to market conditions
July 8, 2011
WHEAT and oilseed rape plantings are up but winter barley plantings are the lowest since 1994, according to HGCA planting and variety surveys.
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Guide to help farmers stall bumblebee decline
4 July 2011
BEE experts have teamed up with Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) to produce a guide for farmers on how they can help reverse the decline of bumblebees.
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Happy to see wool returning to better times
July 8, 2011
Barry Alston meets up with a Caernarfonshire sheep farmer with a bigger interest in wool than most.
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Hopes over for NZ's biggest wool broking business
July 8, 2011
The hopes of a farmer-owned co-operative owning New Zealand’s biggest wool broking and nationwide wool handling business are over.
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Improvements to the showground
July 8, 2011
MAJOR projects carried out on the Llanelwedd showground over the past year have seen the completion of the new Food Hall, improvements to the main ring and the construction of a new Members’ Centre.
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Improving uplands producers’ returns
July 8, 2011
The focus was on profit in last week’s upland beef and sheep production conference in Penrith, organised by AHDB and Eblex and supported by Farmers Guardian. Howard Walsh reports.
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Invest in soil analysis to ensure plant establishment
July 8, 2011
Profit from Grass
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Irish call for partnership with British beef farmers
8 July 2011
BRITAIN and Ireland should continue working together and strengthen their ‘special’ relationship in order to take full advantage of the expanding beef market, the Irish Agriculture Minister has said.
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It’s show time and it’s time to secure good positions
July 8, 2011
The Royal Welsh Show gives everyone a chance to meet with friends and colleagues, hear about the latest technology and appreciate the best of Welsh livestock and produce.
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Jim Cropper triple win at North Reston
July 8, 2011
A hat-trick was taken by Jim Cropper at the two-day North Reston Charity Open Trial, which raised £1,500 for Cancer Research.
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Lancaster to flypast in Dick’s honour
July 8, 2011
A FLYPAST by the only airworthy Lancaster bomber left in Britain will take place at this year’s Royal Welsh Show.
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Lemon drizzle cake
July 8, 2011
Ingredients
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Lemon drizzle cake – another way
July 8, 2011
Ingredients
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Love of tweed leads designer to thriving business
July 8, 2011
From the highlands of Scotland to the catwalks of Milan, tweed has enjoyed a revival of late and become a world-worn fabric. Amy Hall discovers why the need for tweed is not just for the ‘country bumpkin’.
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Low profile design gives R962i trailed sprayer greater stability
July 8, 2011
WITH a 6,200-litre tank, the R962i is the largest ever trailed sprayer produced by John Deere.
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Meeting of experts in drive to improve horse welfare hailed a success
7 July 2011
Tackling the major welfare issues of dehydration, water provision, exhaustion and journey times, World Horse Welfare’s meeting of experts was a resounding success.
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MEPs back return of animal feed protein
7 July 2011
MEPS have backed plans to allow protein from pigs and poultry back into EU animal feed.
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Mergers can be a positive force
July 8, 2011
IN contrast to a UK fear of processing capacity shrinking too much, the president of EDF said the ‘increasing number’ of company mergers across Europe was a positive thing.
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Milk price rise from First Milk
8 July 2011
ANOTHER 0.38ppl is being added to First Milk’s cheese and balancing pool prices bringing payment to 26.5ppl backdated to July 1.
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Ministers to give green light to badger cull
5 July 2011
THE Government is understood to be on the verge of giving the go ahead for a badger cull in England.
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Ministers urged to boost domestic food production
5 July 2011
MINISTERS will be urged to take action to address food insecurity during a House of Commons debate today.
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New contract for M&S ‘healthier’ milk
6 July 2011
M&S is to sell naturally lower fat milk from cows fed a special ‘natural’ diet to produce it.
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New face joins NFU North West team
4 July 2011
THE NFU North West has welcomed a new policy adviser for the environment.
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New GLA chief confirmed
7 July 2011
MARGARET McKinlay, former acting chief executive at the Immigration Advisory Service, is poised to take over at the head of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
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New members wanted for Wiltshire WFU
1 July 2011
MEMBERS are wanted for a new branch of the Women’s Food and Farming Union which is opening in Wiltshire.
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New record set at Hampshire Downs sale
July 8, 2011
HAMPSHIRE Downs met a solid trade in Stratford on Sunday at the breed association’s official sale where bidding peaked at 2,020gns to achieve a new centre breed record.
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No substitute for benchmarking
July 8, 2011
BENCHMARKING and discussing production costs, be it with EDF or any other method, was vital to improving farm profitability, said John Halewyck, a Belgian economist working for EDF.
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Oklahoma National Stockyard benefits from drought
6 July 2011
Continuing drought is leading to unusually high cattle sales at the Oklahoma National Stockyards.
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Opico's Combi-Lift launched
July 8, 2011
SHEARBOLTS and stony Scottish soils are not the ideal mix - hence Opico’s launch at the Royal Highland of a spring-reset Combi-Lift soil loosener.
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Overseeing the Charolais breed
July 8, 2011
THE chairman of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s board of management and West Wales chartered surveyor and auctioneer, Dai Lewis, has been elected president of Charolais International, the breed’s umbrella organisation of 27 member countries.
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Paice hails ‘pleasing’ performance for 2010 SPS
6 July 2011
FARMING Minister Jim Paice has hailed the performance of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), after announcing it paid over 99 per cent of eligible claimants within the SPS 2010 payment window.
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Paper waste could add nutrients and improve water retention
July 8, 2011
INCORPORATING a waste paper bi-product on land prior to drilling sugar beet could give soils a cost effective conditioning benefit as well as boost nutritional levels.
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Pig producers take case to Tesco AGM
July 8, 2011
PIG producers turned out to highlight their mounting losses to the UK’s biggest pig buyer last Friday.
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Pig shortage pushes meat price up in China
6 July 2011
A shortage of pigs is set to push China’s consumer price index to a new high.
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Plenty of grass but a tough season for management
July 8, 2011
Profit from Grass
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Pop star Alexis Jordan backs UK milk campaign
4 July 2011
DAIRY UK has teamed up with pop sensation Alexis Jordan who is backing the Milk Marketing Forum’s Make Mine Milk campaign.
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Popularity of the Great British picnic grows
July 8, 2011
FG’s cookery writer, Helen Colley, on picnics, pate and her latest cucumber crusade.
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Powick trial sees Aurwen Price take both session titles
July 8, 2011
THE same field as last year was used for the trial at Powick, hosted by Alison Smith.
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Precision to save costs in diet feeding
July 8, 2011
WITH the cost of straights ever increasing, an obvious route to cost-saving is greater precision in feeding says diet mixer manufacturer BVL.
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Producers look for other forage options after tough seasons
July 8, 2011
Profit from Grass
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Property TV show calls on farmers
7 July 2011
A NEW property program is on the look out for farmers to participate in the show.
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Rainfall has helped crops but parts of the UK need more
7 July 2011
THE recent rainfall has provided a lifeline for struggling crops although some areas of the UK are still counting the cost of the prolonged dry spell.
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Raspberry lemonade
July 8, 2011
Ingredients
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Reaching the highest levels in their sector
July 8, 2011
AN agricultural contractor from West Wales, Alan James, of Cilrhedyn, Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire, has won the 2011 Sir Bryner Jones Memorial Trophy, the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s most prestigious prize.
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Record livestock entries at Royal Norfolk Show
5 July 2011
LIVESTOCK entries hit record levels at this year’s Royal Norfolk Show with over 800 cattle entered and nearly 800 sheep forward.
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Record livestock entries at Royal Norfolk Show
6 July 2011
LIVESTOCK entries hit record levels at this year’s Royal Norfolk Show with over 800 cattle entered and nearly 800 sheep forward.
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Remote machine monitoring system
July 8, 2011
JDLink telematics is a new John Deere system which can remotely monitor a machine’s location, fuel consumption and status.
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Renowned line up of livestock judges
July 8, 2011
SOME of the best known names in pedigree livestock circles have been lined up to judge this year’s supreme championships.
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Reviving the famous breed
July 8, 2011
These days the Welsh breed regularly tops the Royal Welsh pig entries – but not too long ago it was at risk of extinction.
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Rising wool prices to continue
July 8, 2011
THE trend of rising wool prices is ‘almost certain’ to continue into 2012, said British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) chief executive Ian Hartley.
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Rodney Down: Apart from missing Cereals, the month of June has been good to me
5 July 2011
THE month of June has become ‘My Month’, when all the things during the year you have been looking forward to actually happen.
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Royal Norfolk Show results
6 July 2011
Results from the 2011 Royal Norfolk Show.
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Royal Welsh Show preview: No resting on their laurels
July 8, 2011
The Royal Welsh Show is here again. Britain’s best supported summer agricultural event starts a fresh four-day run on Monday, July 18, after one of its most successful years ever.
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RSPCA mobilises support to oppose badger cull
7 July 2011
OPPONENTS of badger culling are mobilising support in anticipation of an imminent announcement on a badger cull in England.
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Saving money on calf weaning costs
July 8, 2011
DAILY concentrate intake can be used as a guide of when to wean calves and potentially save over £17 per head in feed costs to weaning, said Andrew Brown of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Northern Ireland.
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Scientists welcome pro GM report
7 July 2011
GM experts have welcomed today’s (Thursday, July 7) report from the House of Lords on innovation in EU agriculture.
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Scope to increase size of national sheep flock
July 8, 2011
THE NSA was ‘extolling the virtues’ of increased ewe numbers across the province, said Sheep NI co-ordinator Edward Adamson, calling to existing and new flock owners.
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Shallow disc slurry injector makes UK debut
July 8, 2011
A shallow disc slurry injector available in three working widths made its UK debut at the Royal Highland on the stand of Suffolk-based Richard Western.
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Sheepdog trials diary – w/b July 8
July 8, 2011
SHEEPDOG trials diary - the week ahead.
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Sizeable leads for Stuart Davidson
July 8, 2011
STUART Davidson was successful at Balmaha and Kilberry, winning by sizeable leads with Rob and George, respectively.
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Skipton sale sees high of £1,900
July 8, 2011
PRICES topped at £1,900 at Skipton auction mart’s opening dairy sale of the month this week.
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Slow grown meat needs a hanging unit to mature
July 8, 2011
SLOW grown beef and lamb from livestock reared on conservation land across Anglesey could soon reach plates across north Wales, if a hanging unit can be provided to allow the meat to mature to perfection.
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South Caernarfon Creameries’ profit up 219 per cent
8 July 2011
SOUTH Caernarfon Creameries’ has driven operating profit up by 219 per cent in the past year to £890,037 as it pursues its branded products strategy.
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Special dinner for Wales YFC
July 8, 2011
PAST and present YFC members from all over Wales will attend a special dinner on the Royal Welsh Showground on July 16 to celebrate Wales YFC’s 75th anniversary.
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Steve Heard: Grand old lady of the fleet has once again risen to the challenge
7 July 2011
SILLY season is almost upon us again. It’s now that time of year when once more I buy several new sets of spanners to replenish tool boxes before the campaign starts.
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Striking a safer balance for telehandler users
July 8, 2011
NEW telehandler safety legislation is causing some furrowed brows. Jane Carley looks at how manufacturers aim to comply without making farming operations more complicated.
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Sugar beet yields could double in next 20 years
July 8, 2011
WHILE the yield potential of sugar beet crops could double by 2030, winter wheat will need a step change in breeding development if the yield potential of the crop is to rise sufficiently to meet the demands of the future.
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Temple Grandin imparts her knowledge
July 8, 2011
STUDENTS at the Royal Veterinary College in London were given a rare opportunity to hear Dr Grandin’s expertise on animal handling at a special event to mark the 100th anniversary of CABI, the international agricultural problem-solving organisation.
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Testing times ahead for new main ring
July 8, 2011
All eyes at this year’s show will be focussed on the main ring – and the weather. The hope is following extensive drainage, costing more than £200,000, exhibitors and visitors will not have to endure the quagmires of three of the last four years ever again.
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Top price of 5,000gns paid for heifer at Chelford sale
July 8, 2011
TRADE was buoyant at the British Blue Cattle Society’s national show and sale at Chelford last Saturday with breeding heifers and bulls ready for work selling well.
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Top triallers showcasing their dogs skills at event
July 8, 2011
VISITORS to this year’s Royal Welsh are being encouraged to spend some time watching the sheepdog trials, which will run over the four days of the event.
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Toxovax shortage set to continue
8 July 2011
ISSUES with the availability of Toxovax will continue to the end of this year, following a ‘freak’ accident when a portion of supply being shipped to the UK was damaged.
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Tractor Factor winners play at Glastonbury
5 July 2011
IT was a weekend to remember as the winners of the Farmers Guardian Tractor Factor competition performed at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
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Trial to assess effect of buried sugar beet
6 July 2011
FOLLOWING the very difficult sugar beet harvesting conditions experienced by growers last season, NIAB TAG is monitoring a field trial to see whether beet left in the ground has a detrimental effect on following crop yields.
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UK beef importers reaffirm confidence to Aus producers
July 8, 2011
If you can supply more beef, we’ll sell more product is the message three UK beef importers were keen to send Australian producers, reaffirming the confidence British meat traders have in being able to find homes for Australian beef in the country.
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UK importing 51pc of food consumed
7 July 2011
UK FOOD security is dependent on access to global markets as well as producing more food, Farming Minister Jim Paice has told the House of Commons.
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Village has a packed schedule
July 8, 2011
WALES YFC members are busy preparing for the highlight of their year – the variety of competitions on the showground and, of course, the attractions within the Young People’s Village.
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Visiting expert is impressed by handling facilities
July 8, 2011
MANY of the big feed lots in the USA would love to have the handling facilities present at Mr Hallifield’s farm, said Temple Grandin.
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Wales rules out TB table valuations
5 July 2011
THE introduction of of tabular valuation for cattle culled to control bovine TB in Wales has been ruled out by Environment Minister, John Griffiths, who is also responsible for animal health issues.
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Welsh Government pledges to maintain CAP payments
6 July 2011
THE new Wales Government has pledged its full support to maintaining CAP payments for Welsh farmers.
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Welsh TB review must be 'short and sharp'
5 July 2011
NFU Cymru president, Ed Bailey, has expressed his ‘dismay’ with the Welsh Government’s decision to put bovine TB badger culling plans on hold during a face-to-face meeting with new Environment Minister, John Griffiths.
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What does the future hold for young dairy farmers?
July 8, 2011
In our first Dairy Farmer of the Future debate, industry figures and representatives met in London to discuss how the UK’s younger dairy farmers can prepare for a profitable future. Danusia Osiowy reports.
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Working to help underpin future of NI sheep sector
July 8, 2011
WAYS to maximise future research and development are being sought in Northern Ireland, due to the large numbers of sheep moving to the Republic of Ireland and ‘circumventing’ the NI levy, said James Campbell of AgriSearch, speaking at the NSA’s Sheep Northern Ireland event at Ballymena market on Monday (July 4).
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Youngstock plan can help herds
July 8, 2011
DAIRY and beef producers should put together a ‘youngstock plan’ to improve the health and performance in their calf and youngstock rearing operations, said Rob Drysdale from Westpoint Vets, speaking at the first National Youngstock Association Conference, held at Hartpury College, Gloucestershire.