Farmers Guardian
July 9, 2010

  • ‘Super’ clamp and big bale samples

    July 9, 2010

    Last summer might have been poor - but according to the judges, the winners of the all-Wales clamp and big bale silage competitions – who will be receiving their awards at the Royal Welsh – made some “super” samples.

  • £11m estate goes up for sale

    5 July 2010

    THE biggest single block of land to come to the market in living memory has a guide price of £11million.

  • 300 farmers still awaiting SPS payments

    6 July 2010

    AROUND 300 farmers in England had not received their Single Payments by the EU payment deadline, Rural Payments Agency figures show.

  • Act now to control bovine TB - FUW

    July 9, 2010

    Farmers Union of Wales director of agricultural policy, Nick Fenwick, argues badger culling is justified by science.

  • Age linked to winter survival of grass swards

    July 9, 2010

    RE-SEEDING on a regular basis to keep grass young will ensure swards last through the winter, says grass breeding company Barenbrug.

  • Agriculture in the national news - July 5

    5 July 2010

    A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Monday, July 5).

  • Agriculture in the national news - July 6

    6 July 2010

    A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Tuesday, July 6).

  • Agriculture in the national news - July 7

    7 July 2010

    A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Wednesday, July 7).

  • Agriculture in the national news - July 8

    8 July 2010

    A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Thursday, July 8).

  • Agri-food sector set for major investment

    7 July 2010

    BRITAIN’S agri-food sector will benefit from significant investment over the next two years according some of the industry’s top executives.

  • Angharad is society student of year

    July 9, 2010

    The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s Student of the Year award for 2010 has been won by Angharad Haf James, of Castell Du, Llanwnen, Ceredigion, a student at Carmarthenshire’s Coleg Sir Gar, Gelli Aur campus.

  • Asda launches new beef contract

    6 July 2010

    ASDA has developed a contract for sucker beef breeder/finishers.

  • Assembly urged to halt decline in council farms

    9 July 2010

    THE Welsh Assembly Government is being pressed to use its influence on local councils across Wales not to sell off council smallholding estates.

  • Badger cull 'immoral, insane and unproven by science'

    July 9, 2010

    Brian May was in Wales again last week to give his support to the legal battle to prevent the Welsh badger cull. The Queen guitarist tells Alistair Driver why his intervention is no ‘cynical publicity stunt’.

  • Bailea production sale tops 12,000gns

    July 9, 2010

    A bid of 12,000gns put the ceiling on trade in a production sale of Limousins in Carlisle last Friday for the Bailea and Gunnerfleet herds.

  • Beef and sheep supply chain needs a change in attitude

    July 9, 2010

    STEVE McLean, agriculture manager for Marks & Spencer accepted there was ‘no such thing as a fully integrated supply chain’ in the sheep and beef sectors, which clearly had a detrimental effect on genetic improvement.

  • Bonville herd high of 2,000gns

    July 9, 2010

    Bidding peaked at 2,000gns when the entire milking portion and crop of in-calf heifers from the Bonville herd was sold at Beeston by J.W. Tuer and Son, Northallerton, Yorkshire, this week

  • Breeding focus switches to hybrids

    July 9, 2010

    HYBRID oilseed rape varieties are set to dominate in Europe if developments in breeding technology and facilities are anything to go by. Dominic Kilburn travelled to the Baltic coast to visit one of the market’s biggest players.

  • CAP vision adopted by MEPs

    9 July 2010

    THE European Parliament has adopted a Scottish MEP’s report on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy post 2013.

  • Chainsaws poised for logging competition

    July 9, 2010

    As well as the World Sheep Shearing Championships, some of Britain’s best high-speed chainsaw operators will be sending woodchips flying when they compete for the 2010 UK logging championships at the show.

  • Community champion shortlist announced

    July 9, 2010

    FOUR farmers who make an incredible contribution to their local communities have been shortlisted for this year’s NFU Cymru-NatWest Welsh Rural Community Champion Award.

  • Core principles firing NFU Mutual’s growth and profits

    July 9, 2010

    EARLIER this year NFU Mutual announced a rise in income, despite the difficult trading conditions, to just more than £1 billion in 2009. William Surman met Lindsay Sinclair, chief executive of the farmers’ insurer.

  • Crop’s acreage could grow

    July 9, 2010

    DEMAND for UK-grown linseed to supply the emerging market for Lintec could see the annual acreage increase by as much as 35 per cent, suggests BOCM PAULS, with winter varieties taking away some of the ill-experiences of spring-sown/later-harvested crops.

  • Deere opts for EGR technology

    6 July 2010

    AS the debate rumbles on about Tier IIIB emissions and which tractor manufacturer will go which way as of January 1, 2011, John Deere has made its stand on the matter by opting for EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) on all machines from 130 to 559kw

  • Defra ordered to review agri-environment schemes

    5 July 2010

    DEFRA is being forced to make changes to the way farmers are paid for delivering agri-environment schemes after the European Commission warned the Department could face steep fines for non-compliance.

  • Defra's red tape taskforce takes shape

    9 July 2010

    DEFRA has announced the members of its Task Force team which will scour the country to identify ways to reduce the regulatory burden on farmers.

  • Derbyshire County Show results

    July 9, 2010

    RESULTS from the 2010 Derbyshire County Show, held at Elvaston, near Derby.

  • Design your own building online

    July 9, 2010

    A website allowing customers to design their own artistic impressions of buildings without hiring an architect has been launched by Cheshire-based steel-framed building supplier, Graham Heath Construction.

  • Don’t be too excited by current wheat futures

    July 9, 2010

    A RECENT boost in the wheat futures market does not necessarily point to firmer feed wheat prices for UK growers.

  • Dry season will take toll on yields

    8 July 2010

    WINTER wheat crops have probably ‘lost’ two tonnes per hectare (0.8t/acre) of yield this season as a result of the dry conditions, Broom’s Barn’s Dr Eric Ober told growers attending the open day.

  • Dry weather slows the progress of septoria

    6 July 2010

    THE latest disease results from Crop Monitor indicate low disease pressure in wheat crops in most regions.

  • Early start for autumn British Blues

    July 9, 2010

    FOR the first time the traditional autumn British Blue Cattle Society show and sale at Chelford was moved forward and was held last week.

  • Electronic heat detection collar

    July 9, 2010

    AN electronic heat detection collar and monitoring system has been unveiled by NMR.

  • Endurance Championship resurrected for Riding Clubs

    8 July 2010

    The growing popularity of endurance as a competitive equestrian sport has resulted in the reinvention of the Riding Clubs Endurance Championship, which offers qualifiers at venues nationwide and a final at the prestigious Robin Hood Challenge. 

  • England: Faultless Open finish at Trough

    July 9, 2010

    With a single point advantage, Joseph Relph and Mac were the winners at the Wyndfell Open held on Saturday at Newton, on the edge of the Trough of Bowland.

  • Environment Agency slammed over pollution policy

    8 July 2010

    THE Environment Agency could be unfairly targeting farmers as it seeks to address the problem of diffuse pollution, a report by the Government’s spending watchdog has concluded.

  • EU told to ban food from animal clones

    8 July 2010

    MEPs have called on the EU to ban all food from cloned animals and their descendants, despite widespread acceptance of the technology across many parts of the world.

  • Exclusive: Brian May vows to fight ‘insane’ badger cull plans

    9 July 2010

    LEGENDARY Queen guitarist Brian May has outlined why he believes culling badgers to control bovine TB is morally wrong and scientifically flawed.

  • Expanding disinfectant foam launched

    July 9, 2010

    AN expanding disinfectant foam, Sanofoam, has been launched by G. Shepherd Animal Health.

  • Falling EU farm subsidies buck world trend

    8 July 2010

    EU farm subsidies, as a percentage of income, fell last year while support across the rest of the world was on an upward trend, latest OECD figures have revealed.

  • Falling Roundup sales hit Monsanto’s bottom line

    July 9, 2010

    GLOBAL agri-business Monsanto has suffered a big drop in profits on the back of falling sales of its flagship Roundup herbicide.

  • Farmers battling driest spell since 1929

    6 July 2010

    UK farmers are experiencing the driest start to a year since 1929. Official figures from the Met Office reveal just 356.8mm of rain fell in the first six months of this year compared to a long-term average of 511.7mm.

  • Farmers can use red diesel at shows

    8 July 2010

    FARMERS and growers are permitted to use red diesel in tractors and telehandlers when travelling to and participating in agricultural shows, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.

  • Feed-in tariffs offer a valuable income

    July 9, 2010

    TENS of thousands of pounds additional annual income is there for the taking by rural estates and farms.

  • Fertiliser supply surplus 'good news' for buyers

    7 July 2010

    A POTENTIAL supply surplus for nitrogen and potassium fertilisers could be good news for buyers.

  • Financial challenges ahead for British farmers

    July 9, 2010

    AS Farmers look forward to the Royal Welsh show in a fortnight’s time, HSBC Bank’s Nigel Davis highlights some of the key financial challenges facing farmers.

  • Focus on rural life in Ceredigion

    July 9, 2010

    As part of Ceredigion’s featured county fundraising activities two of the county’s authors have joined forces to produce a very special book – ‘Ymlaen ar Sioe/On with the Show’.

  • Future in ‘good hands’ as Wiseman chairman steps down

    8 July 2010

    THE future of Robert Wiseman Dairies is in ‘good hands’, shareholders were told at the firm’s AGM today (Thursday, July 8) as chairman Alan Wiseman stepped down from the company.

  • Gisburn’s sale peak of £2,300

    July 9, 2010

    A top price of £2,300 was achieved twice for heifers from Frankland Farms, Rathmell, Settle, at Gisburn’s monthly dairy show and sale last week.

  • Glenariff Brave Bonnar heads up the beef lines

    July 9, 2010

    BEEF Shorthorn bull Glenariff Brave Bonnar took inter-breed honours for Andrew and Nick Barrett at the Royal Norfolk Show.

  • GM food labelling rejected by MEPs

    8 July 2010

    MEPs have rejected a proposal calling for compulsory labelling of food products that derive from animals raised on genetically-modified crops.

  • GM not an option for OSR

    July 9, 2010

    BIOTECHNOLOGY will play a major part in oilseed rape plant breeding over the next 20 years, but not in a genetically-modified (GM) form.

  • Good grass is a family tradition

    July 9, 2010

    NOT only is this year’s Royal Welsh host county renowned for the quality of the livestock it produces but it also has an enviable record for the high standard of grassland management.

  • Graduate Lowri wins memorial award

    July 9, 2010

    An award in memory of Dr Richard Phillips, a prominent figure in agricultural education in Wales, and in the development of agricultural co-operation, has been won by Lowri A. Davies, an Aberystwyth University student.

  • Grazing shortage fears amid poor growth

    July 9, 2010

    Growth has almost ground to a halt this week on some Profit from Grass farms, with a low rate of just 19kgDM/ha/day achieved in one of the drier locations.

  • Healthy camel milk could give cows the hump

    7 July 2010

    CAMEL milk could soon be competing with cow’s milk on British supermarket shelves if the UAE wins approval from the European Union to begin exports. 

  • Horseball – a great sport to get involved in

    July 9, 2010

    Exciting to watch and great fun to play, horseball has gone from strength to strength in the UK over the last 20 years. Angela Calvert reports on the game anyone can have a go at playing.

  • Investing in accuracy at John Deere to bring savings

    July 9, 2010

    John Deere recently opened its European Technology and Innovation Centre (ETIC) in Kaiserslautern, Germany. James Lane paid a visit to find out about the latest developments.

  • Jeff Hudd achieves spectacular Open win

    July 9, 2010

    The second trial sponsored by Alison Smith and her cheerful band of helpers was held in warm, dry conditions at Powick.

  • Jerseys still the cream of the crop in the Dales

    July 9, 2010

    THE Dickinson family at Longley Farm know all too well the milk quality from their Jersey herd have secured them as one of the leading producers of cottage cheese, cream and yoghurts. Jimmy Dickinson explains the journey.

  • Jones launches Welsh food strategy

    7 July 2010

    A new over-arching food strategy for the next 10 years - Food for Wales, Food from Wales - has been launched for public consultation by the Welsh Assembly Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones yesterday (Tuesday, July 6).

  • Judges face a supreme test

    July 9, 2010

    Some of the best known names in pedigree livestock circles have been lined up to judge this year’s supreme championships.

  • Key changes to the control of PCN announced

    July 9, 2010

    FERA and the Scottish Government have issued new information for growers on potato cyst nematode to coincide with the implementation of a new EU Directive affecting control of the pest, which came into effect on July 1, 2010.

  • Leek mart witnesses £2,090 top bidder

    July 9, 2010

    PRICES peaked at £2,090 at Leek’s dairy auction for a Motown Boy daughter from Richard Lomas, Calow, Chesterfield.

  • Linseed straight can boost fertility and yields

    July 9, 2010

    A LINSEED-derived straight with the same qualities beneficial to health as spring grass or fishmeal, due to high omega 3 fatty acid levels, is helping improve fertility, lift milk yields and may cut methane emissions, says BOCM PAULS.

  • Living the Good Life in rural Hertfordshire

    July 9, 2010

    Hertfordshire farmer, Tim Waygood, explains why everyone is able to become part of the Agrarian Renaissance and relegate the power of supermarkets for good.

  • Losing key pesticides could hit UK hard

    July 9, 2010

    THE loss of key fungicide active ingredients as a result of EU pesticide legislation would require a switch to lower yielding, but more highly disease-resistant winter wheat varieties in the UK.

  • Love horses? Blog for us and tell your stories

    5 July 2010

    Farmers Guardian is recruiting additional equestrian bloggers to join the existing team blogging for the Farmers Guardian website.

  • Low input New Zealand Romneys paying dividends

    July 9, 2010

    With classes for 45 breeds, the Royal Welsh Show regularly attracts an unrivalled display of sheep - but not every breed is represented. Barry Alston catches up with one of the ‘missing’ ones.

  • Market not giving off clear signals

    July 9, 2010

    ANN Hardy reports from an industry seminar where researchers presented their findings into why beef and sheep producers either engaged or failed to engage in genetic techniques.

  • Massey Ferguson combine sails into Venice

    July 9, 2010

    MASSEY FERGUSON decided to float one of its Centora combines down the Grand Canal in Venice last week to greet its dealers to a harvesting congress.

  • Memorial award honours vets

    July 9, 2010

    For the first time in the history of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s most prestigious prize, the Sir Bryner Jones Memorial Award, the veterinary profession’s contribution to the Welsh farming industry is to be recognised.

  • MEPs want new legislation to fight bullying retailers

    5 July 2010

    MEPs have vowed to fight for a raft of new EU legislation to protect farmers from bullies and to give them a fair reward for their efforts.

  • Milk price increase from Dairy Crest

    7 July 2010

    DAIRY Crest is increasing the milk price on liquid contracts by 0.42ppl from August 1.

  • Milk price increases filter through

    8 July 2010

    MILK price increases continue to filter through - but not by the 2ppl or so some commentators claim is justified.

  • More delays for Ombudsman plans

    9 July 2010

    HOPES that a supermarket Ombudsman could be installed in the near future have been dashed after it emerged there will be yet more consultation before the relevant legislation is introduced.

  • More goodwill from New Holland

    7 July 2010

    Following Rob Alker’s appointment as after-sales commercial manager earlier this year, New Holland has appointed Paul Alcock into its after-sales department.

  • Nan’s initiative is so shrewd

    July 9, 2010

    Good outbye work from Ewan Mackinnon’s Nan won the day at Aultguish.

  • New chemistry may make fungicide choices tougher

    July 9, 2010

    THE arrival of new carboxamide fungicide chemistry for use on wheat will provide growers and agronomists with a dilemma in terms of fungicide choice, Broom’s Barn director Bill Clark said at the research centre’s open day.

  • New fellows and associates to be recognised at RWS

    July 9, 2010

    A total of 13 new Fellows of the Royal Agricultural Societies and 11 Associates are to be recognised during the Royal Welsh Show for their outstanding saK agriculture and Wales in particular.

  • New Food Hall showcases quality

    July 9, 2010

    Visitors to the Royal Welsh will quickly spot a sparkling brand-new showground building – but that a long established one has also disappeared.

  • New potato marketing campaign to be aimed at younger generation

    July 9, 2010

    POTATO Council levy payers are to benefit from an extra €0.81m (£671,000) collaborative promotional campaign for fresh potatoes over three years.

  • New scheme calculates grain’s carbon emissions

    July 9, 2010

    FARMWAY, in conjunction with energy consultants, FiveBarGate, has recently launched ‘Farming Footprints’ a service using the farmer’s own input data to calculate carbon emissions per tonne of grain, for each consignment of grain or even each individual field.

  • New vendor takes title at Skipton

    July 9, 2010

    New vendors were in evidence at the early July Craven Dairy Auction at Skipton Auction Mart this week and one of them, Frankland Farms, Rathmell, Settle, marked their debut by landing both championship and top price honours.

  • New winter pea variety in field scale trials in the north

    July 9, 2010

    A WINTER pea variety containing new breeding material which affects crop growth according to day length, could be available for UK growers to drill in the near future.

  • NFU Cymru hopeful cull will still go ahead

    7 July 2010

    NFU Cymru has described the description by some commentators that there is to be a ‘scale-back’ in the Welsh Assembly Government’s bovine TB eradication strategy as ‘a mis-representation’.

  • NFU to spearhead farm safety campaign

    29 June 2010

    THE NFU is to spearhead a campaign to improve the safety record on Britain’s farms.

  • Norfolk Show results

    July 9, 2010

    Results from the 2010 Norfolk Show

  • NSA raises fears over welfare of EID lambs

    9 July 2010

    THE National Sheep Association (NSA) has warned that lambs ear’s are being damaged as result of having to be tagged at a young age.

  • Pioneering link between agricultural colleges

    July 9, 2010

    Students at one of the top agricultural colleges in Wales are reaping the rewards of an innovative partnership which is also helping boost the appeal of an internationally renowned visitor attraction.

  • Plenty of attractions in the main ring

    July 9, 2010

    The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, whose musical drive is one of the most spectacular displays of horsemanship in the world, and the famous JCB Dancing Diggers performing their repertoire of intricate manoeuvres, will be among the show’s main ring star attractions.

  • Polaris’s sales skills initiative launched

    July 9, 2010

    ATV manufacturer Polaris has launched its Polaris Business School, which aims to develop sales skills throughout its dealer network.

  • Preparing for further silage cuts

    July 9, 2010

    ONCE fields have been cleared after a silage cut, there are three things to consider prior to closing the gate to allow re-growth for another silage harvest.

  • Prince Charles sets up rural charity

    6 July 2010

    THE Prince of Wales has launched a new charity to help support Britain’s most impoverished rural areas.

  • Prince helps put money back into Mid Wales

    July 9, 2010

    WHILE there are no scheduled royal visits for this year’s Royal Welsh Show, Prince Charles was in Mid Wales last week launching a number of new projects under the auspices of the Cambrian Mountains Initiative.

  • Rear-mounted Stoll mowers can ‘protect’ plants

    July 9, 2010

    F-STOLL has introduced a new generation of its SB rear-mounted mowers which features a smooth underside for plant crown protection.

  • Rodney Down: It seems Canada has all the water we crave this summer

    8 July 2010

    July has seen us take our first holiday as a full family. Brilliant weather and family fun in Dorset meant I had finally collected enough brownie points for a trip to Canada the following week to see a friend who had started farming in Manitoba.

  • Royal Welsh Show - visitor information

    July 9, 2010

    We flag up that vital show information, or where you can find out further details.

  • Royal Welsh Show 2010 preview

    July 9, 2010

    With record livestock entries, a 1,000-plus trade stand sell-out, plus an action-packed main ring programme, the World Sheep Shearing Championships and healthy society finances, everything looks set for yet another blockbusting Royal Welsh Show.

  • Royal Welsh Show organisers calm parking fears

    July 9, 2010

    Livestock exhibitors angry over cutbacks in allowable entry numbers and a shortage of showground caravan parking, have been assured moves are afoot to prevent future occurrences.

  • Royal Welsh Show president has song in heart

    July 9, 2010

    AHEAD of this month’s Royal Welsh Show, Barry Alston meets up with this year’s Royal Welsh president, Dai Jones.

  • Royal Welsh's main ring’s £360,000 investment

    July 9, 2010

    Soon after this year’s show closes, the main ring on the Llanelwedd showground is to be ripped up and replaced with a new weather-resistant natural grass surface costing an estimated £360,000.

  • RVW Pugh to take on Isuzu

    6 July 2010

    Machinery dealer RVW Pugh Ltd has taken on the Isuzu franchise to provide customers access to Isuzu’s pick-up range, which include excellent fuel usage in their class and a 3,000kg towing capacity.

  • Scotland’s Chernobyl sheep no longer radioactive

    5 July 2010

    THE last Scottish sheep farm affected by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster has been released from movement restrictions imposed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

  • Setback for Welsh badger cull plans

    5 July 2010

    THE Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has been forced to concede that new legislation covering badger culling should not apply to the whole of Wales.

  • Sheepdog trials diary (July 9)

    July 9, 2010

    Farmers Guardian’s weekly preview of what’s coming up fixture-wise on the sheepdog trials diary.

  • Show is the year’s highlight for young Welsh farmers

    July 9, 2010

    THE Royal Welsh is the highlight of the year for many YFC members across Wales and far beyond.

  • Shropshire County Show results

    July 9, 2010

    RESULTS from the 2010 Shropshire County Show, held at Shrewsbury.

  • Skelton Show, Cumbria

    July 9, 2010

    Results from the 2010, Skelton Show.

  • Steve Heard: Following Fashion as my seed list is drawn up

    July 9, 2010

    It’s been a busy month in the lull before harvest. Time spent contemplating a tan has made me realise that farming heavy clay soils is not always a bad thing.

  • Stoneleigh set for Festival of the Horse

    5 July 2010

    The inaugural Royal Festival of the Horse will take place at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire from 9th-11th July, 2010. It will include key elements from the equestrian section of the Royal Show, including all the showing classes.

  • Student Scholarship Award winner

    July 9, 2010

    WINNER of this year’s Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s Student Scholarship Award is Samuel Carey, Godre’r Grogwy, Rhoshill, Pembrokeshire.

  • Succession fears dampen farmers' optimism

    6 July 2010

    FARMERS are increasingly optimistic about the future but concerns about succession persist, according to a major report on the Countryside published today (Tuesday, July 6).

  • Suckler event focuses on maximum gross margin

    July 9, 2010

    About 900 farmers took part in the recent CAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise) suckler event, held at its Glenwherry Hill Farm, near Larne, Co Antrim, writes RICHARD HALLERON.

  • Take action to tackle unproductive grass

    July 9, 2010

    GRAZED grass is the cheapest feed available to livestock farmers, if managed well, providing good quality grazing, according to the Silage Advisory Centre.

  • Trials of wheat's suitability for production of ethanol

    July 9, 2010

    THE expanding biofuels industry in the north east, with Ensus already in production and others following closely behind, offers farmers the opportunity to supply and also get some value out of carbon trading.

  • Turning to Salers for extra hybrid vigour

    July 9, 2010

    Bringing in fresh blood is becoming fashionable for some beef herds, so cattle breeds will be pushing hard to sell their merits. Barry Alston reports.

  • TuYV concentrated in OSR roots – research

    July 9, 2010

    Broom’s Barn’s research remit now extends beyond sugar beet into oilseed and cereal crops, as visitors to the Suffolk-based research centre open day found out. Teresa Rush reports.

  • Upwardly mobile ambassador Teleri

    July 9, 2010

    What a perfect choice for this year’s Royal Welsh lady ambassador, Teleri Jenkins-Davies is proving to be.

  • Varieties up for 2011 OSR HGCA lists

    July 9, 2010

    CAMBRIDGE-based company LS Plant Breeding has five winter oilseed rape varieties up for Recommendation this autumn, of which three could take 25 per cent of the UK seed market in 2011.

  • Vets back badger cull strategy

    7 July 2010

    THE British Veterinary Association has reiterated its support for the Welsh Assembly Government’s bovine TB badger cull.

  • Voice of the sheep rings a man of many talents

    July 9, 2010

    The man behind the voice booming over the tannoy in the sheep rings at the Royal Welsh has a big commitment to farming.

  • Warm weather increases pressure on pulses

    8 July 2010

    WARM temperatures are contributing to pest problems in pulse crops, according to the latest PGRO crop bulletin.

  • Weather alters beet disease development

    July 9, 2010

    THE dry weather is having an impact on sugar beet disease development this season.

  • What Katie did next – became ambassador

    July 9, 2010

    The Welsh Black Cattle Society’s young member ambassador for 2010-11 is Katie Pugh, a 21-year-old farmer’s daughter from Ty-Talgarth, Nantymoel, near Bridgend, in Glamorgan.

  • Wheat planting up 10 per cent

    July 9, 2010

    THE 2010 HGCA Planting Survey shows the Great Britain wheat area at 1.992 million hectares (4.8m acres), up 10 per cent on the final 2009 area from the Defra June Survey.

  • Wholecrop flexibility could fill forage gap

    July 9, 2010

    DAIRY farmers struggling to balance reduced grass silage stocks and higher feed prices should look to exploit the flexibility provided by fermented wholecrop cereals, says Nick Berni of Biotal.

  • Why have wheat yields plateaued?

    6 July 2010

    NOTTINGHAM University PhD student Laura Flint hopes wheat growers will assist her research by providing samples of plants with potential virus symptoms.

  • Wiseman confirms milk price rise

    5 July 2010

    ROBERT Wiseman Dairies has confirmed a price rise for July, adding 0.4ppl to its standard litre price.

  • Worcester sale sees Charollais at 8,200gns

    July 9, 2010

    Bidding peaked at 8,200gns at the Charollais Sheep Society’s premier sale at Worcester market.

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