Farmers Guardian
June 10, 2011

  • Strawberry Mille-feuille with raspberry sauce

    June 10, 2011

    Helen Colley’s recipe.

  • Tesco increases retail milk price

    7 June 2011

    WITH a 19 per cent increase in the cost of four pints in Tesco, the retail milk price rollercoaster continues.

  • £4m Cumbrian energy plant set for summer switch-on

    7 June 2011

    ENERGY farming leader Farmgen has revealed its first Cumbrian £4million power plant is on track to start generating energy at the end of the summer.

  • Addition to Ritchie aerator range

    7 June 2011

    RITCHIE Implements is producing a five-metre aerator, adding to its 3m range.

  • Anaerobic digestion FiTs disappoint

    9 June 2011

    THE increase in Feed in Tariffs for AD is too small to make any significant difference.

  • Anglian farmers facing drought restrictions

    June 10, 2011

    HUNDREDS of farmers are facing water restrictions after Defra and the Environment Agency announced in the Anglian region is officially in a state of drought.

  • Around the marts

    June 10, 2011

    Round-up of trade from across the UK.

  • Assess herd health risks

    June 10, 2011

    WHILE closed herds are ideal for good herd health, that does not mean non-closed herds cannot tackle infectious diseases, said Paul Burr of BioBest.

  • Australian live exports to 11 Indonesian abattoirs banned

    June 10, 2011

    Live cattle exports have been banned to 11 Indonesian abattoirs following ABC current affairs TV show Four Corners’ exposé of appaling cruelty in some of these facilities.

  • Balancing act to achieve big second cut

    June 10, 2011

    FORCING grass with nitrogen is not the complete answer when looking for big second cut silage yields to fill up clamps after small first cuts, says Jerry McHoul of K+S UK and Eire.

  • Beef champion to £3,600 at Cockermouth

    June 10, 2011

    Show and sale of beef cattle.

  • BHS urges equestrians to have their say on Forestry issues

    7 June 2011

    The British Horse Society is encouraging all equestrians to make their voice heard by theIndependent Panel on Forestry. The Panel has asked the public for their views on the use of forests and woods in England and what they can and should provide, now and in the future.

  • Bids to 2,500gns twice for Gossington Holsteins

    June 10, 2011

    TRADE topped at 2,500gns twice at the dispersal sale of the Gossington Holstein Friesian milking herd and in-calf heifers for Ken Moss, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire.

  • Bird-friendly measures help stop decline

    June 10, 2011

    FARMERS are playing their part in helping to halt the decline in farmland bird populations by managing more land than ever before to provide winter food and habitats.

  • Blight risk is low but keep spray intervals consistent

    June 10, 2011

    DESPITE blight pressure in potato crops remaining very low this season, the advice is to keep spray intervals consistent and close, rather than focusing on product choice.

  • Brazilian cattle prices on the up

    June 10, 2011

    Cattle prices have come back since late April, largely because of increased supply and the difficulty in passing high beef prices through to consumers.

  • Breeding sale tops 3,100gns at Carlisle

    June 10, 2011

    AT the recent sale of breeding cattle at Borderway mart, a catalogued entry of almost 1,600 cattle were forward.

  • Brett Scott biography

    9 June 2011

    Brett Scott is a former derivatives broker, now operating as an independent consultant.He recently provided assistance to the World Development Movement in their food speculation campaign, looking at the involvement of financial players in agricultural derivatives markets.He’s currently working with the BBC World Service Trust on the economic implications of climate change in Asia.

  • British produce is really at its best in June

    June 10, 2011

    The Royal Wedding gives inspiration for this month’s recipes.

  • Brown Swiss crosses dominate reduction sale

    June 10, 2011

    Reduction sale of cross-bred organic dairy cattle.

  • Calls for e. coli compensation for UK growers

    8 June 2011

    MEPS have insisted British salad growers should be eligible for compensation in the wake of the e. coli crisis that has hit sales across Europe.

  • Canadian dairy testing programme

    June 10, 2011

    Atlantic Canada’s four dairy boards and the Atlantic Veterinary College have launched a testing and assessment programme to help limit the spread of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle.

  • Caroline Spelman: Sustainable farming is the bedrock of a green economy

    June 10, 2011

    Secretary of State for environment, food and rural affairs Caroline Spelman explains to FG why farmers are crucial in helping the Government meet its targets set out in this week’s Natural Environment White Paper.

  • Carsphairn Show, Dumfries and Galloway

    June 10, 2011

    Results from the 2011 Carsphairn Show, Dumfries and Galloway

  • Celebrating wool from the sheep to fashion

    June 10, 2011

    WOOL will be in the spotlight at the Royal Highland Show as the National Sheep Association, in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise, Textiles Scotland and the Campaign for Wool, take the commodity all the way from the sheep’s back to the fashion catwalk.

  • Champion prime lambs make £109/head at Skipton

    June 10, 2011

    THE champion pen of prime lambs at Skipton auction mart’s primestock show and sale on Monday were from David Towell, Glusburn, Yorkshire.

  • Charities 'not doing enough' on food and farming

    8 June 2011

    THE fact that the UK’s voluntary and charitable sectors spend so little on food and farming issues was deeply worrying, claimed Dr Tom MacMillan, executive director of the Food Ethics Council.

  • Charolais sell to 4,200gns at Welshpool

    June 10, 2011

    CHAROLAIS bulls sold to a top of 4,200gns and achieved near total clearance in Welshpool last Thursday at the breed society’s end of season sale.

  • Chocolate spot increase after rain

    June 10, 2011

    CHOCOLATE spot is developing in some winter bean crops, says Becky Ward of the Processors’ and Growers’ Research Organisation (PGRO).

  • CIWF wins award for Nocton campaign

    10 June 2011

    COMPASSION  in World Farming has won an ethical award for its campaign to halt the proposed Nocton mega dairy, in Lincolnshire.

  • Classic Coronation Chicken

    June 10, 2011

    The original Coronation Chicken was credited to the florist Constance Spry and the chef Rosemary Hume, and was prepared for the banquet of the Queen’s Coronation in 1953.

  • Cover all angles with a shooting lease

    June 10, 2011

    LANDOWNERS and shooting syndicates are being urged to cover every possible angle when negotiating the terms of complex shooting leases.

  • Dearer trade takes Texel hoggs to £112

    June 10, 2011

    THERE was a mixed quality of breeding sheep forward at Borderway mart’s weekly sale on Monday with trade dearer on previous weeks.

  • Deeping Show, Lincolnshire

    June 10, 2011

    Results from the 2011 Deeping Show, Lincolnshire

  • Deerplay double gather for American-bred Fleece

    June 10, 2011

    DEREK Scrimgeour won the Deerplay Double Gather Championship with his prick-eared tri-coloured smooth-coated bitch Fleece, which was bred in the US by Geri Byrne, and imported as a youngster.

  • Demand and suitability focus for suckler herds

    June 10, 2011

    The Scottish NBA’s Beef Event attracted 5,000 visitors last week (June 1), more than the national Beef Expo the week previous. Joanne Pugh reports from the Green family’s Corskie Farm, just outside Elgin, Morayshire.

  • Devolution can work for farmers, says NFU chief

    6 June 2011

    DEVOLUTION of power to the Welsh Government might not be universally liked on both sides of the border but the opportunities presented should be used to maximum potential by the agricultural industry in both England and Wales, according to NFU director general, Kevin Roberts.

  • Devon bull retains Royal Bath and West trophy for second year

    9 June 2011

    A Devon ‘Red Ruby’ bull made it two ‘double’ beef supreme championships in a row, a herd manager challenged his boss in the dairy ring, a Charollais ewe led the sheep section and a family farming next door to the Shepton Mallet showground kept hold of the overall pig award at the four-day Royal Bath and West Show.

  • Discreet machinery security tracker

    7 June 2011

    VISIONAIRE has released a security device to combat machinery theft.

  • Do not forget it is Open Farm Sunday

    9 June 2011

    THE general public will be able to get closer than ever to agriculture this weekend as Open Farm Sunday takes places on Sunday, June 12.

  • Duo prove they have the winning combination

    June 10, 2011

    With four Royal Highland Show sheep inter-breed titles already under their belt North Country Cheviot breeders, Jim and Willie Thomson, are looking forward to this year’s show. Claire Powell finds out more.

  • E.coli beansprout tests come back negative

    7 June 2011

    THE source of the e.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people and more than 2,200 ill remains unknown after initial tests on a suspect farm came back negative.

  • Encouraging response to Morrisons' beef scheme

    7 June 2011

    WITHIN four days of Morrisons announcing its traditional beef scheme last week, which majors on Beef Shorthorn, more than 100 beef farmers had contacted the supermarket’s meat processing subsidiary Woodheads for scheme approval details.

  • Entry-level GPS: Jethro

    June 10, 2011

    WE test the Jethro GPS system

  • Entry-level GPS: Patchwork BlackBox 510

    June 10, 2011

    WE test the BlackBox 510 GPS system

  • Entry-level GPS: TeeJet Matrix 570G

    June 10, 2011

    WE test the TeeJet Matrix 570G GPS system

  • Entry-level GPS: Trimble EZ-Guide 250

    6 June 2011

    Farmers in the field test the Trimble EZ-Guide 250 GPS.

  • Entry-level GPS:Topcon System 110

    June 10, 2011

    Farmers put the Topcon System 110 to the test

  • Experts to debate wheat prices

    7 June 2011

    A PANEL of experts will discuss the complex manoeuvrings of the wheat market on this website on Thursday (June 9).

  • Family secures home dairy win at Suffolk

    6 June 2011

    IT was a family victory for the Strachan family from Rendam, Saxmundham, Suffolk, who clinched the dairy inter-breed title with their Holstein second-calver, Rendham Aspen Nav Jane.

  • Famous Scots back charity challenge

    6 June 2011

    FAMOUS Scots turned out in force to support Kilted Chef Craig Wilson on his charity mission to cook in every Scottish city in one day.

  • Farmers benefit from barbecue boom

    6 June 2011

    FARMERS have seen a rise in demand for pork, lamb and beef as the warm weather and royal wedding sparked an £18 million barbecue frenzy.

  • Farmers could lose out in exchange rate gamble

    8 June 2011

    THOUSANDS of farmers are leaving themselves exposed to significant financial losses because they have not protected properly against foreign exchange movements. 

  • Farmers' frustration over milk price

    13 June 2011

    NFU Cymru’s Milk Board members are ‘dismayed and frustrated’ at the lack of upward movement in the farmgate milk price despite commodity prices rising significantly.

  • Farmers may be forced to pay up front for badger cull

    13 June 2011

    FARMERS in TB hotspots in England could be forced to pay up front for four-year local badger cull programmes, if Ministers give the go ahead to the policy.

  • Farmers urged to take CFE advice at Cereals

    7 June 2011

    FARMERS and land managers are being urged to take up practical advice on offer at Cereals next week to help guide their decision making in the coming cropping year.

  • FG achieves Highly Commended at AOP Awards 2011

    10 June 2011

    FARMERS Guardian’s website was awarded Highly Commended in the Business Website of the Year category at the Association of Online Publishers’ Awards this week.

  • Final Tremeere dispersal tops 1,050gns

    June 10, 2011

    THE third and final sale to disperse the Tremeere herd of Jerseys for S. and R. Thomas, Bodmin, saw prices peak at 1,050gns when sold last week at Sedgemoor auction centre.

  • First cut in April, baled and stored

    June 10, 2011

    CORNISH beef and sheep producer Stephen Thorne has enjoyed an embarrassment of riches on his family’s Lower West Panson, St Giles on the Heath, Launceston, this spring.

  • Fresh produce industry calls for e.coli compensation

    9 June 2011

    THE UK fresh produce industry is demanding compensation for lost sales and revenue as a result of the e.coli crisis.

  • Gargunnock Show, Stirling

    June 10, 2011

    Results from the 2011 Gargunnock Show, Stirling

  • Genetic advance may reduce septoria threat

    June 10, 2011

    SCIENTISTS have cracked the genetic code of septoria tritici - the most important foliar disease of wheat in the UK - and in doing so have gained an insight into how the disease is able to evade wheat’s natural defences.

  • Getting the metaldehyde message across

    June 10, 2011

    MOST farmers do not know what is the permitted single application rate for applying metaldehyde to their land and more than half are unaware of the maximum recommended dose rates of the slug pellet active ingredient per calendar year.

  • Government to review UK food production

    7 June 2011

    THE Government is to undertake a review of how it can marry its goals of improving the natural environment and increasing food production.

  • Government urged to act quickly on ombudsman

    6 June 2011

    EVERY day the Government delays setting up a supermarket watchdog risks putting more farmers and growers out of business, the chairman of the national Grocery Market Action Group has warned.

  • Great Harwood Show, Lancashire

    6 June 2011

    CattleInter-breed Supreme, J. Melling and C. Cropper, Mellings Magic (Commercial); reserve, G. Walker (Belgian Blue).Belgian Blue Sup., G. Walker; res., J. Stevenson.Hereford Sup., Mrs Bolton; res., A. Massey.Limousin sup., R. Howard; res., Mr Priestley.Commercial Sup. and res., J. Melling and C. Cropper.

  • Hammer mill machine can be used for feeding and bedding

    June 10, 2011

    An on-farm demonstration by Roto Grind provided an insight into its latest import to the UK market. James Rickard reports.

  • High cereal and meat prices ‘here to stay’

    8 June 2011

    GLOBAL agricultural commodity prices are set to remain ‘high and volatile’ for the rest of this year and into 2012, according to the UN’s Food and Argicultural Organisation (FAO).

  • Highland Show ‘master plan’ gives new chief plenty to do

    June 10, 2011

    Stephen Hutt officially took up the role of chief executive of the Royal Highland and Agriculture Society of Scotland on April 11. Vickie Robinson went to meet him to find out more about the new man at the top.

  • Hill Radnor ram’s run of success continues

    7 June 2011

    AFTER taking 17 breed championships during last year’s summer show season, Jean and Neil Radnor’s Hill Radnor ram took the inter-breed sheep title at last week’s Staffordshire County Show, Stafford.

  • Historic rise in Chinese corn imports expected

    June 10, 2011

    China’s corn imports are expected to increase several times over last year’s volume to an historic level.

  • Holstein breed pushes up the average milk yield

    June 10, 2011

    THE Holstein breed increased its average yield in 2010 by the highest increment in seven years.

  • Holstein Genetic Elite sale tops 23,000gns at Carlisle

    June 10, 2011

    Holstein UK Genetic Elite Sale at Borderway mart.

  • Holsteins reach £1,780 at Beeston

    June 10, 2011

    THE dispersal of the entire commercial herd of Holstein dairy cattle sold on behalf of D.K. and J.A. Berrisford, Betley, Crewe, at Beeston Castle peaked at £1,780. Trade was good for freshly-calved cattle.

  • Honda searches for TV star

    6 June 2011

    Honda is searching for an owner of one of its products to be the star of its next Channel 4 documentary film.

  • Impressive livestock line-ups at Highland

    June 10, 2011

    The Royal Highland Show will once again be staging an impressive line-up of livestock with entries of cattle, sheep, goats and horses already approaching the 5,000 mark.

  • Irish quarterly cattle kill down 5.8 per cent

    June 10, 2011

    The total cattle kill in Ireland was back 5.8 per cent (33,000 head) in the first four months of the year.

  • Jack Watts biography

    9 June 2011

    Jack Watts is a farmer’s son from Devon, who started his career with CPB Twyford in 2000 as trials assistant before graduating with honours in Agriculture from Nottingham University.He joined HGCA’s Crop Marketing department in 2006 and is currently senior analyst for cereals and oilseeds in AHDB Market Intelligence.Jack’s area of specialism is UK cereal market analysis and he is responsible for two key publications produced by the team, the Market Report and Prospects.

  • JCB launches new generation of Fastrac 8000 series

    7 June 2011

    JCB is to preview a new generation of Fastrac 8000 series tractors at Cereals 2011 next week.

  • June cookery diary dates

    June 10, 2011

    What’s coming up this month.

  • Junior prize lamb show winner to 271p/kg at Ulverston

    June 10, 2011

    Championship winner takes top price.

  • KFC achieves Red Tractor certification

    10 June 2011

    KFC has become the first quick service restaurant company to receive Red Tractor certification. All the company’s chicken-on-the-bone products are now sourced from Red Tractor certified British suppliers.

  • Last-minute supper

    June 10, 2011

    Reader recipe

  • Limousin breeders’ sale tops 11,000gns at Carlisle

    June 10, 2011

    A 2003-born cow and calf outfit from Bruce Goldie, Mouswald, Dumfries, made 11,000gns and topped the British Limousin Cattle Society breeders’ sale held at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, last Friday.

  • Measuring pig welfare to keep UK at top of league

    June 10, 2011

    AS consumers become increasingly aware of animal welfare, is there a way to measure standards without pre-conceived perceptions and emotions getting in the way? Angela Calvert finds out about a Bpex project aiming to solve the problem.

  • Mixed reaction to Government's nature plans

    8 June 2011

    THE NFU has pledged to work closely with Government to find the right balance between food production and the natural environment.

  • More layers optimises bale silage

    June 10, 2011

    USING six layers of film and reducing wildlife damage are the best ways to optimise big bale silage, says Rhun Fychan, research scientist at Ibers, Aberystwyth University, on behalf of the Silage Advisory Centre.

  • Nan and Moss successful at Drynie

    June 10, 2011

    GOOD outrunning proved decisive on the testing double lift course at Drynie and put Ewan Mackinnon’s Nan (E.C. MacKinnon’s Moss, C. MacKay’s Mist) well ahead of the field.

  • New grain facility for East Midland farmers

    8 June 2011

    ANOTHER  90,000tonne capacity grain storage and processing facility is to be built by Camgrain.

  • New Holland apprentices graduate

    6 June 2011

    31 newly trained apprentices recently qualified as land based technicians after completing a technician training scheme at Reaseheath College in Cheshire

  • New surveillance zone to prevent TB spread in Cumbria

    June 10, 2011

    AN ‘enhanced surveillance zone’ near Penrith has been announced by Animal Health in a bid to prevent bovine TB from spreading across Cumbria.

  • NFU communications director to leave post

    9 June 2011

    THE NFU’s director of communications Erika Coghlan is leaving the union after less than six months in the post.

  • NFUS look to support farm community in Kenya

    June 10, 2011

    A DELEGATION from NFUS is in Kenya to witness the challenges which farming faces in the country.

  • No cause for concern over leaf beetle pest

    June 10, 2011

    CEREAL leaf beetle will not, in most cases, affect yield and treatments applied for other insects will also control this pest, NIAB TAG is advising growers following an increase in sightings of the beetle in cereal crops this season.

  • Northern Ireland VIA systems inspected

    10 June 2011

    EU inspectors are understood to have been happy with the performance on Video Imaging Analysis (VIA) carcase grading in the two Northern Ireland beef abattoirs they visited recently.

  • On test: Entry-level GPS systems

    6 June 2011

    THERE is a lot of choice for those considering taking their first steps into steering guidance systems. Farmers Guardian took five entry-level boxes into the field and sought opinions from those thinking of diving in. Geoff Ashcroft reports.

  • Open Farm Sunday goes overseas

    10 June 2011

    FOR the first time, an overseas farm will be taking part in this weekend’s Open Farm Sunday, when a Waitrose green bean grower in Kenya will open its gates.

  • Open Farm Sunday prepares to welcome the public

    7 June 2011

    THE general public will be able to get closer than ever to agriculture this weekend as Open Farm Sunday takes places on Sunday, June 12

  • Opportunity to visit endurance wind turbine

    7 June 2011

    FARMERS will be able to see an endurance wind turbine in action at an event next week.

  • Outbye decision earns Obley Novice title for Kevin Dodd

    June 10, 2011

    THE change in temperature at the weekend made for excellent conditions for handlers, dogs and sheep at Obley Novice trial, hosted by Lorna Owen at Higher Hagley Farm, Obley.

  • Parsnip growers strike gold

    June 10, 2011

    STAFFORDSHIRE parsnip growers R.and R.W. Bartlett struck gold at the Heart of England Fine Food Diamond Awards.

  • Paul Temple biography

    9 June 2011

    Paul Temple is a tenant farmer in a family partnership that runs a 380ha farm, with beef cattle, cereals, oilseeds and vining peas in Driffield, East Yorkshire. He is a former NFU vice-president and former chairman of COPA/COGECA cereals, oilseeds and proteins group in Brussels.

  • Pig processing agreement good news for Scotland

    7 June 2011

    THE Scottish pig meat industry has received a boost from the UK’s largest producer of pork and bacon products.

  • Profits up at Milk Link

    8 June 2011

    MILK Link has reported increases in turnover, earnings and profit for the year to April 2, 2011.

  • Raising the profile of young farmers on the big stage

    6 June 2011

    Last week three boys from Wales were announced as the winners of Farmers Guardian’s Tractor Factor competition. Danusia Osiowy visits Powys to meet the teenage trio. Pictures: Marcello Garbagnoli

  • Recipe: Watercress soup

    June 10, 2011

    Watercress is a member of the brassica family and contains iron, calcium, folic acid, iodine and vitamins A & C. Alresford, near Winchester, is the watercress capital of Britain, but is a popular crop grown in Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.

  • Research key to rural tourism

    6 June 2011

    RESEARCH was the key to successful diversification into rural tourism, delegates to a rural enterprise day, organised by the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association, were told.

  • Risk management strategies required

    June 10, 2011

    WITH some areas of the UK suffering with drought, and others having higher than average rainfall, Piers Badnell, of DairyCo, says dairy, sheep and beef farmers all need to consider risk management strategies.

  • Rodney Down: Talk of rain causes a frenzy to clear the diary for fertiliser application

    7 June 2011

    My favourite weather girl Laura was reading the weather tonight. She must have known I was watching because she brought the perfect gift.

  • Royal Cornwall Show 2011 results

    13 June 2011

    ALL the results from the 2011 Royal Cornwall Show.

  • Royal Highland attractions round-up

    June 10, 2011

    A round-up of just some of the main attractions at this year’s show.

  • Royal Highland Show offers the best in food, farming and countryside

    June 10, 2011

    The Royal Highland Show is fast approaching, Katie Lomas takes a look at what visitors can expect.

  • RSPCA calls for animal welfare to be planning condition

    6 June 2011

    THE RSPCA is calling for animal welfare to become a ‘material consideration’ within the planning system.

  • Rural crime is postcode lottery, FG investigation reveals

    June 10, 2011

    A FARMERS Guardian special investigation has revealed the disparity in rural crime figures across the UK.

  • Rural Crime: East Anglia

    June 10, 2011

    If you have experienced crime in your area call your local police force or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

  • Rural crime: Livestock thefts

    June 10, 2011

    COMPARING the period October 1 to March 31 2009-2010 and the same period in 2010-2011, livestock thefts have generally remained about the same, but in some cases they have leapt up dramatically, as shown in recent months by a spate of sheep thefts across the UK.

  • Rural crime: Machinery thefts

    June 10, 2011

    Police all over the UK have seen machinery thefts shoot up, which some forces believe is down to its value and the fact it is relatively easy to steal and transport.

  • Rural Crime: Midlands

    June 10, 2011

    If you have experienced crime in your area call your local police force or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

  • Rural Crime: North East

    June 10, 2011

    If you have experienced crime in your area call your local police force or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

  • Rural Crime: North West

    June 10, 2011

    If you have experienced crime in your area call your local police force or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

  • Rural crime: Red diesel/fuel thefts

    June 10, 2011

    Across the board, thefts of fuel from farms, especially red diesel, have escalated.

  • Rural crime: Rise and fall of UK figures

    10 June 2011

    Rural crime in the UK - how are you affected?

  • Rural crime: Scotland

    June 10, 2011

    IF you have experienced crime in your area call your local police force or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

  • Rural Crime: South East

    June 10, 2011

    If you have experienced crime in your area call your local police force or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

  • Rural Crime: South West

    June 10, 2011

    If you have experienced crime in your area call your local police force or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

  • Rural crime: Top 10 items stolen from farms

    June 10, 2011

    Police revealed a whole host of ‘other’ equipment which was stolen from rural properties all over the UK.

  • Rural crime: Wales

    June 10, 2011

    If you have experienced crime in your area call your local police force or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

  • Scottish farm workers in line for 2.5 per cent wage increase

    10 June 2011

    FARM workers in Scotland are in line for a 2.5 per cent increase in wages, plus an extra day’s holiday under proposals, put forward by the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB).

  • Scottish NBA Beef Event news in brief

    June 10, 2011

    Round-up of news from the Scottish NBA Beef Event

  • SCR dominates as Stage 3b emissions regulations become law

    June 10, 2011

    It might be something of an after-thought for operators, but changes in emissions legislation are starting to have an effect on-farm. Jane Carley and Geoff Ashcroft investigate what manufacturers are doing about it, and how AdBlue will fit on-farm.

  • Semen exported to Kenya

    June 10, 2011

    KENYA is to take receipt of UK Simmental semen from Auchorachan Wizard, the February 2010 Perth Simmental champion - part of Joe Wilson’s pedigree herd at Newry, Northern Ireland.

  • Sheepdog trials diary

    June 10, 2011

    Sheepdog trials in England and Wales for the week beginning June 10.

  • Shorthorns to a 2,580gns top at Chelford Society sale

    June 10, 2011

    BIDDING peaked at 2,580gns at the Shorthorn Society’s summer show and sale at Chelford on Monday with trade fast from the outset and all cattle finding new homes.

  • Skipton monthly dairy to a £1,860 peak

    June 10, 2011

    TOP honours at the opening dairy sale of the month at Skipton this week went to Messrs Beresford, Halton West, Skipton, with a fresh Holstein Friesian pedigree heifer giving 34 litres.

  • Solar installation pays dividends on Cheshire farm

    7 June 2011

    A 15kW photovoltaic installation on a Cheshire farm has already notched up a quarter of its design output for the first 12 months.

  • Spain rejects €150m e. coli compensation

    8 June 2011

    SPAIN has rejected a €150m (£135m) aid package for farmers hit  by the e. coli outbreak proposed by the European Commission today.

  • Staffordshire County Show results

    7 June 2011

    Results from the 2011 Staffordshire County Show.

  • Steve Heard: Holiday allows time to realise home is not a bad place to be

    8 June 2011

    Having just returned from a camping holiday in north Norfolk, I now realise how lucky I am.

  • Stock judge highlights changes to farming

    June 10, 2011

    LIVESTOCK breeders from around the country will be judging at this year’s Royal Hoghland Show. Katie Lomas went to meet one of them, beef inter-breed judge John Wight.

  • Strong New Zealand dollar affecting dairy competitiveness

    June 10, 2011

    The strength of the New Zealand dollar is creating problems for the competitiveness of the dairy industry on world markets.

  • Subsidised training for Dorset farmers

    June 10, 2011

    FARMERS in Dorset can benefit from subsidised training, following a partnership between Kingston Maurward College and Duchy College.

  • Suffolk Show results

    6 June 2011

    ALL the results from the 2011 Suffolk Show.

  • Surrey County Show, Guildford

    June 10, 2011

    Results from the 2011 Surrey County Show.

  • T3 challenge in variable wheat crops

    June 10, 2011

    T3 fungicide decisions are proving to be exceptionally challenging this year, as a result of variability in crop development and disease risk.

  • Two-thirds of Britons oppose badger culling

    8 June 2011

    NEARLY two-thirds of Britons are opposed to culling badgers to control bovine TB, according to an opinion poll for the BBC.

  • UK to 'fight' for UK e.coli compensation

    10 June 2011

    FARMING Minister Jim Paice has indicated the Government will support UK growers’ demands for EU compensation in the wake of the e. coli scare.

  • Unprecedented soya harvest in Brazil and Paraguay

    June 10, 2011

    Brazil and Paraguay are reported to have harvested unprecedented soya crops and will have plenty to export.

  • Upland farmers do whatever it takes to keep the business going

    8 June 2011

    Survival of small upland farms these days often means working off the farm to supplement income and reliance on the SPS to make ends meet. High Corn Park in County Durham is no exception. Wendy Short reports.

  • Upland management in jeopardy says TFA

    7 June 2011

    THE marginalisation of farming in the uplands is damaging its landscape and biodiversity, the Tenant Farmers Association has warned.

  • US shell eggs broken out total 164m dozen

    June 10, 2011

    Shell eggs broken out to be used in products totalled 164m dozen during April 2011, 4 per per cent down on the same month last year.

  • Use water now to protect potato yields

    June 10, 2011

    DO not save your water for later - use it now - a leading agronomist is advising potato growers.

  • Vaccine link to Bleeding Calf Syndrome confirmed

    9 June 2011

    A CALF is over 10 times more likely to develop Bleeding Calf Syndrome if its mother had been given Pfizer’s PregSure BVD vaccine prior to its birth, a Defra-commissioned study has found.

  • Victory for Old Spots pigs

    June 10, 2011

    THE breeders of Gloucestershire Old Spots pigs have won a trademark battle to prevent a Scottish meat marketing company using the name ‘Old Spot’ on one of its products.

  • Volunteers needed for on-farm survey

    6 June 2011

    TO help Ibers at Aberystwyth University offer the best practical recommendations on making and feeding big bale silage in the future, volunteer for an on-farm survey being conducted in January and February 2012.

  • Welsh farmers call for TB action on English border

    8 June 2011

    THE Farmers Union of Wales wants UK Farm Minister, Jim Paice, to press on with a bovine TB cull in England for the sake of cross border farmers.

  • Welsh NFU in Brussels CAP talks

    6 June 2011

    NFU Cymru’s board members have been in Brussels discussing CAP reform and livestock prospects with the European Commission and Members of the European Parliament.

  • Welsh TB statement imminent

    June 10, 2011

    THE new Welsh Government is to make a statement on its plans to tackle bovine TB on June 21 – amid growing fears that the planned West Wales badger cull may have been put on hold.

  • WI abandons vote to oppose 'factory farming'

    8 June 2011

    IN an unprecedented move, members of the National Federation of Women’s Institute refused to vote on a resolution at their annual meeting which could have caused ‘potentially severe damage’ to British agriculture.

  • WI continues to push for food labelling

    June 10, 2011

    THE National Federation of Women’s Institutes will continue to push for mandatory country of origin labelling of food, its annual meeting in Liverpool was told.

  • Winnington Fiona tops reduction at 8,000gns

    June 10, 2011

    A TOP price of 8,000gns for the rising 11-month Limousin heifer, Winnington Fiona, led the reduction sale of the Winnington herd sold on behalf of J.S. Vance and Son, Minsterley, Shropshire, at Shrewsbury auction centre on Saturday.

  • Young farmers at the Highland Show

    June 10, 2011

    The Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) always has plenty on at the Royal Highland Show, with many of its competition finals held at Ingliston.

  • Youngsters key to future of farming

    June 10, 2011

    BEING allowed by his father and grandfather to make decisions, and being able to get involved from a young age, said host farmer Iain Green, was vital for him to continue to run the family farm.

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