We are urgently developing research requirements with other European laboratories to make sure we understand and the disease (Schmallenberg) better.Farmers Guardian
June 18, 2010
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3,000-cow ‘super dairy’ plans abandoned
17 June 2010
DEVELOPERS behind the proposed 3,000-cow ‘super dairy’ at South Witham in Lincolnshire have dropped their plans following strong opposition from welfare campaigners and local residents.
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Aberystwyth and Ceredigion Show results
June 18, 2010
Cattle
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Aberystwyth duo get grants
June 18, 2010
Two Aberystwyth University agricultural students from Glamorgan – David Evans and Rachel Barrett – have been awarded study grants from the Farmers Union of Wales Walter Rowlands Memorial Fund.
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Agriculture in the national news - June 14
14 June 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Monday, June 14).
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Agriculture in the national news - June 15
15 June 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Tuesday, June 15).
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Agriculture in the national news - June 16
16 June 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Wednesday, June 16)
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Agriculture in the national news - June 17
17 June 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Thursday, June 17).
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Agriculture in the national news - June 18
18 June 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Friday, June 18).
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Amazone reaches 100,000 unit combi milestone
June 18, 2010
Since Amazone launched its first till and drill combination in 1967, it has sold 100,000 units.
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Aphmon traps out early as network goes live
June 18, 2010
The Potato Council’s network of 100 yellow water traps (Aphmon) has gone live for the 2010 season.
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Aphrodite’s holds form to claim beef inter-breed
June 18, 2010
THE beef inter-breed championship at the South of England Show at Ardingley, West Sussex, was won by the British Charolais cow, Mortimers Aphrodite.
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Around the marts - June 18
June 18, 2010
A WEEKLY round-up of all the latest news from livestock sales around the country (June 18).
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Averages up £4/head at Exeter ewe and ram sale
June 18, 2010
THE June sale of early breeding ewes and rams at Exeter livestock centre met a ‘steadier trade than was expected’.
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Bids to 4,100gns for a Doonally New son
June 18, 2010
THE summer sale of pedigree beef bulls and unhaltered females at Carlisle last week saw prices peaking at 4,100gns in the Charolais section.
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Black and Jim's near-perfect trial
June 18, 2010
Running early at eight on the first day of a two-day trial at North Reston, Lincolnshire, last weekend, Jim Cropper had a near-perfect trial with Black, to take the title on 98 of 100 points.
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Bristow Multi-tooth tiller roller
June 18, 2010
?Peter Bristow has developed the Multi-tooth tiller roller to deal with heavy clay land soils.
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British Horse Society confirms new president
18 June 2010
The new Chairman of The British Horse Society is Dr Phil Wadey, who was elected by the board of Trustees on 17th June.
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Business plan clinches student £2,500 prize
June 18, 2010
A student from Newcastle University, who wrote a sustainable business development plan to expand a dairy farm and reduce its running costs, has won this year’s Pinnacle Award.
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Campsie Show, Lanarkshire
June 18, 2010
Overall show champion, W.J. and M. Mash c/o McBeath Livestock Services (Limousin)Beef
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Carlisle Limousins to 6,000gns top
June 18, 2010
TOPPING the sale of Limousin bulls at Carlisle last Friday was the 6,000gns Goldies Draughtsman from Bruce Goldie, Mouswald, Dumfries.
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Central and West Fife Show, Kelty
June 18, 2010
Results from the 2010 Central and West Fife Show.
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Cereals earns its place in agriculture’s calendar
June 18, 2010
LAST week’s Cereals 2010 event attracted 25,300 visitors, organiser Haymarket has announced.
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Cereals sales up for Spaldings
June 18, 2010
Spaldings says its sales at Cereals 2010 were up around 2 per cent on 2009.“We are delighted with our successful performance at Cereals 2010. We were even able to surpass expectations and achieve improved sales, despite the difficult economic climate” says Roger Chase, agricultural sales director for Spaldings.“Our better than expected performance was driven by our aggressive investment in new product development and continual market research.”
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Chocolate and banana cake - recipe of the week (June 18)
June 18, 2010
This week’s recipe is for chocolate and banana cake from Mrs G. Hodgson, of Dalton, Richmond.
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Commission urged to act on dairy report
16 June 2010
THE European Commission must act quickly to ensure recommendations by High Level Expert Group (HLG) on dairying, released this week, are turned into concrete proposals.
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Commons motion calls for end to 'factory farming'
15 June 2010
MPs are being urged to back a new motion calling for an end to the ‘factory farming of dairy cows’.
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Conservationists attack ‘proposed’ agri-environment cuts
18 June 2010
A COALITION of conservation and countryside groups have attacked what they claim are Government plans to cut funding for agri-environment schemes.
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Consider BVD eradication options carefully
June 18, 2010
‘EVERY cattle keeper in the country’ should carefully consider the different options being suggested to eradicate BVD from Scotland, says NFU Scotland.
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Consumer demand driving better pig welfare - RSPCA
17 June 2010
CONSUMER demand is driving higher animal welfare standards on pig farms, according to officials from the RSPCA’s Freedom Food scheme.
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Cosmopolitan mix is winner
June 18, 2010
A Dutch handler and a Welsh-bred dog, who built their reputation in Ireland, made their mark in Aberdeenshire this weekend.
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Cousins reduces V-Form subsoiler’s transport width
June 18, 2010
?Cousins of Emneth has tweaked the design of its V-form subsoiler to include a new rear roller frame design. The roller is now carried from the top instead of the roller axle ends.
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Cutting-edge plant breeding technologies demonstrated
June 18, 2010
LIMAGRAIN UK demonstrated cutting-edge plant breeding technologies, which included molecular markers and double haploid production.
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Database may help get to the root of lameness
June 18, 2010
DAIRYCO and the National Association of Cattle Foot Trimmers (NACFT) are building a national foot lesion database to discover the prevalence of different lesions.
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Defra Chief Scientist wins £370,000 prize
17 June 2010
DEFRA’S chief scientific advisor, Professor Bob Watson, has won a prestigious international environmental award, worth around £370,000.
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Disc harrows are back in force from Terrington
June 18, 2010
Terrington Machinery is importing the Badalini Ragno range of mounted disc harrows, available in 2.25m, 2.75m and 3.25m working widths – this model being the largest.
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Don’t overlook fusarium threat
June 18, 2010
DISEASE monitoring at the stem base and from leaf layers at all five CropMonitor winter wheat monitoring sites nationwide is showing the lowest levels of microdochium species ear blight pathogens - the non-toxin producers - since 2006.
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Duchy register record student numbers
June 18, 2010
Duchy College has for the second year in a row witnessed a record number of students wanting to study agricultural courses.
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Dumfries dairy to £2,050
June 18, 2010
HEIFERS in-milk sold to £2,050 for a Holstein Friesian from G. Steel and Sons, Gartentruach, Stirling at Dumfries Market’s monthly sale of dairy cattle.
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EU labelling law shake-up will boost British farmers
17 June 2010
LABELLING laws which allow imported meat to be passed off as British could be a thing of the past under measures agreed in the European Parliament this week.
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Expansion for James Pryce Tractors in Devon
16 June 2010
CASE IH dealership James Pryce Tractors, based at Tiverton, has opened a new depot at South Molton in Devon.
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Expansion needs more farmers
June 18, 2010
Farmers wishing to support farming’s future have been asked to open their gates to agricultural students.
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Farm roadshow a hit with London school children
16 June 2010
YOUNGSTERS from a Central London school had a taste of British farming today (Wednesday, June 16) when the NFU’s newly re-launched roadshow paid them a visit.
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Farm wages to rise 2.8 per cent
16 June 2010
THE standard farm wage rate will increase by nearly 3 per cent in England and Wales, under proposals made by the Agricultural Wages Board.
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Farmers praise moves to cut farm inspections
16 June 2010
NFU Cymru has described the Food Standards Agency’s consultation on a proposal to reduce the frequency of official inspections on dairy farms as a positive step in the right direction - but believes more could be achieved.
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Farming Offers - 3 pairs of tickets for the Royal Welsh Show
17 June 2010
Win 2 of tickets for this year’s Royal Welsh Show with Farmers Guardian offers.
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Fears over rise in sheep scab
14 June 2010
CONCERN is growing in Wales over sheep scab and NFU Cymru is urging all flock owners to take steps to treat and protect stock for what is one of the most contagious and economically damaging diseases.
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Fertiliser price rises set to disappoint buyers
June 18, 2010
FERTILISER is about to be more expensive than many people had hoped. After some hesitation the early nitrogen market has now got under way, with Growhow talking in terms of 34.5 per cent N Nitram at around £210/tonne delivered on farm, and Yara offering prilled 34.5 per cent N at a similar price with 33.5 per cent Extran product at around £5/t less.
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Firm Isliplodge dispersal trade peaks at 2,000gns
June 18, 2010
A CONSISTENTLY firm trade saw 66 cows and calved heifers average more than £1,730 when the Isliplodge herd of Holstein Friesians was dispersed for the Holmes family at Kettering, Northamptonshire.
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Focus on managing mycotoxin risk
June 18, 2010
A NEW campaign has been launched, which aims to focus growers’ attention on timely completion of HGCA fusarium mycotoxin risk assessments.
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Free-range: More than seasonal dip?
June 18, 2010
?The free-range egg market is about to take a dive.
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Gargunnock Show, Stirlingshire, results
June 18, 2010
Cattle
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Gene study into resistance to WOBM
June 18, 2010
ROTHAMSTED Research and the John Innes Centre plan to study the mechanisms conferring resistance to wheat orange blossom midge in winter wheat varieties.
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Giant woman backs Red Tractor Week
18 June 2010
FARMERS up and down the country are finding weird and wonderful ways to get involved in Red Tractor Week to promote the high standards of British produce.
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Gloucester Old Spots join elite food club
18 June 2010
GLOUCESTER Old Spot pork has joined an elite club of fine European food which includes Melton Mowbray pork pies, Cornish clotted cream, Champagne and Parma Ham.
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GM debate rages as FSA blast 'anti-science culture'
18 June 2010
THE row over genetically modified food took a dramatic turn this week when the Government’s food safety watchdog said there was an ‘anti-science’ culture in the media and public life.
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Godstone Farm responds to e.coli criticism
16 June 2010
THE open farm at the centre of Britain’s largest outbreak of e.coli last year has responded to an investigation into the disaster.
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Gustrower launches chaser bin range trio
June 18, 2010
The Gustrower GTU 25 is one of three high-capacity chaser bins from Ryetec Industrial Equipment.
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Herefordshire polytunnel legal battle to continue
18 June 2010
HEREFORDSHIRE County Council has won the right to continue a legal battle that could have profound implications for the future use of polytunnels in Britain.
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HGCA Oakley plots – timely warning
June 18, 2010
While this season has been one of generally low disease pressure, yellow rust had put in an appearance on untreated plots of Oakley winter wheat in the
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'High Level’ dairy report disappoints
June 18, 2010
Although Copa-Cogeca is urging the EU Commission to act quickly on the High Level Expert Group on dairying report, the European Milk Board says there is nothing useful in it.
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High profile given to winter wheat varieties
June 18, 2010
RAGT profiled winter wheat varieties Warrior, Hereward and Battalion, as well as new soft wheat candidate variety Tuxedo.
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Holstein Friesians peak at 1,850gns
June 18, 2010
THERE was standing room only around the packed ringside at Ross-on-Wye market, Herefordshire, for the June collective sale of Holstein Friesians.
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Hybrid OSR variety Primus offers good yield and output
June 18, 2010
HYBRID oilseed rape variety Primus will be considered for recommendation this autumn and offers good yield and output figures.
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In pictures: Open Farm Sunday 2010
June 18, 2010
Finding out where food comes from and meeting the farmers who produce it was the order of the day, as about 150,000 visitors attended 420 Open Farm Sunday events nationwide.
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Insight into IZM fungicide in wheat
June 18, 2010
Though there was no ‘silver bullet’ crop protection product launches at this year’s event, there was news of a broad-spectrum herbicide, plus new information on imminent SDHI fungicides.
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John Davies: Rain affects shearing, but crops love it
June 18, 2010
Fields and crops appreciative of the rain, but when it comes to shearing, In Your Field farmer John Davies didn’t suffer any lasting harm from having a go after a few years.
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John Walton: First cut is safely in
June 18, 2010
With less red tape, In Your Field farmer John Walton ponders on what farmers will do with all that spare time…
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Jones holds firm on badger cull amid protests
16 June 2010
WITH Welsh Assembly elections scheduled for next May, Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones, is expecting a ‘difficult’ time in her re-election campaign - purely down to anti badger cull feelings.
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June fog delays fixture
June 18, 2010
Early morning fog delayed the start of the Ivy House trial foralmost an hour, which was well supported by handlers from all over Wales.
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Land sale exceeded expectations
June 18, 2010
ACCOMMODATION land and a fishery at Hoarstone, Market Drayton, exceeded expectations at auction.
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Land-based Scottish college trio join forces
June 18, 2010
Scotland’s rural colleges have ‘led the way’ in reacting to the global recession and will help lead local communities to their eventual recovery.
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Learning from collective experience to improve sustainability
June 18, 2010
Two monitor farms have been set up for the benefit of farmers in North East England. Wendy Short went to the first open day at Cragg Top Farm, Barnard Castle, County Durham.
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Livestock news in brief
June 18, 2010
?Bpex changes
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Local residents fear ‘super dairy’ battle may not be over
17 June 2010
LOCAL residents have welcomed the decision to abandon plans to erect a 3000-cow dairy unit in the village of South Witham, in Lincolnshire.
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Lochhead urges Defra to rein in cost sharing plans
15 June 2010
SCOTLAND’S Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead, is urging the coalition Government to rein in the previous administration’s plans for Responsibility and Cost Sharing.
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Maize Watch June with KWS UK
18 June 2010
We continue our series, which will run each month until November, following the progress of maize growers in Shropshire and Berkshire.
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Major investment shows confidence in dairying’s future
June 18, 2010
Barry Alston goes on-farm with NFU Cymru’s new dairy board chairman.
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MEPs continue fight for strong CAP
16 June 2010
MEP efforts to maintain a strong CAP budget to support Europe’s farmers received a boost this week.
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Monitor OWBM closely at critical stage
June 18, 2010
This week is likely to be critical for crops at the susceptible stage for female orange wheat blossom midges laying eggs. Any wheat crops at the susceptible growth stage (GS 53-59, ears emerged) should be monitored closely.
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Natural England abandons plans to reintroduce Sea Eagles
14 June 2010
NATURAL England has put a stop to plans to reintroduce Sea Eagles to Suffolk after fears were raised they could prey on livestock.
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New appointments at John Deere
13 June 2010
THREE new appointments have been made at John Deere Limited, which is based at Langar, Nottinghamshire.
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New broad spectrum herbicide launch
June 18, 2010
A new autumn herbicide launched at Cereals targets the widest-ever range of grass and broad-leaved weeds in winter wheat, claims its manufacturer.
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New BRP range offers better fuel efficiency
June 18, 2010
US firm BRP has brought the Can-Am Commander to the side-by-side ATV market.
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New event to promote food and farming
14 June 2010
A NEW two-day event to promote farming, food production and the countryside to the general public is being planned for next year by the Royal Northern Agricultural Society.
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New fertiliser regulation will allow livestock farmers to target nutrient use
June 18, 2010
AFTER three years of extensive analysis a new version of RB209 has been published, including a new, integrated approach to grassland fertiliser use.
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New summer competition for aspiring coaches
15 June 2010
The British Horse Society has launched a new ‘Coach of the Year’ competition for aspiring coaches currently working within the equestrian industry.
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New vice chair at First Milk
June 18, 2010
TOM Campbell has been appointed vice chairman of First Milk.
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New winter wheats in the pipeline
June 18, 2010
NEW winter wheats from the KWS pipeline on show at Cereals included KWS Santiago and KWS Podium – the only milling wheat candidate for the 2011/12 HGCA Recommended List.
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Newmilns Show, Ayrshire, results
June 18, 2010
Cattle
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NWF expects record year
18 June 2010
THE NWF Group says trading in the year ended May 31 has been ahead of market expectations.
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OMSCo earn extra payout
June 18, 2010
?The 400 members of organic milk co-op (OMSCo) are to get an extra average payout of £1,875.
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OMSCo to pay out £750,000 to milk producers
14 June 2010
THE organic milk suppliers co-op (OMSCo) will pay a bonus of £750,000 to its 400 producer members.
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Open farm shake-up after e.coli outbreak
15 June 2010
BRITAIN’S open farms will have to adhere to a tough new code of practice to protect the public from another devastating E. coli outbreak.
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Open farms could face tough new rules
14 June 2010
FARMERS opening their gates to the public could face tough new rules when the Health Protection Agency (HPA) publishes its report into the E. coli outbreak on a farm in Surrey last year.
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OSR varieties show early promise
June 18, 2010
OILSEED rape varieties DK ExPower and DK Sequoia have shown promise in official testing to date, says Monsanto.
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Past and present Hadlow students celebrate
June 18, 2010
Hadlow College is calling all past and present students to attend an event during Kent County Show.
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Patchwork gives BlackBox more guidance features
June 18, 2010
Patchwork Technology has extended the guidance features available for its Blackbox 510. In addition to curved line and straight-line guidance, the latest software also provides First Pass guidance capability, when working in fields without tramlines.
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Pre-emergence treatments key to black-grass control
June 18, 2010
The poor levels of black-grass control achieved in many situations this season were a key talking point at Cereals.
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Prepare for rise in cattle attack compensation claims
June 18, 2010
?A stampede of compensation claims from walkers injured by cattle could be on the cards this summer, a lawyer has warned.
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Producers due BWMB cheque hike
June 18, 2010
?Sheep producers are set to receive a ‘significantly higher’ wool cheque from the British Wool Marketing Board to reflect a record-breaking demand which has pushed wool prices to their highest level for more than a decade.
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Prudence when buying and selling bulls
June 18, 2010
The purchase of a new stock bull can often be a daunting task – so Katie Lomas went to meet a pedigree beef breeder in Northumberland who has been focusing on the right things to look for pre- and post-sale. Pictures byES: Adrian Legge
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Quality and high yields in winter malting varieties
June 18, 2010
AMONG new varieties launched at Cereals were two winter malting barleys from Syngenta Seeds.
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Red Tractor celebrates 10th birthday
16 June 2010
THE Red Tractor farm assurance logo, which is now carried on £10 billion worth of British food, has been celebrating its tenth birthday this week.
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Report slams ‘inadequate’ support for hill farmers
15 June 2010
SUPPORT for hill farmers is inadequate and must be increased if uplands communities are to survive, according to the Government’s chief advisor on rural issues.
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Ridge Dean Dibbley tops Blues herd sale at 11,000gns
June 18, 2010
BIDDING peaked at 11,000gns when Michelle Wilde, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, held a production sale from her Ridge Dean herd of British Blues at Carlisle.
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Robots help to maintain the local feel
June 18, 2010
ADRIAN and Rachel Robinson, are used to moving with the times and with the installation of state-of-the-art robotic milking equipment, so are their cows. Joanne Pugh discovers the evolution behind Mawley Milk.
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Royal Cornwall Show: Roundacre flock’s Xtasy
June 18, 2010
A record entry of 1,020 sheep was forward at this year’s Royal Cornwall Show held at Wadebridge and top honours went to a Suffolk ram.
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Royal Welsh bucks trend with increased revenues
16 June 2010
ALTHOUGH 2009 saw the demise of some of the country’s best-known agricultural shows and events, the year will be remembered for its remarkable contribution to the continuing progress of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society.
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Rutland County Show: Results round-up
June 18, 2010
Rounding-up where the honours went at the Rutland County Show in June 2010.
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Scientists move a step closer to mastitis vaccine
16 June 2010
RESEARCHERS at the University of Nottingham have moved a step closer to developing a vaccine for bovine mastitis.
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Second year of McCain help
June 18, 2010
Askham Bryan College has announced a second round of an academic scholarship thanks to an initiative by McCain Foods.
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Senova focusses on new Link project
June 18, 2010
A NEW oat Link project was the focus of Senova’s Just Oats stand.
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Sheepdog trials diary (June 18)
June 18, 2010
Our regular look at the forthcoming fixtures in the working dogs world.
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Shorthorn bull heads Chelford trade
June 18, 2010
AN entry of 70 pedigree and pure-bred cattle were forward at Chelford’s spring native breed multi-breed sale on Monday.
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South of England Show results
June 18, 2010
Results from the 2010 South of England Show.
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Spelman backs Red Tractor week
14 June 2010
DEFRA Secretary Caroline Spelman has given her backing to Red Tractor week, encouraging all Whitehall departments to source food produced to ‘the highest British standards.’
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Strong uptake for assurance scheme
June 18, 2010
MORE than three-quarters of the pig and poultry farmers eligible for a new assurance scheme have joined up, says the Environment Agency.
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'Super dairies' must get PR right
18 June 2010
LARGESCALE dairy developments must be underpinned by credible public relations strategies, according to US dairy industry executives.
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System for guiding your implement accurately
June 18, 2010
?Yorkshire-based RTK Solutions’ latest implement steering system can guide a work tool accurately - with or without guiding the tractor.
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Three in one KRM drill offers flexibility
June 18, 2010
?KRM has developed the SM1909 with Spanish firm Sola, aimed at carrying out drilling in plough or press, min-till and direct drill scenarios without changing tines or coulters.
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Top marks puts Rhys on trophy Fastrac
June 18, 2010
The Johnson New Holland Trophy has been won by Harper student, Rhys Morgan.
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Trainee scheme invests in hills
June 18, 2010
The future of upland hill farming has been given a financial boost thanks to a new investment by LandSkills North East to fund a new apprenticeship scheme.
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TuYV in rape can cost 30pc yield
June 18, 2010
Most farmers don’t recognise the symptoms of turnip yellows virus (TuYV) in their oilseed rape but the message to growers is that it can cost up to 30 per cent in yield, said Bayer’s seed treatment campaign manager, Adrian Cottey.
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UKIP slam new EU labelling rules
17 June 2010
THE new food labelling rules approved by Euro MPs this week, have been slammed as a ‘complete shambles’ which will mislead consumers.
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Vaughan re-elected by FUW council
14 June 2010
MID Wales beef and sheep farmer, Gareth Vaughan, was re-elected with a handsome majority for the seventh successive time as president of the Farmers Union of Wales during the union’s grand council meeting in Aberystwyth this afternoon (Monday, June 14).
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'Very aggressive' yellow rust strains
June 18, 2010
New aggressive strains of yellow rust found in Denmark and Sweden, could spread to the UK.
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Web-spend to boost Cheshire business
June 18, 2010
?NOVEL web technology has been harnessed by a Cheshire company to help win business from existing and potential new customers.
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Welsh Assembly praised for resolve in TB programme
16 June 2010
DELEGATES at the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) AGM praised rural affairs Minister, Elin Jones, Wales chief veterinary officer, Christianne Glossop, and all those involved in the TB eradication programme for their resolve in tackling the disease.
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Young Suffolk breeder wins top title hat-trick
June 18, 2010
A young West Wales Suffolk breeder made it a hat-trick of supreme championship wins when, for the third year running, he took both the overall and best female rosettes at Saturday’s Aberystwyth and Ceredigion County Show.