There is a well known saying, 'no pain, no gain' and that will be ringing true in the minds of Milk Link’s 1,600 producers, who are on the brink of reaping just reward for 12 years of loyalty and investment.Farmers Guardian
June 3, 2011
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‘Managed approach’ to cultivations delivers
June 3, 2011
The STAR project open event staged at Otley, Suffolk, demonstrated to growers that plough-based cultivation systems generally provide the highest yields in the rotation, but not necessarily the highest margins. Dominic Kilburn reports.
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60 seconds with... Andrew Brown
June 3, 2011
IN the first of our series of short interviews with FG2646 members, we spoke to Andrew Brown, who runs Fairfields Lodge in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
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Aberdeen-Angus tops pedigree Borderway beef day
June 3, 2011
ABERDEEN-ANGUS bulls topped the pedigree beef day, sponsored by Farmers Guardian, at Borderway Mart last Friday with prices reaching 7,500gns.
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Applying poultry experience to beef farming
June 3, 2011
THE Blade Farming celebratory event was hosted by James Hook, one of Blade Farming’s beef finishers, who has used experience within the poultry sector in his recently-established beef enterprise.
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Arla pledges to get children Closer to Nature
June 3, 2011
ARLA is encouraging members of its Foods Milk Partnership to offer children a taste of farm life through an educational initiative.
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Auctioneer wins stockjudging contest
1 June 2011
WINNER of the Eblex open stockjudging competition was John Rossiter, an auctioneer at Ashford market, Kent.
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Be aware of the growing issue of psoroptic mange
June 3, 2011
WE will see more cases of psoroptic mange this winter, says Alan Murphy of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), so farmers must be aware of the increasing problem and not assume itching cattle just have lice.
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Beef Expo videos look at dairy-bred beef production
1 June 2011
FARMERS Guardian teamed up with Eblex, Peter Jones Livestock and the National Beef Association to produce videos detailing different farmers experiences within the dairy-bred beef supply chain.
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Beef group can help breathe new life into the sector
June 3, 2011
ONE of the youngest members of Ladies in Beef believes the group can help bridge the gap between the industry and the consumer.
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Beef producers missing optimal time to sell cattle
31 May 2011
FARMERS are being warned about the financial impact of selling overweight cattle.
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Belted Galloways to 2,300gns at Worcester
June 3, 2011
TRADE peaked at 2,300gns at the Belted Galloway Cattle Society’s spring show and sale at Worcester market last Saturday.
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Bettiscombe demand at Sedgemoor
June 3, 2011
May collective sale of dairy cattle at Sedgemoor auction centre
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Boomer Euphoria takes victory in beef inter-breed at Hertfordshire
31 May 2011
THE beef inter-breed title at Hertfordshire County Show went to Boomer Euphoria, a two-year-old, British Blue heifer, owned by Boomer Birch, Weston, Staffordshire.
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British Showjumping launches new membership
1 June 2011
British Showjumping has launched an exciting new ‘Club Membership aimed at grassroots competitors whom currently compete at 70cm – 1.00m.
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British Sugar Group renamed
June 3, 2011
British Sugar Group has unveiled a new name and visual identity - AB Sugar.
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Bruchid beetle warning
31 May 2011
BRUCHID beetle are on the move and, with rising temperatures bringing at least two consecutive hot days forecast this week also coinciding with first pod set in many winter bean crops, the risks of damaging egg laying activity has increased significantly.
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Building a successful future for Scottish farming
June 3, 2011
ONLY a couple months into his new role as NFU Scotland president, and with an election now out of the way, Nigel Miller speaks to Olivia Midgley about the main issues facing Scottish agriculture, including the importance of CAP reform.
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Businessman urges farmers to consider 'milk vending machines'
June 3, 2011
DAIRY farmers can add value to what they produce by establishing a vending machine operation, says an Irish businessman.
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Cereals 2011: A helping hand with renewables
2 June 2011
FROM generating power for use on farm to biomass cropping opportunities, help will be on hand in the renewables area.
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Cereals 2011: Arable challenges and opportunities in changing times
2 June 2011
WITH Cereals 2011 just a couple of weeks away, Teresa Rush met up on a Lincolnshire arable farm with principal sponsor HSBC’s head of agriculture for a round table discussion on some of the key issues facing the arable sector.
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Cereals 2011: Bayer focus on black-grass control
2 June 2011
NEWLY-launched Xpro fungicide technology for barley and wheat will be the primary focus on the Bayer CropScience stand.
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Cereals 2011: Better drilling by design
2 June 2011
JANE Carley takes an-in depth look at Sulky’s extensively revised drill designs within the new Xeos range.
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Cereals 2011: Boosting drill capacity could deliver black-grass control benefits
2 June 2011
A bigger drill could prove to be as important a weapon against black-grass as a herbicide during the next few years.
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Cereals 2011: Developments in crop nutrition
2 June 2011
FIRST time Cereals exhibitor Ilex EnviroSciences is a direct-to-farm supplier of specialised crop nutrition inputs.
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Cereals 2011: Discover more about precision slug pelleting
2 June 2011
As the cloud over metaldehyde continues to linger, growers and operators attending this year’s Cereals event will have the chance to find out how increasing application accuracy improves slug control and will help maintain metaldehyde use.
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Cereals 2011: Getting there
2 June 2011
ALL you need to know about getting to this year’s event.
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Cereals 2011: Holistic approach of this year’s host farm
2 June 2011
FIND out all about Cereals 2011 in our preview including all the information you need about this year’s event and what you can expect to see and do while you are there.
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Cereals 2011: Identify your production costs
2 June 2011
Property and business consultants Brown and Co will be challenging combinable crops growers visiting Cereals to identify their true cost of production.
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Cereals 2011: Latest crop varieties on show
2 June 2011
HUNDREDS of cereals, oilseed and root crop varieties will be on show at this year’s Cereals Event, including the latest additions to the various Recommended Lists.
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Cereals 2011: Machinery on show at the event
2 June 2011
FIND out about the new machinery making its debut at Cereals 2011.
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Cereals 2011: OFC promises top-level debates
2 June 2011
THE Oxford Farming Conference has teamed up with Cereals organiser Haymarket for a series of panel debates at Cereals following the success of the inaugural summer conference last year. Four sessions running over both days will see a total of 20 panellists debate the effects of CAP reform and volatility and the application of new technology on farm.
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Cereals 2011: Protecting wheat ears from wet summers
2 June 2011
With Cereals often coinciding with the timing for applying wheat ear fungicides, for Yorkshire farm manager Iain McCartney a run of wet summers has provided an added driver for rounding off the season with such a treatment.
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Cereals 2011: Science at the heart of the event
2 June 2011
CROP plots will once again take centre stage at Cereals, offering visitors a real-life picture of the latest crop management innovations and the science behind them.
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Cereals 2011: Trailed sprayer adds flexibility to help with varied workload
2 June 2011
TRAILED sprayer capacities continue to increase, making them a viable alternative to self-propelled machines. Jane Carley meets a Cambridgeshire contractor who is using such a machine to offer a high output service.
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Cereals 2011: Video footage
2 June 2011
AHEAD of this year’s Cereal’s event, Farmers Guardian arable editor Teresa Rush spoke to some of those involved.
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Combining baling and wrapping pays dividends
2 June 2011
High speed baling and wrapping was the focus of Lely engineers when they developed the RPC445 Tornado. But does it live up to expectations? One Worcestershire operator thinks so, and shares his views with Geoff Ashcroft.
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Commercial milkers to £1,620 at Beestib,
June 3, 2011
Milking portion of George and Lawrence Drinkwater’s commercial herd goes under the hammer.
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Co-operative in push to save endangered animals
31 May 2011
ENDANGERED and protected species are being offered a much needed lifeline by farming group The Co-operative.
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Cowmen Comment: Irish show us the way to control production costs
June 3, 2011
We’ve just come back from an Irish trip, arranged by Genus, to five progressive farms in Kilkenny which all relied heavily on grazed grass. The emphasis was on calving cows in February and March, and serving them in early May.
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Dairy Farmer June digital edition
1 June 2011
Don’t miss this month’s Dairy Farmer. Take a look at the digital edition today.
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Dairy Technology: Higher yields have role in tackling greenhouse gases
June 3, 2011
Being 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide, it is perhaps not surprising methane is listed as one of the major greenhouse gases and that farming is often cited as the main source.
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Detect issues before buying the ideal horse
June 3, 2011
?Buying your first horse can be a daunting task, with the phrase ‘buyer beware’ coming at the potential purchaser from all directions, writes David Fenely, Wensum Valley Veterinary Surgeons, Fakenham, Norfolk.
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Dominic Naylor: Harvesting starts well, but next year’s budget requires creative accounting
2 June 2011
It has been a good harvesting month with first cut lucerne producing 100 tonnes at 60 per cent dry matter off 14 hectares (35 acres). I mentioned last time I would wait for a grass test on the Italian rye-grass before cutting, but in the end I took the test posthumously having mown all 28ha (70 acres).
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DON threat linked to shallow cultivations
June 3, 2011
TRIALS work at the STAR project in Suffolk during 2010 demonstrated that, ahead of winter wheat, shallow cultivations are more likely to pass on mycotoxin infection (deoxynivalenol - DON) to the following crop than inversion-based cultivations such as the plough.
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English sheepdog trial results – June 3
June 3, 2011
Results round-up from last week’s trials.
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EU Commission acts to avoid sugar supply problems
June 3, 2011
MEMBER states have voted on two measures proposed by the European Commission aimed at ensuring the fluidity of the EU sugar market.
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Farm chiefs welcome 'greener' CAP
26 May 2011
FARMING bodies have welcomed MEP’s calls for a strong, sustainable and greener CAP.
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Farm Walk – Bristol, June 29
2 June 2011
FG26/46 members are invited to attend a great farm walk on June 29 near Bristol.
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Farmers granted derogations to cope with dry weather
2 June 2011
DEROGATIONS are being made available by Natural England (NE) to help farmers and growers in agri-environment schemes cope with the intense spell of dry weather.
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Farmers have much to be proud of, says Henson
1 June 2011
THE beef sector has much to be proud of, including the exceptional products it produces from some of the finest cattle in the world, said Adam Henson as he officially Beef Expo 2011 last week.
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Farmers urged to lay off badgers
1 June 2011
THE industry must be wary of vilifying badgers and concentrate on TB eradication as a whole issue, the Question Time panel at last week’s Beef Expo warned.
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FG26/46 at Cereals 2011
2 June 2011
FG26/46 will be featuring at the Cereals event, with a special briefing session. We’re inviting all FG26/46 members and their friends to join us on the first morning of the Cereals event for coffee and a bacon roll on our stand (H928) at 9.30am.
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FG26/46 at Cheshire Show and the Royal Highland Show
3 June 2011
If you are attending the Cheshire or Royal Highland Shows, we would be pleased to see you at our special FG26/46 events.
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Findowrie Holsteins top 2,700gns
June 3, 2011
BIDDING peaked at 2,700gns when Messrs Barron, Brechin, Angus, sold the milking portion of their Findowrie herd of Holsteins at Borderway Mart.
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First Milk expands product range with Kingdom acquisition
27 May 2011
FIRST Milk has purchased Kingdom Cheese and Kingdom Dairies in a move which strengthens its presence in the UK and international cheese markets.
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First Milk launches new products
June 3, 2011
FIRST Milk has launched Dairy Maniacs - a new dairy brand aimed at young families.
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Fluke a risk even in dry areas
June 3, 2011
WHILE cattle farmers in wet areas of the country are likely to be aware of the fluke risk, those in drought affected areas cannot assume the problem has been removed, says Lynda Maris of Merial Animal Health.
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FSA will consider private inspections – Rooker
1 June 2011
THE Food Standards Agency (FSA) will consider allowing private sector companies to carry out meat inspections, the agency’s chairman Jeff Rooker promised meat processors.
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German beansprouts linked to e.coli outbreak
6 June 2011
GERMAN officials are awaiting the results of tests likely to confirm that a farm in northern Germany is at the heart of the e.coli outbreak that has claimed 22 lives.
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Getting the best from your ewes
June 3, 2011
Dr Vipond and Mr Thornton were speaking at Welsh Sheep in May, promoting a new booklet about feeding the ewe for lifetime production, taking theory into practice.
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Global food prices ‘to double’ by 2030
31 May 2011
OXFAM has called for the global food system to be overhauled in response to fears staple food prices could more than double over the next 20 years.
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Good Evans: Disco was meeting place for local rat populations
June 3, 2011
There is a lot of talk about the price of milk at the moment, and quite rightly so. The unions want better contracts and others want new plants which give us access to better world markets.
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Grain prices fall as Russia resumes exports
1 June 2011
RUSSIA is set to lift its grain export ban on July 1, causing prices to fall back as traders’ worries over tight supplies eased.
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Hampshire: Determination key to successful rural business
31 May 2011
Loving business, finding the right partners and a determination to succeed are vital for anyone running an innovative business. Emma Penny reports from a FG26/46 meeting in Hampshire.
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Heart attack farmer completes marathon
June 3, 2011
A HEART attack scare was the wake-up call Frank Chislett needed to turn his life around and run his first marathon.
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Heat detection key to making most of AI
1 June 2011
MAKING use of AI in beef herds allows top genetics to be used without the cost of buying in elite bulls - but relies on exceptional heat detection.
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Heathfield Show, East Sussex results
31 May 2011
A complete round-up of results from Heathfield Show, East Sussex.
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Heler cuts the fat in cheese
June 3, 2011
Independent regional cheese maker Joseph Heler has developed 30 per cent less fat ‘Red Lesster’ and ‘Double Glowcester’ cheeses.
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High bruchid beetle risk
June 3, 2011
BRUCHID beetle are on the move and with rising temperatures and at least two consecutive hot days forecast, coinciding with first pod set in many winter bean crops, the risks of damaging egg-laying activity has increased significantly.
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Horse stolen from Manchester field
31 May 2011
A HORSE owner has been left devastated after thieves stole her part-bred Adalusian from a field in Manchester.
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IBERS to lead multi-millon pound farm training scheme
31 May 2011
THE Aberystwyth-based Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is to lead a new multi-million pound training programme creating the next generation of experts to support thousands of farmers throughout the UK.
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Industry slams plan to replace farms with woodland
31 May 2011
A UK Government-commissioned report suggesting that areas of Welsh farmland could be turned into forestry has been shot down by industry leaders.
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Innovation vital in changing marketplace
June 3, 2011
SPEAKING at the 10th anniversary celebrations of Blade Farming, those involved in the initiative spoke of the changing market place and the need for innovation in the supply chain.
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James Withers to leave NFUS
31 May 2011
NFU Scotland stalwart James Withers is leaving his post as chief executive to take up a similar position with Scotland Food & Drink.
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John Gordon: Sheep EID causes a headache, but lambing memories lift the mood
31 May 2011
As taxpayers we pay bureaucrats in the EU and the UK to come up with the rules and it is pretty obvious whichever committee dreamt up the sheep EID rules has never spoken to any practical sheep farmer. To demand 100 per cent accuracy in tag reading to avoid penalties is beyond belief.
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Kingshay milk increase
June 3, 2011
Average daily yields for farms using Kingshay costings increased by 0.2 litres/cow (0.7 per cent) to 27.3 litres/cow between February and March - 1.2 litres/cow (4.6 per cent) higher than the same month in 2010.
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Labelling cloned offspring is impractical
1 June 2011
FOOD Standards Agency (FSA) chairman Jeff Rooker has defended the decision to allow food from the offspring of cloned animals into the food chain without labels.
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Lambing Live's Kate Humble receives extremist threats
31 May 2011
BBC Lambing Live presenter Kate Humble has received threats from animal activists about the programme.
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Lamma 2011 winner
1 June 2011
The winner of the Farmers Guardian/New Holland Lamma 2011 competition was Stephen Evans of Towcester.
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Land agency joint venture
June 3, 2011
Craig Wilson, an established auctioneering company in Ayr, and Newton Stewart has agreed a joint venture with land agents John A. Neil Rural to deliver land agency services to its customers on rural property matters.
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Learning how to read the grain market to maximise profit
June 3, 2011
INFORMATION, training and advice for farmers on both sides of the volatile grain market are being offered by an established French company, which is now operating in the UK.
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Lesmahagow Show, South Lanarkshire results
31 May 2011
A complete round-up of Lesmahagow Show, South Lanarkshire results.
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LFA review could decimate livestock farming
1 June 2011
PROPOSED changes to less favoured area (LFA) support schemes could see thousands of farmers lose out on vital income support, putting the future of livestock farming in jeopardy.
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Limousin narrowly beats Aberdeen-Angus at Northumberland
31 May 2011
IT was a case of brotherly rivalry in the beef inter-breed at Northumberland County Show on Bank Holiday Monday.
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Livestock news in brief
June 3, 2011
Round-up of stories from this week.
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Lochhead visits storm damaged soft fruit farms
2 June 2011
RICHARD Lochhead visited farmers in Scotland in order to see the damage done by last week’s storms.
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Looking at a decision from all points of view
31 May 2011
‘Six Thinking Hats’ is an important and powerful technique. It is used to look at decisions from a number of important perspectives. This forces you to move outside your habitual thinking style, and helps you to get a more rounded view of a situation.
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Malvern venue for Beef Expo 2012
1 June 2011
THE NBA confirmed Beef Expo 2012 will be at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, on Thursday, May 24.
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MEPs urged to back British livestock farmers
1 June 2011
EU policy makers have been urged to back British livestock farmers or threaten the viability of the sector during a high level debate organised by the NFU in the European Parliament today (Wednesday, June 1).
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Moonshine reduction sale to 760gns
June 3, 2011
THE first in a series of reduction sales from Mike and Sue Bancroft’s Moonshine herd of Dexters, leading up to their retirement, attracted a capacity crowd at Worcester, a good, sound level of demand in all sections and a top price of 760gns.
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Motorists urged not to take risks when stuck behind tractors
27 May 2011
Most motorists will only be stuck behind a tractor for three to six minutes.
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MyFarm farmers vote in favour of sowing wheat
2 June 2011
THE first vote in the National Trust’s MyFarm experiment has been completed, with 48 per cent coming down in favour of sowing wheat in a 37-acre (15.4-hectare) field.
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National park and police join forces to tackle wildfires
2 June 2011
DYFED Powys Police and the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority have joined forces in a bid to tackle wild fire crime in the national park.
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NEA report highlights need for biodiversity
2 June 2011
PRODUCING more food while impacting less on the environment presents the biggest challenge in establishing an efficient and effective use of our ecosystems and services, the NFU said after the publication of the National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) report.
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New centre to boost climate change research
June 3, 2011
A CHINESE hub of the Tyndall Centre for climate change research has been launched by the University of East Anglia and Fudan University in Shanghai.
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New e.coli strain suspected as Britons fall ill
3 June 2011
THE e.coli outbreak in Germany, which by Thursday (June 2) had led to 17 deaths and infected more than 1,500 people, has highlighted the need for a ‘joined-up’ public health response in Europe, a UK expert has claimed.
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New live classes and competitions at Sheep South West
June 3, 2011
THIS year, the NSA Sheep South West event is heading to the far south of Devon and will be hosted on a mixed sheep, beef and arable farm.
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New MRSA strain found in UK dairy cattle
June 3, 2011
A NEW strain of antibiotic-resistant MRSA has been discovered in UK dairy cows for the first time, and scientists believe it may now be being passed on to humans who come into close contact with infected animals.
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New Shorthorn competition at Beef Expo
1 June 2011
A NEW competition was announced at the event with a cash prize for buying a new bull. Commercial beef producers in mainland Britain using a registered Beef Shorthorn bull can enter.
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New tool to improve herd efficiency
1 June 2011
THE English launch of Fertbench, a tool to improve beef herd efficiency and profitability from mating to weaning, took place at Beef Expo.
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NFU rejects biofuel criticism
June 3, 2011
BIOFUELS can help to create a strong and sustainable agricultural sector in Europe, according to NFU policy director Martin Haworth.
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Norman Ireland and Maggie take Westmorland open
June 3, 2011
Report from this week’s English sheepdog trials.
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On Farm: Focus on milk pushes herd numbers to 700
June 3, 2011
To grow a dairy herd from 270 milking cows to 700 within three years is quite a leap, but for the James family partnership it represented a means of stream-lining a business that had become just too complicated.
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Overweight cattle costing producers money
June 3, 2011
OVERWEIGHT and over-fat cattle are costing producers and the supply chain money.A new report, funded by Quality Meat Scotland and Scottish Enterprise, is bringing the financial impact sharply into focus.
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Paice admits he knew about Pirbright scare
26 May 2011
FARMING minister Jim Paice has admitted he knew about the Pirbright leak when it happened in January.
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Paice urges Young Farmers to focus on opportunities
1 June 2011
NEW entrants should think more widely about the career opportunities in agriculture, rather than just focusing on trying to have their own farms, said Agriculture Minister Jim Paice.
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Past YFC members win gold at Chelsea
2 June 2011
TWO Welsh farmer’s wives put their YFC skills to impressive use and scooped a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show this month.
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Pedigree beef champion makes 1,700gns at Skipton
June 3, 2011
THE Lingfields Beef Cattle Fair, Skipton mart’s multi-breed show and sale of pedigree beef breeding cattle, was won by a Limousin bull from John and Claire Mason, Embsay.
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Pedigree Pietrain leads pigs at Gisburn
June 3, 2011
THERE was a full house at Gisburn mart’s recent fortnightly pig sale, where prices peaked at £420.
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Pedigrees sell to 2,160gns at Moira
June 3, 2011
TRADE for pedigree cows and heifers peaked at 2,160gns at the Holstein NI show and sale at the Pedigree Sales Arena, Moira.
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Plough ON! wins Tractor Factor
June 3, 2011
WELSH farmers Llion Vaughan and Richard Lewis, have been crowned Tractor Factor winners.
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Prince Charles and Camilla celebrate Addington Fund
31 May 2011
THE Prince of Wales was among dignitaries marking the 10th anniversary of the ARC-Addington Fund.
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Proper feeding is key to quality lambs
June 3, 2011
Feeding ewes is about more than the six weeks before lambing, says John Vipond of SAC.
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Protect your flock from blowfly strike ‘off-shears’
June 3, 2011
With prevention so much cheaper than treatment, sheep farmers should be considering their options for protecting stock from blowfly strike, says Thomas Tiley, vet adviser with Novartis Animal Health.
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Quality stock is something one buyer knows all about
June 3, 2011
?Barry Alston meets up with a North Wales producer whose entire life revolves around quality stock at home and away.
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Raningham herd dispersal tops 1,800gns
June 3, 2011
Holstein herd dispersal at Beeston.
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Record entry and prices at Stirling breeding sale
June 3, 2011
A record entry of 332 sold at record prices at Caledonian Marts (Stirling) show and sale of breeding cattle and multi-breed show and sale of bulls recently.
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Red kites cause problems for schools and farms
2 June 2011
PUPILS at a school in Oxfordshire say they have been targeted by red kites swooping down to take their food.
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Report recognises food manufacturing sector
24 May 2011
A NEW report has recognised how the food and drink manufacturing sector is now a major contributor to the UK economy and will need further investment in order to create high quality jobs for the future.
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Retailers move to reassure consumers over cucumbers
2 June 2011
UK RETAILERS and growers have moved to ease possible consumer concerns over the safety of salad products, in the wake of an E. coli scare that has rocked Europe.
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Sanger family impress judges to win suckler title
1 June 2011
VISITORS flocked to Morayshire on Wednesday (June 1) as the pedigree and commercial Simmental herds of Iain Green proved a big crowd-puller to NBA Scotland’s annual Beef Event.
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Scientists a step closer to understanding jaagsiekte disease
June 3, 2011
A ‘SIGNIFICANT step’ has been made in research surrounding ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA), also know as sheep lung cancer or jaagsiekte disease.
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Scotchtown Express leads Limousins at Ballymena
June 3, 2011
THE reserve overall champion made the top price of 5,800gns at Monday’s Limousin Cattle Society’s show and sale at Ballymena Livestock Mart.
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Scots could go it alone on meat inspections
1 June 2011
THE Scottish Government is to investigate the possibility of going it alone on meat inspections, Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced.
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Scottish livestock farmers star in QMS campaign
26 May 2011
BILLBOARDS depicting Scottish beef, sheep and pig producers will be displayed by Quality Meat Scotland in Glasgow’s George Square this weekend (May 28 and 29).
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Scottish sheepdog trial results – June 3
June 3, 2011
Results round-up from last week’s trials.
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Second Beef Expo butchery victory for Steve Perrins
June 3, 2011
FOR the second year running, Steve Perrins of Taylor’s Farm Shop, Ormskirk, Lancashire, won the farm butchery competition.
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Sheep: Charollais crosses may make an ideal dam line
June 3, 2011
Discussions on the direction Charollais ram breeders should take in the future provided food for thought for all terminal sire breeds. Joanne Pugh reports from a British Charollais Sheep Society conference in Telford, Shropshire.
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Sheep: Farmer’s stumble upon the Poll Dorset breed worked out well
June 3, 2011
Ahead of his big day hosting the 2011 NSA Sheep South West event, Andrew Palk explained to Wendy Short his farming system and why introducing the Poll Dorset breed was almost by accident.
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Sheep: Farmers turned off by over-fed rams
2 June 2011
Discussions on the direction Charollais ram breeders should take in the future provided food for thought for all terminal sire breeds. Joanne Pugh reports from a British Charollais Sheep Society conference in Telford, Shropshire.
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Sheep: Issues for breeders to think about
June 3, 2011
Discussions on the direction Charollais ram breeders should take in the future provided food for thought for all terminal sire breeds. Joanne Pugh reports from a British Charollais Sheep Society conference in Telford, Shropshire.
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Sheepdog trials diary – June 3
June 3, 2011
Events coming up on the trialling calendar.
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Simmentals see 6,600gns at Dungannon
June 3, 2011
PRICES peaked at 6,600gns for bulls and 5,200gns for heifers at last week’s NI Simmental Cattle Breeders’ Club’s export show and sale held at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart.
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Spain threatens to sue over killer cucumber claims
31 May 2011
SPAIN is threatening to seek damages after organic Spanish cucumbers were linked an E. coli outbreak that has resulted in the deaths of at least 14 people, according to the latest reports.
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Steven Alexander wins third Kinross title in succession
June 3, 2011
Steven wins for third year running with Scott.
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Stonehouse Show results
31 May 2011
A complete round-up of show results from Stonehouse Show.
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Tecwyn Jones takes his third Beef Expo championship title
1 June 2011
AROUND 140 commercial cattle competed for the championship prizes in the National Spring Spectacular Show, in which the overall title went to a Limousin steer from Tecwyn Jones of Llanrwst, Conwy.
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Teenage rider makes history with Gold Medal standard
1 June 2011
South Shropshire schoolgirl Katy Mellor has become the youngest rider ever to achieve the coveted Gold Medal standard in an event described as the most challenging equestrian endurance ride in Europe.
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Time running out to return HLS agreements
26 May 2011
FARMERS are being reminded the clock is ticking for the return of Higher Level Stewardship agreements.
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Tractor Factor finalists hit the headlines
31 May 2011
THE SIX finalists in Farmers Guardian’s Tractor Factor competition have become internet sensations after their music videos went viral, sparking a number of media reports on the farmers hoping to win a chance to play at this year’s Glastonbury festival.
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Tractor Factor winners boost farming’s image
3 June 2011
INDUSTRY leaders have welcomed the impact of Farmers Guardian’s Tractor Factor competition which they believe has helped enhance agriculture’s image with the wider public.
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Trial looks at potential new soil additive
June 3, 2011
THE first Scottish Environment Protection Agency-approved biochar trial has been established by SAC in collaboration with the UK Biochar Research Centre (UKBRC) of the University of Edinburgh.
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TV's Jimmy Doherty backs pork campaign
27 May 2011
TELEVISION farming personality Jimmy Doherty will be doing his bit to encourage people to eat more British pork after being picked to front a new campaign.
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Two new systems aim to make handling cattle safer
June 3, 2011
Two systems were launched this week at Beef Expo to make handling cattle safer and easier.
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UK milk production peaks early
3 June 2011
MILK production in the current milk year appears to have peaked.
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Vining pea harvest is set to begin early
2 June 2011
THIS season’s vining pea crop harvest could be one of the earliest ever due to dry weather conditions experienced in the east of the UK this spring, according to the PGRO (Processors and Growers Research Organisation).
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Warning over performance of second wheat
1 June 2011
SECOND wheat performance could suffer even more than last year, growers are being warned following analysis of this season’s initial NIAB take-all root assessments at HGCA Recommended List trial sites across the country.
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Welsh Blacks sell to 1,700gns at Llandovery
June 3, 2011
THE 31 lots sold at the Welsh Black Cattle Society’s summer show and sale peaked at 1,700gns at Llandovery.
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Welsh industry welcomes CAP changes
31 May 2011
AMENDMENTS to the Dess report on proposed changes to the Common Agricultural Policy have been welcomed by the new Welsh Government as ‘good news’ for farmers across Wales and ‘a step in the right direction’.
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Welsh sheepdog trial results – June 3
June 3, 2011
Results round-up from last week’s trials.
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Western Holstein Club sale reaches 3,300gns
June 3, 2011
FOR the first time since the Western Holstein Club shows and sales moved to Beeston Castle Auction more than 11 years ago they changed their selling day to a Friday to coincide with the market’s weekly commercial sales for cull cows, calves, store and fat cattle.
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Workshop Tips: Set your stall out for easier calving
June 3, 2011
If you have to lend a helping hand at calving, you certainly don’t want to be chasing presenting cows around the farm. Mike Donovan offers us a solution.
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Worldwide bids expected for UK embryos in online auction
2 June 2011
AN online embryo sale will take place next month, featuring 30 pedigree Holstein embryo lots from the Cornwall-based Willbros herd.