Farmers Guardian
March 3rd 2006

  • Air suspension for THL24 trailer

    March 3rd 2006

    The THL24 from Krampe is a triple axle hook lift trailer that fits between the THL20 and THL30 models.

  • An hour in the March garden

    March 3rd 2006

    The garden emerges from undercover murmuring and bursts into life. There is much to be getting on with: from lawns to greenhouses, gardeners everywhere are getting busy, as Paul Peacock explains.

  • Anglesey Werthyr Holsteins dispersal goes to 3,700gns twice at Lancaster

    3 March 2006

    The Anglesey-based Werthyr herd of Holsteins was dispersed at Lancaster Auction Mart on behalf of A.R. and C.R. Lewis and Son.

  • Be positive about dairy potential

    March 3rd 2006

    By Ian Kenny, head of agricultural policy for NatWest

  • Bid to boost resistance

    March 3rd 2006

    Leading poultry breeding companies, Aviagen and Cobb-Vantress have joined forces with the Institute for Animal Health and the Roslin Institute in a bid to develop selective breeding techniques that will result in improved natural disease resistance in broiler chickens.

  • Bolting resistant varieties for early sugar beet drilling

    March 3rd 2006

    Sugar beet drilling could start in the second half of next week, if conditions are suitable and seedbeds are prepared properly with the minimum of cultivation passes.

  • Bringing local produce closer to the shoppers brings dividends for award-winning farmers’ market

    March 3rd 2006

    Barry Alston reports from Britain’s number one spot for bringing primary producers face to face with consumers – the 2006 Farmers’ Market of the Year.

  • CASE STUDY 1: Solway Recycling, Dumfriesshire.

    March 3rd 2006

    Piles of waste plastic are a sign that business is booming

  • CASE STUDY 2: Farm Plastics, Lancashire.

    March 3rd 2006

    Recycling scheme goes from strength to strength

  • Clouds of Grapes

    March 3rd 2006

    This recipe is for a dessert that is quick and simple to prepare. “It’s guaranteed to be a favourite with all who try it,” says Rhiannon Evans, of Drws-Nant, Llandrillo, Denbighshire.

  • EC battling to avoid a blanket ban on European poultry exports

    March 3rd 2006

    By the middle of this week 20 countries, led by Japan, had imposed bans on the imports of French poultry despite the start of a vaccination campaign and assurances from Ministers and scientists about its safety.

  • Farmers urged to complete soil protection review

    March 3rd 2006

    Completing a Soil Protection Review is an hour well spent, according to Phil Jarvis, farm manager of the Game Conservancy Trust’s farm, Loddington, Leicestershire.

  • French accused over subsidised poultry dumping

    March 3rd 2006

    DEFRA Secretary Margaret Beckett said she would look into allegations of subsidised dumping of French poultry on to the UK market after complaints from farmers at the National Farmers’ Union’s annual meeting.

  • Gibson to become NFU’s new PR guru

    March 3rd 2006

    South West regional director Anthony Gibson has been given the task of revitalising the NFU’s communications strategy.

  • Hope for Alzheimer sufferers using uplands-grown daffodils

    March 3rd 2006

    Welsh scientist, Professor Trevor Walker, was wearing his Saint David’s Day daffodil with special pride on Wednesday content in the dual knowledge that the national flower of Wales could be a source of new hope for both hard-pressed hill farmers and people battling Alzheimer’s disease.

  • Kendall, the new man in NFU hot seat

    March 3rd 2006

    Peter Kendall promised to become a ‘high profile champion for British agriculture’ after he defeated Tim Bennett to become the new National Farmers’ Union president on Tuesday.

  • Large-scale production blamed for flu spread

    March 3rd 2006

    Large-scale poultry production is the root of the avian influenza crisis, according to GRAIN, the international organisation that promotes sustainability in agriculture.

  • Make time to check for hoof damage in heifers

    March 3rd 2006

    There is clear evidence that hoof damage in heifers will develop into lameness in mature cows, according to new research from the USA.

  • New Holland to launch rubber-track version of TJ tractor?

    March 3rd 2006

    New Holland appears to be looking to develop a rubber-tracked version of its articulated TJ tractors.

  • New initiatives to tackle mastitis

    March 3rd 2006

    With cell counts and incidences of mastitis increasing all the time, two new initiatives have been introduced to help farmers.

  • New models from Polaris and fuel injection

    March 3rd 2006

    An improvement in fuel economy of between 15 and 20 per cent is being claimed for the ATVs and Ranger utility vehicles which Polaris is now producing with electronic fuel injection.

  • North Wales Potential 4,100 top plus record-breaking 100 entries

    3 March 2006

    Farmer and breeder Wil Owen, Braich Saint, Criccieth, took the top price of £4,100 for his Charolais cross steer, sired by Deunawd Moses, at the North Wales Potential Society show and sale at Ruthin Farmers Auction, North Wales. Buyers were E. and E. Vaughan, Ty Celyn, Pandy Tudur, Abergele and J.A. and C.J. Ratcliffe, Connahs Quay.

  • Payments start to arrive

    March 3rd 2006

    SomeE 2,400 farmers in England had received Single Payments by the end of February, according to official Rural Payments Agency figures.

  • Record yield likely and better on way

    March 3rd 2006

    The average yield from 2005 sugar beet crop is likely to end up at just over 60 tonnes per hectare of adjusted beet, which would be a record yield.

  • Reduce farm waste or pay the price

    March 3rd 2006

    In the second part of our six-week special looking at regulation, Tom Levitt and Alison Lea detail what’s involved in meeting the new waste regulations, which could potentially be introduced by the end of the month.

  • Reducing the cost of calf scours

    March 3rd 2006

    The facts are blatant and the figures are stark – up to one fifth of dairy calves during a 12-month period suffer from scour.

  • Royal Smithfield Show is scrapped

    March 3rd 2006

    The Royal Smithfield Show has been scrapped and will not re-emerge in its traditional format as a machinery and livestock exhibition.

  • Spending SPS wisely

    March 3rd 2006

    By Richard Bell, Promar International

  • Spotlight on inherited canine diseases

    March 3rd 2006

    There are 400 known different inherited canine diseases, posing significant questions to vets and breeders worldwide, said Dr Jeff Sampson, speaking at the BASC National Gundog Conference in Cirencester.

  • SPs dips decision is questioned by EA chairman

    March 3rd 2006

    The Environment Agency has questioned the decision by Ministers to remove synthetic pyrethroids (SPs) from the market.

  • Successful year for Lemken as sales figures increase

    March 3rd 2006

    Lemken has increased its turnover by 11 per cent. The family-owned company had a turnover of €102 million in 2005 with strong sales in its domestic market of Germany.

  • Suckler beef: Some long-term solutions to stay sustainable

    3 March 2006

    Current market prices may be beyond beef producers’ control, however, managing an efficient suckled herd and exploiting the new regime with its environmental payments is set to help an award-winning Cumbrian unit to remain sustainable in the long term.

  • TB outbreak in closed Welsh herd points to badgers

    March 3rd 2006

    Barry Alston reports from a dairy farm where there are few doubts as to the source of a bovine TB outbreak.

  • Tearoom turned award-winning tourist attraction

    March 3rd 2006

    What started as farm door sales of eggs and potatoes, has turned into an award-winning business for the Clare family of Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester – winners of a Taste of Manchester award.

  • The dairy herd that had it all

    March 3rd 2006

    The battle between high milk yields and good fertility levels is a constant nightmare for many dairy farmers – but not Richard and Ian Plummer. Farmers Guardian finds out how they have increased yields by 25 per cent while maintaining a 380-day calving index.

  • Whitebred Shorthorns to 1,600gns twice, Galloways peak at 1,200gns

    3 March 2006

    Whitebred Shorthorn cattle sold to 1,600gns twice at the show and sale at Carlisle, on Friday.

  • Winter cereal crops at heightened risk

    March 3rd 2006

    Winter cereal crops face a heightened lodging risk this season, one of the UK's leading experts on the topic is warning.

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