Farmers Guardian
May 11th 2007

  • ‘Flagship’ 5690 combine gets new look while SDF group sales rise by 10pc

    May 11th 2007

    Deutz-Fahr will have the updated 5690 HTS combine on show at Cereals – the firm’s harvesting flagship has proved to be their most popular model in the UK.

  • ‘Put brown rust at campaign forefront’

    May 11th 2007

    WITH unprecedented levels of brown rust now in evidence in the UK’s wheat crop, growers are being advised to put the disease at the forefront of their T2 fungicide campaign.

  • ‘Seniors Get Lost’ event

    May 11th 2007

    WITH 48 per cent of Lancashire FYFC members under 18, the county decided it was time they had their say at a SGL (Seniors Get Lost) event.

  • 14,000gns for Talent at Cheviotview sale

    May 11th 2007

    A TOP price of 14,000gns was realised at the dispersal sale of the Cheviotview herd of pedigree Holstein and Red and White cattle, owned by Andrew Hodge, Duns, Berwickshire, and buyers from all over the UK and Ireland were in attendance.

  • 5,000gns a Major coup for Balthayock Aaron

    May 11th 2007

    CHAROLAIS bulls led Perth’s spring multi-breed show and sale with a top call of 5,000gns.

  • 9,000 machine milestone

    May 11th 2007

  • A future for dairying in the market place – Begg

    May 11th 2007

    THERE is hope for a prosperous dairy industry of the future if it focuses on achieving greater efficiency and developing new products, according Dairy UK.

  • An impassioned defence of the CAP to be made at the CLA’s centenary conference

    May 11th 2007

    THE CLA was expected to make a passionate defence of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and its importance to food security at its centenary conference in London yesterday.

  • Apache at 30,000gns tops trade at Limousin Society May Day show

    May 11th 2007

    A BID of 30,000gns topped the British Limousin Cattle Society’s May Day show and sale at Carlisle, which saw a total of 13 bulls pass the 10,000gns mark and 185 bulls sold to average £4,480.

  • Authorised to run Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme

    May 11th 2007

    THE National Federation of YFCs has become one of 400 licensed operating authorities for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

  • Award entries sought

    15 May 2007

    ENTRIES are sought for the annual National Green Apple Environment Awards, which are open to anyone in the agricultural sector who can demonstrate an effort to protect or enhance the environment.

  • Ayr Show

    15 May 2007

    FOR the second year in a row, Skerrington Simmentals took the Ayr Show breed and overall beef championship, this year with mature bull Corskie Proton.

  • Badgers ‘as common as foxes’

    May 11th 2007

    BADGERS are as common as foxes according to a Defra survey carried out during 2006.

  • Belgians and Dutch want EU disease levy fund

    May 11th 2007

    DUTCH and Belgian politicians in Brussels are pushing for a EU-wide disease levy fund. They already pay towards the cost of tackling any livestock diseases, as was the case with the recent bluetongue outbreak.

  • Better figures from Wiseman

    16 May 2007

    PROFITS were up almost 30 per cent at Robert Wiseman Dairies in the year ended March 31 and the company says prospects are encouraging for producer prices this year.

  • Better figures from Wiseman

    16 May 2007

    PROFITS were up almost 30 per cent at Robert Wiseman Dairies in the year ended March 31 and the company says prospects are encouraging for producer prices this year.

  • BHS Scotland welcomes branding decision

    11 May 2007

    BHS Scotland has welcomed a decision by the Scottish Executive to allow the hot branding of horse and ponies in Scotland by authorisation only.

  • Boundary dispute case

    18 May 2007

    Andrew Fearn, head of the agriculture department at Lincolnshire firm Langleys, reports on the outcome of a boundary dispute case.

  • Bright future predicted for sugar beet with dual role

    May 11th 2007

    SUGAR beet has a bright future despite the uncertainty seen in recent years, according to Syngenta’s global head of sugar beet research and development.

  • Broiler stocking density

    May 11th 2007

    NEW rules on the welfare of broilers have been agreed by EU Farm Ministers – but they will not come into place before 2010. 

  • Brussels briefs

    May 11th 2007

    EU FARM commissioner, Marian Fischer Boel, has been urged by farm ministers to stand firm against any attempt by trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, to sell agriculture short in the World Trade Organisation.

  • Call to ban Brazilian beef imports

    14 May 2007

    FRESH demands came this week for an immediate total ban on beef imports from Brazil where a massive campaign to vaccinate cattle against an increasingly serious foot-and-mouth disease epidemic is underway.

  • Call to ban Brazilian beef imports

    14 May 2007

    FRESH demands came this week for an immediate total ban on beef imports from Brazil where a massive campaign to vaccinate cattle against an increasingly serious foot-and-mouth disease epidemic is underway.

  • Call to ban Brazilian beef imports

    14 May 2007

    FRESH demands came this week for an immediate total ban on beef imports from Brazil where a massive campaign to vaccinate cattle against an increasingly serious foot-and-mouth disease epidemic is underway.

  • Campaign for farm tourism makes shortlist

    16 May 2007

    A PR campaign devised on behalf of the North West Farm Tourism Initiative has been short-listed in the national Chartered Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards.

  • Carbon assurance required ‘eventually’

    May 11th 2007

    VIRTUALLY unheard of a few years ago, climate change is now being talked about by almost everybody, Alan Buckwell, the CLA’s chief economist and head of land use, told farmers at the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society’s spring lecture.

  • Carcases improve – but don’t sit on your laurels

    May 11th 2007

    THE percentage of prime beef carcases hitting preferred specification, whether steers, heifers or young bulls, has increased. There has also been a slight improvement in lamb carcases.

  • Chassis change equals £5,000-£6,000 saving

    May 11th 2007

    By making subtle changes to the Cargo multi body chassis, Joskin has managed to shave up to 10 per cent off the price of the original model.

  • Chernobyl restrictions to stay

    16 May 2007

    RESTRICTIONS on farms in North Wales, Cumbria and Scotland affected by the Chernobyl fall-out will remain in place for near future.

  • Cheshire Show ‘farm future’ speakers

    May 11th 2007

    THE future of agriculture and farming will be discussed by two leading farming and financial figures at the Cheshire County Show on June 19. Former NFU president, Lord Plumb of Coleshill, will speak on ‘The Challenge of Change’ ahead of a question and answer session with Shadow Chancellor and Tatton MP, George Osborne, at the show’s Lloyds TSB Agri-Centre.

  • Contract to draw growers back to milling wheat

    17 May 2007

    A NEW milling wheat contract for Hereward growers, that better rewards quality and is less harsh on weather-induced shortfalls, has been launched by Heygates and Glencore Grain, in association with Masstock Arable.

  • Contract to draw growers back to milling wheat

    17 May 2007

    A NEW milling wheat contract for Hereward growers, that better rewards quality and is less harsh on weather-induced shortfalls, has been launched by Heygates and Glencore Grain, in association with Masstock Arable.

  • Cost cutting leads to a surplus in NBA accounts

    14 May 2007

    THE National Beef Association has confirmed a surplus of more than £43,000 in its 2006 accounts.

  • Cost cutting leads to a surplus in NBA accounts

    14 May 2007

    THE National Beef Association has confirmed a surplus of more than £43,000 in its 2006 accounts.

  • Credibility of TB tests is called into question

    10 May 2007

    THE owner of a £100,000 cow spared from slaughter after being cleared in a TB re-test has called for an overhaul of the TB testing regime and for the tabular valuation system to be scrapped.

  • Cultivator and drill combi comes to cereal growers

    May 11th 2007

    NOT a drill with cultivation tools but a cultivator that has an integrated drill is how Opico describes its latest kit – the He-Va Sabre Seeder.

  • Cumbria commoners in talks over SPS entitlements process

    May 11th 2007

    ONGOING problems experienced by Cumbria commoners with their claims for Single Payment on common land have been the subject of talks with the Rural Payments Agency commons team and Defra.

  • Days to deadline and half SPS claims not sent off

    10 May 2007

    WITH just days to go before the Single Payment Scheme deadline on May 15, more than half of 2007 claimants have yet to submit their applications.

  • Defra approves GM potato site

    14 May 2007

    DEFRA has approved an application for a trials programme of GM disease-resistant potatoes in East Yorkshire.

  • Defra approves GM potato site

    14 May 2007

    DEFRA has approved an application for a trials programme of GM disease-resistant potatoes in East Yorkshire.

  • Defy Sola

    15 May 2007

    THE herbicide Defy (prosulfocarb) is now available under an HDC Specific Off Label Approval (SOLA) for broad-spectrum weed control in onions and leeks.

  • DeLaval Dairy Studentship

    May 11th 2007

    JOANNE PUGH takes a look at the winning entry, along with three of the runners-up.

  • Devon Trust gold award

    May 11th 2007

    LINSCOMBE Farm, near Sandford, Devon, has won a gold award from Devon Wildlife Trust. The trust awards successful trainees who are part of their ‘confidence in the countryside’ training programme for the enhancements made on their land.

  • Do we really know what we’re getting on our plates?

    May 11th 2007

    VIEWPOINT: BY Liz Walker

  • Driving down silage time and compaction for contractors

    May 11th 2007

    There are two more Cougars working in the UK this season, joining the one being operated by Lancashire contractor Harry Wilson.

  • Duckworth crowned with season’s overall title in Hedgelaying Association awards

    May 11th 2007

    THE Lancashire and Westmorland Hedge Laying Association’s overall award for the 2006-07 season went to John Duckworth of Bare, and the YFC award went to 14-year-old Henry Knowles, of Myers Farm, Docker.

  • Equus Festival 2007

    14 May 2007

    The Equus Festival 2007 at the Harrogate Riding Centre in North Yorkshire is set to be a spectacular event, with a prize fund of over £10,000 to be won as well as three Citroen C1’s, three saddles, bridles and accessories.

  • Eryri herd wins North Wales Holstein Club herd competition

    May 11th 2007

    THE Eryri herd of Mrs M. Owen and Sons, Llanrwst, Conwy, was the overall winner of the latest North Wales Holstein Club herd competitions, judged by Bryan Thomas, of the Carmarthenshire-based Gelliddu herd.

  • EU cash for Matthews cost?

    May 11th 2007

    THE COST of the avian influenza outbreak at a Bernard Matthews farm in Suffolk in February could be partly met by the EU.

  • Europe looks towards reform of the CAP

    May 11th 2007

    With fervent CAP supporter Jacques Chirac finally set to leave the European scene, Tom Levitt went to Brussels to discover if the tide is changing on support for farm subsidies. And what reform, if any, other countries would agree to.

  • Evidence in the figures

    May 11th 2007

    MORE than one dairy farm a day has closed in England during the past four years, figures released by the Government show.

  • Exemption granted for lined biobeds

    May 11th 2007

    NEW exemptions to the agricultural waste regulations mean that growers can install lined biobeds to treat pesticide washings and run-off from pesticide handling areas.

  • Fair Trade for British Farmers message board

    8 June 2007

    HAVE your say on why British farmers deserve a fair trade and read what others think on the matter.

  • Farm Commissioner’s vision for the future

    May 11th 2007

    MARIAN Fischer Boel, has set out her priorities for the CAP health check. Speaking at the European parliament’s agriculture committee, the Farm Commissioner said the Commission would publish a green paper in the autumn detailing what it believed should be on the health check agenda.

  • Farm’s system ‘can inspire others’ to think about costs

    May 11th 2007

    CUTTING the carbon footprint is the main message Anthony Mears, the National Sheep Association’s chairman in Wales, is hoping visitors take home from NSA Welsh Sheep 2007.

  • Farming joins in Pam’s triathlon

    May 11th 2007

    FARMING families are among those taking part in Pam’s People’s Triathlon at Kirkham, Lancashire, hoping to raise at least £5,000 to help work on leukaemia and related cancers at Blackpool’s Victoria Hospital.

  • First phase’ localchoice’ goes on sale

    17 May 2007

    TESCO’s new ‘localchoice’ milk has gone into stores this week.

  • First phase’ localchoice’ goes on sale

    17 May 2007

    TESCO’s new ‘localchoice’ milk has gone into stores this week.

  • Fordhall volunteers pitch in

    May 11th 2007

    FORDHALL Farm, Market Drayton, has hosted another volunteer weekend with over 25 volunteers taking part. Work included planting wildflower seeds along the newly-laid hedge on the A53.

  • From adversity to success: The Welsh hill farm with a self-sufficiency approach

    May 11th 2007

    BARRY ALSTON reports from the Monmouthshire hill farm hosting the NSA Welsh Sheep 2007 event on May 23.

  • From grass to grain, are your feeds poisoning your herd and affecting fertility?

    May 11th 2007

    The winning essay, by SUE BRYAN

  • Fusarium ear blight infections affected by late season weather

    May 11th 2007

    ANNUAL monitoring to check for wheat samples that exceed EU limits for DON mycotoxin levels have emphasised the importance of late season weather on fusarium ear blight infection levels.

  • Gisburn's anniversary show

    May 11th 2007

    TRADE peaked at £1,430 at Gisburn auction mart’s anniversary show and sale of store cattle and ewes with lambs at foot.

  • Gisburn's anniversary show

    May 11th 2007

    TRADE peaked at £1,430 at Gisburn auction mart’s anniversary show and sale of store cattle and ewes with lambs at foot.

  • Gisburn's anniversary show

    May 11th 2007

    Gisburn auction mart’s anniversary show and sale of store cattle and ewes with lambs at foot.

  • Good husbandry

    May 11th 2007

    Runner-up

  • Good turnout for Scotgrass 2007

    16 May 2007

    ALTHOUGH the silage season is under way and the sun was shining there was a large turnout of contractors and farmers mainly from Scotland and the North of the country at Scotgrass.

  • Government’s fallen stock scheme heavily criticised

    May 11th 2007

    THE UK Government was heavily criticised this week for failing to monitor greenhouse gases released by transporting and disposing of dead livestock as a result of the burial ban of 2003.

  • Grazing Monitor: Grazing conditions look good

    11 May 2007

    DESPITE April being one of the warmest and driest on record, our contributor farmers report good grazing conditions and signs that growth is recovering to normal levels.

  • Greater capacity to meet DM demands

    May 11th 2007

    Silage production is now largely the domain of the contractor, who has the machinery to ensile grass at an impressive rate. But ensuring all equipment involved in silage production is equally matched in terms of output is not easy.

  • Group secretary

    May 11th 2007

    A NEW group secretary has been appointed for the NFU’s group office covering Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham.

  • Handley wins royal seal of approval

    11 May 2007

    FARMERS For Action leader David Handley has won the prestigious Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers’ Princess Royal Award.

  • High output bale wrapper

    May 11th 2007

    Tanco is set to launch its latest wrapper, the trailed 1814. The newcomer has been tested for the past two years in Ireland, Holland, Switzerland and New Zealand.Aimed at the contractor market, the 1814 can wrap square and round bales up to 1.4m diameter as well as a bundle of eight conventional bales into one package.

  • Holsteins to 1,600gns at Taunton total clearance

    May 11th 2007

    BIDDING peaked at 1,600gns twice at a collective sale of Holsteins at Taunton livestock centre.

  • IGER to remain at the forefront after merger

    May 11th 2007

    THE go-ahead has been given for the world renowned Aberystwyth-based Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research to split from the UK’s central research body and link up with the University of Wales.

  • Intwood herd peaks at 1,250gns

    May 11th 2007

    A TOP price of 1,250gns was achieved when the Intwood herd from Intwood Farms, Norwich, was dispersed at Derby Market. Bidding was aggressive throughout with 17 individuals topping four figures.Averages: 69 cows and calved heifers, £941, 7 served heifers, £933; 40 recently served/maiden heifers, £617; 116 head overall (including. 26 ‘A’ lots), £828.Auctioneers: Norton and Brooksbank, and Bagshaws.

  • Is Energy Aid worth applying for this year?

    May 11th 2007

    ENERGY crops are set to be less financially attractive this year than they have been in previous years, according to the NFU, which is advising farmers to take the time to work out whether applying for the EU Energy Aid scheme is worthwhile before sending off their forms.

  • Keeping flotation tyres’ working life as long as possible

    May 11th 2007

    The demands on a trailer tyre can be very tough pounding along tarmac roads, rolling along rough stone-strewn farm tracks and being subjected to tortuously tight turns on concrete as well as dispersing the heavy weights over as wide a footprint as possible and dealing with the higher speeds that modern tractors are capable of achieving.

  • Keeping it local means organic crops direct to nearby mill and bakery

    11 May 2007

    Hertfordshire grower Howard Roberts is benefiting from the surge of interest in local food by supplying a nearby mill and bakery with organic cereals.

  • Kelsey flock takes the Hampshire Down title

    May 11th 2007

    THE Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders’ Association’s supreme flock championship went to Jennifer Atkinson and David Smith, of South Kelsey, Market Rasen, after their 60-ewe Kelsey flock was judged top on breed type and overall conformation.

  • Lagging behind on crossbreeding

    May 11th 2007

    Runner-up

  • Lamb sellers are still waiting for switchover

    May 11th 2007

    A switchover from hoggets to spring lamb is imminent by some of the big players in the meat processing and retailing business.

  • Lameness an area often overlooked

    May 11th 2007

    Runner-up

  • Lancashire cheese

    May 11th 2007

    LANCASHIRE cheese gets its own website portraying its regional artisan charm and versatility. Developed by the Lancashire Cheeemakers Association, with funding from the Milk Development Council, the new web site is part of a campaign to promote the cheese and increase sales.

  • Lazonby sheepdog sale

    11 May 2007

    HARRISON & Hetherington Ltd held their third annual spring sale of 35 working and unbroken sheepdogs at Lazonby Mart, Cumbria on Wednesday.

  • Lazonby sheepdog sale

    11 May 2007

    HARRISON & Hetherington Ltd held their third annual spring sale of 35 working and unbroken sheepdogs at Lazonby Mart, Cumbria on Wednesday.

  • Lazonby sheepdog sale

    10 May 2007

    HARRISON & Hetherington Ltd held their third annual spring sale of 35 working and unbroken sheepdogs at Lazonby Mart, Cumbria on Wednesday, where a new sale record of 2,200 gns was achieved.

  • Learn about stem cell therapy on May 23

    11 May 2007

    PROFESSOR Roger Smith is giving horse owners an opportunity to attend a lecture on Conquering equine tendon disease – new strategies for prevention and treatment.

  • Learning a Floral art

    May 11th 2007

    Under the tuition of former florist Julie White, SARAH CRIPPS gets some practical floristry experience by attending a farm-based course on wedding flowers near Tamworth.

  • Leicestershire Show

    May 11th 2007

    THRUNTON Agatha, a two-year-old Charolais heifer, took the beef inter-breed title at Leicestershire Show for local exhibitors, Gaynor McDowell and her father, Colin.

  • Lleyn and District show

    May 11th 2007

    Record sheep entries and quality cattle at Lleyn Show

  • Machinery focus

    May 11th 2007

    FG's grass equipment special supplement.

  • Mascots race for charity

    May 11th 2007

    YOUNG Farmers in Yorkshire have raised £13,000 for Sue Ryder Care and another £3,000 for a range of other charities in this year’s Great North Mascot Steeplechase.

  • Member of year

    May 11th 2007

    THE senior member of the year in Herefordshire is Sarah Wells (above), club chairman of Hereford. The junior winner is Peter Brewer of Welsh Newton. He is club treasurer and has also taken part in many YFC competitions.

  • Miliband admits SPS deadline doubts

    15 May 2007

    DAVID Miliband has admitted the Rural Payments Agency faces a ‘very challenging’ task to meet its statutory EU deadline for Single Payments.

  • Miliband turns down food security fears

    15 May 2007

    THE CLA and Defra Secretary of State David Miliband clashed over the importance of food security in front of delegates at the CLA conference.

  • Milk producers get a further price increase

    May 11th 2007

    FIRST Milk has announced a 0.3ppl producer price increase and Arla has added another 0.4ppl to the 1ppl increase that was agreed last month.

  • Miller may up wheat contracts

    May 11th 2007

    THE UK’s largest flour miller has given a clear indication it will be looking to expand its contract commitment for milling wheat for the 2008 harvest.

  • Mixed reaction to meat chicken welfare rules

    May 11th 2007

    NEW rules to improve the welfare of chickens for meat production across Europe have been met with mixed views from Ministers and campaign groups.

  • Negotiations delay crucial decisions for Welsh farming

    10 May 2007

    FARMERS across Wales were still waiting to hear last night who will be heading up the Agricultural and Rural Affairs portfolio in the newly-elected Welsh Assembly.

  • New Kington Horse Show president is announced

    May 11th 2007

    THE new president of the Kington Horse Show and Agricultural Society, Radnorshire, is J. Evan T. Jones, Walton Farm, near Presteigne.

  • Newark and Notts medals

    May 11th 2007

    TWELVE men, who have notched up a combined total of more than 450 years service to agriculture and related industries, will receive long service medals at the Newark and Nottinghamshire County Show on May 12 and 13. Stephen Baugh, from Wellow, Newark; Peter Mellors, Wysall and Shaun Spencer, Steetley, Worksop, will receive medals for 25 years.

  • NEWS IN BRIEF

    May 11th 2007

    Ploughing

  • NEWS IN BRIEF

    May 11th 2007

    Foliar sprays may assist yield

  • NFUS had positive talks with the SNP

    May 11th 2007

    NFU Scotland president Jim McLaren has had ‘positive’ talks with the leader of the Scottish National Party, Alex Salmond, following the success for his party in the elections for the Scottish Parliament, the NFUS said on Tuesday.

  • North Somerset Show

    May 11th 2007

    THE overall cattle championship at the North Somerset Show was the Holstein champion shown by C. and S. Elmes, Swindon, which had previously collected the dairy inter-breed title.

  • North West Group Arab Show results

    May 11th 2007

    Class 1. Novice Ridden Pure Bred MaresAzhiqa exhibited by D Atkin Crystal Ora Sheen exhibited by Miss J A Fisher HT Nyha exhibited by S Howarth

  • North York Moors rural economy fact finding

    May 11th 2007

    THE issues affecting the rural economy of the North York Moors were top of the agenda when Defra permanent secretary Helen Ghosh visited the region on a fact finding mission.

  • Novice ZA Karis Ibn Azal is ridden champion

    May 11th 2007

    A wide range of pure- and part-bred Arabs competed in over 40 in-hand and ridden classes during last weekend’s North West Regional Group National ‘C’ Spring Show at Myerscough College, sponsored by Farmers Guardian.

  • OMSCo ‘Farmer of the Year’

    May 11th 2007

    THE winner of the Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative’s first ‘Farmer of the Year’ award is Clive Freane from Perridge Farm, near Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

  • One-stop shop for blight alerts

    May 11th 2007

    POTATO growers are set to get free, real time access to both weather-based warnings and actual local outbreaks following the decision of two powerful web-based blight decision support tools to combine.

  • Partnership raises the awareness of sexual health

    May 11th 2007

    A PARTNERSHIP between the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs, Brook and the National Youth Agency saw 10,000 condoms given away at the YFC annual convention in Torquay.

  • Peak of 3,800gns as whole of Rossett milking herd goes under the hammer

    May 11th 2007

    PEDIGREE breeders and commercial milk producers travelled to Rackery Farm, Rossett, Wrexham, for the sale of the entire milking portion of Andrew and Jenny Jones’ pedigree Holstein Rossett herd.

  • Pesticide taxation plan

    May 11th 2007

    THE European Crop Protection Association has described a European Parliament industry committee proposal on pesticide taxation as ‘problematic’. The proposal that member states may introduce a tax or levy on plant protection products was one of several agreed by the committee. Other proposals related to restrictions on use of plant protection products in sensitive areas and the prohibition of repackaging of parallel import agrochemicals.

  • Ploughing championships

    May 11th 2007

    HER Majesty’s Prison Lindholme, South Yorkshire, was the setting for the 24th European Reversible Ploughing Championships together with the fourth ‘Five Nations’ Ploughing Challenge on Sunday and Monday.

  • Ploughing match raises £4,000 for air ambulance

    15 May 2007

    A RECENT annual vintage ploughing match, organised by Shropshire-based Morville Countryside Club, has raised £4,000 for the County Air Ambulance.

  • Polytunnel ruling challenge

    May 11th 2007

    THE NFU is to seek a judicial review of a decision by Herefordshire County Council requiring new polytunnel developments to have planning permission. The decision was made at the horticulture board meeting in Exeter just before Farmers Guardian went to press.

  • Price increases prove milk market is strong

    14 May 2007

    A HUGE increase in farmgate milk prices in Northern Ireland proved there was a buoyant market – and similar prices should be passed on to UK dairy farmers, the Farmers Union of Wales claimed this week.

  • Price increases prove milk market is strong

    14 May 2007

    A HUGE increase in farmgate milk prices in Northern Ireland proved there was a buoyant market – and similar prices should be passed on to UK dairy farmers, the Farmers Union of Wales claimed this week.

  • Price movement from co-ops

    16 May 2007

    FIRST Milk has made another small producer price increase and Dairy Farmers of Britain says its long awaited announcement is coming soon.

  • Price movement from co-ops

    16 May 2007

    FIRST Milk has made another small producer price increase and Dairy Farmers of Britain says its long awaited announcement is coming soon.

  • Prices to 4,600gns at South Devon show and sale

    May 11th 2007

    THE Midland South Devon Cattle Breeders Club’s sale at Stratford-upon-Avon saw a big rise in average prices and a total clearance of females as new buyers added to the fierce bidding. Demand for females continues to outstrip supply and buyers are prepared to pay high prices to bring quality South Devons into their suckler herds.

  • Pymoor Show

    May 11th 2007

    22 herds judged in Pymoor on-farm cattle competition

  • Rain doesn’t stop play at Royal Windsor

    14 May 2007

    THE 2007 Royal Windsor Horse Show hosted four days of top class competition and displays with in excess of 3000 entries across the show.

  • Reward for enterprising South West businesses

    May 11th 2007

    THE Duke of Kent will be presenting the Rural Business Development Awards at the Royal Bath and West show later this month.

  • RHUBARB AND CUSTARD BUNS

    May 11th 2007

    SENT in by Mrs Rhiannon Evans of Drws-Nant, Llandrillo, Denbighshire.

  • Riders brave the weather for a tough Golden Horseshoe on Exmoor

    16 May 2007

    A COMBINATION of Exmoor's weather and terrain proved just too much for riders and horses in this year's two-day, 100-mile Exmoor Golden Horseshoe with no one achieving gold standard.

  • Royal Welsh schedules go out

    May 11th 2007

  • 'Save our industry' is plea to supply chain

    May 11th 2007

    The case for Fair Trade for British Farmers has been boosted by a shocking new insight into the plight facing dairy farmers.

  • Science ‘better than stockmen’ on testing for fertility in bulls

    May 11th 2007

    Good working bulls are vital to beef and dairy enterprises, so why don’t more farmers test for fertility? Farmers Guardian followed a large animal vet through the process.

  • Scotgrass turnout exceeds expectations

    16 May 2007

    ALTHOUGH the silage season is under way and the sun was shining there was a large turnout of contractors and farmers at Scotgrass 2007.

  • SCRI opens its doors to the public for Open Farm Sunday

    May 11th 2007

    The Scottish Crop Research Institute at Invergowrie, Dundee, is to welcome visitors next month as part of Open Farm Sunday on June 10, 2007.

  • Shropshire Fresh Start Academy launched

    May 11th 2007

    THE newly launched Shropshire Fresh Start Academy is inviting farmers wanting to develop sound business skills and further develop their careers, to get in touch.

  • Simmentals double top of 4,200gns

    May 11th 2007

    BIDDING peaked at 4,200gns, twice, for a good show of Simmental bulls at Perth’s multi-breed sale.

  • Single Payment cheques cut borrowings

    May 11th 2007

    UNITED Kingdom agriculture’s total borrowing have dropped by £253million in the quarter to March 2007.

  • Slaughter fight for 'sacred' bull

    14 May 2007

    A TINY West Wales hamlet is at the centre of what could develop into a major international incident – all because of a bull and bovine TB.

  • Specialist trailer for a dual purpose

    May 11th 2007

    Wide tyres and expensive running gear can make a specialist trailer a costly luxury. But if it can also be used as a high output muck spreader, then the cost of ownership should be more acceptable. Mervyn Bailey speaks to one contractor using this system.

  • Spend a little time and you can save a lot of energy

    May 11th 2007

    In the second of FG’s four-part series on agriculture and our climate David Burrows looks at some measures to save energy – and money – on-farm.

  • Suffolk entries boom

    May 11th 2007

    ORGANISERS of the Suffolk Show have reported continued high levels of entrants in this year’s livestock classes.

  • Sumo at work in New Zealand

    May 11th 2007

    The first shipment of Sumo kit is now at work in New Zealand. Importer Power Farming has taken delivery of Trio and Quatro cultivators with feedback so being positive. Last year, Stewart Peckitt of SW Agriservices travelled around New Zealand to assess the working conditions.These increase in demand has led to the company expanding its manufacturing site at their Yorkshire plant.

  • Taking Welsh lamb to Far East

    May 11th 2007

    HYBU Cig Cymru will be taking the first steps this weekend in its quest to open up a new market for Welsh lamb in the Far East.

  • The Royal Bath & West Show

    May 11th 2007

    RECORD entries in many of the classes have given a real boost to the preparations for the Royal Bath and West Show.

  • Three peaks fundraiser

    17 May 2007

    RURAL property specialist Fisher German has pledged to raise over £10,000 for the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) by undertaking the gruelling 24-hour Three Peaks Challenge (June 2-3). 

  • Time for a cautious look at investing

    May 11th 2007

    THERE are now tentative indications that the time could be right for some sectors of UK agriculture to be looking at making investment in the business.

  • Toilet trouble again for Miliband

    11 May 2007

    THE memory of being accosted by an angry Welsh farmer in the Gents at the NFU conference back in February has obviously had a strong affect on the Defra secretary of state David Miliband.

  • UN’s bioenergy report points to food concerns

    May 11th 2007

    RISING levels of crops grown for energy could affect food supplies says a UN report on sustainable bioenergy.

  • Uncertainty as EC plans for 10pc of sugar quota

    11 May 2007

    THE European Commission has announced proposed changes to the sugar reform process which are designed to encourage all member countries to renounce 10 per cent of their quota.

  • Updated MC and MTX to be unveiled at Cereals

    May 11th 2007

    McCormick has announced it will be showing updated versions of the MC and MTX tractors at this year’s Cereals event. Both ranges will get a Stage IIIa emission-compliant six-cylinder engine and will be joined by the XTX 145 and 165 models which were first shown last year.

  • Volunteers needed for count

    17 May 2007

    MORE than 60 volunteers are taking part in a project to count lapwings on upland farms across the Peak District.

  • Waitrose bid to create a domestic calf market

    May 11th 2007

    WAITROSE is set to become the first supermarket chain with milk and beef producers not involved in calf exports because they can get a fair return from the domestic market.

  • Welsh black champion makes 4,800gns

    May 11th 2007

    BULLS took the lead at the Welsh Black Cattle Society’s 50th spring show and sale at Dolgellau.

  • Welsh Sheep 2007

    May 11th 2007

    OFFICIALLY opening Welsh Sheep 2007 will be Dr Christianne Glossop, the chief veterinary officer for Wales, who has a particular interest in breeding techniques and responsibility for animal health and welfare policy and strategy in Wales.

  • Welsh want parity with Irish sheep and beef aid

    May 11th 2007

    FARMERS in Wales want parity with their Irish competitors. The call to the new Welsh Assembly follows an Irish Government €50 million aid scheme to boost the efficiency and competitiveness of its beef and sheep industry.

  • Wetter soils mean wild oats are likely

    15 May 2007

    WATCH out for sudden bursts of wild oat germination and growth after recent rainfall, cereal growers are being urged.

  • What exactly is a farm business tenancy?

    May 11th 2007

    FARM business tenancies were introduced by the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995. Rachel Dunlop, partner with Harrogate-based solicitors Berwins LLP takes a closer look at the requirements.

  • Wheat crops will left vulnerable by earlier T2 sprays

    May 11th 2007

    John Parry reports on how to keep milling wheat crops free of disease and protect the quality of the grain from a technical briefing at the UK’s largest flour mill on Southampton docks.

  • Why is the dairy industry in such a mess?

    May 11th 2007

    ‘British Milk – What Price 2007?’ gives a detailed overview of the economic situation facing dairy farmers today and some extra pressures around the corner.

  • Women head committee for first time in show’s history

    18 May 2007

    WOMEN will definitely ‘be on top’ at this year’s Llanfyllin Show.

  • Writtle College stud open day for prospective students, June 2

    10 May 2007

    ON Saturday June 2 from 2-5pm, Writtle College's stud facility will open its doors to prospective students for a behind the scenes look at the science of breeding horses.

  • Your guide to mounted mower conditioner costs

    May 11th 2007

    Large volumes of grass will wear machines and foreign objects such as stones will make this even more noticeable on a mower conditioner. So before looking at the price of a machine, it may be worth noting how much those consumable parts will cost. Mervyn Bailey reports.

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