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
May 13th 2005
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Average up at sheep fair
May 13th 2005
Although numbers at the Poll Dorset and Dorset Horn May sheep fair in Exeter Mart were down on last year, the overall sale average was up by £19 per head to £109.
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Cogent position clarified
May 13th 2005
The Cogent name is being primed to become even more prominent on the international scene, the company claims.
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Crichel Holsteins draw top bid
May 13th 2005
Crichel Holsteins, one of the country’s leading herds, was dispersed at Higher Farm, Long Crichel, Dorset, on behalf of T.R. Harding and resulted in a top price of 17,000gns.
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Dairy chief steps down
May 13th 2005
Dairy Farmers of Britain’s dynamic chief executive Malcolm Smith, has left the business.
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ELS boost for wildlife recovery
May 13th 2005
Agri-environment schemes offer farmers a real opportunity to win back public support over their role in the countryside in addition to claiming back some of their lost revenues through recent CAP reform.
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Fallen Stock cost reduced further
May 13th 2005
The cost of using the National Fallen Stock Collection Scheme has been reduced in a bid to persuade disenchanted members to stick with it and new farmers to sign up.
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Far-fetched Pavilions
May 13th 2005
Jean Alcorn meets the creative duo making thrilling and highly imaginative sheds, studios and summerhouses for the garden
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Five-figure Limousins at Carlisle sale
May 13th 2005
The May show and sale of Limousins at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, produced a leading bid of 19,000gns for a bull from A.H. and G.W. Roberts, Ysbyty Ifan, Gwynedd.
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GM crops future in the hands of green movement
May 13th 2005
The future of genetically modified crops in the UK lies in the hands of the green campaign movement, a high profile pro-GM campaigner has admitted.
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Longton and Chip win
May 13th 2005
THOMAS Longton and Chip were the victors of the Yorkshire Open championship, the conclusion of two days of competition.
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New faces in agricultural post
May 13th 2005
DEFRA Secretary of State Margaret Beckett has retained her post in the post-election Cabinet reshuffle, although there are changes within her Ministerial team.
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Portland: Island sheep ideal for smallholders
May 13th 2005
Once on the brink of extinction, the Portland sheep has a great deal to offer farmers and fully merits the current efforts to develop the breed as Rosalind Pasmore found out.
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September OTM start in doubt
May 13th 2005
Flaws in trials to assess the robustness of the BSE testing system set to replace the Over-Thirty-Months rule, have cast further doubt on the timetable for change.
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Three-week extension to LMC deadline
May 13th 2005
The three-week extension to the deadline for applications to the new Land Management Contract Menu Scheme has been welcomed by NFU Scotland.