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 20th 2005
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‘A natural product with full traceability’
May 20th 2005
Welsh Sheep 2005 chairman is renowned sheep breeder Pat Tantrum – a very familiar face at the Royal Welsh Show and Winter Fair where he has been a cattle steward for many years. He has spent his farming career with his wife, Bernice, at Penllys, Newbridge-on-Wye, and in 2001 received the John Gittins Award for services to the Welsh sheep industry.
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Ayr Show
May 20th 2005
Galloway ‘stars’ in beef inter-breed championship
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Best of British baking at Cereals
May 20th 2005
Alongside Group 1 favourite Malacca, master baker John Haynes (pictured, at Cereals last year), is proving the versatility of Group 2 wheat Cordiale in breadmaking grists, by baking a range of breads on the CPB Twyford stand at Cereals 2005.
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Burma Anna takes twin titles
May 20th 2005
Newark and Nottinghamshire Show
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Cattle cull valuations bonkers
May 20th 2005
DEFRA is on a collision course with the livestock industry after deciding to scrap individual valuations for cattle culled because of diseases like bovine TB
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Cereals 2005 Preview
May 20th 2005
Rectory Farm, Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire - Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 June, 2005
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Charolais trade makes Carlisle record average of 3,560
May 20th 2005
Carlisle's Borderway Mart was the venue for the show and sale of Charolais and Blonde d’Aquitaine bulls and females, on Saturday, with the Charolais producing magnificent trade that resulted in a centre record average of £3,560 for 99 bulls.
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Defra pushes on with pre-movement testing
May 20th 2005
The introduction of compulsory pre-movement testing of cattle for TB has moved a step closer.
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Diagnosis tool not suitable for bovine TB
May 20th 2005
DEFRA is looking at possible benefits of using new hand-held rapid diagnosis machines – but not for bovine TB.
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Dippers flu probed
May 20th 2005
A major survey of 6,000 sheep farmers is to be carried out by scientists to investigate the syndrome known as ‘Dipper’s Flu’.
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ELS final date is extended to July 1 due to problems
May 20th 2005
The application deadline for the Entry Level Scheme has been extended from May 31 to July 1
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FFA upbeat as cheese giants look set to move
May 20th 2005
FFA leader David Handley remains optimistic that further increases in farmgate milk price are on the way following the three big cheese manufacturers’ push to recover more from their customers.
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FG is Niche Newspaper of the Year
May 20th 2005
Farmers Guardian has been named Niche Market Newspaper of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, the only industry awards dedicated to newspaper and new media production.
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Hampshire Down is a double winner
May 20th 2005
Newark and Nottinghamshire Show
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Haydon slams TB failure
May 20th 2005
heE failure of the Government to control bovine TB in wildlife was a ‘national disgrace’, the head of the Tenant Farmers’ Association said this week.
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High praise for exciting Easton
May 20th 2005
The architect of Government agricultural policy has launched the latest stage of a service which has helped establish farming diversification projects worth millions of pounds and created almost 200 jobs in Norfolk.
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Holstein tops dairy inter-breed championship
May 20th 2005
Newark and Nottinghamshire Show
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Improving upland grass growth and usage to produce quality stock
May 20th 2005
Barry Alston reports from the Mid Wales hill farm hosting next Wednesday’s – May 25 – Welsh Sheep 2005 event.
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In Memorandum
May 20th 2005
Colin Newlove was a true countryman with an amazing gift with animals. Sarah Todd remembers the man capable of breeding badgers in captivity and riding a bull to hounds.
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Its a long term game for patient Milk Link players
May 20th 2005
While most producers will, at least, be breathing a small sigh of relief at the long awaited 0.3ppl price rise, some co-op members are having to be even more patient. David Matthews talks to Milk Link’s chief executive Barry Nicholls about the financing of the co-op’s processing plans.
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Jerseys top dairy accolade
May 20th 2005
The dairy inter-breed champion was the Jersey shown by Robert Hunter, of Shotts, Lanarkshire.
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New Bill raises countryside awareness
May 20th 2005
The proposed new integrated agency looking after the environment and rural communities took another major step forward this week with the inclusion in the Queen’s Speech of the Natural Environment Bill. The Bill combines English Nature and the Countryside Agency to create Natural England, and establishes a commission for rural communities.
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Pesticides crucial to food production future
May 20th 2005
How important are pesticides in the food chain? That was the question addressed by farmers, food processors, academics and the agrochemical industry during a seminar at the Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.
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Prosecution threat for over-age slaughter
May 20th 2005
Farmers who send over-age cattle for slaughter could face prosecution in future, under plans being drawn up by Government.
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Quicks USA tops Blondes at 8,200gns
May 20th 2005
Top lot among the Blonde d’Aquitaines was the November 2003 Quicks USA from A.R. Quick and Partners, Lapford, Devon. Sired by Loosebeare Robert and out of Loosebeare Nectar he went to T.H. Harrison and Sons, Shap, Cumbria, for 8,200gns.
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Royal Ulster Agricultural Show, Balmoral
May 20th 2005
Balmoral builds on tradition as show stalwarts win again
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So you want to be a farming consultant
May 20th 2005
Rebecca Padfield is at the start of her professional career and is enjoying her role as a farming consultant for estate and land agents Strutt and Parker
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Spreading the costs by sharing the work
May 20th 2005
Collaboration is one of the latest buzzwords in our industry. John Barrett and John Benton of Sentry Farms told Tia Rund how it’s working for them.
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Strategy is making a difference
May 20th 2005
Progree had been made in a number of key areas of animal health and welfare over the past year, according to chief veterinary officer Dr Debby Reynolds.
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Suffolk pips Bluefaced Leicester
May 20th 2005
It was a tough choice for sheep inter-breed judge, W. Wyllie of Glenisla, Perth, who eventually went for the Suffolk champion ahead of the Bluefaced Leicester.
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Welsh Sheep event demonstrations
May 20th 2005
ONE of the major sponsors at the NSA Cymru-organised Welsh Sheep 2005 will be Hybu Cig Cymru – the industry-led organisation responsible for the development, promotion and marketing of red meat in Wales.
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Wind farms: a blight or brilliant form of energy?
May 20th 2005
A blight on the countryside or a progressive new form of energy generation.