Farmers Guardian
May 30th 2008

  • ‘Special leave’ for RASE chief

    May 30th 2008

    THE Royal Agricultural Society of England is keeping tight lipped over its chief executive’s ‘special leave’.

  • ‘Spot-on’ T3 timing delivers results

    May 30th 2008

    GROWERS looking towards their final wheat fungicide spray of the season to boost both end market quality and reduce mycotoxin risk, could also provide significant yield enhancement to their crop this harvest, provided they get their T3 programme right.

  • £6,300 top at Sedgemoor Blonde sale

    May 30th 2008

    THE first sale of British Blonde cattle held at Sedgemoor auction centre on behalf of the British Blonde Cattle Society saw prices rise to £6,300.

  • A fantasy that works as reality

    May 30th 2008

    IT might have been seen as a ‘fantasy’ to some, but back in 1998 with farming returns fairly buoyant, on-farm diversification ventures other than providing accommodation largely in their infancy, Lloyd and Diana Alban decided on a gamble.

  • All the OSR experts will be attending

    May 30th 2008

    Arable farmers looking to select the best oilseed variety for the forthcoming growing season should head to the Cereals event.

  • Angus bulls sell to 10,000gns at Carlisle

    28 May 2008

    A TOP price of 10,000gns was paid for a Blelack Prince Consort son from Alan Lawson and Son, Hallington, Newcastle, at the spring show and sale of Aberdeen-Angus bulls and females at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, Cumbria.

  • Around the marts

    May 30th 2008

    Whitland: New season lambs sold to 194.60p/kg for standard weights and averaged 184.67p at Whitland on Tuesday and rams sold to £71.50 per head.

  • Audi Q5

    May 30th 2008

    Audi's range of 4x4s is set to grow with the introduction of the Q5 that sits in below the mighty Q7.

  • Badger cull to be ‘hugely expensive’

    May 30th 2008

    BADGERS could be exterminated from parts of Wales until well into the 2030s if the Welsh Assembly’s proposed badger cull goes ahead, according to Badger Trust Cymru.

  • BCPE appoint board member

    May 30th 2008

    British Crop Production Enterprises, the operating arm of BCPC, has appointed Prof Peter Mills, Professor at Warwick Horticulture Research International, University of Warwick, to its Board. A plant pathologist by training, he has also held the post of president of the British Society for Plant Pathology.

  • Beef Intentions survey to signpost direction of Scottish beef

    May 30th 2008

    A SURVEY named Beef Intentions is to be conducted by QMS to help signpost the future direction of Scotland’s beef industry.

  • Beef producers need to be creative to add more value

    May 30th 2008

    BEEF farmers should think hard before leaving the suckler calf industry because there was ‘light at the end of the tunnel’, according to NBA director Kim Marie Haywood.

  • Benefit of independent advice

    May 30th 2008

    THE 220 members of the Association of Independent Crop Consultants provide independent advice on over three million acres in the UK.

  • Blowfly strike and bluetongue disease

    May 30th 2008

    ALTHOUGH certain products are licensed to control midges, vaccination is the only recommended method to control bluetongue.

  • Blythewood Pairs

    May 30th 2008

    WITH a livestock focus in mind, a new competition is being launched at the Great Yorkshire Show this year with £500 prize money up for grabs.

  • Breakingthe cycle of Johne’s

    May 30th 2008

    THE cycle of Johne’s disease in the beef herd is hard to break and commercial beef farmers should be aware that breeding females spread the disease rapidly, said George Caldow from the SAC.

  • Brown and Co’s 26th annual collective machinery auction sees large crowd

    28 May 2008

    WITH spring cultivations all but finished, a large crowd gathered at the Old Foundry in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, for Brown and Co’s 26th annual collective machinery auction.

  • Call for fair regulation in labour market

    May 30th 2008

    THE Association of Labour Providers (ALP) has called on the Government to make an urgent announcement on the future of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).

  • Cereals Preview

    30 May 2008

    READ FG's Cereals 2008 preview and watch our video interview as we catch up with host farmer Andrew Ward.

  • Cereals preview videos

    30 May 2008

    FG went to meet Cereals 2008 host farmer Andrew Ward. Watch our video footage as Mr Ward shows us where the site will be on his farm as well as giving his thoughts on topical arable issues including whether the current high wheat and oilseed prices are sustainable.

  • Challenges, change, opportunity

    May 30th 2008

    I had a phone call recently from a colleague, wishing me well on my imminent departure from FG for the NFU, saying she had found an old press cutting from when I took up the editor’s job. ‘I thought I’d read it and see if you’ve delivered everything you promised!’, she joked.

  • Chestnut Meats

    30 May 2008

    Chestnut Meats sells goat and kid meat, local pork and beef direct to the general public via its website, farm shop, and food shows.

  • Co-products blend is best

    May 30th 2008

    THE best way to maximise the high protein and energy content of early season grass is to feed a ration containing blends of co-products, according to Sion Richards, nutritionist for James and Son.

  • Creating scale to make a margin

    May 30th 2008

    For smaller arable farms to continue making a margin in the face of escalating costs and volatile wheat values, a collaborative approach to creating scale – as taken by two Shropshire farms eight years ago – could be the way forward. Howard Walsh reports.

  • Defra finally agrees sugar compensation deal

    28 May 2008

    THE long-running saga over sugar reform compensation has finally ended with Defra agreeing to the original industry proposal for how the money should be shared out.

  • Defra finally agrees sugar compensation deal

    28 May 2008

    THE long-running saga over sugar reform compensation has finally ended with Defra agreeing to the original industry proposal for how the money should be shared out.

  • Disease and pests the main concern

    May 30th 2008

    THE Central Science Laboratory’s themes for Cereals 2008 will be food security, weather vagaries and the importance of monitoring, identification and risk-evaluation in the management of pests and disease in arable crops.

  • Don’t miss your chance to win

    May 30th 2008

    Back for its sixth year, we caught up with previous winners of the Dairy Farmer of the Future competition whose businesses have since gone from strength to strength.

  • Eat in Colour

    May 30th 2008

    Eat in Colour – the campaign encouraging the nation to eat more fruit and vegetables – is calling on workers and bosses to have an apple or a carrot instead of their morning biscuit and swap their usual afternoon snack for a piece of fruit or veg in a bid to create healthier, more energetic workers who take fewer sick days. Recommendations and advice are available from www.eatincolour.com.

  • Encyclopaedia of disease launches

    May 30th 2008

    HGCA's plots and marquee displays have four themes; increased competitiveness, equipping for change, improved environment and new market opportunities.

  • English Sheepdog Trial Results

    May 30th 2008

    YORKSHIRE, Little Thorn Edge Farm, Trawden, Lancashire, Opens: Morning (35 ran), 1, I. Ibbotson (Oakworth) Zac, 94 out of 100; 2, R. Briggs (Wennington) Bill, 86; 3, C. Mellin (Oakworth) Maisie, 85; 4, S. Holt (Bacup) Bill, 81; 5, R. Briggs, Star, 70; 6, A. Temple (Holmrook) Meg, 69.

  • EU ban on US poultry meat must stay in place

    May 30th 2008

    EUROPEAN consumer and agriculture organisations have written to the European Commission calling on it not to lift the ban on US poultry.

  • Europe rules on animal welfare

    May 30th 2008

    AN EU-wide framework of rules on animal welfare came a step closer after the European Parliament approved Commission proposals last week.

  • Farm visits pack launched

    May 30th 2008

    THE Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative (OMSCo) has launched a free guide for its members who are interested in welcoming schools and local children’s groups to their farms.

  • Farmers hope RPA chaos will not be repeated

    May 30th 2008

    FARMERS up and down the country who fell victim to the Rural Payment Agency’s inefficient introduction of the single payment scheme in 2005 will be looking carefully at the new CAP health check proposals, announced last week.

  • Farmers wanting a yield boost over butterfat content

    29 May 2008

    MORE farmers are interested in boosting yield than maintaining butterfats this summer, according to a survey by Volac International.

  • Fine-tuning the cultivation system

    May 30th 2008

    Looking to improve seedbed quality on light land, one Norfolk grower is making the switch to Vaderstad’s Spirit cultivator drill to replace an ageing Rapid with system tine. Geoff Ashcroft looks at how the decision was made.

  • First double fetch win for Nigel's Lad

    May 30th 2008

    THE formula of Uwchaled Trial near Corwen remains the same year after year with 96 dogs pre-entered and divided into three qualifying trials from which the top three in each go through to a double fetch final.

  • First Milk vice-chairman

    May 30th 2008

    DAIRY co-op First Milk has appointed Robert Shearlaw, who has been a director since 2003, to the newly-created role of vice-chairman.

  • Forestry award

    May 30th 2008

  • Fuel and machinery costs efficiency

    May 30th 2008

    WHEN Robert Kilby implemented a range of measures to cut high machinery costs on his arable farm 10 years ago, fuel cost was not an issue.

  • Gauging grower interest in farmer-owned grain stores

    May 30th 2008

    COMPARED with other arable areas of the country, Shropshire/Staffordshire stands out for its lack of farmer-owned central grain storage.

  • Grazing Monitor: Raised milk potential good for margins

    May 30th 2008

    THE past few weeks have seen a real surge in grass growth with potential milk from grazing around M+15 litres.

  • Great showman is still going strong

    May 30th 2008

    Yorkshire farmer and pedigree sheep breeder Chris Coleman talks to Danusia Osiowy about why he’ll never retire.

  • Great Yorkshire Show 2008 preview

    May 30th 2008

    THIS year will mark the 150th Great Yorkshire Show and to celebrate the occasion, show organisers have announced a number of new competitions and features that will run over the three day event.

  • Guidelines for good husbandry

    May 30th 2008

    TO be effective, blowfly treatments must be used correctly. Understanding how different products work, and are distributed around the body, can help you to ensure that they are applied correctly.

  • Have your cake and eat it

    May 30th 2008

    Rapidly becoming, if not already, a Cereals institution, master baker John Haynes will produce bread, biscuit and cake products from KWS UK wheat varieties at the event.

  • Heathfield and District, East Sussex

    May 30th 2008

    Beef cattle

  • Hertfordshire Show

    May 30th 2008

    Livestock numbers down as bluetongue restrictions bite

  • High food prices here to stay

    29 May 2008

    CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling has been warned that high food prices are here to stay and any attempts to curb them could be counter-productive.

  • High food prices here to stay

    29 May 2008

    CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling has been warned that high food prices are here to stay and any attempts to curb them could be counter-productive.

  • High-yield Volume launches

    May 30th 2008

    Amongst the main attractions on the New Farm Crops stand at this year’s Cereals event will be a new, high-yielding hybrid winter barley, plus one of the first public appearances for a new, high-yielding winter feed wheat.

  • Holstein 'a true dairy champion'

    May 30th 2008

    THE show's dairy championship was awarded to Aldingham S M Ghost 3, a junior in-milk Holstein cow classified EX92, from Sarah and Andrew Oliver, of Stocksfield, Northumberland.

  • Holsteins peak at 2,500gns at Borderway Mart

    May 30th 2008

    AN in-milk cow, Ingleview Cousteau Asta, realised 2,500gns and topped the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club's show and sale at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, Cumbria.

  • Holsteins reach 2,350gns twice at Bloreheath herd dispersal

    May 30th 2008

    BIDDING peaked at 2,350gns twice when J.W. Lea and Son, Market Drayton, Shropshire, dispersed their Bloreheath herd of Holsteins.

  • IAH and Merial to escape prosecution from Surrey Council

    29 May 2008

    SURREY County Council has announced that it has dropped plans to take legal action over last year’s foot-and-mouth disease leak.

  • Ian and Zac overcome the difficult mules at Trawden

    May 30th 2008

    THE mule hoggs at the two Yorkshire trials at Trawden proved very difficult with many of the competitors unable to score.

  • Industry groups urge EU to uphold US poultry ban

    28 May 2008

    EUROPEAN consumer and agriculture organisations have written to the European Commission calling on it not to lift the ban on US poultry.

  • Industry groups urge EU to uphold US poultry ban

    28 May 2008

    EUROPEAN consumer and agriculture organisations have written to the European Commission calling on it not to lift the ban on US poultry.

  • Inheritance tax on grass keep land

    May 30th 2008

    INHERITANCE tax poses a threat to grass keep that might have development value.

  • Intelligent hoe helps organic growers

    May 30th 2008

    Mechanical weeding has long been the friend of the organic vegetable grower but, as Jane Carley found out, the Garford Robocrop guided hoe is also proving effective on combinable crops.

  • Investigation finds ‘no risk’ from contaminated feed

    29 May 2008

    ANIMAL health has completed its investigation into contaminated feed, concluding that there was no risk to human health.

  • Janie's Cherry Cake

    May 30th 2008

    THIS cake could be used as a special treat for supper time or Sunday tea, says Mrs J. Gardner, of Shear Brook Farm, Meadowhead, Rishton, Lancashire, who says she has been making it for more than 20 years.

  • Learning from the best in the business

    27 May 2008

    This year's Cereals event will be hosted, as it was four years ago, by Andrew Ward at Leadenham, Lincolnshire. Angela Calvert meets the farmer who likes to put industry knowledge to good use in his business.

  • Let's make it a memorable occasion

    May 30th 2008

    Honorary show director Bill Cowling reaffirms the Great Yorkshire Show’s commitment to its agricultural heart and why the event will continue to look forward to the future.

  • Lots of local support for retirement sale

    28 May 2008

    ONE of the star lots from Brown & Co’s latest machinery auction, held last week at Messingham, in North Lincolnshire, fell under the hammer to a Southern Irish buyer.

  • Made in Britain Awards - four finalists announced

    30 May 2008

    AFTER a month of online voting, you have now selected the four finalists in the Best Farm Entrepreneur category of the Made in Britain awards.

  • Massey telehandlers have something Xtra

    May 30th 2008

    MASSEY Ferguson has made a number of improvements to its telehandler range, which now get Xtra at the end of the model names.

  • May's Flock Watch

    May 30th 2008

    Blowfly control: Why only best practice is good enough

  • Meeting Welsh housing needs

    May 30th 2008

    THE Welsh Assembly and local authorities will be urged next week to do more to meet the housing needs of rural Wales.

  • More farmers get bluetongue vaccine

    30 May 2008

    BLUETONGUE vaccine will be available to farmers in Wales, Cornwall and much of Yorkshire next week when Defra extends the Protection Zone as more vaccine becomes available.

  • More support for non-food crops

    May 30th 2008

    Entrepreneurial farmers ready and willing to explore alternative crops and markets – such as medicinal poppies – will welcome Arable Outlook, a new feature at the 2008 Cereals event.

  • Much needed satisfaction

    May 30th 2008

    HAD a good lambing? As the vast majority of sheep farmers have, over this last month, come to the end of their yearly harvest, this is usually the first question asked when meeting shepherds after many of us have not left the farmstead for a while.

  • Multi-choice Ranger boosts Polaris

    May 30th 2008

    WHILE all sectors of the ATV market showed a fall off in sales from the 18,260 unit peak in 2004, the utility sector picked up again last year.

  • Nethere Cerene Farm

    30 May 2008

    Predominantly an arable farming enterprise with estate management, the business has embarked on having its wheat milled locally to sell flour directly to local ‘foodies’ such as bakers and biscuit makers.

  • New chairman

    May 30th 2008

    The new chairman of the Moorland Association is Edward Bromet, a partner in a Leeds firm of solicitors. He has been a committee member of the association since 2001 and has served as the association’s representative for the moors in the South Pennines. He succeeds Simon Bostock who has retired after seven years as chairman years. George Winn-Darley will be the new vice-chairman.

  • New kit at Cereals 08

    May 30th 2008

    Cereals is used by manufacturers to introduce their latest machines and show them in action. Andy Collings provides a flavour of what will be there.

  • New online property listing search launches

    28 May 2008

    ALMOST 50 national and regional land agents have so far signed up to a new online searchable listing of properties with three acres or more.

  • New role for the Soil Association?

    May 30th 2008

    THE writer and broadcaster, Monty Don is to become the new president of the Soil Association.

  • New structure at Gwent FUW

    May 30th 2008

    The FUW has restructured its operations in Gwent, with Glyn Davies as the new county executive officer, following Neil Smith’s decision to concentrate full-time on the insurance side of the union’s portfolio. Over the past eight years, Mr Davies has run the annual sheep sales at Nelson and Hafodyrynys.

  • NFU Mutual service centre

    May 30th 2008

    NFU Mutual is to open a new service centre for Wales following what it claims to have been substantially increased business over the past five years. Situated in Cardiff’s International Ports Village, it is expected to be ready for occupation early in 2009 and provide office accommodation for around 60 staff, most of whom currently work from the existing office at Penarth.

  • Nitrogen, weeds and disease focus in event’s crop plots

    May 30th 2008

    THE 90-plus sown crop plots at the 2008 Cereals event will give visitors first-hand access to the latest findings from the UK's current research and development projects into soil nitrogen management, yield enhancement, pests, weeds and diseases.

  • No standing still as Massey celebrates 50 years of history

    May 30th 2008

    MASSEY Ferguson has been celebrating the number of milestones it has achieved in its first 50 years with a special dealer event at the Beauvais plant in France last week.

  • Northumberland County Show

    May 30th 2008

    Around 26,000 visitors flocked to Tynedale Park, Corbridge, for Northumberland County Show where the beef championship went to a commercial steer and a Suffolk and Holstein reigned supreme. Katie Lomas and Danusia Osiowy report.

  • Northumberland County Show Results

    May 30th 2008

    Dairy cattle

  • On-farm biodiesel processing plant

    May 30th 2008

    THE price of diesel on some garage forecourts has already topped 130p per litre – but some motorists could soon be paying only a fraction of that following the commissioning of the first on-farm biofuel processing plant in Wales.

  • Opportunities in a global market

    May 30th 2008

    Cereals takes place against a backdrop of incredible price volatility. Rob Seeley, agriculture banking manager with principal sponsor HSBC, considers the key drivers influencing the marketplace.

  • Opportunity to maximise your yields

    May 30th 2008

    Syngenta Crop Protection describes it’s major theme for cereals as ‘looking forward to a buoyant era of arable farming.’

  • Options for preventative treatment

    May 30th 2008

    BLOWFLY strike is the single biggest challenge during the summer and autumn months, with 90 per cent of farmers reporting it as their main worry.

  • OSR varieties can suit all

    May 30th 2008

    OILSEED rape varieties that provide answers to the wide range of environmental and market issues facing British growers, now and in the future, will be the focus for plant breeder NK at Cereals 2008.

  • Outlander sits well in 4x4 van sector

    May 30th 2008

    THE 4x4 van sector continues to swell. New models from Land Rover and SsangYong are soon to join a burgeoning market that also includes Kia’s Sorento, Mitsubishi's Shogun and the smaller Outlander commercial, as tested here.

  • Oxford farming

    May 30th 2008

    Applications are being invited from people interested in joining the nine-strong team of directors of the Oxford Farming Conference for a three-year term from January 2009. Anyone interested can download an application form from the OFC website www.ofc.org.uk.

  • Passionate about Yorkshire produce

    2 June 2008

    Educating consumers about where food comes from and encouraging them to buy British will be key themes at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show. Rachel Connolly reports.

  • Pedigree Limousin tops 1,200gns

    May 30th 2008

    A 21-month-old Limousin bull from Peter Goldsbrough, East Cowton, Northallerton, was supreme champion at the annual multi-breeds show and sale of pedigree beef breeding cattle at Skipton Auction Mart, North Yorkshire and sold for 1,200gns to J. and E. Medcalf, Sicklinghall.

  • Poorer countries will suffer due to rising import costs

    29 May 2008

    DESPITE record outputs expected this year in cereal, sugar and oilseed production, poorer countries are still likely to face suffering due to rising food costs.

  • Popular return for creatures exhibition

    May 30th 2008

    'THE 'Creatures: Great and Small' exhibition is back again this year, offering visitors the opportunity to see specialist animal demonstrations and activities including dog agility and sheep and terrier racing.

  • Positive and innovative focus to this year's event

    27 May 2008

    'THINK ahead, think positively and think innovation'. That is the core message awaiting thousands of arable farmers set to attend this year's two-day Cereals event.

  • Potato planting almost finished

    28 May 2008

    POTATO planting is nearing completion, although some heavy soils in Herefordshire and the north west remain difficult to work.

  • Poultry industry defends standards

    30 May 2008

    HUGH Fearnley-Whittingstall returned to our television screens this week with news that his campaign to convert the public to buy free-range and organic chicken was doing well.

  • Practical application of research

    May 30th 2008

    The focus is on research in action in the crop plots at this year's Cereals event with a total of 33 companies presenting more than 90 sown crop plots.

  • Prioritising harvest management – key findings from national study

    May 30th 2008

    EFFICIENT, rapid and reliable harvesting has become an increasingly important priority for the overwhelming majority of UK growers as workload pressures, operating costs and weather uncertainty all increase.

  • Processing performance

    May 30th 2008

    WITH a Quality Meat Scotland-funded trial underway, Scottish beef farmers could soon go online to see a comprehensive analysis of how their cattle perform at the processing plant.QMS said the ‘qbox Suckler’ trial, conducted with a lead Scottish red meat processor, had offered impressive results and it was confident it could lead to a roll out in the processing sector across Scotland.

  • Profitable sugar beet is in the choice of the variety

    May 30th 2008

    WITH nearly 40 per cent market share of this year’s national sugar beet crop, breeder Hilleshog says that it is confident that it can provide growers with what they need to produce a profitable crop.

  • Pushing semi-dwarf OSR’s case

    May 30th 2008

    THERE is a lot of interest in semi-dwarf oilseed rape varieties at present but the Recommended List testing system as it stands does not provide the conditions required for them to show their true potential.

  • Ready for their new challenge of Farm Sunday

    May 30th 2008

    A couple planning to open their farm to the public this Sunday have made major changes to their farm business, have launched their own-brand Lincoln Red beef and are optimistic about the future.

  • Record EU grain harvest

    May 30th 2008

    A leading grain analyst in France has forecast a record EU-27 grain harvest this year of just under 290 million tones.

  • Regional board

    May 30th 2008

    The NFU’s new regional board chairman for the North West is Denis Parton, a tenant dairy farmer and breeder of pedigree Holsteins, of Boot House Farm, Tarporley, Cheshire, a former county chairman and NFU council delegate.

  • Renewed hope in fight to kill off sheep EID plans

    29 May 2008

    SHEEP farmers were offered a glimmer of hope this week as MEPs unanimously voted in favour of revising the European Commission’s controversial sheep ID proposals.

  • Renewed hope in fight to kill off sheep EID plans

    29 May 2008

    SHEEP farmers were offered a glimmer of hope this week as MEPs unanimously voted in favour of revising the European Commission’s controversial sheep ID proposals.

  • Rhaglan herd sale hits 2,400gns three times

    May 30th 2008

    A TOP price of 2,400gns was achieved three times when the Rhaglan herd of Holsteins was sold on behalf of G.R. Morgan and Partners, Rockfield, Monmouth.

  • RPA meets its end of May target

    May 30th 2008

    THE Rural Payments Agency has met its target of making 90 per cent of 2007 Single Payments, by value, by the end of May.

  • SAC advises potato growers to start virus management programmes

    28 May 2008

    SAC is advising potato growers that virus-carrying and transmitting aphids have been caught in Scottish water and suction traps and so virus management programmes should begin as soon as possible.

  • Scottish Minister calls for seasonal workers rethink

    May 30th 2008

    THE Scottish Government is set to lobby Westminster over the shortage of seasonal agricultural workers amid fears that fruit and vegetables will be left unpicked in the fields this summer.

  • Scottish minister calls for SAWS re-think

    28 May 2008

    THE Scottish Government is set to lobby Westminster over the shortage of seasonal agricultural workers amid fears that fruit and veg will be left unpicked in the fields this summer.

  • Scottish Sheepdog Trial Results

    May 30th 2008

    SPRINGHILL (Judge: J.B. Main, Humbie) Open (42 ran) 1, W.S. Elliot (Halterburn) Wes, 94; 2, P. Turnbull (Debdon) Dot, 92; 3, G. Thomson (Edmundbyres) Kyle, 91; 4, A. Watson (Shotts) Jake, 90; 5, J. Robinson (Coldingham) Cap, 89; 6, T. Iley (Longframlington) Dice, 88.

  • Sedgemoor move success

    May 30th 2008

    AUCTIONEERS Greenslade Taylor Hunt say the relocation of the Taunton and Highbridge markets to Sedgemoor has proved a success.Trade has also taken a very positive jump, with several record prices being achieved. Prime cattle sold to 179p/kg, barren cows peaked at £1,313 and Holstein Friesian sold to £1,107.In line with finished prices, store cattle sold to £1,030 recently for a Simmental steer.

  • Set-aside report sparks accusations of bias in disagreement with Curry

    30 May 2008

    THE NFU and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have accused Sir Don Curry of ignoring their views in a report on set-aside he submitted to Defra Secretary Hilary Benn.

  • Showing just what can be done with local produce

    May 30th 2008

    Sumptious food and promoting local produce to consumers will be key themes at this year’s cookery section of the show.

  • Soil information will reduce input cost

    May 30th 2008

    KEITH Mount Liming will be encouraging growers to concentrate on getting as much information as possible from the soil, so that input costs can be reduced by treating only the areas necessary.

  • Spring slurry applications will save on N

    May 30th 2008

    NITROGEN cost savings of £80 per hectare can be achieved where spring applications of slurry are made to growing crops growers attending a recent workshop were advised.

  • Stabiliser appointments

    May 30th 2008

    A supply chain manager has been appointed by the Stabiliser Cattle Company.

  • Stewarton and Dunlop Show, Ayrshire

    May 30th 2008

    Champion of Champions, J. Newsbitt (Aberdeen Angus).

  • Strong demand for tractors at Nobby Attwell’s Millwell Farm dispersal sale

    28 May 2008

    Auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt reported a strong demand for tractors and machinery at Nobby Attwell’s Millwell Farm dispersal sale.

  • Suffolk gimmer wins supreme award on its first show outing

    May 30th 2008

    THE Suffolk breed reigned supreme in the sheep section, with a gimmer from the Roseden and Lilburn flock at Wooler taking the overall championship.

  • Support for German milk strike

    30 May 2008

    GERMAN farmers have mounted a massive milk strike that is claimed to be receiving support from other countries as part of a concerted response by the European Milk Board to falling producer prices.

  • Support for German milk strike

    30 May 2008

    GERMAN farmers have mounted a massive milk strike that is claimed to be receiving support from other countries as part of a concerted response by the European Milk Board to falling producer prices.

  • Surrey County Show

    27 May 2008

    THE two-year-old Sussex bull, Mayfield Major 9, from M.K.D. Hind, took the beef inter-breed championship at a wet and windy Surrey County Show, at Guildford this week.

  • TAG teams up to research OSR rotations

    May 30th 2008

    It is often said that oilseed rape grown on virgin land will yield more than subsequent oilseed rape crops. But is it true?

  • Taste Tradition

    30 May 2008

    The business is based around a herd of rare breed pigs and traditional breeds of cattle.

  • The Aylward 10 point action plan to reform the future of the EU sheep sector:

    29 May 2008

    • Review the compulsory electronic identification system for sheep due to the difficulty in implementation, high costs and unproven benefits. Each EU member state must be allowed the discretion to decide whether to introduce electronic tagging on a voluntary basis, if they so wish.

  • The benefits of contract farming

    May 30th 2008

    DESPITE current commodity prices, arable farmers still need to try and maximise margins and therefore, collaboration remains an important option to consider, believes Berrys’ Matt Amwyl.

  • The farm holiday caravan that they made from straw

    May 30th 2008

    When Carol and Richard Atkinson's plans to build a holiday cottage, with walls made from straw bales, was rejected by local authorities, they were undeterred.

  • The heart of the show

    May 30th 2008

    his year marks the 150th Great Yorkshire Show and to celebrate the occasion, organisers have announced a number of new livestock competitions and features that will run over the three day event.

  • The Really Garlicky Company

    30 May 2008

    Glen and Gilli Allingham started growing an acre of Hardneck garlic on their Scottish Highland farm in 2000, believing the large cloves and sweet flavour of this type of garlic was far better than any other on the market at the time.

  • The unexpected win was a dream fulfilled

    May 30th 2008

    After dreaming of inter-breed success at the Great Yorkshire for 30 years, James Alderson finally achieved his goal, and he wasn’t even there to witness it. Angela Calvert visited him on his Northallerton farm.

  • There is life after IPU

    May 30th 2008

    BAYER CropScience will be focusing on 'Life After IPU' on its stand at Cereals 2008. The company will be showcasing its new herbicide Othello (mesosulfuron+ iodosulfuron+DFF), which is designed to offer growers efficient control of annual meadow-grass and broad-leaved weeds.

  • Total clearance and £2,380 high at Beeston and Chelford

    May 30th 2008

    A total clearance and a top of £2,380 were achieved at the May mid-month sale of pedigree and commercial dairy cattle at Beeston and Chelford marts, Cheshire.

  • Welsh Sheepdog Trial Results

    May 30th 2008

    CYMDEITHAS BUGEILLIAD UWCHALED. Qualifier 1: 1, G. Owen (Anglesey) Zac, 7; 2, L.N. Watkins (Llangadog) Lad, 16; 3, G. Birchall did not run in final and place taken by G. Jones (Llanarmon DC) Eira, 20; Qualifier 2: 1, A. Owen (Corwen) Roy, 4; 2, A.L. Jones (Defaidty) Bet, 11; 3, L.N. Watkins, Floss, 14. Qualifier 3: H. Owen (Anglesey) Roy, 14; 2, P. Williams (Treuddyn) Sweep, 21; 3, D. Ellis (Whitchurch) Moss, 22. Double Fetch Finals: Winner, L.N. Watkins, Lad, 19. Runner-Up, ...

  • What should I ask my agronomist?

    May 30th 2008

    Orange wheat blossom midge: TAG agronomist Richard Overthrow’s spies have been busy. “Adult orange blossom midge have been sighted across the south.

  • Win the use of a tractor for a year

    May 30th 2008

    n DOW AgroSciences is giving farmers the chance to win a year’s free use of a New Holland compact tractor complete with mower deck at the Cereals event.

  • Win tickets to this year's Great Yorkshire Show

    4 June 2008

    FARMERS Guardian has teamed up with the organisers of the Great Yorkshire Show to offer ten family tickets worth £51, each admitting two adults and up to three children.

  • World of opportunity has opened up for Stuart after surprise show win last year

    May 30th 2008

    The Farmers Guardian-sponsored young handlers' competition remains a core attraction at the Great Yorkshire Show. Angela Calvert met Stuart Clapham, last year's senior section winner.

  • X5 grows up into a fine example

    May 30th 2008

    NOW into its second generation, BMW’s brash X5 has finally grown up. No longer the bold new kid on the block with attitude and arrogance to boot, the X5 has made the transition from teenager to adult – and the 3-litre diesel SE version we tested, proves the point nicely.

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