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
November 13, 2009
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‘Business as usual’ not an option for farmers
13 November 2009
FARMERS must commit to a massive reduction in carbon emissions to avoid global food shortages, the Soil Association has warned.
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‘Indifferent’ trading but a Willsbro Rewind triumph
November 13, 2009
Auctioneers reported an ‘indifferent’ trade at this year’s Western Holstein Club’s Wexham Cup show and sale of bulls at Beeston.
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‘It pays to let professionals do trimming’
November 13, 2009
If you are not properly trained to trim cattle’s feet, and do not have the time to do it regularly, paying a professional, preferably a member if the National Association of Cattle Foot Trimmers, would be money well spent.
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£8,500 for Swaledale ram
November 13, 2009
Top at the show and sale of registered and unregistered Swaledale rams at Hawes was £8,500 paid for a shearling from E.C. Coates, Gunnerside.
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A 3,100gns call heads Sheriff herd dispersal
November 13, 2009
The dispersal sale of Mike Rickatson’s Sheriff herd of Holsteins at Lodge Farm, near York, produced a top price of 3,100gns.
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Agriculture in the national news - November 10
10 November 2009
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Tuesday, November 10).
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Agriculture in the national news - November 11
11 November 2009
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Wednesday, November 11).
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Agriculture in the national news - November 12
12 November 2009
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Thursday, November 12)
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Agriculture in the national news - November 13
13 November 2009
A DAILY look at how agriculture has caught the headlines across the country (Friday, November 13).
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Agriculture in the national news – November 9
9 November 2009
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Monday, November 9).
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Agriculture world round-up - November 13
13 November 2009
A round up of news from around the world.
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Agritechnica 2009
6 November 2009
Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery show is getting ready to open its doors this Sunday.
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Agritechnica 2009:
3 November 2009
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Agritechnica 2009: 350,000 flock to Hanover show
18 November 2009
AGRITECHNICA 2009 saw a rise of seven per cent in exhibitor numbers and a three per cent rise in visitors, with over 350,000 attending this year says DLG, the German Agricultural Society.
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Agritechnica 2009: Alieco mixer wagon with a hint of JCB
11 November 2009
THE latest self-propelled mixer wagon from Alieco features a telehandler cab from JCB.
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Agritechnica 2009: Amazone Electric Sprayer
8 November 2009
THE prototype of an electrically-operated sprayer is suspended above Amazone’s Agritechnica stand.
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Agritechnica 2009: Bosch shows off Fendt ABS system
11 November 2009
ALTHOUGH Fendt’s very-first ABS tractor is not on show at Agritechnica, staff from Bosch Rexroth, the maker of the system, are on hand to discuss the technology with show visitors.
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Agritechnica 2009: CVTs on the rise from ZF
10 November 2009
TRANSMISSION specialist ZF has brought a whole host of innovations to the German show, one of which is a powerful CVT for articulated tractors up to 650hp.
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Agritechnica 2009: Deutz Fahr 8 wheeler
8 November 2009
THE covers are off on Deutz-Fahr’s 8 wheeled tractor
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Agritechnica 2009: Gregoire Besson launches new type of cultivator
11 November 2009
THE importance of Agritechnica is best highlighted by the fact that many leading French manufacturers now also use it to launch their new machines.
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Agritechnica 2009: JCB shows off smallest side-engined telehander to date
11 November 2009
JCB says it offers the most comprehensive range of materials handlers on the market, and is set to increase what’s available with the launch of a new compact side-engined machine, the 527-58.
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Agritechnica 2009: John Deere’s new ActiveCommand
8 November 2009
JOHN Deere’s new ActiveCommand Steering system has been awarded one of five prestigious Agritechnica gold medals, writes Steven Vale.
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Agritechnica 2009: Krone offers cheaper-to-run Big M mower
10 November 2009
RUNNING large machinery uses lots of fuel, and reducing this consumption is first on many manufacturers’ design briefs at present.
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Agritechnica 2009: Lely Tornado
9 November 2009
LELY says that its new variable baler/wrapper combination has a capacity 20 per cent higher than anything else on the market
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Agritechnica 2009: Massey Ferguson cab suspension
8 November 2009
THE eagerly-awaited hybrid combine harvester and new top-end 7495 and 7499 Dyna VT are not the only new tractors of MF’s Agritechnica stand, writes Steven Vale.
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Agritechnica 2009: McHale V660
9 November 2009
VARIABLE round balers make up around 50 per cent of sales in Europe.
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Agritechnica 2009: New Lemken Kristall Cultivator
8 November 2009
THE need to get more straw mixing in min-till regimes means that cultivators need more rows of tines.
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Agritechnica 2009: Picture gallery
11 November 2009
FARMERS Guardian was at Agritechnica to capture all the action from this year’s show.
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Agritechnica 2009: Pottinger goes all intelligent
10 November 2009
AUSTRIAN manufacturer Pottinger has launched a clever system for those who run its Jumbo or Torro forage wagons behind John Deere 6030/7030 Premium tractors.
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Agritechnica 2009: Pöttinger wins the gongs in Hanover
18 November 2009
AUSTRIAN manufacturer Pöttinger had a very successful Agritechnica, scooping three awards for its forage harvesting machinery innovations.
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Agritechnica 2009: Ready for action
7 November 2009
ON the eve of Agritechnica Claas has just unveiled two brand new high HP Xerion tractors, writes Steven Vale.Pictures Marcello Garbagnoli
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Agritechnica 2009: Terrion 7000
9 November 2009
THE FG team has all the latest news and pictures from this year’s Agritechnica event in Hanover, Germany.
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Agritechnica 2009: Trioliet launches new mixer wagon auger design
8 November 2009
MIXER wagon manufacturers continue to look for new ways to improve the power needed to drive the augers.
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Agritechnica 2009: Veenhuis becomes part of Kverneland
9 November 2009
NEWS comes from Agritechnica that Kverneland Group has acquired the rights to the loader and transport wagon division of Veenhuis Machines B.V, and will distribute these products under Vicon and Kverneland Taarup brands with immediate effect.
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Around the Marts
November 13, 2009
Farmers Guardian takes a look at what’s been happening around the nation’s livestock markets this week.
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Ayrshire’s 7,200gns as older cattle shine
November 13, 2009
The breed record average for milkers was smashed when the Barr herd of pedigree Ayrshires from A. and A. Kirkpatrick, Sanquhar, was dispersed at Borderway Mart recently.
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Badger Trust 'disappointed' at Welsh badger cull decision
9 November 2009
WHILE industry organisations have welcomed the 49-9 vote by Welsh AMs in support of the Wales bovine TB eradication programme, the Badger Trust says it is a ‘disappointed’ at the decision to continue with plans to trap and shoot badgers.
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BCPC 2009: Crop production congress opens today
9 November 2009
THE BCPC Congress opens today in Glasgow, bringing together key figures in the global crop production industry.
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BCPC 2009: Farmers must address pesticide concerns regardless of Georgina Downs case
10 November 2009
FARMERS will have to address public concerns over crop spraying whatever the outcome of the Georgina Downs legal case, NFU president Peter Kendall has told a conference.
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BCPC 2009: Fewer flowers and disease are main threat to bees
10 November 2009
FEWER flowers in the countryside and bee disease were cited as the major factors contributing to the decline of the UK bee population, at the BCPC Congress, held in Glasgow.
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BCPC 2009: Food security challenge ‘cannot be met without GM’
11 November 2009
WORLD leaders will have ‘no chance’ of dealing with the long-term food security problem if they ignore science, including GM technology, a spokesman for the biotech industry has warned.
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BCPC 2009: Kendall spells out need for investment in productive agriculture
9 November 2009
NFU president Peter Kendall has warned that Governments across the globe must not be dissuaded from investing in productive agriculture as they seek solutions to the problem of food security.
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BCPC 2009: 'Level playing field’ required for crop protection risk assessment
10 November 2009
THE risks associated with non-chemical pest, disease and weed control measures prioritised under new European plant protection legislation are often unknown, unmeasured and unmitigated, Paul Leonard of BASF told the BCPC Congress.
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BCPC 2009: New pesticides regulation means uncertainty for crop protection products
10 November 2009
THE revision of Directive 91/414 is set to bring uncertainty to the market for crop protection products and quite possibly create gaps in the weed, pest and disease control armoury available to farmers.
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BCPC 2009: US wheat growers target 20 per cent yield increase
10 November 2009
US wheat growers have set themselves a target of a 20 per cent increase in average national wheat yields by 2018 in a bid to boost the sector and help meeting growing demand for food.
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Bold decisions have improved the bottom line for Hamish
November 13, 2009
Implementing change does not faze young farmer Hamish Campbell, especially when average daily yields have increased by 3kg per cow.
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Borderway pair are top Carlisle sellers
November 13, 2009
Belted Galloway cattle sold to 1,600gns twice at Galloway Cattle Society’s show and sale at Carlisle.
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BP2009: Harrogate November 25/26 – Seminar programme
November 13, 2009
TECHNICAL seminars running on the Potato Council stand will address key industry issues.
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Charolais bulls in 5,600gns peak
November 13, 2009
CHAROLAIS bulls met a strong trade, peaking at 5,600gns at the Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s official autumn show and sale.
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CLA elects new president
13 November 2009
WILLIAM Worsley, a Yorkshire-born farmer, forester and businessman, has been elected president of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA).
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'Climate friendly' farming could do more harm than good
11 November 2009
CONVENTIONAL farming systems could be less harmful to the environment than so-called climate change friendly alternatives such as grass-fed beef, locally produced eggs and organic milk, according to a new study by scientists in the US.
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Close call at Glamorgan where just a solitary point decides two trials
November 13, 2009
There were more than 30 runs at each of the Glamorgan Trials.
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Corrective breeding to improve feet and legs can help reduce lameness in herds
November 13, 2009
LAMENESS was the focus for this year’s Dairy Works Young Adult Seminars. Joanne Pugh reports from Gelli Aur College, Carmarthen.
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Courage of his convictions is now paying rich dividends
November 13, 2009
For many farming families an additional income source has become a necessity - but not many are prepared to wait more than five years for payback.
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Dairy cattle reach £2,220 at Skipton
November 13, 2009
Trade for dairy cattle peaked at £2,220 at Skipton’s first November dairy show and sale earlier this week.
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Dairy Works Young Adult Seminars
November 13, 2009
LAMENESS was the focus for this year’s Dairy Works Young Adult Seminars. Joanne Pugh reports from Gelli Aur College, Carmarthen.
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Danny earns his first win at Holme
November 13, 2009
Shirley Cropper’s Danny earned his first win on Saturday at the Holme nursery held at Rakewood, Lancashire.
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David Beckham joins celebrity craze for miniature pigs
11 November 2009
DAVID Beckham has followed in the footsteps of celebrities including Paris Hilton and Charlotte Church to own the latest must-have pet – a miniature pig.
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Defra to table cost sharing Bill 'within months'
November 13, 2009
DEFRA is to table a Bill on Responsibility and Cost Sharing (RCS) within the next few months, the chair of the joint Government and industry group developing the policy has revealed.
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Defra: spending cuts will not affect key services
12 November 2009
DEFRA has moved to assure MPs that potential cuts in public spending over the coming years would have a minimal impact on the delivery of vital services to farmers.
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English Winter Fair Preview: Event timetable
November 13, 2009
7am - Gates open to the public8:30am - Livestock judging starts in both cattle rings and the sheep ring9 am - Trade standsopen
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Enter Story Headline
3 November 2009
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EU bins controversial budget reform plan
12 November 2009
EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has dismissed claims the EU is planning to reform its budget to remove money from agriculture and rural development.
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EU 'short of options' on meat supply
November 13, 2009
Europe was ‘not in the race’ as a meat exporter on the world market, delegates to the AIMS conference were told.
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Farmers urged to take part in carbon footprint project
9 November 2009
SCOTTISH farmers are being encouraged to take part in a study which aims to produce an on-farm tool to measure a farm’s carbon footprint.
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Fears over late payments to Scottish farmers
10 November 2009
HUNDREDS of farmers in Scotland could miss out on their Single Farm Payment (SFP) if they do not provide Government officials with their bank details in the coming weeks.
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First time buyers being forced out of the countryside
November 13, 2009
MPs have called on the Government to take urgent action to increase the provision of affordable rural housing in the UK.
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Food production may not be profitable in 2010
11 November 2009
COSTS of production will exceed output prices next year, HSBC Agriculture budgets suggest, for most major enterprises.
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FSA to discuss plans to pass costs onto industry
9 November 2009
THE Food Standards Agency (FSA) will meet tomorrow (Tuesday, November 10), to discuss plans to pass on the full cost of meat hygiene inspections onto the industry.
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Global Dairy 500 conference: Cutting back minerals hurts the bottom line
November 13, 2009
Joanne Pugh reports on more of the highlights from the three-day conference in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Global Dairy 500 conference: Focus should be on what you can control
November 13, 2009
Joanne Pugh reports on more of the highlights from the three-day conference in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Global Dairy 500 conference: Problems are the same across the whole world
November 13, 2009
?Joanne Pugh reports on more of the highlights from the three-day conference in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Graham’s turns over £40 million
November 13, 2009
Graham’s The Family Dairy, Scotland’s largest independent dairy company, has increased turnover by 20 per cent and seen pre-tax profits increase by around £100,000 in what is its 70th year.
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Help breed confidence in dairy industry
November 13, 2009
With 25 per cent of UK cows lame at any one time, everyone should be taking action to stop the public losing confidence in dairy products, said Martin Partington of GEA Farm Technologies.
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Hexham buyer for Shorthorn champ
November 13, 2009
Whitebred Shorthorns sold to 4,800gns at the breed Association’s sale at Carlisle.
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Industry anger as FSA agrees to pursue cost recovery
11 November 2009
UK abattoirs could be faced with a major hike in costs under new plans from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to increase inspection charges for the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) and remove its annual subsidy, worth around £37 million a year.
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In-lamb gimmer makes 1,900gns at Dungannon
November 13, 2009
?Top at the sale of Charollais females at Dungannon recently was 1,900gns paid for an in-lamb gimmer from Drew and Stephen Cowan’s Tullyear flock, Banbridge, Co Down.
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In-lamb Suffolk top-seller makes 850gns at Carlisle
November 13, 2009
A bid of 850gns topped Carlisle’s show and sale of in-lamb Suffolks with the top seller being an Als’now Ideal daughter from D.M. Robertson, Hexham.
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Key event for potato growers
November 13, 2009
The potato industry is focusing on the Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate, on November 25 and 26. Here’s what’s on.
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Landowners anger over coastal access
12 November 2009
THE highly controversial Marine and Coastal Access Bill, which aims to open hundreds of miles of coastal farmland to walkers, is expected to become law later today (Thursday, November 12).
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Livestock market moves to new multi-million pound development
10 November 2009
ONE of Europe’s largest livestock markets has moved to a new multi-million pound development on the outskirts of Welshpool.
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More goods being bought online by rural residents
November 13, 2009
Broadband speeds may be slow for rural communities but it hasn’t prevented a growth in online purchases by residents.
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Morrisons chief to quit for M&S role
18 November 2009
MORRISONS chief executive Marc Bolland has been confirmed as the new boss at high street retail giant Marks and Spencer.
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Natural England launches upland vision
12 November 2009
NATURAL England has today (Thursday, November 12) launched a controversial new document outlining its vision for England’s uplands over the next 50 years.
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New pricing structures for NI beef plants
November 13, 2009
Most Northern Ireland beef plants have switched to new pricing structures which better reward ‘in-spec’ cattle but apply heavier deductions for out-of-spec.
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News round-up from this year's BCPC Congress
11 November 2009
FARMERS Guardian has a round-up of news including video interviews with key figures in the global crop production industry from this year’s BCPC Congress, Glasgow.
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North West Midlands and North Wales Limousin Breeders Club annual competition
12 November 2009
BEST herd in the North West Midlands and North Wales Limousin Breeders Club annual competition is Will and Jackie Forrester’s Twemlows herd at Whitchurch, Shropshire.
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November 2009 winner
November 13, 2009
THE winner of the November caption competition is Mrs J. Walker from Seaham in County Durham with:
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November readers' gallery
10 November 2009
SEND us your farming pictures for November and we will display them in our online gallery and each month picture desk will award an FG thermal mug to their favourite.
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Parcels of agricultural land near Tarporley sold
November 13, 2009
Three small parcels of agricultural land adjoining Eaton Lane, near Tarporley, were sold by Frank Marshall & Co.
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Profits rise at Dairy Crest
12 November 2009
DAIRY Crest’s half yearly profits are up 20 per cent at £34million – the result of investment in brands, cost control and debt reduction.
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Profits up at Wiseman
16 November 2009
ROBERT Wiseman Dairies has seen pre-tax profits increase by 81.5 per cent following a major rise in milk volumes in the last six months.
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Recipe of the week: Chocolate crispy treat
November 13, 2009
THIS recipe has been sent in by Mrs Marion Webb, Usher Farm, Gilmorton, Lutterworth, Leicestershire.
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Royal Highland Winter Fair Preview: Beef and sheep seminars
November 13, 2009
FARM support and EID are likely to be hot topics of debate for panel members and farmer members of the audience at this year’s seminar held in the Highland Hall theatre at 1pm.
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Royal Highland Winter Fair Preview: Cattle entries hit new high
16 November 2009
The winter primestock events are now in full swing around the country. Farmers Guardian takes a look at what’s in store for visitors at this year’s Royal Highland Winter Fair, which takes place on Wednesday 25 November.
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Royal Highland Winter Fair preview: Family aim to be Spott on
November 13, 2009
The Patons just love the show circuit – their impressive record spans 20 years and they’re still chasing honours.
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Salers Bulls have helped to beef up the dairy profits
13 November 2009
THE quest to improve dairy herd performance sparked a secondary income that led to Gloucestershire farmer Ben Pullen refining his livestock production. Neil Ryder reports.
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Salers records tumble with 8,000gns bid at Castle Douglas
November 13, 2009
?Centre records for Salers were smashed when the top priced bull sold for 8,000gns at the Salers Cattle Society show and sale held at Castle Douglas auction mart and sponsored by Farmers Guardian.
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Sheep Focus: Appliance of science behind new strategy
November 13, 2009
Courses on parasite control and lameness management encouraged sheep farmer Stuart Petty to make big changes.
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Sheep Focus: Focus on colostrum as lambing is not that far away
November 13, 2009
?Lambing is not far off for some, and so Eddy Mehta, chief pharmacologist for Farmers Choice, is encouraging producers to think about lamb colostrum supplements.
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Sheep Focus: Liver fluke in sheep
13 November 2009
Liver fluke in sheep is on the increase as the UK continues to experience warmer, wetter weather conditions, says Janssen Animal Health vet Richard Sygall.
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Sheep Focus: Nutrition key for tupping, pregnancy and lambing
November 13, 2009
?Planning ewe nutrition from immediate post-tupping through to lambing can lead to a larger, healthier lamb crop says John Twigge, technical and marketing manager with Frank Wright Trouw Nutrition International.
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Sheep Focus: Winter feeding is key to year-round results
November 13, 2009
?With birthweights, lamb vigour and ewe milk production all affected heavily by ewe nutrition during pregnancy, winter feeding is critical to flock performance for the rest of the year, says Trident technical manager, Michael Marsden.
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Sheepdog trials diary
November 13, 2009
ENGLAND
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Sheepdog trials results
November 13, 2009
English results
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Shorthorn champ makes 3,600gns at Chelford fixture
November 13, 2009
?Beef Shorthorns sold to 3,600gns for the champion at the breed society’s show and sale at Chelford.
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Spring-born steer and heifer calves at £1,020
November 13, 2009
?An entry of 851 suckled calves and store cattle were forward at Forfar market’s November show and sale last Saturday.
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True guide to scale of lameness is boosted by ‘knowing the score’
November 13, 2009
?Mobility scoring cows to identify the scale of lameness problems was recommended by all the speakers and every delegate given a DairyCo’s scoring pack.
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UK dairying’s responsible attitude to emissions is highlighted
11 November 2009
DAIRY UK has put the UK industry one step ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks next month.
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UK grain sector could face dramatic changes
10 November 2009
THE dynamics for the UK wheat market are set to change as we produce a lower exportable surplus in the north, and a larger surplus south of The Wash.
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Walker slates English Government’s cynical attitude to farming
10 November 2009
THE future of UK livestock production is dependent on support measures being targeted at the creation of a profitable agriculture and not peripheral issues, according to former NFUS president Jim Walker.
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Welsh beef farmers get help to test for Johne's disease
10 November 2009
WELSH beef farmers are being offered support to help identify a potentially fatal disease in their herds for which currently there is no effective treatment.
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Welsh farmers praised for environment stewardship
13 November 2009
A group of 16 farmers whose sheep graze nearly 5,500 acres of common land on the Long Mynd, close to the Welsh border in South Shropshire, have been praised for their commitment to protecting and caring for the important landscape.
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What's the view from your window like?
November 13, 2009
A photographic competition aims to find which British breakfast table has the best view.
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Whole industry reliant on revenues from grain
November 13, 2009
THE annual opportunity for the industry to catch up with all that is new in grain handling took place last week at its Newark venue. Andy Collings reports from UK Grain.
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William and Andrew Cowx: Bull prices, tupping and one stressed bank manager
November 13, 2009
Find out what’s been happening on-farm in Cumbria with William and Andrew Cowx.