Farmers Guardian
November 19, 2010

  • NFU and WI launch campaign for better milk prices

    16 November 2010

    THE NFU and the Women’s Institute will launch a new campaign in London today (Tuesday, November 16) in an attempt to improve dairy farmers returns.

  • ‘Don’t panic’ at ‘yellowing’ – ask questions

    November 19, 2010

    ?Growers concerned about ‘yellowing’ in sugar beet are being urged not to panic and lift affected crops, but find out what the cause is and whether it will have an implication on harvest date and yields.

  • ‘False sense of security’ in good pre-em performance

    November 19, 2010

    ?GOOD results from this season’s pre-emergence herbicide applications should not dissuade growers from going ahead with autumn applications of Atlantis.

  • A change to conventional thinking

    November 19, 2010

    WITH the theme ‘tackling bottlenecks’, dairy farmers at a workshop in Nantwich, Cheshire, were urged to think about tackling challenges they face on a day-to-day basis. Katie Lomas reports.

  • Aeron Prysor Jones of FUW on the future for beef and sheep

    November 19, 2010

    Farmers Guardian asked three key figures in Welsh farming for their views on current beef and sheep industry issues. Here we speak to AERON PRYSOR JONES, chairman of the Farmers Union of Wales Livestock Wool and Marts Committee.

  • Agriculture in the national news - November 15

    15 November 2010

    A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Monday, November 15).

  • AHDB proposes hike in levy rates

    19 November 2010

    THE Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is recommending levy increases ranging from 3 to 18 per cent across the cereals and oilseeds, potato and beef and lamb sectors.

  • Aim to meet biofuel crop demand with better yields

    November 19, 2010

    More than 100 delegates attended the HGCA Biofuel Conference at Aldwark Manor, York, supported by Farmers Guardian. A further 100 joined the proceedings online as Farmers Guardian streamed video live from the event. Angela Calvert reports.

  • All entrants sell at Tomatin dog sale

    November 19, 2010

    Tomatin sheepdog society’s sale at Lairgandour, courtesy of Daviot Farms, saw 20 dogs sold to a top of £3,100 for John Kennedy’s Irish-bred 22-month-old Gary to Joe Burnett, Rhynaclach, Port of Menteith. Every dog forward was sold and trade averaged at £1,400.

  • Australia: Early ewe lamb sales to £136

    November 19, 2010

    First-cross ewe lambs have sold to £136 in early sales at Bendigo.

  • Ayrshire breeder takes his fourth championship

    November 19, 2010

    The East of England Agricultural Society hosted the Royal Smithfield championships, which ran alongside its Winter Stock Festival at Peterborough last weekend. Clemmie Gleeson reports.

  • Ayrshire takes interbreed title at Agriscot

    18 November 2010

    THERE’S only one winner and Mauchline exhibitors R. and W. Templeton had it – the only cow they took to Agriscot.

  • Beef industry is feeling the strain in Scotland – report

    November 19, 2010

    MANY parts of the Scottish beef industry remain under severe financial pressure and are far from profitable, according to the latest costings produced by SAC.

  • Beef: Careful watch on nutrients can help targets and profits

    November 19, 2010

    Nutrient density is a useful thing to watch and could help both reduce the proportion of animals failing to hit target specification and increase margins.

  • Beef: Eke out valuable stocks over winter

    November 19, 2010

    There are still some good value feed options available to beef finishers, and a number of ways to make existing feed stocks last through the winter, says KW nutritionist Richard Wynn, despite moist feeds being sold out and cereals and rape meal prices remaining firm.

  • Beef: Focus on cow’s feed needs

    November 19, 2010

    ?Understanding the suckler cow’s varying feed needs, alongside the nutritional value of forages, will be helpful this winter, says independent nutritional consultant David Hendy.

  • Beef: Making money despite difficult farm geography

    November 19, 2010

    AT Newhouse Farm in Somerset, the date each animal should be finished and leaving the farm is written on an eartag as a constant reminder of targets. Ann Hardy meets a beef farmer who never takes his eye off the ball.

  • Beef: Sex semen can end some tough choices

    November 19, 2010

    Suckler herds could significantly gain from the use of sexed beef semen, says Genus ABS national beef manager, Arwel Owen.

  • Bioethanol crop could rise to 2.5-3m tonnes by 2013

    November 19, 2010

    WHEAT usage for bioethanol in the UK could be as high as 2.5-3 million tonnes by 2013, delegates were told by Charlotte Smyth, cereals and oilseeds analyst for AHDB Market Intelligence.

  • Break the ostertagia cycle in youngstock

    November 19, 2010

    While parasites are usually associated with summer grazing, the ostertagia worm can persist after the grazing period and subsequently cause disease in late winter/early spring, says David Gibson, SAC veterinary investigation officer.

  • Bulls hit a 4,000gns peak at Chelford

    November 19, 2010

    An entry of 80 British Blue and cross-bred cattle were forward at Chelford last week at an additional autumn sale, which included the dispersal of the Ecton Hill herd and a major reduction from the Besthorpe herd.

  • Canada: Animal abuse fines set to soar

    November 19, 2010

    Amendments to Saskatchewan’s animal abuse legislation would more than double the maximum fines and quadruple the maximum jail time available for convictions.

  • CAP reform plans set to be published

    18 November 2010

    THE much-anticipated report on the future of CAP Reform, due to be published today (Thursday) by the European Commission, is thought to be largely unchanged from drafts initially leaked in October.

  • Cattle and pigs numbers rise in Wales

    17 November 2010

    PROVISIONAL results for the June 2010 agricultural survey in Wales show sheep numbers were virtually unchanged over the previous 12 months, but there have been increases in both cattle and pig numbers.

  • China: First foray into foreign dairy

    November 19, 2010

    IN what is China’s first investment in foreign dairy processing, Bright Food and Dairy has taken a 51 per cent share in New Zealand’s Synlait Milk.

  • Commission confirms plans for ‘greener’ CAP

    18 November 2010

    THE European Commission has confirmed its intention to develop a ‘greener’ Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2013.

  • Consumers reject GM food

    16 November 2010

    EU CONSUMERS are still overwhelmingly opposed to GM food, new research published by the European Commissions shows.

  • Dickeya prevention policies working for moment

    November 19, 2010

    New Potato Council-funded research assessing the threat to UK seed crops from the new and aggressive blackleg pathogen dickeya solani, suggests current prevention policies are working – at least for now.

  • Double 5,200gns peak at Welshpool for Charolais

    November 19, 2010

    BIDDING peaked at 5,200gns twice at the Charolais Cattle Society’s show and sale at Welshpool last week. Two new centre autumn records were also set, with 51 lots selling to average £3,341.70.

  • East of England champion sells to judge for £10,000

    November 19, 2010

    TOP price at the sale was £10,000, paid by the pre-sale show judge Liz Vance, for the overall champion Tinkler Maidgie, a Limousin cross heifer from Hugh Dunlop.

  • EIMA show 2010: an Italian bonanza

    November 19, 2010

    There was plenty of new kit on show at last week’s Italian EIMA show, as Steven Vale reports from Bologna.

  • EIMA show: Deutz-Fahr TTV 7.260

    November 19, 2010

    Deutz-Fahr has big plans to grow its CVT offering during the next 18 months, not only filling a gap in the current product Agrotron range (from 110-165hp), but also working hard to develop a brand-new range of 300-400hp TTV tractors.

  • EIMA show: Dieci Agri Farmer

    November 19, 2010

    Dieci is currently in the process of setting up a new subsidiary for the UK market. Called Dieci Telehandler, the Dorset-based company, will soon bring in a new updated version of the Agri Farmer.

  • EIMA show: Faresin Leader MAXXI 3500

    November 19, 2010

    With a capacity of 35cu.m, Faresin reckons its Leader MAXXI 3500 is the world’s largest capacity self-propelled mixer wagon.

  • EIMA show: John Deere 8R

    November 19, 2010

    John Deere used EIMA to unveil a model from its newly-styled 8R Series wheeled tractors from 260 to 360hp.

  • EIMA show: Landini Powermondial 120

    November 19, 2010

    Landini is a popular tractor brand in Italy and that is reason enough for the Italian tractor maker to add nostalgic livery from the past to its new Powermondial 120.

  • EIMA show: Maschio Gaspardo Drill

    November 19, 2010

    Precision drills do not get any bigger than Gaspardo’s MaxiMetro, a colossal 25m-wide machine.

  • EIMA show: McCormick X70

    November 19, 2010

    SCR technology features in McCormick’s very first Stage 3b-complaint tractor. Dubbed the X70, and shown in prototype form, the new 232hp tractor is not only based on the TTX, but will ultimately replace it.

  • EIMA show: Merlo Eco

    November 19, 2010

    Merlo is evaluating the prototype of a telehandler which combines a 75hp Kubota diesel engine and a brushless, permanent magnet electric motor/generator.

  • EIMA show: New Holland T4

    November 19, 2010

    Visitors to the New Holland stand expecting to see the newly-launched T7, T8 and T9 tractors got a surprise – the company also previewed a tractor from a brand-new series – the T4.

  • EIMA show: Valtra and SCR

    November 19, 2010

    Agco makes no secret that SCR is the direction it will take to meet the Stage 3b engine emission requirements.

  • England: On winning roll in Yorkshire

    November 19, 2010

    AFTER winning at Fulwood Booth the previous Sunday, Carol Mellin and Moor Lodge Mirk gained their second title on Saturday at the Yorkshire nursery.

  • Entries continue to rise

    November 19, 2010

    CATTLE entries for the Winter Fair have again reached the 300-mark, while sheep numbers are at their highest level for six years.

  • Essex farmer reaches final in local business awards

    November 19, 2010

    A third generation potato grower from Essex has been named a finalist in the Young Entrepreneur of the Year category for the Colchester District Business Awards.

  • EU plans to build a sustainable future with energy policy

    November 19, 2010

    GIVING an update of UK and EU biofuels policy, Paul Thompson, head of policy for the Renewable Energy Association, said the EU aims, by 2020, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 per cent, increase renewable energy use to 20 per cent and improve energy efficiency by 20 per cent.

  • Eurotier 2010: Mixer wagons take centre stage at Eurotier

    18 November 2010

    FOLLOWING hot on the heels of the Italian EIMA show, now it is the turn of German mixer wagon makers to reveal some new feeding solutions at Eurotier.

  • Eurotier 2010: Robots rule at Eurotier

    18 November 2010

    IT is much smaller than Agritechnica, the more famous machinery show at Hannover, but this week’s German Eurotier exhibition is the place to catch up on all the latest developments in automatic milking.

  • Farmer 'devastated' after fatal bull attack

    15 November 2010

    A MAN has been killed and his wife critically injured after they were attacked by a bull while walking in the countryside.

  • Farmers urged to complete online stewardship record

    November 19, 2010

    FARMERS are being urged to document their commitment to protecting the environment by filling in the Campaign for the Farmed Environment’s (CFE) online recording tool.

  • Farmers warn of December protests

    November 19, 2010

    HUNDREDS of milk producers could be spending their last Christmas in the dairy sector as the supermarket price war intensifies, Farmers For Action chairman David Handley has warned.

  • Getting the most from rations on a tight system

    November 19, 2010

    Be it home-bred pedigree Simmentals or bought-in store cattle, Alan and Kate Gamble do everything they can to maximise the finished product. Joanne Pugh visits their farm at Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.

  • Good trade at Beeston with top of £2,180

    November 19, 2010

    The latest mid-month sale of pedigree and commercial dairy cattle attracted an entry of 300 head and 277 were forward on the day.

  • Greener CAP set to be unveiled

    17 November 2010

    THE European Commission will reveal how it intends to reform the CAP post-2013 when it publishes its official communication tomorrow (Thursday, November 18).

  • HCC conference: ‘Smokies’ legal approval plea

    November 19, 2010

    ?HCC and the Welsh Assembly Government were asked at the meeting to try and speed up the legalisation of skin-on ‘smokies’.

  • HCC conference: ‘Target and market’ route to profit

    November 19, 2010

    Identifying new markets and strengthening existing ones was ‘vital’ if the Welsh red meat industry was to have a long and profitable future, said HCC chairman, Dai Davies.

  • HCC conference: Dwindling stock

    November 19, 2010

    ?If there was one cloud on the horizon for Welsh red meat, it was the falling numbers of stock, said HCC chairman Dai Davies.

  • HCC conference: Exports expectations of First Minister Jones

    November 19, 2010

    ?There are great export expectations for Welsh red meat - particularly in China, according to HCC’s marketing team.

  • HCC conference: Pork in PGI bid

    November 19, 2010

    ?Just as Welsh lamb and beef enjoy worldwide Protected Geographical Indication (PGI),

  • HCC Conference: Small-scale abattoirs champion

    November 19, 2010

    BARRY ALSTON reports from the annual conference of red meat development agency, Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) in Pontrhydfendigaid, West Wales.

  • HCC conference: Welsh red meat making ‘enormous contribution’

    November 19, 2010

    ?The Welsh red meat sector is now a billion-pound industry, contributing enormously to the country’s economy, Dai Davies, HCC’s new chairman, told the conference.

  • Hen harriers under threat, warns RSPB

    November 19, 2010

    THE future of the hen harrier hangs by a thread in England and all measures to prevent its extinction in the uplands must be considered, the RSPB has warned.

  • Holstein tops the Agriscot heifer line-up

    18 November 2010

    Rounding off a highly successful show season with the Agriscot heifer championship was Brian Weatherup with his December-calved Holstein heifer Parkend Jacob Betsy.

  • HOOF-Ride London supported charity wins FEI Award

    15 November 2010

    HOOF – Ride London supported charity, the Ebony Horse Club, a pioneering horse riding charity in South London which brings horse riding to some of London’s most disadvantaged young people, has been awarded the Fédération Equestre Internationale(FEI), 2010 Alltech Award for Development.

  • HSBC's Nigel Davies on the prospects for beef and sheep

    November 19, 2010

    Farmers Guardian asked three key figures in Welsh farming for their views on current beef and sheep industry issues. Here we speak to NIGEL DAVIES, regional agriculture manager, Wales, HSBC Bank plc – one of the fair’s main sponsors.

  • Identifying the rate limiting problems

    November 19, 2010

    A BOTTLENECK is something that interferes with achieving business goals, and Prof Fetrow said farmers needed to address these issues to gain better output.

  • JCB launches new skid steer range

    November 19, 2010

    JCB’s telescopic boom technology could soon be adapted for skid steer loader use following the introduction of seven new skid steer models which boost the top-end of its current eight-model range.

  • Join us live for our ‘super dairies’ debate

    November 19, 2010

    NOCTON Dairies’ plan for a 3,770-cow dairy in Lincolnshire has split industry opinion and at 11.30am today (Friday, November 19) we will be giving you a chance to put your questions to one of the farmers behind the plans.

  • Kendall warns against 'civil disobedience'

    16 November 2010

    NFU president Peter Kendall has refused calls from some farmers to show a more aggresive stand against retailers by engaging in large-scale protests.

  • Kramer telehandlers go mining for potash

    19 November 2010

    A fleet of Kramer telehandlers plus a 350 compact loader, all featuring  four-wheel drive and four-wheel steer, have recently been specified by Cleveland Potash, a division of ICL Fertilisers, for use in its Boulby Mine, just outside Whitby.

  • Labour of love but Elfed wants that elusive title

    November 19, 2010

    HE is known at shows across the whole of the UK and taken the commercial cattle championship at many - but so far one major title has escaped his grasp.

  • Limousin cross heifer leads first Christmas sale

    November 19, 2010

    THE first of the Christmas markets took place last week as Hawes auction mart held its Christmas show and sale on Saturday with an entry of 164 forward.

  • Maize Watch - November 2010

    November 19, 2010

    In the last of our 2010 Maize Watch series, our two farmers look back over the growing season and thisyear’s harvest.

  • McLaren warns EU over transport rules

    November 19, 2010

    EUROPE should ensure it enforced its existing animal transport laws before considering new rules which could seriously affect Scotland’s ability to move livestock, NFU Scotland president Jim McLaren told a conference in Brussels yesterday (Thursday, November 18).

  • Meet the new Hybu Cig Cymru chairman

    November 19, 2010

    THERE will be a host of events and attractions for beef and sheep producers on Hybu Cig Cymru’s stand at the Winter Fair – and an opportunity to meet up with Dai Davies, the red meat promotion agency’s newly-appointed chairman.

  • Ministers urged to fight CAP proposals

    November 19, 2010

    THE Welsh Assembly Government is being urged by the Farmers Union of Wales to “fight its corner” on the European Commission’s proposals for Common Agricultural Policy changes.

  • National All Breeds Show relocates to the Dairy Event

    15 November 2010

    NEXT year’s National All Breeds Show will be incorporated into the Dairy Event and Livestock show and will no longer be held as a separate event in February.

  • New look for Stronga HookLoada

    November 19, 2010

    The popularity of hooklifts in the UK has not been as dramatic as some may have thought, with farmers sticking to the conventional trailer as a whole.

  • New look for under-18 eventing

    15 November 2010

    British Eventing has announced a new look to its U-18 Eventing structure, as well as a new Regional Coaching Programme.

  • New Zealand: All-terrain vehicle licences?

    November 19, 2010

    LICENCES for all-terrain vehicles users will become a reality next year as the threat of enforcement over dangerous quad bike use increases. – New Zealand Farmers Weekly

  • New Zealand: Shareholders response blow

    November 19, 2010

    Meat company Silver Fern Farms has halted a bid to secure an independent appraisal of a merger with Alliance Group after receiving a very low response to shareholder polls of the two groups.

  • NFUS could join milk protests

    November 19, 2010

    NFU Scotland president Jim McLaren has given a clear indication the Union could be about to change its stance on protest demonstrations.

  • Nigeria: Smuggled chickens threat

    November 19, 2010

    ?The Nigeria poultry industry could ‘go under’ after being threatened by smuggled chickens from neighbouring countries.

  • NMR shares consolidation proposal

    16 November 2010

    FARMERS and ex-milk producers holding fewer than 320 existing ordinary shares in National Milk Records could see those shares sold for 28p per share if a proposal from the directors is voted through at next Wednesday’s (November 24) annual meeting.

  • Nocton Dairies: Animal welfare lobby slams plans

    18 November 2010

    ANIMAL welfare and environmental groups have attacked Nocton Dairies plans, despite the decision to cut cow numbers back by more than half.

  • Nocton Dairies: Farmers plan to press ahead with 8,000-cow dairy

    18 November 2010

    THE directors of Nocton Dairies have boldly stated their intention to press ahead with an 8,000-cow dairy in Lincolnshire, despite unveiling substantially reduced plans.

  • Nocton Dairies: FUW backs small family farms

    November 19, 2010

    THE Farmers Union of Wales is backing traditional family farms rather than the much debated concept of “super-dairies”.

  • Nocton Dairies: Is there a future for super dairies in the UK?

    18 November 2010

    NOCTON Dairies’ plans, for what will still be the country’s biggest dairy unit, has put the spotlight firmly on the UK dairy industry. Alistair Driver examines the fall-out from the controversial project.

  • Nocton Dairies: Minimum stress and good nutrition are key to large-scale herd

    18 November 2010

    WITH a 2,000-cow unit at Clitheroe, Lancashire, David Barnes already runs one of the largest dairy farms in the UK. But that was never his intention, as Joanne Pugh found out when visiting his herd, which started out with 450 cows.

  • Nocton Dairies: Mixed reaction to 'super dairy' plans

    18 November 2010

    NOCTON Dairies’ original submission for an 8,100-cow dairy sparked one of the most polarised debates the farming industry has seen in recent years. Here is a  selection of quotes on the subject from this week and the past few months.

  • Nocton Dairies: Super dairies 'worse than organic farms'

    18 November 2010

    THE Soil Association has released a report it claims shows Nocton-style ‘super dairies’ result in ‘far worse environmental and animal welfare impact than organic systems’.

  • Nocton Dairies: Super dairy could be a cow heaven - David Barnes

    18 November 2010

    THE scale and vehemence of the public backlash to their initial plans shocked Nocton’s directors. One of them, David Barnes, tells Alistair Driver why he believes they have got it right second time round.

  • Nocton Dairies: The plans in full

    18 November 2010

    Sustainability is the buzz word underpinning Nocton Dairies’ resubmitted planning application for what is now a 3,770-cow unit, in south Lincolnshire. We take a look at the plans for the ‘super dairy’.

  • Nocton Dairies: What the supermarkets said

    18 November 2010

    THE UK’s biggest milk buyers have made it clear they will be led by public opinion when it comes to sourcinmg from super dairies in future.

  • Nocton Dairies: Will there be a market for milk from super dairies?

    18 November 2010

    COULD milk from large dairies be the new GM? That may sound far-fetched, but the similarities are hard to ignore. Back in the 1990s, the biotech industry sought to launch a new technology in Europe that was gaining momentum, largely unchallenged, in the US.

  • Nocton Dairies: Willes explains decision to cut cow numbers

    18 November 2010

    NOCTON director Peter Willes explained the decision to cut cow numbers back by more than half when he faced the national media at the Farmers Club in London, on Wednesday (November 18).

  • Official opening to the Fair

    November 19, 2010

    RETIRING Royal Welsh Agricultural Society president and television personality Dai Jones will be calling on a lifelong friend to officially open the Winter Fair at 10.30am on Monday, November 29 in the International Pavilion.

  • On video: Industry reaction to CAP plans

    20 November 2010

    THE European Commission sparked a fierce debate about farm policy this week when it published a selection of options to reform the CAP. Farmers Guardian was first on the scene in Brussels to talk to farming leaders and MEPs. Watch their reactions here.

  • Pedigree in-lamb females to 1,700gns at Stirling

    November 19, 2010

    THE collective sale of 146 pedigree in-lamb females at Stirling Agricultural Centre saw prices peak at 1,700gns for a Suffolk ewe.

  • Peter Davies of NFU Cymru looks at the beef and sheep industries

    November 19, 2010

    Farmers Guardian asked three key figures in Welsh farming for their views on current beef and sheep industry issues. Here we speak to PETER DAVIES, NFU Cymru’s livestock board chairman.

  • Plenty of new Grimme machines for 2011

    November 19, 2010

    HELD in the year when there is no Agritechnica, this week’s Grimme Technica open house has not only attracted visitors from all over Europe, but also from the UK, with six 50-seater private planes needed to transport the 300 British visitors.

  • Prelude daughter tops 5,300gns at Highoaks dispersal

    November 19, 2010

    AN average of more than £2,200, no animals unsold and a top price of 5,300gns were the highlights at the dispersal of the Highoaks herd of 170 Holsteins for Edward and Linda Wilson, Calthwaite, Penrith, held at Borderway Mart.

  • Restricted OSR yields down to lack of sulphur?

    November 19, 2010

    ?Sulphur deficiencies are creeping back in to oilseed rape crops, according to Openfield.

  • Royal Veterinary College appoints new head

    15 November 2010

    THE Royal Veterinary College has appointed Prof Stuart Reid, formerly Professor of Veterinary Informatics and Epidemiology and head of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow.

  • Royal Welsh Winter Fair comes of age

    November 19, 2010

    THE Royal Welsh Winter Fair – regarded by many as Europe’s biggest and best primestock event – comes of age this year.

  • Royal Welsh Winter Fair preview

    November 19, 2010

    READ our full preview of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, including all the latest information on the show and features on some of the key exhibitors at this year’s event.

  • Royal Welsh Winter Fair preview: Chasing top spot at Llanelwedd

    November 19, 2010

    BARRY ALSTON drops in on two of the Winter Fair’s most consistent exhibitors in the sheep and beef cattle rings. PICTURES: Arvid Parry Jones

  • Royal Welsh Winter Fair preview: Produce and crafts entries are booming

    November 19, 2010

    Not since they were introduced 15 years ago have the event’s produce and handicraft classes proved so popular.

  • Rural housing at a crossroads

    November 19, 2010

    Budget cuts for social housing are likely to hit rural areas harder than towns, and one of the countryside’s best known charities says bureaucracy is stifling developments – even when money is available. MARK HOLDSTOCK reports.

  • Scotland: Steady away wins the day

    November 19, 2010

    Slow and steady won the race for Hamish MacLean and Mirk at Rogart nursery trial.

  • Separate rearing costs for a heifer’s true value

    November 19, 2010

    TO ensure farmers understand what a heifer is worth, Neil Howie of the Nantwich Veterinary Group said it was important to separate heifer rearing cost from other costs on the farm.

  • Sheepdog trials diary round-up

    November 19, 2010

    OUR weekly preview of what’s going on at fixtures around the UK.

  • Shorthorns to 2,900gns at Skipton

    November 19, 2010

    BEEF Shorthorns sold to a top of 2,900gns twice at the breed society’s North of England Club inaugural sale at Skipton.

  • Solving issues with fresh cows

    November 19, 2010

    A GOOD conception rate for cows served 50 to 70 days post-calving showed excellent dry cow management, but a poor rate for those cows served at 70-110 days revealed an issue with fresh cows.

  • Struik kit on sale from AAD Hire

    November 19, 2010

    Andrew Deptford’s AAD Hire is well known for its extensive tractor and rootcrop hire fleet, but now the company is to market the Struik range of potato ridgers, having hired them out for five years to customers.

  • Supermarket installs CCTV to root out slaughterhouse cruelty

    19 November 2010

    MORRISONS will have CCTV cameras in all its abattoirs by the end of December to root out any abuse of animal welfare.

  • TFA slams move to sell Gloucestershire county farms

    15 November 2010

    THE decision of Gloucestershire County Council to reduce the number of its county farms from 88 to 50 over the next four years has ‘dealt a major blow’ to the farming ladder, the Tenant Farmers Association has claimed.

  • Thurlow Nunn Standen wins top dealer award

    November 19, 2010

    East Anglian machinery dealership Thurlow Nunn Standen (TNS) has been name the Farm Machinery Dealer of the Year, which recognises the company’s sales and service excellence.

  • Tim’s bound for Oxford event

    November 19, 2010

    The winner of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s bursary has been announced.

  • Tom’s industry work lands Gittins award

    November 19, 2010

    One of the most successful and innovative sheep farmers in Wales, Tom Tudor, of Llysun, Llanerfyl, Welshpool, Powys, is this year’s winner of the John Gittins Memorial Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Welsh sheep industry.

  • Treasury gives Defra £100 million ‘bonus’

    19 November 2010

    THE Treasury has awarded Defra a £100 million ‘bonus’ for agreeing to an early settlement on its spending cuts during the Comprehensive Spending Review, it emerged this week.

  • UK consumers eating GM-derived food ‘every day’

    15 November 2010

    BRITISH supermarkets have been urged to label products that have been reared on a diet of genetically modified (GM) feed so consumers can avoid GM products.

  • Union calls for historic payments to be scrapped

    November 19, 2010

    NFU Cymru regards the CAP proposals announcement as a clear signal that post 2013 Wales will have to move away from its historic-based payment system to an area based approach for  Single Farm Payment calculation

  • United States: Farmer payments drop 3%

    November 19, 2010

    A USDA report says government payments paid directly to farmers are expected to total $11.9billion (£7.4bn) in 2010.

  • Vet’s role in fertility is more than just PDing a farm’s cows

    November 19, 2010

    Getting more cows pregnant was the theme for a farm open day near Chester last week. Joanne Pugh reports.

  • Wales: Kerstin and Shep clinch nursery title

    November 19, 2010

    Ellis Wyn Edwards hosted the North Wales Society Nursery Final, providing both the Welsh cross ewe lambs, and the field.

  • Watch the HGCA biofuels conference

    November 19, 2010

    CATCH all the action from the HGCA Biofuels Conference from the comfort of your PC, keeping you up-to-date with all the latest developments in the biofuels sector.

  • Wealth of experience in the judges

    November 19, 2010

    JUDGING the supreme cattle championship will be Rob Rattray, the well-known Aberystwyth-based butcher and farmer.

  • Wheat and rape area to rise

    22 November 2010

    THE UK wheat area for next year could increase by 3 per cent to 1.984 million hectares (4.9m acres).

  • Wiseman figures confirm market pressure’s impact on profits

    15 November 2010

    WITH profits down on an increased turnover, Robert Wiseman Dairies’ figures for the first half of the 2010 confirm an earlier warning of the effects of competitive pressures in the retail milk market.

  • Woman Farmer of the Year revealed

    November 19, 2010

    THE Winter Fair will again be the venue for the final of one of Wales’ most prestigious farming titles - the NFU Cymru-NatWest Wales Woman Farmer of the Year Award.

  • World news – United States: USDA’s $760m lawsuit payout

    November 19, 2010

    The USDA is paying $760million (£472m) in damages to native American farmers in settlement of a nationwide class action lawsuit (Keepseagle v. Vilsack) which alleged discrimination in USDA’s farm loan scheme dating back to 1981.

  • World’s exotic breeds line up

    November 19, 2010

    Some of the most fascinating and exotic breeds of poultry to be seen anywhere in Europe will be among the 939 entries for this year’s Winter Fair poultry show being staged on the second day.