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
October 1, 2010
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£50m investment for wind projects
October 1, 2010
?A Scottish wind developer has announced a £50 million investment to focus on small-scale wind projects around the country.
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£6.5m scheme targets water pollution from farms
28 September 2010
A five-year, £6.5 million project to tackle water pollution from agriculture has been launched by Defra, the Environment Agency and the Welsh Assembly.
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13,000gns top at Brecknock Hill Cheviots
October 1, 2010
?THE annual ram sale of Brecknock Hill Cheviots at Sennybridge saw prices rise to 13,000gns.
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83 million EU eggs will fail welfare standards
30 September 2010
MEPs have slammed European Commission officials for allowing member states to ‘ignore’ legislation meant to improve the welfare of millions of chickens.
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Acquisitions by NZ's Tru Test
October 1, 2010
RITCHEY and Fearing have been acquired by the New Zealand based Tru-Test Group.
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Agriculture in the national news - October 1
1 October 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Friday, October 1).
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Agriculture in the national news - September 27
27 September 2010
A DAILY look at how agricutlure has hit the headlines across the country (Monday, September 27).
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Agriculture in the national news - September 28
28 September 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Tuesday, September 28).
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Agriculture in the national news - September 29
29 September 2010
A DAILY look at how agriculture has hit the headlines across the country (Wednesday, September 29).
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Animal welfare focus to Northern Irish research
October 1, 2010
THERE is a clear link between enhanced welfare standards on farms and the attainment of improved animal performance levels, said Niamh O’Connell at the first animal welfare seminar to be hosted by the North of Ireland Veterinary Association (NIVA).
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Apple strudel
October 1, 2010
?Pre-heat the oven to 180C/fan-assisted 160C/gas mark 4.Ingredients (Serves 4 or 6)
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Around the marts – weekly round-up (October 1)
October 1, 2010
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Australia: South American processor buys Rockdale
October 1, 2010
South American meat processor JBS has bought Australian firm Rockdale Beef.
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Beet harvest gets underway
30 September 2010
THE sugar beet harvesting campaign is underway with two factories opening over the past fortnight and reports of very good harvesting conditions.
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Benn admits public opinion swayed badger decision
29 September 2010
HILARY Benn was heavily influenced by public opinion when he made his decision not to permit a badger cull in England, the former Defra Secretary has admitted.
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Benn pledges to fight to retain hunting ban and AWB
30 September 2010
HILARY Benn has told the Labour Party Conference he intends to fight Tory plans to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board and bring back fox hunting ‘every step of the way’.
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Blue Texel bid to 1,100gns in society’s Carlisle sale
October 1, 2010
Bidding peaked at 1,100gns at the Blue Texel Sheep Society’s sale in Carlisle.
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Bomaz Homestead heifer tops Leek sale
October 1, 2010
?A top price of £2,200 and several over the £2,000 mark were the highlight of Leek’s pedigree dairy sale recently.
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Borderway suckled calves peak at 6,000gns
October 1, 2010
?There were 73 successful buyers at Borderway Mart’s autumn show and sale of suckled calves last weekend.
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Brazil: Chicken prices continue to climb
October 1, 2010
Live chicken prices in Brazil continue to climb, rising by 16 per cent since early September.
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Brits top all expectations to claim silver at WEG
29 September 2010
Four outstanding performances from each of the British dressage team members have been duly rewarded at the Alltech World Equestrian Games 2010 in Kentucky.
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BT to roll out super fast broadband in Cornwall
30 September 2010
CORNWALL could become one of the best connected rural areas in the world following BT’s announcement it is to provide super-fast broadband for up to 90 per cent of homes and businesses in the county and the Isles of Scilly.
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Budget changes make leasing arrangements more attractive
October 1, 2010
A PROPOSED cut of £75,000 in the annual investment allowance is expected to make finance leases and operating leases more attractive than either hire purchase or cash for new machinery.
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Burner ‘offers savings over chemical approach’
October 1, 2010
NORTH Yorkshire-based Thermoweed has developed a new version of its LPG-powered poultry hygiene cleaning system, which has found favour with contractors, who prefer the system to conventional chemicals to eradicate pathogens and disease.
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Business options up for discussion
October 1, 2010
RENEWABLE energy, organic food production, leisure and tourism are included in a wide range of rural business options to be addressed in the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants’ rural planning division conference.
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Butternut squash and ginger soup
October 1, 2010
Ingredients
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BVA event news in brief
October 1, 2010
Carl Padgett, a large animal practitioner in Lancaster, was made president-elect of the BVA for 2010/2011. The former president of the British Cattle Veterinary Association, and currently chairman of trustees of the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation, has been involved in veterinary politics for the last 15 years.Harvey Locke was elected BVA president. The small animal practitioner from Stockport, Cheshire, is the fourth generation of his family to be a vet, and has just seen ...
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Chicory – a worming alternative
October 1, 2010
?On September 24-26, the British Veterinary Association’s annual congress was held in Glasgow. Claire Powell reports on some of the large animal vet sessions.
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China: US imports surpass rivals
October 1, 2010
CHINA has recently surpassed Japan and Mexico to become the second leading importer of US agricultural goods.
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CropMonitor’s mycotoxin analysis shows ‘low’ toxins
October 1, 2010
?Mycotoxin analysis of the first 60 grain samples received from the CropMonitor wheat disease survey indicate toxin levels in 2010 are very low.
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Dairy cattle sell to 2,200gns at Ross
October 1, 2010
?TOP was 2,200gns and 12 cattle made more than 2,000gns at the September collective sale of dairy cattle at Ross auction centre.
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Dairy Crest on track for improved trading
30 September 2010
INCREASED profits from cheese have underpinned growth and a firm first half year’s trading for Dairy Crest.
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Dairy show champion sees top price of £2,150
October 1, 2010
?MORE than 100 dairy cattle were on offer at Gisburn auction mart’s September dairy sale and a top price of £2,150 was realised.
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Dairy Vet October 2010 - Clinical Quiz
1 October 2010
Test your skill for a chance to win a special prize - this month we have five signed copies of Roger Evans’ latest book to give away.
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Dairy Vet October digital edition
1 October 2010
Don’t miss this month’s Dairy Vet. Take a look at the digital edition today.
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Dates for the diary
October 1, 2010
October
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Dave Roberts takes on new role at LEAF
28 September 2010
LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) has appointed Dr Dave Roberts, head of SAC’s Dairy Research Centre at Crichton, Dumfries, as chairman of its Scottish office.
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Demand is strong at BFL Hexham sale
October 1, 2010
Although numbers were much reduced at Hexham’s sale of Bluefaced Leicester sheep demand was strong and brisk, with strong commercial tups selling well.
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Devon Cattle Breeders Society herd competition
28 September 2010
The Devon Cattle Breeders’ Society has named the Clannaborough herd as best herd in 2010 and Yeomadon Ferdinand as champion stock bull.
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Don’t cut our green subsidies, says industry
30 September 2010
RENEWABLE energy producers have expressed their ‘deep concern’ that incentives put in place to encourage them into green energy schemes will be axed under Government cuts.
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Down corn up horn in Scotland
1 October 2010
FEWER cereals hectares but more cattle, fewer sheep but more pigs – some of the provisional facts from the Scottish Government’s June agricultural census.
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Ebb and flow on banks of Severn
October 1, 2010
Whether farming in the hills or lowlands, it takes special skills to succeed. But working alongside Britain’s longest river presents its own unique set of options and challenges for a mid Wales farmer. BARRY ALSTON reports.
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Eggleston Show, Co Durham
October 1, 2010
Results from the 2010 Eggleston Show.
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England gets a preview of cost sharing plans
29 September 2010
ENGLISH livestock farmers have been given a sneak preview of how responsibility and cost sharing regulations could work, should the Government decide to implement recommendations from its key advisory group.
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English sheep dog results - October 1
October 1, 2010
A ROUND-UP of sheepdog tril results in England this week.
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English Winter Fair mops up after AgriLIVE demise
27 September 2010
ORGANISERS of the English Winter Fair have invited producers, sponsors and exhibitors disappointed by the demise of the AgriLIVE Smithfield show to attend their show instead.
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Eskdale Show, Cumbria
October 1, 2010
Results from the 2010 Eskdale Show.
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EU releases grain stocks to calm prices
1 October 2010
THE European Commission will release 3 million tonnes of intervention stocks onto the market to help calm rising food and feed costs across the continent.
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European corn borer damage identified in maize
October 1, 2010
?Damage caused by the European corn borer (ECB), along with active larvae, have been found for the first time in maize crops. Evidence of the pest was found in two crops in the south-west of England.
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European potato market prospects looking chipper
October 1, 2010
POTATO prices in Britain fell last week under high contract movement and, says the Potato Council, continued sales of suspect crops and wet loads on the free market.
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Exchange rate for SFP fixed
30 September 2010
THE 2010 single farm payment has been fixed at 0.85995 (1.1628) by the European Central Bank which means someone with a 100,000 euro claim and dependent on today’s ‘fix’ should receive £85,995.
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Exchange rate move favours farming on SPS
30 September 2010
FARMERS whose single payment is dependent on today’s (Thursday, September 30) exchange rate should not be too disappointed, according to leading exchange specialists.
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Exmoor Horn rams sell to 1,000gns at Cutcombe
October 1, 2010
?RAMS sold to 1,000gns and ewes to £132 at the annual sale of Exmoor Horn sheep at Cutcombe market, Minehead.Sale topper in the ram section was the show champion from G. Dart and Sons, and bought by H. and J. Parker.Auctioneers: Exmoor Farmers Livestock Auctions.
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Farmers must address pesticide concerns regardless of Georgina Downs case
13 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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Farmers raise doubts over badger cull costs
1 October 2010
Farmers have generally welcomed plans for a badger cull in England. But will they be happy to pay for it? Alistair Driver reports.
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Farmers urged to focus on safety in wet weather
1 October 2010
AS field conditions become wetter as winter approaches, farmers are being urged to take extreme care to avoid tractor and trailer wheels depositing mud on roads.
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Farmers urged to learn lessons from E.coli outbreak
28 September 2010
WITH an estimated 10 million people visiting British farms each year, and some individual open farms attracting more than 200,000 visitors, the risk posed by stock to infect children and the elderly with E.coli must be considered.
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Farmers want answers on CAP
30 September 2010
THE European Commission’s failure to make clear statements on how the CAP will look after 2013 is threatening farmers’ ability to make key business decisions, an MEP has warned.
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Feed costs spiral as GM ban hits poultry sector hard
28 September 2010
AN agreement between Britain’s major retailers to prohibit British poultry growers from using GM feed – a measure not imposed on other livestock sectors – has sent feed costs spiralling.
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Fewer flowers and disease are main threat to bees
13 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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FG interviews Andrew Watson
29 September 2010
WATCH our interview with Andrew Watson from the BCPC Congress 2009 (now CropWorld)
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FG interviews Dr David Aston
12 November 2009
WATCH our interview with Dr David Aston from BCPC Congress 2009 (now CropWorld).
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FG interviews Keith Norman
29 September 2010
WATCH our interview with Keith Norman from BCPC Congress 2009 (now CropWorld)
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FG interviews Peter Gregory
29 September 2010
WATCH the video from BCPC Congress (now CropWorld) as we spoke to Peter Gregory.
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FG interviews Peter Kendall
29 September 2010
WATCH our interview with NFU president Peter Kendall as he discusses the challenges facing the crop production supply chain at the BCPC Congress 2009 (now CropWorld).
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FG interviews Tom Hind
29 September 2010
WATCH our interview with NFU head of economic and international affairs Tom Hind at the 2009 BCPC Congress (now CropWorld)
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Flying trade at Tavistock centre
October 1, 2010
The South West Mule Group held its second sale of the season this week at Tavistock Livestock Centre and reported a good entry of ewe lambs forward from tupping lambs to runners.
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Food security challenge ‘cannot be met without GM’
13 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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Free bioenergy advice clinics for farmers
30 September 2010
IF you have a question about bioenergy on your farm, Farmers Guardian will provide the answers.
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Gareth Jones joins Moredun board
October 1, 2010
?A WELSH farmer has joined the 12 other farming and veterinary representatives on the Moredun Foundation’s board.
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Glastir applications to go out next week
30 September 2010
THE next phase in the Welsh Assembly Government’s controversial Glastir sustainable land management scheme due to come into being in January 2012 gets underway on Monday (October 4).
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Government told to create more space for nature
30 September 2010
ENGLAND’S collection of wildlife sites are too small, too isolated and their loss is leading to a severe decline in biodiversity, the author of an independent Government review has concluded.
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Graham’s takes control of Claymore
October 1, 2010
S?COTLAND’S largest independent dairy processor – Graham’s, the family dairy – has taken full control of Nairn-based Claymore dairies.
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Grahams takes over Claymore Dairies
27 September 2010
SCOTLAND’S largest independent dairy – Graham’s, the family dairy – has taken full control of Nairn-based Claymore dairies.
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Greengrain project variety set for early C1 launch
October 1, 2010
?A new winter wheat variety showing promise for bioethanol production, as well as for the drinks distilling market and animal feed, is being launched for C1 seed production this autumn.
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Grimme launches ‘clever’ irrigation equipment range
October 1, 2010
ROOTCROP specialist Grimme is offering a range of irrigation equipment, marketed by subsidiary Grimme Irrigation Systems. The range includes the Monsun 3200 and Primus 2800 reel systems, plus pump units and all related suction hoses, piping, lay flat and fittings.
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Haigh, Aspull and Blackrod Show, Wigan
October 1, 2010
Results from the 2010 Haigh, Aspull and Blackrod Show.
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Hampshire Down record at 1,020gns
October 1, 2010
Hampshire Down females sold for a new breed record price of 1,020gns when the breed association staged its inaugural official sale at Borderway Mart last week.
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Happy with collections
October 1, 2010
FARMERS surveyed by the National Fallen Stock Company (NFSCo) says there were happy with 98 per cent of collections.
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Has Nissan gone far enough with Navara?
October 1, 2010
IN our latest 4x4s test, Geoff Ashcroft takes a look at the updated Nissan Navara, Europe’s favourite pick-up, and drives the latest incarnation of Mitsubishi’s Shogun.
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Hawes’ £150 for Mule gimmer lambs
October 1, 2010
Mule gimmer lambs sold to £150 at the second show and sale of Mule gimmer lambs, gimmer shearlings and Continental cross gimmer lambs at Hawes earlier this week.
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Hearty braised venison
October 1, 2010
Pre-heat the oven to 180C/fan-assisted 160C/gas mark 4.Ingredients
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High Speed rail will ‘rape’ the countryside
27 September 2010
A CAMPAIGNER has walked the entire length of the proposed High Speed 2 (HS2) rail route between Birmingham and London to highlight the impact it will have on local people.
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Holstein dispersal 2,000gns top
October 1, 2010
BIDDING peaked at 2,000gns with 11 lots making more than 1,600gns when the Riggmill pedigree Holstein herd was dispersed at Borderway Mart last week for Messrs Harrington, Kirkbride, Carlisle.
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Irish National and European: Eamonn and John shine
October 1, 2010
?There were huge crowds at the Irish National and European Ploughing Championships, staged at Athy, Co. Kildare, last week.
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Kendall and Benn clash at Labour Party Conference
28 September 2010
FORMER Defra Secretary Hilary Benn and NFU president Peter Kendall have clashed over the decision to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board.
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Kendall hits back at union concerns
1 October 2010
THE NFU has hit back in the row over the future of the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) after it was accused of having ‘no answers’ to the concerns of farm workers.
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Kendall spells out need for investment in productive agriculture
13 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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Langholm Show, Dumfries & Galloway
October 1, 2010
Results from the 2010 Langholm Show.
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Less than 20 per cent of Brits celebrate harvest festival
1 October 2010
FEWER than 20 per cent of people in the UK still celebrate at a Harvest Festival, and of those who do, more than half mark the occasion by taking dried or tinned food gifts to school or church, a survey has revealed.
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Lester Peel’s Suffolk goes one better
October 1, 2010
Masham Sheep Fair
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'Level playing field’ required for crop protection risk assessment
13 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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Limited companies option for badger cull considered by industry and Defra
1 October 2010
Alistair Driver reports on what happens next with the coalition Government’s proposed badger cull in England.
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Local food scam rips off consumers
29 September 2010
CONSUMERS are being duped into buying food promoted as local or regional when it has been produced hundreds of miles away, a nationwide investigation has revealed.
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Long-term milk supply deals unveiled
October 1, 2010
TWO major retailers have announced long-term milk supply deals with their processors this week with one of them, Asda, increasing the price for its dedicated supply pool within the Arla Foods Milk Partnership (AFMP).
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Major flood exercise will test emergency responses
30 September 2010
A MAJOR flooding exercise will take place across England and Wales to test national and regional responses to severe flooding.
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Major retailers secure milk supplies
29 September 2010
TWO of the UK’s biggest retailers, Asda and Morrisons, have announced long term milk supply deals with their processors this week, providing a welcome boost to the dairy industry.
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Management and youngstock rearing could reduce Johne’s risk
October 1, 2010
?ADVICE was available about minimising the infection risk of Johne’s, as well as the survivability and routine of infection of the bacterium which causes the disease (Johne’s Map).
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Memorial trial raises £354 for St David’s Hospice Care
October 1, 2010
THE running at the Del Baker Memorial Invitation Trial off Pilmawr Road, Newport, Gwent, was completed over a National style course. It was a trial with a difference.
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Milk price not following the market, says DairyCo
28 September 2010
A LIQUID milk processor is now drawing an estimated average income from cream of 8.12ppl, according to DairyCo.
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Minister to update farmers on green subsidies
4 October 2010
FARMERS and businesses keen to cash in on the renewable energy market will look expectantly to Greg Barker, the Climate Change Minister, this week.
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Monitoring reveals record second wheat yield gap
October 1, 2010
?The gap between first and second wheat yields reached a high this harvest in spite of noticeably lower take-all levels.
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Move over Jay-Z – rapping farmers have the X factor
27 September 2010
FOUR farmers from the West Country are to appear on prime time TV with their own rap song as part of an advertising campaign for Yeo Valley.
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National Trust to allow badger cull on its land
1 October 2010
THE National Trust has revealed it will allow badgers to be culled on its land as long as the criteria for a successful cull are met.
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Neil Gillon and Boy victorious at Crosshill
October 1, 2010
A very good, steady run from Neil Gillon’s unregistered Boy set him apart at Crosshill.
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New formulations may turn resistance clock back
13 November 2009
NEW formulation technology could enhance existing crop protection products’ efficacy and possibly turn the resistance development clock back.
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New pesticides regulation means uncertainty for crop protection products
13 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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New Zealand: Storms lead to dumped milk
October 1, 2010
Fonterra has confirmed any milk dumped because of non-collection in recent storms, will be paid for.
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News round-up from the event
13 November 2009
CATCH up on all the news from the 2009 BCPC Congress (now called CropWorld), held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow.
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Nidderdale Show, North Yorkshire
October 1, 2010
Results from the 2010 Nidderdale Show.
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Nocton could provide lowest carbon footprint - Kendall
29 September 2010
THE Nocton Dairies model of milk production could provide the lowest carbon footprint across all dairy systems, according to NFU president Peter Kendall.
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Northumberland League hat-trick for Paul Turnbull
October 1, 2010
PAUL Turnbull won three trials last weekend, two with Dot and the third with Mirk.
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NVZ derogation applications open
1 October 2010
FARMERS of grazing livestock in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) can apply for a derogation to spread up to 250kg of livestock nitrogen manure per hectare in 2011 from today (Friday, October 1).
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Obama highlights food security at UN
23 September 2010
FOOD security was brought to the top of the political agenda this week when Barrack Obama addressed the UN Millennium Development Goal Summit in New York.
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Olympic stars bring milk back into fashion
27 September 2010
TWO of Britain’s top tips for gold at the London 2012 Olympics have backed a campaign to get more youngsters to drink milk.
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Pateley Bridge has 2,000 sheep forward
October 1, 2010
?Around 2,000 sheep were forward at North Yorkshire’s Pateley Bridge mart show and sale of Mule and Masham gimmer lambs.
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Pennine Poppy 951 tops Lancaster bids
October 1, 2010
?A bid of 2,000gns topped the Lancaster dairy sale recently and top seller was Pennine Poppy 951 consigned by Drinkall Brothers, Abbeystead, Lancaster. Sired by Ocean View Zenith and giving 36 litres, it sold to Messrs Robinson, Burton-in-Lonsdale.
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Policy makers have little understanding of the issues
October 1, 2010
EUROPEAN pesticide regulators have got to ‘get real’ and stop pretending non-chemical weed control measures can replace herbicides, according to a leading UK grass-weed expert.
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Prices rise at milk auction
October 1, 2010
PRICES increased by 1.66ppl in the latest United Dairy Farmers auction.
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Prices to 9,000gns at Castle Douglas
October 1, 2010
PRICES rose to £9,000 at the Bluefaced Leicester sheep sale at Castle Douglas, and top seller was one of the last lots through the ring.
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Project's enhanced biodiversity development aim
October 1, 2010
The Leicestershire-based Allerton Project seeks to enhance biodiversity in commercial farming. ANGELA CALVERT reports.
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Rams hit 1,200gns peak at Borderway
October 1, 2010
The Roussin Sheep Society sale at Borderway saw prices for rams peak at 1,200gns and females at 580gns.
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Rare breeds sale sees £1,000 top
October 1, 2010
?TOP price in the sheep section at the annual show and sale of rare, minority and traditional breeds was £1,000 paid for a Ryeland.
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Reason found for GM potato co-mingling
October 1, 2010
CHEMICAL company BASF says it has identified how unapproved GM starch potato plants came to be ‘co-mingled’ with plants of an approved variety in northern Sweden.
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Red meat exports increase
30 September 2010
FRESH and frozen beef exports from the UK in July 2010 were up 31 per cent to 8,000 tonnes compared to the same month in 2009.
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Revolution in precision drilling begins
October 1, 2010
AMAXONE introduced its EDX trailed precision drills in 2007, with the larger model receiving an Agritechnica Gold Medal in 2007. But smaller farmers and contractors have not had access to mounted versions of this concept until now, as James Lane finds out.
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Rex Ward heads Farmers Forum
30 September 2010
NORTH Cornwall dairy farmer Rex Ward has been elected chairman of the DairyUK Farmers Forum.
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Rodney Down: 'Unmissable' deadline looms
29 September 2010
Arla’s new investment strategy has left me confused and needing more clarity. At last the NFU has come off the fence and suggested a referendum, which I think would please many suppliers.
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Rough Fell double success at Kendal
October 1, 2010
The Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association sale at Kendal last week attracted an entry of 1,300.
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Rural communities feel the brunt of fuel price rise
27 September 2010
BRITAIN’S punitive fuel duty rates - amounting to well over two-thirds of the price of diesel and petrol - have been condemned by the Farmers Union of Wales for unfairly penalising rural areas.
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Russian wheat ban will not spark food crisis, says US
28 September 2010
THERE are enough global food stocks to prevent a return to the 2008 food crisis, Barack Obama’s agriculture secretary has reassured world leaders.
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Ryder Cup teams to get a taste of Wales
27 September 2010
WITH the eyes of the world focussed on Wales this week for the 2010 Ryder Cup a host of Welsh food and drink producers will be hoping some of the spotlight will fall on their speciality produce.
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Scientists need to talk to farmers
13 November 2009
THERE were calls at the BCPC Congress for scientists to carefully consider the reason for their research and the way they communicate their findings to farmers and advisers.
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Scotland to overhaul farm tenancy rules
29 September 2010
THE Scottish Government has put forward plans to change the rules around farm tenancies in a bid to allow more new entrants into the industry.
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Scottish growers need a weather window as harvest delays mount
29 September 2010
BROKEN weather since the end of July has meant up to 85 per cent of wheat in Aberdeenshire and further north is yet to be cut this harvest.
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Scottish sheepdog trial results - October 1
October 1, 2010
A ROUIND-UP of sheepdog trials in Scotland this week (October 1)
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Shearling ewe clinches NW Texel breeders title
October 1, 2010
?The North West Texel Breed-ers Club held its first show and sale at Clitheroe Auction mart last week and a shearling ewe clinched the championship.
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Shearling ewes see total clearance at Carlisle
October 1, 2010
SHEARLING ewes sold to a 100 per cent clearance rate at the Lleyn Sheep Society’s sale at Carlisle and 11 pens realised £200 or more.
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Shearling rams make up to 2,800gns at Carlisle
October 1, 2010
SHEARLING rams sold to 2,800gns at the Solway and Tyne Texel Breeders Club show and sale at Carlisle, with the top priced lot consigned by Bruce Goldie, Mouswald, Dumfries.
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Sheepdog trials diary - October 1
October 1, 2010
UPCOMING sheepdog trials around the UK this week (October 1)
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Shogun has better performance with greener focus
October 1, 2010
BIG 4x4s are heading ever closer to enjoying green credentials, and Mitsubishi’s Shogun is the latest to benefit.
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Single payment advance needed to avoid beef crisis
30 September 2010
BEEF producers need an advance on 2010’s single payment says the chairman of the National Beef Association Scotland, Hamish McBean.
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Skipton dairy peaks at £2,140
October 1, 2010
Trade peaked at £2,140 for the show champion at Skipton’s September dairy sale this week.
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Small abattoirs under threat from inspection charge hike
28 September 2010
PLANNED increases in meat inspection charges could mean the end for many of the UK’s few remaining smaller abattoirs, industry leaders have warned.
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Smithfield finds new home after AgriLive demise
29 September 2010
THE Royal Smithfield championships will go ahead after all – as part of the East of England Winter Stock Festival at the Peterborough showground.
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Soil Association to run community farm workshops
1 October 2010
THE Soil Association is running a series of free training opportunities at Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms this autumn, to introduce people to the projects to give them the incentive to set one up in their own community.
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Spearhead’s new flailhead
October 1, 2010
HEDGECUTTER and vegetation machinery manufacturer Spearhead has announced a new flailhead, which will be the standard type offered by the company.
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Spotlight on latest fungicide developments at CropWorld 2010
29 September 2010
NEW fungicide chemistry offers the potential for improvements in disease control, and higher yields. But it will also have a crucial role to play in protecting existing fungicide active ingredients against the development of resistance, says a leading agronomist.
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Staying ahead of slugs following return of rain
October 1, 2010
?Slugs will pose a real risk to establishing winter crops following a return of wet weather.
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Steve Heard: Early crops establish well
October 1, 2010
It is a standing joke that whenever anything new arrives on the farm, it will always have to be modified in some way. This was just the case when the new Gia wind turbine arrived.
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Stokesley Show, North Yorkshire
October 1, 2010
Results from the 2010 Stokesley Show.
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Swaledale draft ewes set new Bentham mark
October 1, 2010
Averages were up by more than £20 and a mart record prize of £500 per head was achieved at the first major sale of Swaledale draft ewes at Bentham earlier this week.
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The BGA launches ‘Your Profession – Your Life’
29 September 2010
The British Grooms Association has launched a new section on its website, Your Profession – Your Life.
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Top bloodlines at St Boswells’ Best of Blacks
October 1, 2010
Aberdeen-Angus heifers met a strong demand for some of the top bloodlines in the breed at the annual Best of the Blacks sale held at St Boswells on Saturday and organised by the Border Aberdeen-Angus Club.
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UK dairy prospects 'undoubtedly good'
30 September 2010
THE prospects for the UK dairy industry are undoubtedly good, says the new chairman of Dairy UK.
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UN summit on MDGs prioritises agriculture
27 September 2010
During the UN General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals last week, there was growing agreement on the importance of agricultural development for achieving the 2015 targets.
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Understanding of grass growth ‘crucial’
October 1, 2010
?OUR 2010 Profit From Grass study has come to an end - and the graphs above show the progress of the 10 farms which have been collecting grass samples for us through the grass growing season.
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Union slams 'disgraceful' Quango cuts
28 September 2010
THE Government’s plan to axe 180 arms-length bodies - including 50 within Defra’s remit - has been slammed by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS).
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United Auctions unaffected by Elphinstone collapse
30 September 2010
UNITED Auctions, based at the ‘new’ Stirling Agricultural Centre, and all the marts it operates, are unaffected by the collapse of Elphinstone Estates.
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United States: Improved yields after culling
October 1, 2010
Recent dairy herd culling has resulted in improved yields in the US. Combined with increased replacements being introduced to the herd, it has helped supplies grow by two per cent.
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United States: Pork producers press Obama
October 1, 2010
The National Pork Producers Council and 36 state pork producer organisations have sent president Barack Obama a letter urging him to quickly resolve the Mexican trucking dispute which has led to retaliatory (5 per cent) tariffs against US pork exports.
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Uplands ELS reaches half a million hectares
29 September 2010
MORE than half a million hectares of England’s most cherished agricultural landscapes are now under Uplands Entry Level Stewardship (ELS).
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US lessons for UK suckler sector
October 1, 2010
?Visiting Northern Ireland from Nebraska, USA, Patsy Houghton spoke at three events last week to explain how she rears 4,000 beef heifers a year, with 96 per cent in calf by 15 months of age. Rodney Magowan reports.
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US wheat growers target 20 per cent yield increase
13 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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Vicon back in baler circles
October 1, 2010
A new agreement by parent company Kverneland Group with Italian baler manufacturer Gallignani means Vicon is back fully in a business which it knows well.
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Wedderlie dispersal sees 1,800gns high
October 1, 2010
Stock rams sold to 1,800gns when J. and J. Campbell, Gordon, Scottish Borders, dispersed the adult portion of the Wedderlie flock of Texels at Carlisle.
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Welsh accreditation lift for border abattoir
October 1, 2010
A WELSH border abattoir which re-opened at the turn of the year after being closed down by its previous owners has been given a major boost by receiving Welsh accreditation status.
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Welsh sheepdog trial results - October 1
October 1, 2010
A ROUND-UP of sheepdog trial results in Wales this week.
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Widening hunger gap threatens to undermine progress on nutrition
22 September 2010
THE hunger gap between rich and poor is growing, despite an overall drop in the number of undernourished people worldwide, according to new research out this week to coincide with the Millennium Development Goal summit in New York.
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Wind developer opens £50m scheme to farmers
27 September 2010
A SCOTTISH wind developer has announces a £50 million investment to focus on small scale wind projects around the country.
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Wiseman looks to green efficiency to cut costs
28 September 2010
ROBERT Wiseman Dairies is planning major reductions in its use of electricity, gas, fuel, water and waste to landfill.
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Wondrous array of foods at this time of year
October 1, 2010
COKERY editor, Helen Colley, welcomes the taste of autumn in her exclusive new dishes using produce from the latest food producers making their mark.
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Worcester Easycare sale sees 1,000gns
October 1, 2010
?A TOP price of 1,000gns was achieved when the Easycare Sheep Society held a sale at Worcester.
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Yarrow & Ettrick Show, Selkirk
October 1, 2010
Results from the 2010 Yarrow & Ettrick Show, Selkirk.
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Yeo Valley launches a major promotion
October 1, 2010
YEO Valley organic brand, is launching its first TV campaign next month as part of the brand’s £5million integrated marketing spend.