Farmers Guardian
October 31st 2008

  • Agriculture silver lining within a financial cloud?

    30 October 2008

    PATRICK Tomlinson, HSBC’s head of agriculture believes the impact of recent exchange rate movements should be positive for UK agriculture.

  • Anaerobic digestion company Biogen buys technology provider Greenfinch

    30 October 2008

    SPECIALIST anaerobic digestion company Biogen (UK) has bought technology provider Greenfinch.

  • Arla’s five year strategy

    30 October 2008

    A NEW global strategy aimed at delivering the best milk price to its co-operative farmer owners has been announced by Arla Foods amba.

  • Arla’s five year strategy

    30 October 2008

    A NEW global strategy aimed at delivering the best milk price to its co-operative farmer owners has been announced by Arla Foods amba.

  • Assembly demands burials rule changes

    30 October 2008

    THE Welsh Assembly has put forward an amendment to EU rules preventing the on-farm burial of stock, which wouldallow on-farm containment prior to disposal.

  • Award-winner critical of protein feeding

    October 31st 2008

    A STUDENT from Harper Adams University College has won the Wynnstay Beef Award for his involvement in a trial that has shown many beef producers are feeding too much protein to beef bulls.

  • Bakewell champ bought by judge

    October 31st 2008

    A SHOW and sale of Charol-lais sheep at Bakewell saw the champion, a shearling ewe from Stuart Dunkley, Northampton, sell at 700gns to show judge, Sam Tindall, Wetherby, Yorkshire.

  • BASF braces itself for global recession

    31 October 2008

    CHEMICAL giant BASF admitted the next 12 months will be a huge challenge, despite reporting strong results for the year.

  • Beeston lines up Barnowl auction

    October 31st 2008

    THE Farmers Guardian-sponsored Autumn Colours show and sale of dairy cattle at Beeston Castle auction next week will see an in-calf Jersey heifer go under the hammer for charity.Barnowl A Simon Gateau, bred by Charles and Frances Reader, Northamptonshire, is to be sold at the fixture on November 4, with the proceeds going to the ARC-Addington Fund.

  • Berlingo undergoes a clever evolution

    October 31st 2008

    The reason for the arrival of a much larger, second generation Citröen Berlingo becomes clearer when it’s apparent there is an all-new compact van in the French maker’s line-up, called Nemo. And yes, you could find it with a bright orange livery too.

  • Best of British farming focus for new-look event

    October 31st 2008

    Organisers of the first English Winter Fair Show and Sale are promising visitors a combination of traditional and new features, designed to celebrate the quality of livestock and producers across the regions. Farmers Guardian takes a look at what is in store.

  • Best practice for using Nemathorin

    October 31st 2008

    NEW best use guidelines have been issued for the applicationof the nematicide Nemathorin (fosthiazate) for soil pest control. This follows moves that mean in-furrow treatment is no longer a recommended option for the reduction of wireworm and spraing.

  • Bevann Joker’s 2,800gns Red ace in Newark pack

    October 31st 2008

    A TOP price of 2,800gns was realised at the Lincoln Red Cattle Society show and sale at Newark.

  • Biotech key to global food challenge

    28 October 2008

    BIOTECHNOLOGY will be key to unlocking the potential of UK agriculture to meet the global challenges of food security and climate change.

  • Bobcat auctions loader UNICEF campaign

    29 October 2008

    BOBCAT is auctioning an S175 skid steer loader to its dealers in Euope, Africa and the Middle East to raise funds for the UNICEF schools for Africa campaign.

  • Book your place at HGCA/FG workshops

    28 October 2008

    BE sure to reserve your place at one of the half-day HGCA/FG oilseed rape disease and pest management workshops.

  • Browns celebrate with Beltex belters

    October 31st 2008

    MARTIN and Val Brownand their daughter Hannah, from Newton-le-Willows, nearBedale, had a tremendous weekend in the sheep classes at Countryside Live.

  • BSE test consultation launches

    31 October 2008

    A JOINT consultation has been launched today (Friday, October 31) by Defra, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Food Standards Agency on proposals to raise the age above which cattle must be tested for BSE.

  • Campbell wins top pig industry award

    29 October 2008

    THE prestigious David Black Award for outstanding services to the pig industry was won by Ian Campbell at a ceremony in the House of Lords this morning (Wednesday, October 29).

  • Case IH Maxxum X-Line 110

    October 31st 2008

    The Austrian-built Maxxum X-Line series gets two four cylinder models, badged 100 and 110 with the latter tested here.

  • Cattle class changes

    October 31st 2008

    A SHAKE-UP of the cattle championships at this year’s event is expected to meet with approval from showgoers, as organisers Staffordshire and Birmingham Agricultural Society move the announcement of the supreme champion from Saturday to Sunday.

  • Charollais top 2,900gns

    October 31st 2008

    TRADE was brisk at the Charollais Sheep Society’s sale of in-lamb ewes at Brecon Market.

  • Cooked produce contest

    October 31st 2008

    THE hunt is on for the best local producers of sausage, pies, bacon and gammon at this year’s show, thanks to sponsorship from the British Pig Executive (BPEX).

  • Crescendo hits peak of 4,400gns at Carlisle sale

    October 31st 2008

    BIDDING peaked at 4,400gns for Doncombe Crescendo from David Knight, Bristol, at a show and sale of Blonde cattle at Carlisle.

  • Dairies announce producer price increases

    29 October 2008

    BOTH Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman Dairies have announced producer price increases.

  • Dairies announce producer price increases

    29 October 2008

    BOTH Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman Dairies have announced producer price increases.

  • Defra chiefs: only a farm between them

    31 October 2008

    DEFRA’S top two office holders, Secretary of State, Hilary Benn and Food and Farming Minister, Jane Kennedy, represent a single farm across their combined constituencies, it has emerged.

  • Defra rack up £346,000 bill

    28 October 2008

    DEFRA has admitted to racking up a £346,000 taxi bill last year – equivalent to the income of 58 hill farmers, say the Conservatives.

  • Defra’s rural indifference has cost countryside ‘billions’

    29 October 2008

    DEFRA’S poor understanding of what makes rural economies tick has left the countryside billions of pounds worse off, a report from an influential committee of cross-party MPs concluded.

  • Demand for home-grown feeds pushing technology

    October 31st 2008

    THE prospect of using more home-grown feed in animal diets has driven the development of new technology that is allowing greater quantities of both wheat and rape to be safely and effectively included in ruminant rations.

  • Deutz Fahr Agrofarm 100GS

    October 31st 2008

    The 100GS is the top offering from Deutz Fahr in the 82hp to 96hp Agrofarm range, which is also offered in the UK as the Same Explorer 3 and Lamborghini R3 Evo.

  • Don't water down CAP reform, ministers warned

    28 October 2008

    EUROPE’S agriculture ministers have been urged to ditch ideas that could ‘turn back the clock’ on CAP reform this week.

  • English results

    October 31st 2008

    TRAWDEN, Hollins Farm, Downham, Clitheroe, Lancashire, Nursery (45 ran, judge, F. Cleary, Tockholes): 1, J. Wood (Lindley Moor) Sal, 76 of 90; 2, A. Kyme (Lumb) Moss, 75; 3, S. Duckworth (Haslingden) Vic, 72, OLF; 4, R. Handy (Settle) Jill, 72; 5, L. Bone (Holmfirth) Beau, 71; 6, J. Palmer (Twiston) Sly, 69.

  • English Winter Fair Preview

    October 31st 2008

  • Europe to vote on new pesticide rules

    30 October 2008

    THE Farmers Guardian campaign to prevent the European Parliament from introducing strict new rules to remove important crop protection products from the market, will face its first real test next week.

  • Expansion on the back-burner in Scotland

    30 October 2008

    ONLY five per cent of Scottish farm businesses are planning to increase output.

  • Extra power available on New Holland T6000 and T7000 models

    29 October 2008

    EXTRA power is now available on the New Holland T6000 and T7000 models when there is high demand on the tractor’s hydraulic system.

  • Farmer fined for recklessly interfering with badger sett

    27 October 2008

    A KENT farmer has been fined more than £2,000 after he admitted recklessly interfering with a badger sett, using a burrow blaster to blow it up.

  • Farmer walks clear after plane crashes into tractor

    30 October 2008

    A FARMER in Norwich escaped unharmed yesterday (Wednesday, October 29), after a plane crashed into his tractor, killing one man and seriously injuring another.

  • Fodder bank helps farmers after bad weather

    29 October 2008

    THE NFU has launched a national fodder bank to help those farmers who are finding themselves short of feed, fodder and bedding for their livestock following this summer’s disappointing harvest, heavy rain and flooding.

  • Food inflation set to end

    29 October 2008

    FOOD inflation is set to fall dramatically over the coming months, and could even disappear by the end of 2009, says a new price forecast from English Food and Farming Partnership (EFFP).

  • Food sales fall for first time in 20 years

    24 October 2008

    SALES of food have dropped for the first time in over two decades as consumers start cutting back on purchases, says the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

  • Food sales fall for first time in 20 years

    24 October 2008

    SALES of food have dropped for the first time in over two decades as consumers start cutting back on purchases, says the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

  • Food security is world’s biggest agricultural challenge

    29 October 2008

    IT is time to face up to the world’s biggest agricultural challenge, the Government’s top scientific advisor has warned.

  • Four win agronomy scholarship

    October 31st 2008

    FOUR agricultural students have won themselves the opportunity to land a job with the country’s largest independent agronomy group – and a scholarship to see them through their final year.

  • Galloways prove the ideal low-input cow for farm in Less Favoured Area

    October 31st 2008

    Easily-managed Gallow-ays are proving to be the ideal low-input cow alongside traditional Swaledale ewes for an upland farm in Northumberland.

  • GLA delivers final warning to Northern Ireland

    31 October 2008

    THE Gangmasters Licensing Authority delivered a stark warning to labour providers in Northern Ireland to get their house in order or face a series of fresh investigations.

  • Good results for retirement sale at Driffield

    28 October 2008

    STEPHENSON & Son & Boulton & Cooper were in charge of the hammer at the farm sale held on Tuesday, October 21, at Cottam House Farm, Driffield, on behalf of Philip Mason who is retiring.

  • Grain cooling helped by differential thermostats

    October 31st 2008

    HOTTER harvest conditions and milder autumns and winters, with fewer windows of cold night time air, will make effective grain cooling even more important in future.

  • Growers warned risk of pest infestations high

    28 October 2008

    GROWERS are being advised to keep a close eye out for pest infestations in grain stores following the wet harvest.

  • Growers warned risk of pest infestations high

    28 October 2008

    GROWERS are being advised to keep a close eye out for pest infestations in grain stores following the wet harvest.

  • High five replace institute

    October 31st 2008

    FIVE leading specialist land-based colleges have collaborated to form Cultiva, a new learning and development solution for land-based and rural businesses.

  • Highlighting the hill crisis

    October 31st 2008

    CONSERVATION charities, the Exmoor Society and the Dartmoor Preservation Association, are launching a joint campaign to highlight the threat to their hill farmers.

  • Hindringham farm machinery auction draws large crowd

    28 October 2008

    OVER 400 potential buyers turned out to Brown & Co’s machinery auction at Church Farm, Hindringham, near Fakenham.

  • Horncastle’s one-two in national festival of meat

    October 31st 2008

    COMPETITION was as strong as ever in the National Festival of Meat, organised by the Royal Smithfield Club.

  • Hundreds of sheep drown in East Devon floods

    30 October 2008

    HUNDREDS of sheep have been drowned in East Devon following freak weather conditions during which almost an entire monthly average rainfall fell in just one night.

  • Hundreds of sheep drown in East Devon floods

    30 October 2008

    HUNDREDS of sheep have been drowned in East Devon following freak weather conditions during which almost an entire monthly average rainfall fell in just one night.

  • John Humphreys joins HGCA R&D Committee

    28 October 2008

    JOHN Humphreys of the AtlasFram Group is to join the HGCA R&D Committee, for a three-year term.

  • Just 24 hours to totally change their lives

    October 31st 2008

    Robin and Alison Tuke had only a day to a make a decision that was to permanently alter their lives. Neil Ryder visits the Scottish Borders to meet the couple behind the Hardiesmill herd.

  • Kennedy pledges to help pig farmers

    28 October 2008

    NEW Farming Minister Jane Kennedy has pledged to help pig farmers tackle the threat of high input costs and their ‘sense of powerlessness’ when dealing with big retailers.

  • Kennedy pledges to help pig farmers

    28 October 2008

    NEW Farming Minister Jane Kennedy has pledged to help pig farmers tackle the threat of high input costs and their ‘sense of powerlessness’ when dealing with big retailers.

  • Landini Vision 105

    October 31st 2008

    While it may not be among the big players this four-cylinder, 100hp segment is bread and butter territory for Landini.

  • Large turnout expected at Yarcombe dispersal sale

    29 October 2008

    A LARGE turnout is expected tomorrow (Thursday, October 30), at the farm machinery dispersal sale being held on behalf of contractors Robert and Karen Curtis, who are emigrating to Canada.

  • Law says landowners must manage rabbits

    October 31st 2008

    The ability to devour crops and leave a lasting trail of damage, means rabbits are one of the biggest nuisances. But what can you do to ensure damage limitation?

  • Limited Edition keeps up its remarkable sequence

    October 31st 2008

    Livestock returned to Countryside Live following last year’s absence due to foot-and-mouth restrictions – classes were well filled and standards high. Angela Calvert reports from Harrogate.

  • Limousin leads Skipton mart

    October 31st 2008

    PRICES rose to £1,250 at Skipton mart’s show and sale of suckled calves and store cattle.

  • Maize Monitor October

    October 31st 2008

    Frost means crops should be cut when conditions allow

  • Make sure your slug control plans meet new EC regulations

    October 31st 2008

    THE Potato Council is urging potato growers to discuss slug control plans with their agronomist, purchaser and crop protection supplier to ensure they conform to new EC regulations that came into force on September 1.

  • Making the conformation link between hoof and hook

    October 31st 2008

    MORE beef cattle can be finished to market requirements without too much effort if producers understand how live cattle relate to dressed carcases, suggests the head of Britain’s leading abattoir group ABP.

  • Massey 5455

    October 31st 2008

    Massey Ferguson’s 5455 came to us in two guises: one was a conventional model that came with clever Visio roof option for loader work, and the other a droop-nose model with solid cab roof.

  • Mazda BT-50

    October 31st 2008

  • Milk quality triumphs

    October 31st 2008

    Credit: © FARMERS GUARDIAN please contact 01772 799445.Ronald Turner (left) and Ivor Dennis receiving their Milk Link quality awards.

  • Mitchell family unrivalled in Scottish ploughing match

    October 31st 2008

    THE Mitchell family triumphed for the third year in a row at the 46th Scottish Ploughing Championship, held at West Fenton and Queenstonbank, North Berwick.  

  • Mouthwatering future at Harper Adams food centre

    October 31st 2008

    BUSINESSES across the West Midlands are set to benefit when a new food industry centre opens at Harper Adams UniversityCollege in Shropshire.

  • Nat drops six points in winning Montgomery Nursery

    October 31st 2008

    MONTGOMERYSHIRE and Brecknock began their series of Nursery Trials this week while all the others continued as usual.

  • New approach for JCB 7000 series

    October 31st 2008

    JCB has finally unleashed the three 7000 series Fastrac models spanning 170-230hp. Geoff Ashcroft headed to the fields of Rocester, Staffordshire to find out more.

  • New bluetongue strain confirmed

    27 October 2008

    DUTCH authorities have confirmed a new strain of bluetongue has been discovered on three farms in the south of the country.

  • New bluetongue threats drive call for import ban

    30 October 2008

    FARMERS are being urged to avoid importing animals from Europe after the arrival of a third strain of bluetongue on the continent.

  • New bluetongue threats drive call for import ban

    30 October 2008

    FARMERS are being urged to avoid importing animals from Europe after the arrival of a third strain of bluetongue on the continent.

  • New guidelines open the door to carbon labelling

    29 October 2008

    NEW guidelines for businesses to measure the carbon footprint of their products were made public today (Wednesday, October 29), opening the door to wide-scale carbon labeling on food produce.

  • New Holland T5050

    October 31st 2008

    In the blue corner, the T5050 replaces the TL-A 100 and rolls out of the Jesi, Italianfactory in three versions – Eco, Classic and Deluxe.

  • New Syngenta website offers tailored service for crop growers

    28 October 2008

    A NEW website from Syngenta automatically gathers together essential agronomic and business information specifically for the crops grown on the user’s farm.

  • New uplands funding ‘criminally inadequate’

    27 October 2008

    THE new Upland Entry Level Scheme (UELS) could leave many farmers facing a massive drop in their incomes, claimed Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron.

  • October's Flock Watch

    October 31st 2008

    WITH the beginning of tupping just a few days away, Peter Delbridge said the last month had seen a lot of preparation for both his males and females.

  • OSR and pest experts on hand with workshops, news and views

    October 31st 2008

    BE sure to reserve your place at one of the half-day HGCA/FG oilseed rape dis-ease and pest management workshops.

  • Paving the way on North Yorks Moors

    October 31st 2008

    RANGERS, field staff, apprentices and volunteers from the North York Moors National Park Authority have carried out improvements to the surface of the popular ‘Daffodil Walk’ in the valley of Farndale.

  • Payments improve animal welfare

    30 October 2008

    PAYMENTS under the EU’s Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) to fund animal welfare improvements should be high on the EU’s priority list, the RSPCA has claimed.

  • Perth Salers 3,800gns tops

    October 31st 2008

    AT the pedigree beef week at Perth Salers bulls sold to a top of 3,800gns for Rigel Hubert from Terrance and Malcolm Pye,Middleton-on-Leven, Yarm.

  • Ploughing the old counties

    October 31st 2008

    PLOUGH Scotland 2008 is planning to plough between 12 and 15 acres in every one of Scotland’s 33 traditional counties in aid of RSABI.

  • Purple GM tomatoes to help fight cancer

    27 October 2008

    SCIENTISTS have unveiled the latest GM food product – a purple tomato which can protect against cancers.

  • Purple GM tomatoes to help fight cancer

    27 October 2008

    SCIENTISTS have unveiled the latest GM food product – a purple tomato which can protect against cancers.

  • Record 7 300gns at Dungannon

    October 31st 2008

    THE Northern Ireland Blue Cattle Club’s show and sale at Dungannon saw prices peak at 7,300gns – a centre record – and a 100 per cent clearance for bulls.

  • Report finds bio-security 'integral' in eradicating bovine TB

    27 October 2008

    THE Welsh Assembly has accepted the findings of a major report looking at farm bio-security as ‘an integral part’ of its fight to eradicate bovine TB in Wales.

  • RPA alerted to possible unlawful sale of trifluralin herbicides

    30 October 2008

    TRIFLURALIN herbicides have been unlawfully offered for sale and supply in the UK beyond the expiry date for sale of such products, says the Pesticide Safety Directorate.

  • Scientists discover yet another new bluetongue strain

    30 October 2008

    SCIENTISTS have discovered another new strain of bluetongue, this time in goats in Switzerland.

  • Scottish bluetongue vaccination gets underway

    3 November 2008

    SCOTLAND joined the Bluetongue Protection Zone this morning (Monday, November 3), for the first time as a compulsory vaccination strategy was rolled out.

  • Scottish harvest increases - but warnings for 2009

    27 October 2008

    CEREAL production in Scotland increased by 15.7 per cent this year with a 13 per cent increase in planted area and yields up by 2.5 per cent.

  • Scottish harvest increases - but warnings for 2009

    27 October 2008

    CEREAL production in Scotland increased by 15.7 per cent this year with a 13 per cent increase in planted area and yields up by 2.5 per cent.

  • Scottish results

    October 31st 2008

    BARGRENNAN (Judge, A Waugh, Glenluce) Open (40 ran) 1, C. Dickson (Girvan) Gel, 93; 2, I. McMillan (Newton Stewart) Don, 92 Outbye; 3, J.J. Templeton (Fenwick) Spot, 92; 4, J.R. Welsh (Dalrymple) Mack, 78 Outbye; 5, N. Gillon (Dailly) Spot, 78; 6, J.R. Welsh (Dalrymple) Tanhill Nap, 77.

  • Scottish vaccination gets underway

    3 November 2008

    SCOTLAND joined the Bluetongue Protection Zone this morning (Monday, November 3), for the first time as a compulsory vaccination strategy was rolled out.

  • Step up battle to see off our gnawing pests

    October 31st 2008

    Rats are an ongoing problem on many farms – and this winter will be no exception. Sara Gregson takes a look how to tackle the troublesome rodent.

  • Stockjudging competition for Young Farmers

    October 31st 2008

    AROUND 180 Young Farmers Club members from 15 counties will be competing for a prize fund topping £600 in stock-judging competitions held during the weekend.

  • Strong trade at Lancaster dairy sale

    October 31st 2008

    TRADE for dairy cattle remained strong at the October Lancaster dairy sale when three heifers sold for 3,000gns or more.

  • Students across Europe to examine a changing world

    October 31st 2008

    MORE than 20 students from Hadlow College will be representing the UK at a European Union-funded collaboration conference taking place in France. 

  • Studies could help assure consumers over GM

    28 October 2008

    CONSUMERS will accept GM foods – but only if their safety can be proved, claimed the Government’s chief scientific advisor.

  • Subaru open doors with new diesel ‘boxer’ engine

    October 31st 2008

    The development of Subaru’s diesel-fuelled ‘boxer’ engine could have finally opened doors with the arrival of an oil-burning flat-four, which is being slotted into the Legacy, Legacy Outback and Forester models.

  • Swaledales reach £25,000 at Hawes

    October 31st 2008

    A bid of £25,000 led the two-day show and sale of Swaledale shearling rams at Hawes on behalf of the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘B’ district.

  • Tackling dairy issues with a 'hands on' approach

    28 October 2008

    THE Dairy Works seminars organised by Cogent and media partnered by Farmers Guardian are now in full swing. Katie Lomas reports from one of the seminars held at Harper Adams.

  • Tesco launching new hill lamb range

    29 October 2008

    HILL lambs from farm assured flocks in northern England will be eligible for a new retail range being launched by Tesco.

  • Test shows stubble turnips ideal diet for winter

    October 31st 2008

    A TRIAL with stubble turnips has shown them to be a cost-effective diet that also helps deliver consistent eating quality during winter months.

  • Third time lucky as Sal breaks her duck

    October 31st 2008

    KEEPING her sheep settled and under good control John Wood’s Sal took her first nursery title last Saturday in Trawden Society’s first nursery of the season at the new venue of Hollins Farm, Downham.

  • Tractors on test in action: 100hp.

    October 31st 2008

    Video footage of the tractors in action as Mervyn Bailey and Geoff Ashcroft took six competing models into the field.

  • Tractors on test: 100hp

    October 31st 2008

    THERE is a major battle taking place in the 100hp bracket. Mervyn Bailey and Geoff Ashcroft took six competing models into the field, to see which can claim supremacy.

  • Trials diary

    October 31st 2008

    ENGLAND

  • VW Pickup

    October 31st 2008

  • Walscombe herd dispersal milkers peak at 2,600gns

    October 31st 2008

    THE first sale to disperse Messrs Newman and White’s Walscombe herd of Holsteins, Taunton, Somerset, saw prices peak at 2,600gns for the milking portion.

  • Warren new RASE chief executive

    29 October 2008

    AN ex-Royal Navy man is the Royal Agricultural Society of England’s new chief executive.

  • Water companies failing to meet Government strategy - Natural England

    27 October 2008

    NATURAL England has called on the Government to tighten up regulation on water companies, which it believes are failing to commit policies to reduce water consumption and extraction.

  • Water companies failing to meet Government strategy - Natural England

    27 October 2008

    NATURAL England has called on the Government to tighten up regulation on water companies, which it believes are failing to commit policies to reduce water consumption and extraction.

  • Welsh results

    October 31st 2008

    Class: 1, A. Driscoll (Llanfynydd) Kinloch Ace, 29olf; 2, P. Dobbs (Llanddeusant) Sian, 29; 3, M. Hemmings (Llanfyndd) Chip, 30 OLF: 4, A. Draycott (Whitemill) Fly, 30; 5, P. Stebbings (Pentrecwrt) Annie, 34; 6, T. Coles (Llandysul) Raf, 34. Puppy Class: 1, A. Driscoll, Kinloch Ace, 29; 2, M. Hemmings, Chip, 30 OLF; 3, A, Draycott, Fly, 30; 4, P. Stebbings, Annie, 34; 5; T. Coles, Raf, 37; 6. M.Owen (Llanarthne) Kenny, 41.

  • Wheat pool returns £130 / tonne

    31 October 2008

    GLEADELL Agriculture’s 2008 wheat pool has put another £50/tonne or so, compared with current values, in the pockets of growers who took the firm’s advice to lock into forward prices.

  • Wheat pool returns £130 / tonne

    31 October 2008

    GLEADELL Agriculture’s 2008 wheat pool has put another £50/tonne or so, compared with current values, in the pockets of growers who took the firm’s advice to lock into forward prices.

  • Who came out on top in our test

    October 31st 2008

    Despite not being able to directly compare eggs with eggs – and a look at the spec table reveals that few are closely matched – we found some interesting pros and cons with every model.

  • Zetor Proxima Plus 10541

    October 31st 2008

    Few tractors have evolved so cosmetically in recent years as those fromZetor. The Proxima Plus 10541 packs modern looks and swooping curves into a package that looks good enough to entice many an operator to take a closer look.