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
September 16th 2005
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Arla moves to maintain milk price differential
September 16th 2005
ARLA Foods Milk Partnership members saw their milk price reduced by 0.35ppl from last Saturday as the Leeds-based processor imposed the cut having failed, for the first time, to achieve agreement with the partnership.
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BANANA LOAF / PUDDING
September 16th 2005
This recipe comes from Nicola Goodings of Green Farm Wicklewood, Norfolk.
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Champion of champions Elmwick Chardonnay was the toast of the Charollais Sheep Society
September 16th 2005
Westmorland County Show
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Cracking niche egg market
September 16th 2005
A North Wales farming family is ‘laying’ down foundations for the future – producing coloured free-range eggs for some of the most prestigious retail outlets in the UK.
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Ewefields Lucy shows youngsters how to do it
September 16th 2005
Westmorland County Show
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Exercising commoners rights brings cattle grazing back to the forest
September 16th 2005
A farmer is playing a key role in a conservation project in Epping Forest by exercising his commoner’s rights to graze cattle. As Clare Phillips reports, grazing animals have been re-introduced to the forest to preserve its ecosystem.
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Farmings role in climate change closely examined by EU Ministers
September 16th 2005
The role of EU farmers in both contributing to climate change and offering potential solutions came under the microscope this week.
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Further CAP reform laughed off
September 16th 2005
EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has ruled out further reform of the CAP before the end of the current agreement.
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Grassland meeting takes in Isle of Man advantages
September 16th 2005
Nearly 100 farmers descended on the Isle of Man last weekend for this year’s British Grassland Society summer meeting.
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Hampshire Down continues her unbeaten 22-win run
September 16th 2005
Llandyfaelog Show
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Internet service to save time
September 16th 2005
DEFRA has unveiled a new internet-based service for farmers that from next year will dramatically reduce farm inspections and time spent on paperwork.
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Judges line up for Royal Highland 2006 show
September 16th 2005
More than 80 leading names from all over the UK will officiate at next year’s Royal Highland Show, which takes place at Ingliston, from June 22-25.
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Llandyfaelog Show
September 16th 2005
The 100th Llandyfaelog Show was made even more memorable by some star-studded Holstein ‘Champion of Champions’ judging line-ups. Barry Alston reports from West Wales.
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New race of brown rust affecting crops
September 16th 2005
Among all the cereal diseases brown rust has been particularly visible this year in the HGCA wheat trials around the country, according to Recommended List manager, Jim McVittie.
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New vision to bring change
September 16th 2005
The NFU is proposing a fundamental shake-up of the way the dairy supply chain works to ensure the industry has a future. Backed by an MDC document proposing a fresh look at milk contracts, the NFU has published its ‘Vision for the Dairy Industry’.
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OTM beef back in November
September 16th 2005
After a decade-long ban costing the taxpayer £3.7 billion, over-thirty-months cattle will be allowed back into the food chain from November 7.
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Princess takes supreme beef title
September 16th 2005
Westmorland County Show
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Ragwort control under pressure
September 16th 2005
Cross-compliance and entry level environmental rules are making it harder to control ragwort, according to one South Lincolnshire farmer.
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Rising fuel prices unsustainable say farmers
September 16th 2005
Tom Levitt looks at how the fuel crisis has hit farmers and at the emergence of biofuels as an alternative.
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Romsey Show
September 16th 2005
Angus stands out in strong beef line-up
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Scots must avoid TB
September 16th 2005
Scotland must take every step possible to avoid widespread infection of its cattle herd with bovine tuberculosis. That was the universal message delivered this week by industry leaders and the Scottish Executive.
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Sector must rise above infighting
September 16th 2005
The Office of Fair Trading has been urged not to stand in the way of development and consolidation in the dairy industry which may bring stability to the sector.
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Tackle Black-grass now
September 16th 2005
Cereal growers across the country should be taking advantage of the single best out-of-crop black-grass control opportunity for at least five years by ensuring the most effective stale seedbed or stubble treatment this autumn, according to Bob Mills of Frontier Agriculture.
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Time is right for biofuels
September 16th 2005
As fuel prices reach all time highs farmers in the East Midlands are challenging Chancellor Gordon Brown to look to the future and reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuels by giving his full backing to the biofuels industry.
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Vision will overhaul whole dairy industry
September 16th 2005
The NFU will use next week’s Dairy Event to promote interest and debate in a new document it believes could fundamentally alter the way the industry functions.
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Westmorland County Show
September 16th 2005
Bumper crowds, increased livestock entries and agricultural trade stands, important national competitions in the Aberdeen Angus and Charollais sheep sections – and a warm sunny day – made for a tremendous Westmorland County Show which remains a true agricultural show. Howard Walsh and Ben Briggs report. Adrian Legge took the pictures.