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 23, 2011
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2011 harvest a ‘mixed bag’
23 September 2011
THE 2011 harvest was a ‘mixed bag’ with winners and losers defined by location and crop and soil type, according to industry experts.
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Agriculture in the national news - September 20
20 September 2011
A round-up of farming news from publications across the UK.
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Agriculture in the national news - September 21
21 September 2011
A round up of farming and rural news from around the UK.
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Agriculture in the news - September 19
19 September 2011
A round up of farming and rural news from around the UK.
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Agriculture in the news - September 22
22 September 2011
A round up of farming news from across the UK.
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Agriculture in the news - September 23
23 September 2011
A round up of farming news from around the UK.
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Alternatives to hi-pro soya available
September 23, 2011
DESPITE the high prices and continued market volatility which have plagued hi-pro soyabean meal during the last couple of years, few dairy producers have yet to fully embrace milk production without this apparently ‘vital’ feed ingredient, according to Trident technical manager Dr Michael Marsden.
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Andrew Watts biography
22 September 2011
Andrew Watts is the NFU combinable crops chairman for East Anglia, and has been on the National Combinable Crops Board since 2004.He manages a 2,400ha farming business, growing combinable crops in a wide range of soil types in North East Hertfordshire.He has been a farm manager since 1983, starting out in Berkshire, via Essex and Hertfordshire for the last 20 years.He also represents the NFU on the BASIS Board.
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Annual sale on Unst sees 3,163 go under hammer
September 23, 2011
Britain’s most northerly sheep sale was held last week on the island of Unst in Shetland. This annual event took place from early morning till evening with a total of 3,163 animals being sold.
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Arla announces 0.85ppl milk price increase
30 September 2011
ARLA has announced a 0.85ppl increase on AFMP members’ base price from October 1.
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Arrests made as part of rural crime crackdown
21 September 2011
TWO men have been arrested following a raid on a farm in Lancaster, carried out as part of a crack down on rural crime.
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Badger campaigners submit petition to Defra
20 September 2011
A PETITION of 32,000 signatures opposing Government plans to cull badgers in England is set to be handed into Defra’s Nobel House headquarters today.
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Becca bows out in style as victory goes to Ireland and James McGee
September 23, 2011
World Trial
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Bidding to 1,000gns for Border Leicester ewe lamb
September 23, 2011
A BORDER Leicester record at auction was believed to have been broken at the NSA Border Leicester Sale, Builth Wells, on Monday, when a ewe lamb from Jim Brown’s Northumberland-based Eildon flock sold at 1,000gns.
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Bluefaced Leicester at 6,800gns caps an ‘amazing day’ for breeder
September 23, 2011
Barry Alston reports from the second of the season’s big multi-breed ram sales, supported by Farmers Guardian, at the Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells.
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Bracken control agent asulam is banned
20 September 2011
FARMING leaders in Scotland will press the Government for an emergency authorisation for bracken control agent Asulam, following a decision in Brussels to uphold a proposed ban on the product.
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Breathing life into an old Cornish barn with homes and workshops
September 23, 2011
A CORNISH project to provide affordable housing and workspace for farming families has been given a further boost, thanks to a £10,000 charitable donation.
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Britain's favourite food spot is a surprise choice
September 23, 2011
THE county of Lincolnshire has been unveiled as the surprise winner in a public poll to find Britain’s Favourite Food Spot.
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Brussels meeting for Welsh farm leaders
19 September 2011
A delegation of Farmers Union of Wales leaders and officials has begun a four-day stint of talks in Brussels to spell out their concerns and aspirations for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy for 2014-2020.
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Careful clover rotation consideration needed
September 23, 2011
RED clover is a versatile seed, which can be established in a number of ways from traditional ploughed ground, direct drill, scratched in or broadcast but it required careful placing in a rotation with care to avoid disappointment, said Helen Mathieu of British Seed Houses.
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Careful wrapping of red clover silage maintains quality
September 23, 2011
THE handling of clover silage had a significant impact on its quality when feeding out demanding farmers and contractors ensure care is taken when wrapping or ensiling crops said Mel John of bpi.agri.
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Changes in licencing aim to put life back into village halls
September 23, 2011
VILLAGE halls and local community venues will no longer be forced to apply for an entertainments licence under a new Government deregulation proposal.
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Checking cattle on horseback
21 September 2011
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China's pork imports to hit record high
September 23, 2011
China imported about 400,000 tonnes of pork and pork offal in the first five months of this year, up 43 per cent year-on-year, and imports will probably hit a record one million tonnes this year.
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Concern over processed animal protein move
20 September 2011
A DECISION by the Food Standards Authority (FSA) to advise the Government not to lift a ban on the use of processed animal protein (PAP) in non-ruminant feed will be challenged, according to the NFU.
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Countryside awards now open for nominations
September 23, 2011
THE seventh annual Countryside Alliance Awards are now open for nominations and celebrate communities, village, produce, enterprise and rural heritage.
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Dairy farmers must sharpen up on managing reproduction
21 September 2011
With financial gains to be made from getting cows back in-calf at the correct time, many experts are encouraging dairy farmers to increase their focus on reproductive management.
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Dairy: Brothers realise consistency is key for milking herd
28 September 2011
A long period of change on one Staffordshire farm has convinced dairy farmer Martin Royall the most important thing for cows is actually consistency. Joanne Pugh reports.
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Dalesmule gimmers reach £200/head
September 23, 2011
DALESMULE gimmer lambs were keenly sought after at the inaugural show and sale held at Bentham Auction Mart.
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David Sheppard biography
21 September 2011
David Sheppard is the managing director of Gleadell Agriculture Ltd, a position he has held since 2005. David brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Gleadell which he has gained during his 27 years in the grain trade. He joined Gleadell in 1997 as trading director from Usborne Grain, where he was a director from 1990-1997.
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Davie and Rob win at Westruther
September 23, 2011
A clean pen and shed gave Davie Wallace’s Rob a long lead at Westruther.
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Decision to take down fences 'irresponsible' - FUW
20 September 2011
THE Farmers Union of Wales has branded a Welsh Government decision that fences on the Brecon Beacons should be taken down - despite having been in place for 10 years - as ‘irresponsible’.
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Dedicating a life to working with dairy animals
23 September 2011
The South West herdsperson of the year award recognises dairy workers’ dedication. Olivia Cooper finds out what it means to last year’s winner.
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Dominic Naylor: Higher than budgeted bushel weights mean a strong start to the financial year
27 September 2011
THE combine rolled for the last time today, finishing harvest 2011 with the beans.
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Drift Domino takes inter-breed victory at Berkshire
20 September 2011
A BRITISH Blue bull, hailed by the judge as the best animal he had ever seen of that breed, took the beef championship at a showery Royal County of Berkshire Show.
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English sheepdog trial results
September 23, 2011
HOLMROOK, Cumbria (Judge, A. Clark, Mallerstang) Morning open (36 ran) 1, D. Purdham (Holmrook) Meg, 95 of 100 OLF; 2, D. Snoeck (Netherlands) Flaiv, 95; 3, R. Snoeck, Conquest Kate, 94; 4, E. Jensen (Faroe Islands) Nap, 94; 5, J. Geier (USA) Jim, 93; 6, R. Snoeck, Nell, 93.
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Enhanced calf nutrition improves performance
September 23, 2011
DAIRY farmers are failing to make the most of the true genetic potential of calves because they tend to underfeed them in the first few weeks of life, says John Twigge, technical manager with Frank Wright Trouw Nutrition International.
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Farm life inspires unique, manageable t-shirt business
22 September 2011
FARMER’S wife Ellen Watt swapped life in the police force for a chance to run her own rural business and join her husband on their arable farm in Scotland. Danusia Osiowy finds out why she traded places.
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FG editor makes shortlist for editor of the year award
22 September 2011
FARMERS Guardian editor Emma Penny has been shortlisted for the prestigious British Society of Magazine Editors Awards in the Editor of the Year category for weekly business and professional publications.
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First Milk and Dairy Crest announce more increases
21 September 2011
FIRST Milk is increasing its liquid pool producer price by 1.5ppl from October 1.
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Foot-and-mouth confirmed in Paraguay
September 23, 2011
Foot-and-mouth disease in domestic cattle was confirmed last week in central Paraguay.
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GB potato planting down
September 23, 2011
POTATO plantings this season were just under half of 1 per cent down on 2010, according to the latest Potato Council estimate.
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Gilt titled champion at Pedigree Welsh Pig Society's event
September 23, 2011
THE Pedigree Welsh Pig Society’s champion of champions event held at Beeston auction was won by a gilt, Gwynys Model 307, from Huw and Ela Roberts, Lithfaen, near Pwllheli.
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Global food security champion appointed
20 September 2011
A SCIENTIST from Leeds University has been appointed as a global food security champion.
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Grain market update - September 20
20 September 2011
UK feed wheat futures fell to one-month lows last week, according to the HGCA.
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Grassland management competition 2011 winner
September 23, 2011
THE 2011 British Grassland national grassland management competition has been won by Andrew Nelson of Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire.
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High of £1,390 at Bryncir
September 23, 2011
THERE was an unrivalled entry of quality cattle at the store cattle sale at Bryncir, North Wales, on Monday, with a top price of £1,390 for a 16-month-old Charolais steer from A.C. and D.T. Hughes, Brychyni, Llangybi, whose entry of 38 averaged £1,153.
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Hyde Park festival organisers looking to raise £3m
23 September 2011
THE organisers of the planned 2013 festival of food and farming at Hyde Park are looking to raise £3 million to stage the event.
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Industry moves to fight EU 'food chain bullies'
19 September 2011
A GROUP of EU food chain representatives have come together to draw up a code of practice ‘to fight food chain bullies’ across Europe.
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Investigations underway into nematicide MRL exceedances
September 23, 2011
REPORTS of nematicide maximum residue (MRL) exceedances in a small number of potato crops lifted this season are currently being investigated.
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Is taking a one-off wayleave payment more profitable?
September 23, 2011
CAPITALISING wayleave payments and claiming compensation for property depreciation caused by power line infrastructure could provide a much-needed capital injection for farmers and landowners.
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John Gordon: Not starting the harvest means desperation is beginning to set in
September 23, 2011
Desperation is setting in now in some parts of Scotland. Regular rain has held up the harvest and locally there is a lot of grain being harvested with a moisture content in the high 20’s and there’s plenty of straw still lying.
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Joint lead price at Stirling
September 23, 2011
THE pre-sale show champion and reserve at United Auctions (Stirling) suckled calf sale made the joint top prices of 241p/kg.
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Kendall and George clash over badger cull
21 September 2011
NFU president Peter Kendall and Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George have clashed over Government plans for a badger cull in England.
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Kendall urges industry to promote GM wheat benefits
22 September 2011
NFU president Peter Kendall has urged the farming industry to go out and promote the potentially ‘phenomenal’ benefits of genetically modified (GM) wheat to consumers.
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Lanark Beltex sell to 4,000gns
September 23, 2011
THERE was a solid trade at the Beltex Scotland show and sale at Lanark where prices sold to a 4,000gns peak.
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Lib Dems celebrate supermarket ‘victory’
21 September 2011
THE Liberal Democrat conference was told how the party had won a famous victory over the supermarkets, despite ongoing concerns over plans for a Grocery Adjudicator.
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Livestock chiefs hold talks in Dublin
20 September 2011
THE challenges faced by the livestock industry throughout the UK were discussed when the livestock chairmen from four farming organisations met in Dublin.
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Livestock market update - September 21
21 September 2011
Beef holding steady – steers avge 180.2p/kg lw in week to 20/9/11; heifers 184.44p and young bulls 175.18p. Lambs increased 2p/kg or so up to 167.81p/kg lw (SQQ). Ewes £59/ head.
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Lord Taylor appointed as new Defra Minister
19 September 2011
TORY peer John Taylor has been appointed as a Defra Minister, replacing Lord Henley as the Department’s voice in the House of Lords.
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McCartney's corned beef rules the roost
September 23, 2011
ONE of the oldest family butchery businesses in Northern Ireland has taken the Supreme Champion title at the Great Taste Awards.
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Milk market update - September 21
21 September 2011
First Milk has announced another 1.5ppl on liquid contracts from October 1 and 1ppl on milk for cheese.
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Mobile event guide: Dairy Show 2011
21 September 2011
MAKE sure you have all the information you need at your fingertips for the Dairy Show 2011.
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Modernisation plans for Scottish crofters
23 September 2011
THE modernisation of Scotland’s crofting sector has taken an ‘important step forward’ with the second phase of the Crofting Reform Act coming into operation.
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Money boost from organic manure
September 23, 2011
Future challenges and opportunities for the pig sector were common themes at JSR Genetics’ annual technical conference, held at Nottingham University last week. Angela Calvert reports.
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Morrisons tackles grassland issues
20 September 2011
THE scientific jargon from masses of reports and data has been stripped away in a new publication to give dairy farmers swift and concise answers to practical grassland related issues.
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MPs urge Defra to embrace regulation culture change
23 September 2011
MPS have called on Defra to embrace ‘culture change’ in the way they regulate the farming industry, in line with the recommendations of Richard Macdonald red tape task force.
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Mycotoxin test requirement ends for 2011
September 23, 2011
GROWERS will not need to supply mycotoxin test results for the remainder of the 2011 crop marketing year, following agreement between the NFU and cereal industry representatives.
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New price schemes puts focus firmly on hygiene
September 23, 2011
With major dairy companies annou-ncing greater incentives for hygiene quality, it will really pay to drive down cell counts and bactoscans, according to Diversey field technical specialist Alison Cox.
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New process set to produce healthier feeds
September 23, 2011
HEALTHIER feeds, which are claimed to reduce rumen upsets and acidosis in cattle and sheep are being produced using a new manufacturing process at Harbro’s animal feed mill at Birkhill, Lanarkshire.
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NFU and Lib Dems join forces in CAP battle
20 September 2011
THE NFU and Liberal Democrats have vowed to work together to try and secure a fairer Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for UK farmers.
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NFU looking to give young farmers a voice
20 September 2011
YOUNG farmers have less than two weeks to apply to be members of the NFU’s next generation forum.
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NFU warns Defra over badger cull conditions
22 September 2011
THE NFU has urged Defra to ensure the conditions linked to the proposed English badger cull are practical and deliverable by farmers.
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Northern Lights peak at 10,500gns
September 23, 2011
FOR the second year running it was an animal from Alan and Christine Watson, Cockermouth, topping the Northern Lights sale at Beeston.
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NSA backs national sheep database plans
21 September 2011
THE National Sheep Association (NSA) has given its support to the principle of a movement database for sheep.
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Pedigree cattle to £1,869 at Sedgemoor
September 23, 2011
A total bull clearance and a top price of £1,869 was achieved when 225 head went under the hammer at the Multi Breed show and sale of pedigree native beef cattle at Sedgemoor. All but five females sold.
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Pedigrees to £2,240 at Leek
September 23, 2011
Top call at Leek auction’s September Pedigree sale was £2,240 for Snowfern Melody Precious 2 by Moet Melody, from Messrs Fernyhough, Kidgrove. Her dam had given 9,219kg as a heifer and she sold giving 34.5kg to J. Fernyhough, Swythamley.
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Pig producers face growing challenges
September 23, 2011
Future challenges and opportunities for the pig sector were common themes at JSR Genetics’ annual technical conference, held at Nottingham University last week. Angela Calvert reports.
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Potato Europe: Boom in self-propelled four-row harvesters
22 September 2011
Monstrous four-row self-propelled harvesters dominated at Potato Europe, but there were also new developments on the trailed front at the Belgian event. Steven Vale reports.
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Ram lamb tops 4,000gns at Scottish Texel breeders sale
September 23, 2011
TOPPING the Farmers Guardian- sponsored Scottish Texel Sheep Breeders Club Sale at Lanark was a ram lamb from the McCosh brothers, South Lanarkshire.
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Record entry at Cockermouth
September 23, 2011
There was a record entry of 8,845 sheep at Cockermouth’s annual sale of gimmer lambs.
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Red clover is key to high protein forage
September 23, 2011
Red clover can out-perform its white sibling but concern over grazing, persistency and vulnerability to diseases remain, delegates at the recent British Grassland Society/Silage Advisory Centre’s Profiting from Red Clover workshop were told. Simon Wragg reports.
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Reese Jones and Roy victorious at Weobley
September 23, 2011
AFTER Eirian Morgan became international supreme champion with Spot, just weeks after he retired his Fred, many of the Welsh trialling fraternity were at the World Trial in Cumbria.
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Research could lead to salmonella breakthrough
22 September 2011
THE number of salmonella outbreaks could be drastically reduced as a result of major EU research into eggshell quality.
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Rosé veal operation’s expansion plans
September 23, 2011
AN Irish-based company which finishes up to 400 cattle each week in mainland Britain, is looking for more calves for its rosé veal operation.
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Russia forecasts huge grain reserves
September 23, 2011
EVEN if Russia increases grain exports to a maximum, the Russian Grain Union president has indicated the country will be left with a large grain reserve at the end of the season.
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Safety event for Scottish farmers
23 September 2011
SCOTTISH farmers are being encouraged to attend a free safety training event, organised by the Health and Safety Executive, and staged at Inverurie on Tuesday, October 4.
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Scottish sheepdog trial results – September 23
September 23, 2011
NEWTON ST BOSWELLS (Judge, J. Knox, USA) Open (63 ran) 1, M. Magnusson (Ardormie) Davie, 92; 2, R. Dalziel (Ettrick) Joe, 91; 3, A. Jardine (Lockerbie) Spot, 88; 4, J. Hill (Heriot) Kim, 87 Outbye; 5, J. Hill, Ban, 87; 6, M. Davidson (Lilburn) Spot, 86.
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Sheepdog trials diary – September 23
September 23, 2011
ENGLAND
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Simplistic approach keeps finishing operation moving
22 September 2011
Brothers James and John Burnett run a slick finishing operation at their mixed farm near Newark and, despite a volatile market, continue to strengthen their farming formula. Angela Calvert reports.
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Slow down in international dairy commodity market
21 September 2011
INTERNATIONAL dairy commodity markets are not going to improve in the final quarter of 2011 believes Rabobank.
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Spanish boost to English grass-fed lamb
September 23, 2011
A statistically significant sample of Spanish lamb consumers has given the thumbs up to English grass-fed lamb.
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Strong demand and new breed record at Ryeland sale
20 September 2011
A strong entry of 151 Ryelands and 61 Coloured Ryelands attracted a large crowd to the Ryeland Flock Book Society Sale at Ludlow.
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Stubble management tweak will help CFE meet targets
21 September 2011
FARMERS are being urged to tweak their stubble management to help the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) meet targets for Voluntary Measures.
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Sugar supplements essential on dairy farms this winter
27 September 2011
Low sugar content in grass silages will present a rationing challenge on many dairy farms this winter.
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Tale of two halves with rainfall
September 23, 2011
In the concluding piece of our 2011 Profit from Grass series, DairyCo’s Piers Badnell and Liz Genever from Eblex share their thoughts on how the 2011 season has gone for the farmers we have been following and the country as a whole.
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Technology is vital in meeting world demand for pork
September 23, 2011
Future challenges and opportunities for the pig sector were common themes at JSR Genetics’ annual technical conference, held at Nottingham University last week. Angela Calvert reports.
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Texel Northern Area Club sale reaches a 4,100gns top
September 23, 2011
A SHEARLING ewe from Stuart Currie’s Beautry flock sold at 4,100gns to head the Northern Area Texel Breeders Club show and sale at Skipton last week.
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Texel tops rams at £1,300 at Castle Douglas
September 23, 2011
A Texel shearling from Janice MacTaggart of Orchardton Main, Palnackie, led the annual show and sale of Texel, Suffolk and continental Rams at £1,300 at Castle Douglas, and sold to Messrs Hamilton, Kirton of Crawford.
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The best banger in Norfolk
September 23, 2011
A NORFOLK butcher has claimed his fourth victory in the county’s annual Battle of the Bangers contest.
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Tillage Live 2011: Bringing min-till to smaller farms
22 September 2011
THE working demonstrations at Tillage Live generated plenty of interest for visitors to the Oxfordshire site. Jane Carley and James Rickard report.
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Toxovax supplies resume
September 23, 2011
SUPPLIES of Toxovax, the sheep toxoplasmosis vaccine, will resume from September 26 and MSD Animal Health has urged farmers to discuss their 2011 requirements with their vet.
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Trade below last year’s record heights
September 23, 2011
THIS year’s Bluefaced Leicester sale at Ballymena failed to reach the record heights of last year’s sale to leave many vendors slightly disappointed with the day’s trade.
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Training the dairy managers of the future
September 23, 2011
A NEW industry initiative is committed to increasing the supply of the high calibre dairy managers required to run tomorrow’s increasingly complex dairy farm businesses.
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Turnip yellows threat to vegetable brassica yields
September 23, 2011
BRUSSELS sprout growers could double their yields by growing varieties which are less susceptible to turnip yellows virus (TuYV), new research has revealed.
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Two very different grazing seasons
September 23, 2011
In the concluding piece of our 2011 Profit from Grass series, DairyCo’s Piers Badnell and Liz Genever from Eblex share their thoughts on how the 2011 season has gone for the farmers we have been following and the country as a whole.
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UK urges Brussels to cut CAP payments
21 September 2011
THE UK Government has reiterated its call for major cuts to EU farm subsidies, ahead of the imminent publication of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform proposals.
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UK-bred Jersey heifer and calf make impact in Germany
September 23, 2011
Potterswalls Iatola Starlight 2 made a sensational impact at the ‘Skyline Stars Sale’ in Southern Germany, selling for €4,100 (£3,600) while her four-week old calf, born while in quarantine in Germany, sold at €3,600 (£3,160).
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USA's bovine TB-free status grows
September 23, 2011
Fifty-seven counties now meet the requirements for accredited-free status for bovine TB.
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Watch again: Grain prices debate
23 September 2011
THE precarious state of the global economy is pushing down grain prices, despite relatively stable supply and demand conditions, according to cereal market experts.
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Welsh collaboration talks ‘positive’
22 September 2011
LEADERS of the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) and Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) have met to discuss ways in which the two organisations can work more closely together in order to benefit the industry in Wales.
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Welsh farming leaders' concerns over EU CAP reforms
21 September 2011
THE delegation of Farmers Union of Wales leaders and officials currently in Brussels for a four-day stint of talks has expressed concerns for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy for 2014-2020.
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Welsh Pig Society show and sale a success
20 September 2011
DESPITE difficult times in the pig industry with feed prices at an all time high The Pedigree Welsh Pig Society held another highly successful show and sale at Beeston Auction, Tarporley, Cheshire at the beginning of September.
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Welsh sheepdog trial results – September 23
September 23, 2011
WEOBLEY PLOUGHING MATCH and sheepdog trial, Serrington Manor, Broxwood, Pembridge (Judge, John Ayron Watkins, Blackwood, Gwent, 47 ran) Open national, 1, Rhys Jones (Llanafan Fawr) Roy, 15; 2, Angie Blackmore (Ledbury) Bob 1, 18 OLF; 3, Yvonne Abrey (Brecon) Zac, 18; 4, Jack Chamberlain (Builth Wells) Mav, 18; 5, Brenda Howson (Llandefalle) Peg, 20 OLF; 6, Derek Lloyd (Kimbolton) Nap, 20.
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Western Australian sheep and goat movement recording
September 23, 2011
Sheep and goat producers in Western Australia are now required to record mob-based (batch) movements on the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database.
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Wet weather increases phoma threat to OSR crops
September 23, 2011
UNSETTLED weather across the UK in recent weeks means an early release of phoma spores is likely, possibly becoming a threat to newly established oilseed rape crops.
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Wholecrop cereals in the spotlight
22 September 2011
Wholecrop cereals could play a much bigger part in securing future forage supplies says Roy Eastlake, Biotal national technical support manager.
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Win tickets to The Welsh Dairy Show 2011
22 September 2011
5 Pairs of tickets to give away for entry to the show.
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Wind turbine manufacturer in administration
23 September 2011
FARMERS have been left with major uncertainties after a wind turbine manufacturer went into administration.
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Yorkshire Dales chairman re-elected
19 September 2011
CARL Lis has been unanimously re-elected as chairman of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA), a post he has held since 2004.