News

THE Great Yorkshire Show announced it was set to go ahead as planned this year but the Prime Minister’s roadmap still casts doubt over the fate of many other agricultural shows.

SIMMENTAL bulls sold to 26,000gns and averaged 6,482, up 1,433 on the year, setting a new breed average record. The clearance rate was 82 per cent.

BALLINLARE Phantom led the trade for Charolais at Stirling bull sales selling for 16,000gns, with the 66 bulls averaging 7,121, up 347 on the year, with a 71 per cent clearance rate.

THE Great Yorkshire Show announced it was set to go ahead as planned this year but the Prime Ministers roadmap still casts doubt over the fate of many other agricultural shows.

NFU Cymru has instructed its lawyers to challenge the lawfulness of the Welsh Government’s new water regulations.

SALERS bulls peaked at 9,500gns to average 4,856.25 with an 86 per cent clearance rate at Stirling.

The Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) set up by Government has recommended that tariff and quota-free access to the UK market should only be given to food which meets domestic standards.

Tom Vilsack spoke to the US NFU virtual convention about income streams, climate change and racism in the agriculture industry. John Wilkes reports

With spring happily just round the corner, we will be so glad to see the end of one of the wettest and coldest winter I can remember – and I am now 63 and as far as I am aware do not suffer from memory loss.

People often ask me whether it would be difficult to do my job without a farming background – it gave me the basics, but I’ve learned heaps from other people, experiences and just by doing the job!