Agricultural and environmental news from the UK and beyond. http://www.stackyard.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:04:36 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:04:32 +0000 FeedForAll Mac v1.6 (1.6.0.10) At the 2010 event in July the Cumberland Show will host two major national shows in addition to the normal display of top quality cattle. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/beef/02_cumberland_show.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:04:16 +0000 Norbreck Genetics, the Lancashire based livestock breeding and exporting company has been breeding Blues for over a decade and this month saw their 10 month old British Blue bull Norbreck Express depart for Belgium. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/beef/01_norbreck_express.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:34:52 +0000 Following the announcement that Andreas Klauser has been appointed President and CEO of the Case IH and Steyr worldwide in November 2009, Matthew Foster is to take over his functions as Vice President of Case IH and Steyr. From 1 February 2010 he will assume responsibility for both brands in all European countries. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/machinery/03_case_steyr.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:11:55 +0000 Has the government landed you in it? Should you care about the fact that you have just sprayed slurry in the local burn? Would your tax credits really buy you a free tractor? http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/rural/05_arnold.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:47:34 +0000 Holstein UK has reported record entries for the National All Breeds Show, which promises to turn this event into the major national spectacle the breed society had sought to create. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/dairy/01_national_all_breeds_show.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:54:23 +0000 Two graduates are hoping that months of hard work will help to restore a popular children’s farm back to its former glory when they open to the public in a week’s time. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/education/03_umberslade_farm_park.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:23:57 +0000 A new top-yielding feed spring barley described as a solid, no nonsense option for growers looking for a variety with high output yet which is straightforward to manage, is being launched for this spring. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/arable/03_garner_spring_barley.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:02:34 +0000 Hot on the heels of the government giving the green light to financial incentives for small scale producers of renewable energy, rural specialists George F. White have announced the launch of a new subsidiary company gfw-Wind. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/environment/03_gfw_wind.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:54:51 +0000 The backbone of the farming enterprise for David and Marion Hope at Albierigg Farm, Canonbie, is the North of England Mule sheep http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/jennifer/01_albierigg.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:24:26 +0000 At Skipton Auction Mart’s February prime cattle show, the victor, a British Blue bullock from L Bamforth & Sons, Wainstalls, sold locally for £1,058 (203.5p per kilo) to S & J Dorsey Butchers for their meat stall in Borough Market, Halifax. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/skipton/01_primestock.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:56:54 +0000 Large numbers of farms across the country are continuing to suffer serious rat and mouse problems reveals the latest annual rodent control study conducted by rural hygiene leaders, BASF Pest Control Solutions. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/rural/04_basf_rodents.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:43:04 +0000 The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 38 prime cattle, 32 over thirty month cattle, 3,724 prime hoggs and 3,665 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 4th February, 2010. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/longtown/04_fatstock_sale.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:03:51 +0000 Global wheat markets continue to weaken with Chicago wheat down $5 on the week. Ample supplies from key exporting regions and limited buying interest should keep prices on the defensive. http://www.stackyard.com/agriservices/arable/new/100204.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:51:01 +0000 Global challenges such as sustainably increasing food production and ensuring the health of an ageing population will be addressed by The Roslin Institute as part of a new research strategy. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/education/02_roslin_institute.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:25:24 +0000 Agricultural vehicle and machinery specialist Guy Machinery, of Skipton, North Yorkshire, has acquired the assets of former agricultural and equine supplies business Lindley Pate. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/machinery/02_guy_machinery.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:08:10 +0000 ABN, partner of the Royal Agricultural Society of England’s British Pig & Poultry Fair, is offering £1000 in prize money to the winner of an exciting new industry competition, the ABN Innovation Award. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/rural/03_pigs_poultry.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:03:18 +0000 Beef and sheep farmers should set annual performance targets for their enterprise at the start of each year to drive their business forward, according to EBLEX. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/eblex/02_performance_targets.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:41:13 +0000 Bumper Yorkshire farmhouse breakfasts - all 164 of them - were served up over three days and six sittings at this year’s annual Charity Farmhouse Breakfast. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/rural/02_farmhouse_breakfast.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:40:21 +0000 Mark Newton of Fisher German was quoted this week as saying “every farm will have a wind turbine within the next five years”. With the announcement of new Feed in Tariffs (FiTs) today, the quote is even more significant. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/environment/02_feed_in_tariffs.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:11:10 +0000 The next in the series of information evenings tackling the challenges of passing on a farming business to the next generation has been announced. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/rural/01_farm_succession.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:26:02 +0000 Temperatures plunging to -50°C have killed 1.7 million head of livestock in Mongolia, threatening the livelihoods of 21 000 herder families and putting them at risk of food insecurity, FAO warned today. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/environment/01_mongolia.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:40:38 +0000 Harper Adams was this week host to the Chief Scientist of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Professor Ian Crute, during a visit to discuss research, knowledge transfer and higher level skills development activities at Harper Adams. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/education/01_harper_adams.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:17:36 +0000 David Pittendreigh brought a small flock from the Black Isle, north of Inverness, when he moved to West Wales in the early seventies as a farm manager. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/sheep/01_north_country_cheviot.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:05:39 +0000 Nine livestock farmers from across England and Wales have joined the growing team of British Grassland Society (BGS) Grazing Partners, after completing a training course in mentoring skills held near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/arable/02_bgs_grazing.html Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:21:23 +0000 The countdown is on to the second bi-annual Spring show of agricultural machinery, equipment, and animal healthcare products, to be staged at Skipton Auction Mart, on Tuesday, February 23. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/machinery/01_skipton.html Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:46:38 +0000 Grass variety selection and weed control options will be on the menu for farmers at a special Reseeding Day at Harper Adams University College on 22nd April. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/arable/01_harper_adams.html Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:18:00 +0000 Annual declines of more than 2% in the national beef and dairy herds recorded in the June Agricultural Survey are expected to continue over the coming year, according to the latest market outlook from EBLEX, the industry body for beef and lamb levy payers. Coupled with relatively stable imports, exports and domestic consumption, this is forecast to leave the national beef market in a very similar balance to the past 12 months. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/02/eblex/01_beef_market.html Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:27:20 +0000 Inverness-based SAC Consultant Derek Hanton and Iona Cameron from SAC’s Thurso Farm Business Services have been appointed facilitators for Scotland’s latest monitor farm outside Thurso. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/01/rural/05_sac_monitor_farm.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:32:25 +0000 There has been strong demand for the new SAC nutrition guide for sheep producers, 'Year-Round Feeding Of Ewes For Lifetime Production', including very real interest from the Irish Republic. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/01/sheep/02_sac_nutrition.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:53:58 +0000 The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 55 prime cattle, 4 young bulls, 35 over thirty month cattle, 5,277 prime hoggs and 4,131 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 28th January, 2010. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/01/longtown/28_fatstock_sale.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:45:55 +0000 Assured Food Standards must demonstrate to UK farmers how the upgraded “Red Tractor Farm Assurance Scheme”, which is to be implemented in April, will help them develop their businesses. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/01/beef/07_nba_red_tractor.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:05 +0000 NFU Scotland has warmly welcomed Scottish Government support and funding to assist Scottish sheep farmers in complying with unpopular new European rules which require sheep born this year and beyond to be electronically tagged and their movements recorded. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/01/nfus/03_sheep_eid.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:45:35 +0000 Changes in the consumption of Halal meat and consumer trends towards Halal products in England are to be studied in a dedicated study for the first time. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/01/eblex/02_halal_meat.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:56:30 +0000 Lloyds TSB Agriculture has been confirmed for the third year running as the major sponsor of the UK’s national beef event, Beef Expo. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2010/01/beef/06_beef_expo.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:18:34 +0000