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15/04/05
Scotland's farming union believes the country's food processing industry is being
jeopardised by the price war amongst the UK's major supermarkets.
15/04/05
On Thursday, 14th April Harrison & Hetherington held their monthly
sale of tractors, machinery and small tools.
14/04/05
A Claas factory in the Krasnodar region of Russia is part of an international
production network, supplying the Russian Federation with modern, high-tech combine-harvesters.
14/04/05
The Tenant Farmers Association has set out the key issues it believes need to
be addressed by the next Government and is asking its members to test local Parliamentary
candidates on where they stand on them before giving them a vote.
14/04/05
NFU Scotland is encouraging its members over the next four weeks to consider
a new system of rural development support.
13/04/05
Shepherds from across the UK are already showing interest in Harrison & Hetherington's
inaugural sale of working and unbroken sheep dogs and puppies at Lazonby Mart
in May.
13/04/05
The biggest range of spraying equipment on show anywhere this year will be exhibited
in the Sprays & Sprayers section at Cereals 2005, which will be held at Rectory
Farm, Guilden Morden, in Cambridgeshire on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th June.
13/04/05
“Beef for a Brighter Future” will be the theme of a conference and
dinner to be held at the Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, on Tuesday, June
7th 2005.
13/04/05
Quick advice from all UK governments is needed for beef farmers who are keen
to reduce production costs and raise efficiency by carrying the most appropriate
types, and number, of cattle on their land.
12/04/05
Concern over cross-compliance for outdoor pigs has been resolved with agreement
across the industry.
12/04/05
A QUALITY Standard Mark that looks good enough to eat will be one of the highlights
of the Chelsea Flower Show.
11/04/05
The quality of over half the lambs slaughtered and classified in English abattoirs
continues to meet the preferred target market specification, according to the
latest carcase classification results from the English Beef and Lamb Executive
(EBLEX).
11/04/05
Stock judging enthusiasts will have the opportunity to test their skills at North
Sheep 2005 to be held at Whinfell Park, Penrith on Wednesday 1 June.
11/04/05
Tesco must divert some of the business acumen it has used to accumulate its impressive
annual profits into building effective, long term, supply systems for core UK
agricultural products, the National Beef Association said today.
11/04/05
A Corbridge venue will again be making breakfast on St George's Day April 23rd,
as part of a national initiative by the CLA to focus attention on the range and
quality of locally produced food available in the North East.
11/04/05
Maerdy Tally is the latest Charolais bull to be selected for the Meat and Livestock
Commission’s Young Bull Promotion Scheme following nomination by the British
Charolais Cattle Society’s council of management.
07/04/05
A record number of dairy herds have met the stringent criteria set for entry
into the NMR/RABDF Gold Cup 2005.
07/04/05
Producers looking to maximise returns from this year's silage now have access
to a new web-based application rate calculator and problem solver thanks to Trouw
Nutrition.
07/04/05
Three Cumbrian venues will be making a special effort on St George's Day April
23rd as part of a national initiative by the CLA to focus attention of the range
and quality of local food.
07/04/05
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has welcomed the announcement
of a May 5 General election, which brings to an end months of speculation.
07/04/05
Spring fertiliser applications are well underway on the 70-ha Grassland 2005
site at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.
05/04/05
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) is the new body recently set up to
regulate, for the first time, gangmasters who supply workers to farms, agricultural
and shellfish businesses throughout the UK.
05/04/05
Agrosoft UK has developed a unique data transfer facility allowing pig producers
recording with the company's WinPig, Easicare and PigPlan systems to automatically
have their data included into the RMIF On-farm benchmarking system - Prime Numbers.
05/04/05 Entries have been drawn from
a wide area for the forthcoming Limousin sale due to be held on 20th April at
Newark Livestock Market.
05/04/05
The British Charolais Cattle Society has launched its live herdbook, a
new information tool believed to be the first ever of its kind and providing
24 hour 'real time' instant access to the society's pedigree database.
05/04/05
The Milk Development Council (MDC) has published a comprehensive fact sheet aimed
at helping dairy farmers source labour from EU accession countries using the
Accession State Worker Registration Scheme (WRS).
04/04/05
Biodiversity projects across England will benefit from grants worth nearly £2
million over the next twelve months, Nature Conservation Minister Ben Bradshaw
announced today.
04/04/05
Demand for quality was the order of the day at the Spring sale of Belgian Blues
at Dungannon on Saturday 2nd April 2005.
04/04/05
The fertilizers are used to improve the fertility of the land using biological
waste, hence the term biofertilizers, and biological wastes do not contain any
chemicals which are detrimental to the living soil.
01/04/05
The NFU is calling for a fair price structure for collecting and disposing of
deadstock under the National Fallen Stock Scheme, ahead of the upcoming tendering
deadline for collectors.
01/04/05
Beef producers supplying Scotland's largest red meat business are the first in
the UK to benefit from a pioneering computer programme sponsored by Tesco.
01/04/05
Growing finola hemp – ‘cannabis sativa’ – could help
Britain’s farmers achieve fresh ‘highs’ – but purely
in terms of the income earned from break crops!
01/04/05
Teenage girls are being asked to review their daily beauty regime as the Milk
Development Council (MDC) launches a two year £3 million marketing campaign
to dispel common myths surrounding dairy products.  |
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Plans are well advanced
for the UK's national beef event, Beef Expo 2005, to be held
at Builth Wells, Powys, Wales, on Wednesday, June 8. |
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