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Agricultural, Environmental, Countryside and Farming News from the UK and beyond.
| 2014-Jun-30 |
The Tenant Farmers Association has written to DEFRA Minister George Eustice MP calling for DEFRA to overturn its decision to ban partial derestriction of TB breakdown holdings.
| 2014-Jun-30 |
Hampshire Downs achieved a new 3,000gns record price together with a £771 ram lamb average and 72% clearance at Stratford on Saturday 28 June at the association’s annual national show and sale.
| 2014-Jun-30 |
The new R Series tractors and the new F440R fixed chamber round baler for 2014 made their debut on the John Deere stand at the Royal Highland Show.
| 2014-Jun-27 |
The second Cattle Health and Welfare Group (CHAWG) report to examine the state of GB’s cattle health and welfare, published this week, highlights the need to prioritise health and welfare issues, set defined targets and collaborate across the nations in achieving measurable results.
| 2014-Jun-27 |
The West Midlands Potato Day attracted a good crowd of industry visitors on 19 June when potato grower Jonathan Bubb hosted Potato Council’s technical field day at Lynn South Farm, where they grow around 400 acres of potatoes.
| 2014-Jun-27 |
Dairy producers can speed up the genetic progress of their herds using NMR’s new service launched at the Livestock Event, NEC on July 2.
| 2014-Jun-27 |
The annual Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) Open Day, hosted by the Irish Dept. of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, took place on June 25 at the Department’s crops trial site at Backweston, Leixlip, Co. Kildare.
| 2014-Jun-27 |
Case IH has expanded and upgraded its Farmall C range to include six new four-cylinder models from 58hp to 107hp.
| 2014-Jun-27 |
Wessex International are showing their Hustler SL-350 among the machinery in their display at Livestock 2014.
| 2014-Jun-27 |
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 24 prime cattle, 6 young bulls, 18 over thirty month cattle, 2,706 prime lambs, 674 prime hoggs and 4,922 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 26th June 2014.
| 2014-Jun-25 |
Kuhn Farm Machinery has launched a new range of stationary forage mixers developed specifically for the growing AD (anaerobic digestion) market.
| 2014-Jun-25 |
Over 200 Young Farmers travelled from Cumbria to Humberdale Farm at Swanland near Hull to compete in the Northern Area Field Day against the 5 Northern Counties and the Isle of Man.
| 2014-Jun-25 |
Hundreds of customers have checked out Twose’s comprehensive range of rollers at this summer’s high-profile Cereals and Royal Highland Shows.
| 2014-Jun-25 |
The Yorkshire Show is England’s leading Agricultural Event, and that’s why re:heat, the North’s wood heating specialist, have chosen to launch their Limited Edition Cow Hide biomass boiler covers.
| 2014-Jun-25 |
Up and coming dairy farmer Sammy Sugden made her first-ever foray into show arena at Skipton Auction Mart’s main June sale – and crowned it with an remarkable debut championship success.
| 2014-Jun-23 |
£13,000 was raised for The Prince’s Countryside Fund at an auction held at Cereals 2014 on Wednesday 11th June.
| 2014-Jun-23 |
A world-renowned American animal scientist whose story was turned into an award-winning US TV film is coming to Cumbria to share her expertise on livestock handling.
| 2014-Jun-23 |
Vets from Scotland’s Rural College are appealing to sheep farmers across the UK to be alert to an increasing threat from Maedi Visna (MV) an incurable viral disease of sheep.
| 2014-Jun-23 |
Don’t rush into desiccating your winter oilseed rape this season. The optimum glyphosate spray timing for well-structured modern hybrids is significantly later than for traditional, denser pure line stands.
| 2014-Jun-23 |
Ivan Dawson and his brother Stephen farm in partnership near Carrickmacross in Co. Monaghan. They have been increasing their high yielding spring calving pedigree herd of Holstein Friesian cows over the years.
| 2014-Jun-23 |
JCB Chairman Lord Bamford met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at an event designed to promote trade growth for British companies.
| 2014-Jun-23 |
The High Commissioner of New Zealand to the UK will be guest of honour at a breakfast meeting at next month’s Great Yorkshire Show with world trade and opportunities for farmers amongst his topics for discussion.
| 2014-Jun-20 |
British beef and lamb could be heading to China in a new agreement that could be worth up to £120m to the UK economy each year.
| 2014-Jun-20 |
2014 has been a busy time at Amazone with a record number of product launches taking place and Ingliston will give us the opportunity to show you what exciting new kit we have to offer.
| 2014-Jun-20 |
A Bangor University student is to receive the Richard Phillips Agricultural Student of the Year Award, presented annually at the Royal Welsh Show to the best agricultural student studying in Wales.
| 2014-Jun-20 |
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 14 prime cattle, 3 young bulls, 18 over thirty month cattle, 2,203 prime lambs, 1,582 prime hoggs and 4,294 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 19th June 2014.
| 2014-Jun-18 |
Agricultural engineer Andrew Downing has realised a long-held ambition to represent a major international tractor manufacturer and his dealership has been selected to handle the McCormick range in Cambridgeshire.
| 2014-Jun-18 |
The 9th “Zielona Gala” agricultural equipment fair was held in Szepietowo/Poland. More than 60 brands presented their products at the agricultural equipment fair.
| 2014-Jun-18 |
Farm worker Judi James completed an incredible 174-mile fundraising journey on Wednesday when she rolled into her home village of Littlebredy in Dorset on a New Holland combine she drove all the way from London.
| 2014-Jun-18 |
Following consistent growth over the past five years in demand among farmers for lending and specialist banking guidance, Lloyds Bank has announced its intention to significantly strengthen its Agriculture division.
| 2014-Jun-18 |
The welfare of cattle should be built into the core of any proposal for large-scale farming projects, according to the lawyer who won a landmark victory in the High Court.
| 2014-Jun-16 |
Sheep shearing at the Great Yorkshire Show will have a ‘new look’ this year, with the introduction of a class specifically for women shearers.
| 2014-Jun-16 |
Launched for the first time in Europe at Cereals 2014, New Holland’s popular T4 range has been enhanced with additional transmission options and improved operator comfort.
| 2014-Jun-16 |
Rockfirth Halifax from Thomas Threlkeld, made 10,500gns and led the trade at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s end of season Summer Sale held at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Friday 13th June.
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| 2014-Jun-16 |
Further measures to strengthen our bovine TB cattle controls and prevent the spread of disease have been proposed in a consultation which began on Wednesday 11th June 2014.
| 2014-Jun-16 |
We are coming up to the half way mark in the year and H&H Land and Property, with their offices across the North of England and South West Scotland, have had a busy year so far.
| 2014-Jun-16 |
Case IH’s Axial-Flow 9230 was the only combine to receive an International Machinery Manufacturers Award (IMMA) award at the Cereals event held on the 11th and 12th June.
| 2014-Jun-13 |
Hexham & Northern Marts offered 322 head of store cattle at their weekly sale. A great entry for the time of year saw increased quality on the week and this was reflected in the trade.
| 2014-Jun-13 |
Through Changlin DEUTZ-FAHR, an equal joint venture with the Chinese group Changlin, SAME DEUTZ-FAHR inaugurated two new plants in China for an investment of € 40 million.
| 2014-Jun-13 |
‘Put in more Carbon than you take out’ was the basic message from Steve Townsend of Soil First Farming given to delegates at both of Amazone Ltd’s first regional Intelligent Crop Production Conferences 2014.
| 2014-Jun-13 |
Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable visited Staffordshire for an insight into JCB’s development of skills for the future and its global manufacturing operations.
| 2014-Jun-13 |
Magellan tetraploid red clover has been added to this year’s Recommended List of Grass and Clovers. It significantly outperforms other red clovers, particularly in terms of yield, ground cover and protein content.
| 2014-Jun-13 |
North Sheep 2015, the National Sheep Association’s (NSA) key biennial event for the North of England’s sheep sector, will be held in Cumbria next year.
| 2014-Jun-13 |
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 28 prime cattle, 4 young bulls, 21 over thirty month cattle, 2,583 prime lambs, 1,582 prime hoggs and 4,114 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 12th June 2014.
| 2014-Jun-11 |
This year’s old Cup will go to one of six dairy herds who have completed several rounds of the competition and reached the final line up.
| 2014-Jun-10 |
Co. Leitrim farmers John and Graeme Taylor have been chosen to host the National Open Day of the Irish Holstein Friesian Association on Wednesday 9th July, 2014.
| 2014-Jun-09 |
Scientists have cracked the genetic code of sheep to reveal how they became a distinct species from goats around four million years ago.
| 2014-Jun-06 |
FAO publication highlights success stories in "climate-smart agriculture" and stresses need to transition to new approach to food production.
| 2014-Jun-05 |
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 28 prime cattle, 2 young bulls, 19 over thirty month cattle, 1,551 spring lambs, 1,654 prime hoggs and 3,667 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 5th June 2014.
| 2014-Jun-04 |
A ‘back to basics’ themed AgriSearch farm walk drew over 70 farmers to the Aughafatten farm of Tom Moorhead and family, who run 130 suckler cows and 220 ewes.
| 2014-Jun-03 |
Lancashire’s Tim Robinson landed back-to-back championships at the June prime lamb show at Skipton Auction Mart, following up on his first-ever title win at the previous month’s showcase.
| 2014-Jun-03 |
Attendees at this year’s Cereals event are being encouraged to keep their eyes open for the Watch Out! for illegal pesticides campaign logo.
| 2014-Jun-03 |
More than 1,300 enthusiasts have registered with the Yorkshire Vintage Association, the organisers of Tractor Fest which is being staged at Newby Hall and Gardens, Ripon, on Saturday and Sunday 7 and 8 June.
| 2014-Jun-03 |
Supply and service provider Woldlink will be attending Cereals 2014 to demonstrate how you can save on your overheads with their extensive list of offered product lines and services through significantly discounted prices as a result of their purchasing power.
| 2014-Jun-03 |
The next round of Farming for a Better Climate, a scheme to help farmers reduce their carbon footprint, has been a launched with additional Government funding.
| 2014-Jun-03 |
Cogent Breeding Limited has announced the launch of a photography competition to find 12 beef and dairy cattle related photos for the company’s 2015 calendar under the theme of ‘Herd Highlights’.
| 2014-Jun-03 |
FAO Director-General says upcoming hunger and nutrition events in Italy of paramount importance in tackling urgent challenges.
| 2014-Jun-03 |
Members of AtlasFram Group
the UK’s foremost farmers’ cooperative, are now able to benefit from exclusive rebates on the full range of machinery products from Spearhead Machinery.
| 2014-Jun-02 |
Northumberland College’s land-based Kirkley Hall Campus is proud to be one of the main sponsors of the Glendale Show.
| 2014-Jun-02 |
Organic food manufacturers have been warned that product labels changed to meet new regulations must be checked with their organic control body before going into print.
| 2014-Jun-02 |
Dairy farmers need to replace cows in the herd frequently because of health and infertility issues; yet this expensive practice could also be avoided in some cases through a range of simple, effective measures.
| 2014-Jun-02 |
A total of 28 pairs of ewe hoggs of 16 breeds will be on offer at a novel auction sale of breeding sheep which will round off Scotland’s national sheep event, NSA Scotsheep 2014, on Wednesday June 4.
| 2014-Jun-02 |
Hexham & Northern Marts offered exactly 600 head of store cattle and suckled calves for their last sale of May.
| 2014-Jun-02 |
The depth and strength both of New Holland’s range of equipment and its network of dealers will be on display to the crowds at this year’s Welsh Grassland show on Thursday 5th June.
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