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Agricultural, Environmental, Countryside and Farming News from the UK and beyond.
| 2014-Aug-29 |
Back-to-back championships were bagged at Skipton Auction Mart’s main August Craven Dairy Auction by commercial breeders, father and son Malcolm and Robert Swires, of Haverah Park, Beckwithshaw.
| 2014-Aug-29 |
It’s a mucky job that needs doing twice daily without fail when cows are housed through the winter months.
| 2014-Aug-29 |
There was a very positive mood prior to this year’s Exeter Lleyn sale and this followed through with some firm results. The sale remained level with a consistent trade throughout.
| 2014-Aug-29 |
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 22 prime cattle, 1 young bulls, 14 over thirty month cattle, 4,917 prime lambs and 6,250 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 28th August 2014.
| 2014-Aug-27 |
Cutting edge practical information, plenty of content from producers working in the field and interactive sessions to ensure delegates get their views across.
| 2014-Aug-27 |
Growth in popularity of the hardy North Country Cheviot sheep is attracting major interest for the breed’s main annual sale next month.
| 2014-Aug-27 |
Look out for some startling results from the Limousin v Stablisers research by Dr Lively part funded by Ulster beef producers!
| 2014-Aug-27 |
Case IH has taken harvesting technology to the next level with the introduction of its new 240 Series and 140 Series Axial-Flow combine ranges for 2015.
| 2014-Aug-26 |
Maiden Heifer Glenrock Illusion sells for new world record for a pedigree Limousin of 125,000gns (£131,250) at Borderway Mart, Carlisle.
| 2014-Aug-26 |
CCM Skipton’s fortnightly sale of store lambs saw an increased entry of 6,828 head sell at an overall average of £55.69 per head, up £1.27 on the previous year’s corresponding fixture.
| 2014-Aug-26 |
Growers in Scotland have begun planting crops that will be harvested under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) regime.
| 2014-Aug-26 |
Animal experts are calling for better health surveillance of wild species to help stop the spread of diseases.
| 2014-Aug-26 |
A spectacular show of quality livestock culminated with the overall horse champion being crowned Champion of Champions at the 122nd Glendale Show.
| 2014-Aug-22 |
At a new-build dairy farm expansion in Martock, Somerset, over 1,500m2 of Farmlite GRP rooflights from Brett Martin Daylight Systems have been installed to improve internal living conditions.
| 2014-Aug-22 |
Twose has expanded its range of reach arms, unveiling the new TP540C - a 5.4m crank arm model which offers greater comfort, visibility and safety.
| 2014-Aug-22 |
The price store cattle are attracting at auction marts has improved by around £50 per animal over the last two weeks, according to reports from the Livestock Auctioneers Association.
| 2014-Aug-22 |
The CLA has backed Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis’ calls to prioritise the building of bungalows for older people, freeing up larger family homes.
| 2014-Aug-22 |
Entries are flooding in for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s autumn event, Countryside Live, regarded as the “little sister” of the Great Yorkshire Show.
| 2014-Aug-22 |
Skipton Auction Mart’s high profile opening gimmer shearling show and sale attracted a quality turnout of 4,019 sheep, with a solid trade producing an overall selling average of £150.05 per head, an increase of £7.53.
| 2014-Aug-22 |
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 17 prime cattle, 0 young bulls, 16 over thirty month cattle, 2,182 prime lambs and 5,254 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 21st August 2014.
| 2014-Aug-20 |
The biennial Seed Industry Event (SIE14) will be held on 25 November 2014 at the Crieff Hydro, one of Scotland’s premier venues.
| 2014-Aug-20 |
Breeders were out in force to secure the best genetics possible for the future of their flocks as ram lambs traded to a high of 10,000gns at the breed's Premier Sale.
| 2014-Aug-20 |
When William Cleary bought a new tractor for his farm, Curraghmore, in Nenagh Tipperary it came with a modern emissions control system which necessitated the purchase of a new pump.
| 2014-Aug-20 |
Sales of ploughs at auction are up 10% on this time last year, according to Cheffins, Europe’s leading agricultural and machinery auctioneers.
| 2014-Aug-20 |
Farmers are being urged to check that their buildings are properly insured after changes to planning regulations, which mean their current policies may be inadequate to cover possible losses.
| 2014-Aug-20 |
SILASIL ENERGY and SILASIL ENERGY.XD, two ensiling agents which have been specifically formulated for inoculating biogas substrates, have been awarded a prestigious ‘Quality Label’ by the German Agricultural Society (DLG).
| 2014-Aug-20 |
Agricultural and horticultural businesses can now bring electric lighting safely into their ‘off-grid’ outbuildings with an ease and flexibility never before seen in the market, thanks to the new Wandlite LED tube.
| 2014-Aug-20 |
The National Beef Association has announced the appointment to its Board of commercial expert in animal nutrition and management Charlie Maclaren. Based in Dumfries, he owns and runs MVT Scotland, a specialist animal health company.
| 2014-Aug-20 |
The new Cenius TX cultivator was shown in 7 metre working width at the recent Cereals event and, at Tillage-Live 2014, the extended range of smaller widths will be launched.
| 2014-Aug-20 |
Plants can adapt extremely quickly to changes in their environment. Hormones, chemical messengers that are activated in direct response to light and temperature stimuli help them achieve this.
| 2014-Aug-15 |
The first premier sale held at Carlisle on behalf of the Zwartbles Sheep Association saw a top price of 3000gns for the shearling ram Wallridge Moor Ajax bred and shown by Caroline Anderson.
| 2014-Aug-15 |
Castillium links deal with QBotix, to offer projects that generate greater power and financial returns through patented robot technology.
| 2014-Aug-15 |
TFA Cymru Chairman Dennis Matheson has called upon the Welsh Upland Forum to work harder to act as an advocate for upland farmers in Wales.
| 2014-Aug-15 |
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 32 prime cattle, 3 young bulls, 28 over thirty month cattle, 4,343 prime lambs and 6,508 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 14th August 2014.
| 2014-Aug-14 |
The fighting in Gaza has forced farmers and herders to abandon their lands and has paralysed fishing activities, bringing local food production to a halt and severely affecting livelihoods, FAO warned.
| 2014-Aug-14 |
Hundreds of industry visitors attended the scenic farm site overlooking the Tay, all there to get their ‘tech-know’ from the many industry experts and exhibitors who come to this major event.
| 2014-Aug-14 |
Following the announcement that four of the biggest solar firms have called for a judicial review on Government plans to halt solar subsidies for large scale solar parks over 5MW in capacity, renewable energy experts Fisher German consider this an interference to an already precarious industry.
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| 2014-Aug-14 |
Scottish farmers’ share of the retail price of beef is at its lowest level for almost five years.
| 2014-Aug-14 |
The Government has published more information about the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) rules for farmers.
| 2014-Aug-13 |
Father and son ‘milk men’ Malcolm and Robert Swires, returned to the Craven Dairy Auction show arena after a long break and made an immediate impact when securing a virtual clean sweep of the leading spoils.
| 2014-Aug-13 |
A national spotlight on hen harriers starts the grouse shooting season with England’s moorland owners committed to a £52.5 million annual spend on conservation and seriously threatened species.
| 2014-Aug-13 |
"Are your cows receiving the most appropriate energy source to fully exploit your milk contract” asks Volac nutritionist, Dr Richard Kirkland, from Dungannon.
| 2014-Aug-13 |
Shire horses and coloured cobs from the well-known Milnerfield Stables went under the hammer at a dispersal sale at Skipton Auction Mart.
| 2014-Aug-13 |
The first of the Texel Sheep Society's National Sales, the Northern Irish National Sale, Ballymena, saw strong demand and averages rising on the year in all the main sections.
| 2014-Aug-12 |
The National Sheep Association is delighted to be returning to the Three Counties Showground, for its biennial Sheep Event and has fixed the next date for Wednesday 27th July 2016.
| 2014-Aug-12 |
The Tenant Farmers Association has said that despite the better harvest conditions this year in comparison with recent years, the dramatic falls in output prices for most farm commodities will place farm budgets under pressure.
| 2014-Aug-12 |
The Eskdalemuir Timber Haul road has now been officially open for five years. During this time, it has relieved the community of Eskdalemuir from the sight of 60,000 lorries passing through their village.
| 2014-Aug-11 |
Limousin breeders are being offered the opportunity to buy some fantastic pedigree bloodlines in a one-off special sale.
| 2014-Aug-11 |
A combined agency will start work this autumn to ensure government is better equipped to prevent the spread of animal and plant diseases.
| 2014-Aug-11 |
The British Grassland Society has teamed up with the NFYFC to provide grassland training and an exciting competition for young farmers.
| 2014-Aug-11 |
Growers eagerly anticipating the UK debut of New Holland’s T3F compact speciality tractor range finally got to grips with it at this year’s Fruit Focus.
| 2014-Aug-11 |
Stratification of the beef industry and the potential role of the Whitebred Shorthorn comes under the spotlight at an on-farm open day in South West Scotland on Wednesday August 27.
| 2014-Aug-08 |
A substantial increase in prize money in the cattle classes and enhanced activities for younger visitors are just some of the many highlights on a day of non-stop action at this year’s 117th Kilnsey Show.
| 2014-Aug-08 |
The FAO Food Price Index decreased for a fourth consecutive month in July mainly due to a sharp decline in international prices for maize, wheat and certain oilseeds, reflecting ample supplies for these commodities.
| 2014-Aug-08 |
RIDBA (the Rural and Industrial Design and Building Association) has made two changes to its FAB (Farm and Agricultural Buildings) awards for 2015.
| 2014-Aug-08 |
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 20 prime cattle, 3 young bulls, 14 over thirty month cattle, 3,346 prime lambs and 5,908 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 7th August 2014.
| 2014-Aug-06 |
Case IH has announced the appointment of a new dealer to cover The Borders and North Northumberland. G Marshall (Tractors) Ltd is based in St Boswells, Roxburghshire.
| 2014-Aug-06 |
John Deere’s new mid-chassis 3R Series and large-chassis 4R Series compact tractors for 2014 replace the previous 3020 and 4020 Series models.
| 2014-Aug-06 |
Keelham Farm Shop again demonstrated its unremitting support for local farming when snapping up both the prime cattle and lamb champions at Skipton Auction Mart’s August shows and sales.
| 2014-Aug-06 |
Yorkshire Dales Meat Company outshone its catering butcher competitors in a public vote for the best sausage at The Camp Hill Estate Beer and Sausage Festival.
| 2014-Aug-06 |
The Tenant Farmers Association urges all English farm tenants and particularly those with Farm Business Tenancies ending this year, to check their agreements for clauses which might affect their ability to hold onto entitlements for CAP support payments.
| 2014-Aug-04 |
There is increasing interest in on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) in the UK to manage animal manures and food waste, and to generate renewable electricity and heat via combustion of biogas.
| 2014-Aug-04 |
Leading independent animal feed manufacturer, Harbro is continuing its retail expansion with the acquisition of R H Miller Agriculture Limited which takes effect on Tuesday, 12th August 2014.
| 2014-Aug-04 |
Results of Profi-PowerMix test on DEUTZ-FAHR's new 6 Series tractors by the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft) officially confirm the tractors' record-setting, best-in-class for diesel-fuel economy in its power segment.
| 2014-Aug-01 |
The fine detail on Scottish Government’s implementation plans for the new CAP regime has met with a mixed response from NFU Scotland however the coupled support push for beef and hill sheep is welcomed.
| 2014-Aug-01 |
Figures calculated by Barenbrug UK reveal that farmers who are not reseeding their grassland regularly could be losing out by as much as a tonne of lamb production per hectare.
| 2014-Aug-01 |
Healthy eating helped farmer Nathan Gilmore loose three stone and inspired him to offer busy families easy, on line access to farm fresh vegetables delivered to their homes.
| 2014-Aug-01 |
Sean Hickey made an excursion into the dairy show arena at Skipton Auction Mart and was rewarded when his first prize newly calven heifer progressed to clinch championship honours.
| 2014-Aug-01 |
Three new EasyCut mowers are about to give their official debut in a field demonstration - the EasyCut F 360 CR front mower in combination with the new EasyCut B 1000 CR Collect and the EasyCut B 870 CV Collect.
| 2014-Aug-01 |
Some of the best breeding sheep in the UK will be going under the hammer at Harrison & Hetherington’s renowned autumn sales, which start from late July through to November.
| 2014-Aug-01 |
The LAA, NSA and NFU have teamed up to call on British sheep farmers to double-tag their historic sheep flock to maximise selling options when they move off their holding after 1 January 2015.
| 2014-Aug-01 |
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 15 prime cattle, 5 young bulls, 13 over thirty month cattle, 4,125 prime lambs and 4,253 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 31st July 2014.
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