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Stackyard News |
| edited by Jennifer MacKenzie |
Agricultural, Environmental, Countryside and Farming News from the UK and beyond.
| 2023-Apr-01 |
Over the past few decades, the agriculture industry has changed dramatically. Innovation is transforming the industry to increase yields and meet rising global challenges.
| 2023-Feb-21 |
Skipton-based Craven Cattle Marts and Craven College have joined forces to initiate a pioneering business-education partnership offering valuable apprenticeship opportunities in a unique link-up with three local farms.
| 2023-Jan-25 |
Traveling is a magnificent hobby. You can visit many amazing places and meet new people. Moreover, it is the only hobby that gives you an opportunity to feel freedom.
| 2023-Jan-05 |
The RSPB and the North Pennines AONB Partnership have collaborated on an innovative project at RSPB Geltsdale to allow the Howgill Beck to work in its natural environment and create a flowing wetland system.
| 2022-Nov-25 |
The war in Ukraine is causing problems for many, but climate change-driven drought and floods around the globe have put food security in the spotlight as the world's population hits 8 billion.
| 2022-Nov-23 |
With forecasters predicting plunging temperatures between October and January, Nick Finnis, a senior forecaster for NetWeather, notes that a jet stream and storm track diverted further south than average is leading to a greater chance than normal of colder spells for northern Europe.
| 2022-Nov-22 |
Generally positive and respectable trade in what proved a difficult year early on was seen at the keynote 2022 North of England Mule Sheep Association (NEMSA) Mule gimmer lamb, ewe and shearling sales this autumn
| 2022-Nov-10 |
| 2022-Oct-18 |
A pair of lambs will be auctioned off to raise funds for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation at this year’s Borderway Agri Expo.
| 2022-Oct-06 |
It's shaping up to be one of the largest gatherings vintage tractors, engines, machinery, commercial and military vehicles in the country.
| 2022-Sep-01 |
It’s less than a month until entries close for the Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show, with several anniversary celebrations taking place and rare machinery to be seen.
| 2022-Aug-24 |
Projected growth of the two most significant onshore renewable energy technologies - wind and solar - to meet government targets will have land use requirements amounting to hundreds of thousands of acres.
| 2022-Aug-05 |
The new electronic forced steering SteerX broadens the horizon of axle steering because the system no longer requires a mechanical connection.
| 2022-Jun-29 |
Discounted early bird tickets are now on sale for this year’s Women in Dairy (WID) ‘Motivation for Change’ Conference on 28 September, Sixways Stadium, Worcester.
| 2022-May-31 |
After a three year wait, the UK’s largest technical beef event, NBA Beef Expo, returned this year with a record turnout of spectators.
| 2022-Apr-16 |
A fully autonomous, solar-powered robot capable of precision drilling and weeding is set to join the OPICO line up.
| 2022-Mar-28 |
As we near the end of lambing season, with young lambs out in the fields, dog owners are being reminded to keep their animals under control around sheep and other livestock.
| 2022-Feb-09 |
The Calderdale-based Lund family, from Walshaw Farm, Walshaw, Hebden Bridge, clinched a championship and reserve championship double with a brace of home-bred Beltex-cross pens of five.
| 2022-Feb-03 |
Returning on 2 June for livestock competitions, paradeg, equine classes and rural crafts - and tickets are now on sale.
| 2022-Jan-31 |
Technology for covered crops and in the field has potential to increase UK production, say experts.
| 2022-Jan-12 |
Harrison & Hetherington, organisers of the foremost showcase for the British dairy industry, Borderway UK Dairy Expo, has announced its 2022 Judges .
| 2021-Dec-07 |
Being a farmer is a demanding job, both physically and mentally. Therefore, it’s good to use games and apps to boost your performance levels and add some fun to the equation.
| 2021-Oct-19 |
The David Brown Tractor Club is preparing to celebrate 60 years of the 880 and 990 at the Newark Vintage Tractor and Heritage Show on November 13 and 14.
| 2021-Oct-15 |
Bovine Bounty Cattle took centre stage in the midst of the hectic sheep sales season at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Autumn show day.
| 2021-Oct-13 |
It takes dedication, patience and unwavering attention to detail to restore a tractor to the exacting standards of Ferguson TE20 owner Colin Taylor.
| 2021-Oct-13 |
Philip will take up his position in November and Tim Wilson, who is retiring from the role, will work with Philip for a short period to ensure a smooth handover.
| 2021-Sep-20 |
There was a strong turnout at Welshpool on Saturday 18th September with plenty of interest and demand shown
| 2021-Sep-20 |
Highlighting their premium fresh fruit, available all year round and supplied directly from Belgium.
| 2021-Sep-17 |
Farmers and rural landowners with dormant small-scale quarries on their land are being advised of an opportunity to bring these back into economic use as the demand for local building stone soars.
| 2021-Aug-27 |
The bar has been set high at the opening 2021 Society Sale with demand strong across all sections, helped by online interest on many lots.
| 2021-Jul-28 |
The countdown is now well and truly on to the 2021 Kilnsey Show & Sports, which will go ahead with a full schedule of show classes, plus multiple attractions, on Tuesday, August 3 .
| 2021-Jul-21 |
The Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association are pleased to announce that they will be working with the "Spirit of Swaledale" Distillery Company.
| 2021-May-25 |
With a whole variety of sheep on offer at Harrison and Hetherington spring sale there was really only one show in town when it came to both interest and price
| 2021-May-25 |
Four five-figure sales to a top of £13,800 for fully broken dogs, plus a new world record price of £7,600 for an unbroken puppy just turned nine-weeks-old, were recorded at Skipton Auction Mart.
| 2021-May-11 |
Surprisingly, farm-inspired video games have been pretty popular throughout the years, and if you’re willing to give them a shot, here are a few of the best.
| 2021-May-06 |
Following the AHDB Proof release in April 2021, Cogent have added six of the best homozygous polled sires on the market to their catalogue as demand for polled sires continues to see an increase.
| 2021-May-04 |
Beef Shorthorn led the bidding at 10,000gns in Stirling on Monday 3 May, at the centre’s multi-breed sale.
| 2021-Apr-20 |
A new natural anti-freeze bio-stimulant AminoA ICEAAX stimulates the production of anti-freeze protein in flowering fruit crops.
| 2021-Mar-22 |
New, comprehensive, online tool helps farmers and landowners navigate post-EU subsidy regimes, as well as build their biodiversity and net zero carbon strategie
| 2021-Mar-01 |
Acrylamide forms during bread baking and its presence is further increased when bread is toasted, and the darker the toast, the more of this carcinogenic compound it contains.
| 2021-Feb-16 |
Investing in three identical John Deere 6250R tractors, capable of carrying out almost any task and equipped with the latest Michelin AxioBib 2 VF tyres to reduce soil compaction, has been key to improving operating efficiency for Bedfordshire-based Bedfordia Farms.
Cancellation of Children’s Countryside Day and Glendale Show
It is with very heavy hearts that Chairman Andrew Walton and the Board of Trustees of Glendale Agricultural Society have made the difficult decision to cancel the Children’s Countryside Day and Glendale Show.
| 2021-Feb-02 |
Following the announcement of its launch last month, Oxbury, the new specialist agricultural bank, has now fully launched its savings and loan operations, bringing UK farmers reassurance that they are being supported during an unpredictable time.
| 2021-Jan-26 |
Welshman Kevin Evans was top dog on price yet again at Skipton Auction Mart’s first online working sheep dog sale of 2021, selling three fully broken dogs for a combined £35,600, while his father David established a new world record price of £6,100 for an unbroken pup.
| 2021-Jan-22 |
Digitalisation has changed the way farmers record, curate and receive data. But with business-critical information now online, how easy is it to find what you are looking for? Not very, until now.
| 2021-Jan-11 |
94% of the European grey partridge population has been lost since 1980, according to a remarkable new bird atlas.
| 2021-Jan-07 |
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has given its support to the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament’s stance which declines to consent to the UK government’s Brexit trade deal.
| 2021-Jan-05 |
New Year sheep trade at Skipton Auction Mart got off to a flyer when the 1,545 prime hoggs on parade at the 2021 opener produced an overall selling average of 255 per kilo.
| 2021-Jan-05 |
The 2021 rearing calf show season began as the old one had ended with 2020 Christmas show victor, Alan Middleton, who trades under the family partnership of JP&KE Hartley at Lane House Farm, Beamsley, again standing champion.
| 2020-Dec-10 |
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, organisers of Scotland’s biggest outdoor event, The Royal Highland Show, have launched tickets for the 2021 four-day event.
| 2020-Dec-09 |
Kverneland’s Enduro compact tine cultivator range has been extended with the addition of hydraulic folding models that accompany existing 3m and 3.5m fixed-frame versions.
| 2020-Dec-04 |
A new machine launched by feed preservation specialists, Kelvin Cave Ltd, is thought to be the largest roller mill on the UK and Irish marke
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