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30/09/05
A specialised shearling lamb feeder with either 300 kg or 600 kg bulk feed capacity is now available from Staffordshire-based livestock equipment manufacturer IAE.
30/09/05
Agrosoft UK Ltd confirms that it has purchased the assets of pig recording business HM Boot from the administrator.
29/09/05
World Dairy Diary will be keeping World Dairy Expo attendees and non-attendees alike informed about the activities at the event October 4-8 in Madison, WI.
28/09/05
Scottish MEPs have joined the fight to change a proposed Directive that would be a huge set back in the use of environmentally-friendly fuels and impose a significant cost on UK agriculture.
28/09/05
More than half English consumers are willing to pay more for Quality Standard Mark beef* and should be allowed to do so says English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX) chairman John Cross.
28/09/05
The Tenant Farmers Association, in conjunction with Towergate Underwriting are providing a new insurance service to their TFA members.
27/09/05
A clear majority of the eligible members and former members of dairy co-operative Milk Marque has approved a change of legal status that will convert the organisation into a private limited company and rule changes to facilitate the issue of £15m nominal value of capitalisation shares.
27/09/05
With new sheep being introduced to farms across the country following the Autumn sales, farmers are being urged to be extra vigilant as the industry’s fight against sheep scab continues.
27/09/05
Massey Ferguson Activa and Beta combines have been providing robust and reliable performance throughout harvest in 17 different countries this season.
26/09/05
Good cows capable of producing heavy carcases and classifying 3 or 4L for fat cover may earn as much as 120-140p per dwkg from slaughter companies ready to process older beef during the week beginning November 7th.
26/09/05
The latest Scottish Executive figures have revealed that the area of land under cereal production in Scotland is at a 30-year low.
26/09/05
The North East has a long tradition of producing quality food and drink, with many boasting a history, culture and heritage as ancient as our castles.
26/09/05
The ongoing growth in registrations of pedigree Limousin cattle has been highlighted with an announcement from the British Limousin Cattle Society that it has recently registered its 250,000th calf.
26/09/05
Fifteen pairs of magnificently turned-out heavy horses, top vintage tractor ploughmen and the country’s premier ploughmen will compete at the British National Ploughing Championships.
26/09/05
THE delights of British lamb were brought home to French Agriculture Minister Dominique Bussereau when he visited a sheep event held at Bellac, near Limoges in France.
26/09/05
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has called for the industry to unite and urge Government to introduce, at the earliest, a milk regulator.
24/09/05
A co-ordinated plan to tackle urgently needed research in the British pig industry is being drawn up by the British Pig Executive (BPEX).
24/09/05
The latest annual enterprise costings results from the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX).
24/09/05
The Milk Development Council (MDC) is looking for dairy farmers across the southwest to host open days and events on their farms - and receive free advice in return.
23/09/05
World Dairy Expo 2005 is just around the corner and Holstein Association USA, Inc. is inviting everyone who attends the expo to stop by their booth and meet the “Holstein Association Member of the Day” and get a free copy of the 2006 Holstein Association calendar.
23/09/05
Daughter put one over on father at the annual show and sale of 80 head of commercial Charollais shearling and ram lambs at Craven Cattle Marts’ Skipton Auction Mart.
23/09/05
The first bovine embryos have been exported to USA following extensive negotiation of health conditions.
23/09/05
A cross-industry initiative to raise awareness of Johne’s Disease in cattle is launched at the Dairy Event.
23/09/05
NFU Scotland is reminding its members that new cattle testing laws to protect Scotland from bovine tuberculosis come into effect today (23 September).
23/09/05
This year’s winner of the NMR/RABDF Gold Cup, awarded for all round dairy herd performance and business management, is John Round from Elmore, near Gloucester.
23/09/05
Reacting to the report published today by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, NFU Scotland has reiterated that science must dictate any future regulation.
22/09/05
A spacious cab with opening front and rear windows for added ventilation has been developed for the Valpadana Series 6500 four-wheel drive tractor to broaden the appeal of this multi-function machine.
21/09/05
PORK - the Cinderella meat - can go to the ball thanks to a new A to Z guide for chefs, produced by the British Pig Executive (BPEX).
21/09/05
At its Annual General Meeting held today, September 20, Milk Link gave an update on its refinancing proposals.
21/09/05
Sheep 2006, the industry's biennial initiative, will be staged at the Three Counties Show Ground, Malvern on Wednesday 2 August.
21/09/05
NFU Scotland has told the Scottish Executive that new rules regarding the tagging of sheep and recording of movements must deliver clear animal health benefits.
20/09/05
HRH The Duke of Gloucester will launch Northumberland National Park Traditional Boundaries Training Scheme at the Heritage Skills Fair.
20/09/05
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held the Annual Cowper Day sale of Horses and Ponies at Kirkby Stephen Mart on Saturday 17th September where 246 head were forward.
20/09/05
The Charollais breed champion produced by Tim Pritchard of Llantrisant, South Wales, took top price at the NSA Wales and Border Ram Sale, held at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells.
20/09/05
MOVES by the British pig industry to open trade links with China have taken a major step forward.
20/09/05
an effort must be made by farmers and auctioneers to make sure every abattoir that is ready to handle older beef gets the cattle it wants on November 7th.
20/09/05
A sustainable future for the UK's dairy sector will only come through increased milk prices and reduced costs of production.
20/09/05
Red meat is tender but the market place for meat is as tough as old boots. How do you ensure your business is a winner?
20/09/05
The Tenant Farmers Association has joined forces with the Towergate Underwriting Group in a major new, national initiative to provide TFA members with specialist farm insurance which is specifically tailored to the needs of farm tenants.
19/09/05
The value of faster, earlier store finishing in the modern lamb market has been highlighted by the growing gap between the profitability of average and top-performing businesses revealed in the latest annual enterprise costings from the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX).
19/09/05
Landowners were today (Monday 19 September) offered new guidelines for getting rid of ragwort - a poisonous plant which kills hundreds of horses each year.
19/09/05
Tony Jackson has joined the Milk Development Council (MDC) as Extension Officer for Eastern England, responsible for ensuring dairy farmers are able to apply the latest research and development innovations on-farm.
16/09/05
A Northumberland family who farm close to Hadrian's Wall are hoping to attract some of the Wall's many tourist visitors with the creation of a new campsite and bunkhouse on their land.
16/09/05
NMR's Wolverhampton milk testing laboratory, National Milk Laboratories (NML), has secured the Defra statutory testing contract for brucellosis and EBL (Enzootic Bovine Leucosis).
16/09/05
Four National Festival of Meat competitions will be staged by The Royal Smithfield Club this year for producers in three major livestock regions.
16/09/05
Britain’s leading calf nutrition and feeding systems company, Volac International has purchased assets from Poole based British Denkavit.
16/09/05
New Holland will show its tractor line-up at Saltex 2005, including perhaps a surprise or two, underlining the brand’s commitment to the groundcare professionals’ needs in terms of productivity and user comfort.
15/09/05
Today's confirmation that the OTM Rule will cease to operate in the UK from Monday November 7th gives the industry seven weeks to prepare the ground for the smooth re-entry of beef from older cattle.
15/09/05
Meat and Livestock Commission Director General Kevin Roberts said: "This is great news for the British beef industry".
15/09/05
Advice from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that Defra's proposed robust BSE testing system for older cattle should replace the Over Thirty Months (OTM) rule was accepted today by the Government.
15/09/05
NFU Scotland has welcomed the news that a date has now been set for the return of older cattle to the food chain across the UK.
15/09/05
The world famous JCB backhoe loader has won a television “David and Goliath” contest to be voted the world’s greatest ever digger.
15/09/05
Thomas Binns, NFU North West's Livestock Board chairman and Lancashire beef and sheep producer , gives his views on the current state of this region's most important agricultural industries.
15/09/05
NFU Scotland has welcomed the announcement of an increase in the Scottish Executive grant, which assists farmers to establish short-rotation coppice willow or poplar as an energy crop.
15/09/05
As the annual "Welcome to Walking Week" celebration approaches it has been revealed that more and more routes across the North East are being opened up to walkers with the support of Defra's agri-environment schemes.
15/09/05
Countryside Live, the “little sister” of the Great Yorkshire Show, looks all set to have well filled livestock classes building on last year’s success.
14/09/05
With a new right of responsible access to Scotland’s countryside now in force, farmers are increasingly in need of guidance and advice on what the new law means for them.
14/09/05
Orchard Link is a scheme that has been developed by the NW branch of the Northern Fruit Group to link orchard owners with Cumbrian businesses who require supplies of local apples.
14/09/05
SAUSAGE competition judges might be forgiven for asking for ropes and crampons to judge the mountain of bangers they face.
13/09/05
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) are urging landlords and tenants to have early discussions about possible implications arising from late receipt of Single Farm Payment particularly in relation to rent payments.
13/09/05
POTENTIAL extra costs for the British pig industry are likely to be averted provided final agreement is given by the EU over testing for Trichinella.
13/09/05
A SERIES of TV adverts featuring cricketing hero characters Ian Botham and Allan Lamb have knocked consumers for six, according to figures released by the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX).
13/09/05
Members of the public and JCB employees alike descended on the company’s World Headquarters, in Rocester, for the Diamond Jubilee event.
10/09/05
Increased power, performance and fuel economy are the hallmarks of the new 8030 Series tractors from John Deere.
09/09/05
Cereals growers across the country should take advantage of the single best out-of-crop black-grass control by ensuring the most effective stale seedbed or stubble treatment this autumn.
09/09/05
PUTTING older beef back onto the market brings major challenges and opportunities for the abattoir sector both in terms of approval for processing and marketing.
09/09/05
NMR is launching a new 16-trait Evaluation service this autumn. Available to all producers, key type details from a fully trained evaluator will be combined with NMR monthly individual cow data.
09/09/05
The popular silage clinics are returning to the Dairy Event by its organizers, the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers.
09/09/05
A cross section of industry representatives, including a Government minister, officials and farmers themselves will be sharing their opinions and ideas at Dairy Circle.
08/09/05
The Suffolk Sheep Society is to sponsor breed class prizes at the NSA Wales & Border Ram Sales this year.
08/09/05
Texel breeders need to be ruthless in culling out everything but the very best if they're to retain premium prices.
08/09/05
Adding to the huge range of sheep breeds at the NSA Wales and Border Ram Sale are Ronald and Sue Jones of Gors Goch, near Llanybydder.
08/09/05
The rising cost of fuel is hitting rural areas hard, according to NFU Scotland. The longer distances between homes, businesses and essential services mean the fuel bills of those living and working in Scotland's countryside are rising fast.
08/09/05
A two-day workshop is to be held in November by the Applied Research Forum* to examine the most practical and sustainable long-term strategies for soil management in the UK, in the light of climate change.
08/0905
ADDITIONAL wealth of experience in the livestock industry has been brought to the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX) with the appointment of new board member Peter King.
07/09/05
A report summarising the findings of a pilot study modelling "Cost Benefit Analysis of Badger Control" has been published by Defra today.
07/09/05
Trouw Nutrition UK has reached agreement (1st September 2005) with the leading milk replacer manufacturer, Denkavit International, to become its sole distributor for Denkavit products in the UK.
07/09/05
UK dairy farmers have experienced a greater drop in their share of the retail price of liquid milk compared with their EU counterparts, according to new figures from the Milk Development Council (MDC).
07/09/05
Scotland's dairy industry is heading for collapse unless supermarkets realise they cannot continue to increase their margins at farmers' expense, according to NFU Scotland.
06/09/05
A top price of 3,500 guineas for a Glenside ram lamb was the high spot of an otherwise cautious day's trading at the Welsh National Texel Sale in Llandovery.
06/09/05
Intershape is launching three new options to its range of security and observation cameras this autumn.
06/09/05
CLA Wales is calling on National Grid Transco to consider the implications for some of the best agricultural land in Wales if a new route for the second phase of the Transco pipeline is agreed.
06/09/05 Nick Martin, chef at the Regency Hotel Ambleside, will be cooking up some innovative recipes using Kendal Rough Fell lamb at the Westmorland Show this Thursday.
06/09/05
A new partnership has been helping to boost the flora and wildlife habitats across the North of England with funding from Defra's Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES).
06/09/05
In a historic move, the two US Belgian Blue Beef breeder associations, Belgian Blue Breeders Inc. (BBBI) and the American Belgian Blue Breeders, Inc. (ABBB), have voted to blend both associations under one name.
06/09/05
NFU Scotland has welcomed the commitment by Tesco to review the labels on its beef products, following concerns raised by NFUS in a meeting with the supermarket.
05/0905
'BEEFY' and 'Lamby' will be back at the crease this autumn batting for the English Beef and Lamb Executive.
05/09/05
Border Texel Group members who are selling their rams at the annual Kelso Ram Sale on Friday (Sept 9) have been proving that quality pays.
05/09/05
Most English beef producers have much to gain from finishing continental-cross heifers at a younger age, while many need to focus their attention as much on avoiding under-weight as over-fat carcases.
05/09/05
Beef farmers throughout the UK invest effort and cost into securing top class levels of farm assurance certification and their commitment justifies a proper reward from the market place.
05/09/05
The Chelford event, having grown considerably in recent years, has now become one of the leading sales for Beltex sheep within the country.
03/09/05
A ram lamb from noted Kelso breeder Bruce Renwick of the Castlecairn flock secured that leading price of 36,000gns at the Solway and Tyne Texel Breeders show and sale.
03/09/05
The weeks leading up to the British National Ploughing Championships will see Britain's top ploughmen in action throughout September at major international competitions in The Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Sweden.
03/09/05
People affected by, or interested in, wild boar are being encouraged to have their say about how the animals should be managed in England, Biodiversity Minister Jim Knight announced.
03/09/05
NFU Scotland has welcomed the decision by Deputy Environment and Rural Development Minister Rhona Brankin not to grant a licence at this stage for a trial introduction of the European beaver in Argyll.
02/09/05
Jean Gibbon brings a wealth of livestock and veterinary knowledge to her new role as secretary of the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders’ Association.
02/09/05
Winter oilseed rape crops in the north east which have received a managed input programme have achieved an above average harvest despite one of the worst ever growing seasons.
02/09/05
The North of England branch of the Blackface Sheep Breeders is running a show next month as part of a promotion for Blackface prime lambs.
02/09/05
John Deere’s go-anywhere Gator is reaching new heights this summer as part of the RAF Merlin helicopter flying display team.
02/09/05
The new Rough Fell Country map – based on the French Ecomusée concept - will be launched at the Westmorland County Show on September 8.
02/09/05
At this year’s oldest and biggest one day sale of rams in Europe – the Dectomax Kelso Ram Sales at Kelso on Friday September 9 - 6,726 rams will come under the hammer.
02/09/05
A high-profile fixture, which shines the spotlight on traditional, native and rare breed sheep, cattle, poultry and waterfowl, takes place this year at Skipton Auction Mart.
01/09/05 Milk Marque is urging its dairy farmer members in the North to waste no further time in returning their proxy vote.
01/09/05
GRANTS of more than £125,000 have been won by a range of companies seeking the improve the supply chain for British pork.
01/09/05
Potato growers need to be on their guard for signs of stem blight as crops reach maturity.
01/09/05
A record twenty one thousand guineas was the top price paid at the AMC National Texel Show and Sale at Worcester on Tuesday 30 August.
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