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Return of the North of England Mule
Long-standing convert to the North of England Mule, Richard Price, farm manager on the Lowther Estate, near Penrith, set about radically altering the sheep enterprise to ensure that the flock paid its way - and a return to the prolific Bluefaced Leicester-Swaledale cross ewe is at the heart of the changes.

The Agricultural Machinery section is expanding to include traders and suppliers - maybe your site fits in here.

The Agriservices section contains Auction Marts, Farm Cottage Holidays, Livestock Photographers, Agricultural Consultants, Working Dogs, Livestock Genetics and Software amongst others.
Soil, Seeds and Turf, Farm Toys , Agricultural Shows , Farming Jobs , Environmental Services

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Pedigree Aberdeen Angus, Limousin, Highland, Hereford, Charolais and Red Angus cattle breeders now have their own pages, with more breeds to come. Why not submit your home page?

Galloways Paying Their Way at High Thorneyburn
With a resurgence of interest in native breeds, father and son Jimmy and Andrew Ions this autumn have enjoyed their best prices yet for crossbred Blue-Grey calves from the Galloways.

Bonino Forage Wagon Brings Buffer Feeding Flexibility
Three consecutive wet summers led Kendal milk producer Richard Park to consider more effective ways of buffer feeding grass. A neighbour had a Bonino forage wagon, which he borrowed, and he was so impressed that he decided to invest in one.

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Farmers Urged to Check Insurance After Recent Farm Fires
2010-Sep-02
A number of Northumberland farmers have seen their livelihood go up in smoke as they are left to count the cost of what can only be described as mindless acts of vandalism.

Longtown Primestock Sale 2010-Sep-02
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 56 prime cattle, 2 young bulls, 20 over thirty month cattle, 5,711 prime lambs and 5,478 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 2nd September, 2010.

Crop Market Update from Gleadell 2010-Sep-02
Egypt continued its habit of issuing tenders on dips in futures markets – they subsequently bought 225,000 mt of US hard wheat – at relatively high prices.

Countdown to a Record Breaking Beef South West 2010
2010-Sep-02
Moving Beef South West to Exeter Livestock Centre, close to the M5 motorway, has encouraged the beef industry to really get involved in the event.

Who Raises the Best Border Lamb? 2010-Sep-01
At this week’s Glendale Show, the winners of a new livestock competition, “Meet the Spec “, organised by The Glendale Agriculture Society in conjunction with Border Livestock Exchange Ltd and Woodhead Brothers, were announced.

Greystoke Castle Farms Open Day 2010-Sep-01
High performance, high quality, sustainable suckled calf production will come under the microscope at Greystoke Castle Farms, Penrith on Wednesday 15 September at an open day to be staged by the British Charolais Cattle Society and Keenan.

Traffic Flow a Priority at NSA Wales and Border Ram Sale
2010-Sep-01
Traffic is expected to flow smoothly at the NSA Wales and Border Ram Sale with the popular Tup Taxi service in operation again this year. The event will be held at the Royal Welsh Showground on 20 September.

FAO Food Price Index Climbs Five Percent in August 2010-Sep-01
Surging wheat prices drove international food prices up five percent last month in the biggest month-on-month increase since November 2009, FAO announced.

Quality Judges for Agri-Expo 2010-Aug-31
The judges have been announced for Agri-Expo, the leading autumn livestock event to be staged at Borderway, Carlisle on Friday 29 October by its organisers, Harrison and Hetherington.

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