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2010-Mar-11
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 40 prime cattle, 9 over thirty month cattle, 5,590 prime hoggs and 4,655 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 11th March, 2010.
2010-Mar-11
SAC has been instrumental in creating two new posts which will support the development of a new partnership, the Scottish Farmers’ Market Partnership (SFMP), which aims to promote, support and build capacity for farmers’ markets in Scotland on a sustainable basis.
2010-Mar-11
Over the next few weeks the market focus will switch to US spring plantings and assessment of how winter grain crops have survived the winter as crops start to break dormancy.
2010-Mar-11
Selecting Holstein bulls on the basis of single or limited traits, therefore ignoring potential weaknesses in key areas, is a short-sighted strategy in the context of building a herd for future profitability.
2010-Mar-10
Further demonstrating its support for British livestock farmers, supermarket chain Asda is set to become the first major retailer to offer new season lamb this spring.
2010-Mar-10
This week, thanks to a partnership between NNATA and LandSkills North East, as part of the RDPE, arable farming in North Northumberland has received an injection of youthful enthusiasm for their unique Arable Traineeship.
2010-Mar-09
Julie Liddle, a director of Carlisle-based land agents and chartered surveyors H&H Bowe, has taken part in the prestigious Advanced Business Management Course run by the Worshipful Company of Farmers.
2010-Mar-09
On Monday 8th March Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their first Kirkby Classic show and sale of potential show cattle which proved to be a great success with a over flowing ring of prospective purchasers and vendors.
2010-Mar-09
A trio of Large Black Orpingtons – a cockerel and two hens – from husband and wife poultry breeders Keith and Anne Chatburn, of Cononley, was pick of the poultry at the Craven Feather Auctions Spring show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart.
2010-Mar-09
A group of leading UK suckler beef producers, backed by supermarket giant ASDA, is coming together to develop a sustainable strategy for the future of the beef industry.
2010-Mar-08
Increased accuracy and lower costs can be achieved by using automatic section control on the growing number of ISOBUS-ready sprayers, fertiliser spreaders and seed drills, using the new Application Pro Universal system from John Deere.
2010-Mar-08
Beef and sheep producers can be confident they’re making an informed choice about parasite control products, thanks to the latest EBLEX parasite guide.
2010-Mar-08
John Deere’s AMS division has announced two new ways of supplying farm vehicles with highly accurate GPS correction signals for precision farming applications.
2010-Mar-08
Northumberland breeders Peter and James Weightman of the Hallfield herd based at Peterlee secured the leading price of 7,000gns at the early spring show and sale for the Blonde Society at Carlisle.
2010-Mar-08
CLA Wales has welcomed the findings of a Welsh Assembly Government report which recommends ways in which agriculture and rural land use in Wales can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
2010-Mar-08
Harrison & Hetherington’s two-day show and sale at Borderway, Carlisle, on March 19 and 20 is expected once again to draw one of the biggest entries of quality continental cross store cattle in the country, many with show potential.
2010-Mar-08
Could the use of agricultural residues, such as straw, help to reduce the need for fossil fuels and add value to existing food crops?
2010-Mar-08
Producers who sell meat directly to the consumer, or are considering doing so, will benefit from increased support thanks to a new expert position created by EBLEX.
2010-Mar-04
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 56 prime cattle, 31 over thirty month cattle, 5,118 prime hoggs and 5,309 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 4th March, 2010.
2010-Mar-04
Far greater understanding of underlying genetics, growing use of DNA markers and increasingly sophisticated food laboratory technology are allowing UK plant breeders to make major progress in the complex challenge of bread and biscuit wheat development.
2010-Mar-04
Christine Jackson and Catherine Armstrong, the region’s largest free range egg producers, have announced today that they are to open a farm shop and café in the North Northumberland village of Belford.
2010-Mar-04
70 North East farmers and landowners attended the recent ‘Finding the Silver Lining on Countryside Matters’ Seminar at Hexham Auction Mart.
2010-Mar-04
Calderdale beef and sheep farmer Brian Lund added to an ever-growing list of honours at Skipton Auction Mart when exhibiting the champion beef animal at March's prime shows.
2010-Mar-03
NFU Scotland has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Government that its £3 million Severe Weather Grant Scheme will now be extended to provide support to those who have seen farm buildings collapse in the most recent snow storms.
2010-Mar-03
Skipton’s second bi-annual Spring show of agricultural machinery, equipment, and animal healthcare products proved a resounding success.
2010-Mar-03
HSBC Agriculture, the dedicated farming division of HSBC Bank plc, has appointed
Allan Wilkinson as its new Head of Agriculture responsible for the bank’s farming customers in the UK.
2010-Mar-02
In order to provide farmers with a cost-effective means of benefiting from the high accuracy potential of RTK, Claas UK has set about establishing a network of RTK aerials.
2010-Mar-02
The EU drive towards more energy from renewables is going to be a double edged sword for the food and farming industry in the North East.
2010-Mar-02
There is much beef and sheep businesses of every description can do to cut both their fixed costs and greenhouse gas emissions, suggests EBLEX.
2010-Mar-02
McCormick enthusiasts will welcome the return of an MTX150 model to the line-up following a revamp of the marque’s six-cylinder product range.
2010-Mar-02
Climate change continues to dominate the headlines and will be headlining the annual Outlook Conference in London in April.
2010-Mar-02
Full-year figures for UK exports of lamb and mutton in 2009 show an increase of 19 per cent against 2008 to nearly £312m, according to new figures.
2010-Mar-02
Harrison & Hetherington Limited, held their annual spring poultry and waterfowl sale when they presented a huge catalogue entry of 1,400 poultry and waterfowl together with 250 lots of hatching eggs, and 250 lots of equipment.
2010-Mar-02
An exciting new initiative looking at consumer reactions to pig and poultry production systems will help the industry with answers to the question ‘Can we get consumers to buy more British?’.
2010-Mar-01
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd conducted the spring sale of Registered Whitebred Shorthorn Cattle on behalf of members of the Whitebred Shorthorn Association on Friday 26th February 2010 when 6 bulls were forward.
2010-Feb-26
Agricultural businesses are among those across Cumbria supporting the vital work of Hospice at Home, Carlisle and North Lakeland, in a new initiative launched on Thursday.
2010-Feb-26
Main dairy breeds show fall in production, Holsteins see an increase in SCC and CI, but British Friesians and Ayrshires buck trend.
2010-Feb-26
A new tank mix option aimed at providing winter wheat growers with a cost-effective way to target this year’s heightened yellow rust threats with extra fungicide activity is being put forward by Syngenta.
2010-Feb-26
Last week’s National All Breeds Show came to a fitting finale when the prestigious interbreed Dairy Burke Trophy was judged after the completion of the breed classes.
2010-Feb-26
Don’t get too paranoid about pigeon damage this season, oilseed rape growers have been urged by Masstock technical development manager, Philip Marr.
2010-Feb-25
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 54 prime cattle, 22 over thirty month cattle, 3,254 prime hoggs and 4,663 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 25th February, 2010.
2010-Feb-25
Rapeseed prices on the Matif futures market have moved slightly higher this week despite the bearish undertone stemming from the record soy crops in South America.
2010-Feb-25
Leading the small offering of Aberdeen-Angus bulls at the Royal Northern Spring Show in Thainstone, Aberdeen, on Tuesday 23 February 2010, was Schivas Billy Man H643 from Schivas Estates, Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
2010-Feb-25
The Border British Blue Club staged their Eleventh annual open calf show on Thursday 18th February at Borderway Mart, Carlisle when nearly all of the 42 catalogued entries were forward for judging.
2010-Feb-25
Professor Alistair Lawrence, Acting Group Manager of SAC’s Sustainable Livestock Systems, took part in a Health and Welfare workshop at the National Farmers Union AGM in Birmingham.
2010-Feb-25
The National Beef Association has criticised Defra for signaling its readiness to fall in with the EU consensus during coming CAP reform talks - instead of pushing hard to secure the best possible deal for UK farmers.
2010-Feb-24
Malcolm and Robert Swires, of Haverah Park, Beckwithshaw, swooped yet again to bag their fourth consecutive and a record 11th Craven Dairy Auction championship at February’s show at Skipton Auction Mart.
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