Stackyard News

Six of the Best at Skipton Multi-Breeds Show

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:16:17 +0100

Six different sheep breeds vied for individual championship honours at the annual multi-breed shows and sales of 951 pedigree and pure-bred rams and females, as the autumn sheep sales season moved into top gear at Skipton Auction Mart.

English Winter Fair 2008

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:40:20 +0100

Beef producers could scoop up to £3000 in addition to auction revenue for the champion beef carcass at this year's inaugural English Winter Fair at Stafford (Nov 15-16) thanks to sponsorship from leading abattoir group Anglo Beef Processors (ABP).

Opening the Doors to Careers in the Countryside

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:21:56 +0100

The varied opportunities of working in the countryside will be highlighted at a careers day with a difference in October.

New Chief Executive for Suffolk Sheep Society

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:06:54 +0100

The Suffolk Sheep Society’s Council has appointed Dr Lewis McClinton, of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to the new post of Chief Executive.

FAO Reviews Biofuel Policies and Subsidies

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:34:39 +0100

Biofuel policies and subsidies should be urgently reviewed in order to preserve the goal of world food security, protect poor farmers, promote broad-based rural development and ensure environmental sustainability, FAO said today in a new edition of its annual flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2008.

Don't Discount Aldi and Lidl

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:34:41 +0100

Claims that the credit crunch is making people turn their attention to the hard discounters seem to be borne out in the latest issue of Meat Demand Trends.

Chairman Graham Champion at Skipton Lleyns Show

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:57:22 +0100

Graham Fort, chairman of the North & East England Lleyn Sheep Breeders Club, was supreme champion at the Lleyn Sheep Society’s annual pedigree sheep show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart.

Brecknock Hill Cheviot Ram Sale at Sennybridge

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:46:06 +0100

Some sparkling prices and a good level trade distinguished the Brecknock Hill Cheviot Ram Sale at Sennybridge on Saturday 27 September.

Longtown Primestock Sale

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:58:20 +0100

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 91 prime cattle, 2 young bulls, 42 OTM cattle, 5,519 prime lambs and 7,172 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 2nd October, 2008.

Crop Market Update from Gleadell

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:57:29 +0100

Continued global economic uncertainty, increasing EU wheat and maize crop and growing supplies of UK feed wheat, expect to see further downside pressure on wheat values.

New UK Agent Appointed for Innovative Feed Moisture Management Package

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:26:51 +0100

C&H Nutrition has become the UK distributor for the unique on-line moisture sensoring system and product dosing package that manufacturer Adiveter claims can optimise feed pelleting efficiency and reduce energy consumption. C&H Nutrition sister company Brown and Gilmer becomes the Adiveter agent in Ireland.

NFU Scotland Back on European Stage

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:57:27 +0100

NFU Scotland are back in Europe representing the interests of Scotland’s farmers and crofters ahead of crucial decisions on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), due to be taken this autumn.

Hidden Mycotoxins Threat in Grains and Forage

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:04:33 +0100

Risks of mycotoxins in forages as well as feed grains are set to be unusually high this winter according to independent industry reports, increasing the necessity for greater vigilance and protective action by livestock farmers.

Grattans Grab Craven Dairy Auction Glory

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:54:11 +0100

Champion at the latest Craven Dairy Auction at Skipton Auction Mart (Mon, Sept 29) was a newly calven heifer from the Warsill pedigree Holstein Friesian herd of CM & EM Grattan.

Cultivate with Care to Avoid Further Soil Damage

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:43:59 +0100

Stay off your land until it’s fit to cultivate this autumn rather than rushing on regardless in an attempt to catch-up after the single most challenging harvest in recent memory.

Sheep Trade Buoyant at Skipton

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:23:05 +0100

The autumn sheep sales season at Skipton Auction Mart is getting into full swing.

Rampant Autumn Weed Growth Poses Major Threat

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:15:06 +0100

Grass weeds and volunteers are taking advantage of the persistently wet conditions and difficult, delayed harvest to establish themselves particularly rapidly and robustly this autumn, warns ProCam technical agronomist, Nick Myers.

Along the Straight and Narrow

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:00:55 +0100

Kent will be host the British National Ploughing Championships & Country Festival on October 11th and 12th this year. A record crowd is expected to attend this amazing two-day event, which is taking place at Marden, just south of Maidstone.

College Farm, Manageable Prime Business Opportunity

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:46:58 +0100

College Farm is a 244 acre prime business prospect which is located two miles from J9 of the M40. Brought to the market by Fisher German LLP and C R J Anstey, this very productive farm offers a ready made business opportunity with potential to expand.

Gap Between Asking and Selling House Prices is Widening

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:20:08 +0100

Across the UK, houses are selling at an average of nine% below the asking price with sellers in some regions being forced to accept as much as 12.5% discount off their advertised price, says RICS research published today.

Case IH Tractor Innovations Save Money

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:09:23 +0100

As energy prices continue to rise, optimising tractor efficiency is more important than ever before to reduce operating costs. Both Case IH Magnum and Steiger Quadtrac tractors benefit from the latest technology that allows customers to maintain productivity and efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.

The Single Farm Payment is Not a Charity Fund for Desk Workers

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:53:27 +0100

The National Beef Association is appalled at the growing number of plans governments and quangos have for the SP (known to farmers as the Single Farm Payment) that has been, or will be, stripped off farmers and put in a range of funding pools for pet projects of Ministers and civil servants.

New +3 Type Merit Sire at Cogent - Double Trouble Forbidden

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:36:56 +0100

Cogent Breeding has released a new exciting outcross sire; Double Trouble Forbidden to their proven Holstein sire line-up.

Longtown Primestock Sale

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:55:21 +0100

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward 55 prime cattle, 20 OTM cattle, 6,628 prime lambs and 9,509 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 25th September, 2008.

Crop Market Update from Gleadell

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:46:43 +0100

UK feed wheat prices remain under pressure, due to competition from the Black sea and Baltic regions. With reports that the 'later-cut' wheat has suffered, both in quality and bushel weight terms, this is just adding to the 'feed-wheat' pile the UK will eventually end up with.

Hullhouse & Beautry Texels Sparkle

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:45:13 +0100

The on-farm Texel sale of September Sapphires at Hull House, Skipton, attracted an enormous attendance of buyers from as far as away as Aberdeen in the north down to Anglesey in Wales and across to interested parties in both Northern and Southern Ireland.

Smallholding Sells Well at Auction

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:46:35 +0100

C & D Property Services were pleased to offer for sale two properties by Public Auction on Wednesday 24th September 2008 in the Longtown Memorial Hall.

World Combine Harvesting Record Smashed in the UK

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:14:11 +0100

A new Combine Harvesting World Record of 532.14 tonnes harvested in eight hours has been set by a tracked CLAAS LEXION 580+TT combine working in Lincolnshire, England.

Moorland Mules Land Spoils at Skipton NEMSA Show

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:20:07 +0100

Moorland-reared Mule gimmer lambs, carrying much better condition following a rare spell of fine weather, dominated the championship classes at the second annual North of England Mule Sheep Association (NEMSA) show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart. (Tues, Sept 22)

County Council Farms are Important National Asset

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:08:57 +0100

The Tenant Farmers Association has affirmed the importance of county council farm estates as, strategic, national assets that should be retained and managed for the future benefit of agriculture and the nation as a whole.

Cabinet Secretary Sees Harvest Woes First Hand

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:35:04 +0100

NFU Scotland has provided the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Richard Lochhead with an opportunity to witness the salvage operation for Scotland’s cereal harvest at first hand.

Field Day for Richardsons at Skipton Texel Highlight

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:19:49 +0100

The first prize winner in the Texel shearling rams class at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show progressed to take supreme championship honours at the 27th Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders Association two-day show and sale of pedigree rams and females at Skipton Auction Mart.

Semex Launches Repromax Sire Index

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:29:05 +0100

In a first for the industry, leading breeding company Semex UK has launched Repromax, a unique world-wide fertility evaluation index compiled using a range of international fertility data.

NMR/RABDF Chris May Memorial Award 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:25:21 +0100

Chris Simmons from Folly Farm, Kingswood, Wotton under Edge, south Gloucestershire is the inaugural winner of the Chris May Memorial Award. This new award within the NMR/RABDF Gold Cup competition is awarded to the Gold Cup qualifying herd with the highest average lifetime daily yield.

New NML Johne’s Disease Screening Programme

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:38:04 +0100

National Milk Laboratories (NML) has launched the UK’s first Johne’s disease screening programme on milk samples. It is available to producers through their vets who can incorporate the screening as part of an on farm Johne’s management plan.

Bluefaced Leicester Ram Sells for 17,000 Guineas

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:30:51 +0100

The credit crunch clearly wasn’t an issue for buyers at this year’s second main NSA Wales and Border Ram Sale, with a Bluefaced Leicester ram selling for an all time record seventeen thousand guineas.