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Damage ‘should not be forgotten’

THE Government should not forget the immense damage last year’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease did to the UK sheep industry, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has said. Read

More sows are culled

A CENSUS of pigs in the UK taken by the EU has shown that weekly sow culling is 45% higher than usual for this time of year. Read

Trust our farmers more, say Tories

THE Conservative Party has called for an overhaul of the way farming is regulated to reduce red tape. Read

Heavy workload prompts surveyors’ firm to recruit

A FIRM of chartered surveyors with offices in Alnwick, Durham and Hexham is recruiting two more surveyors to cope with extra work. Read

Ten steps to healthy surplus lambs

SURPLUS lambs should have the very best start in life if they’re to be reared successfully, says Adas sheep consultant Kate Phillips. Read

Bonanzaleading the way

THE first ever export of a Charolais bull to Poland was made when Goldies Bonanza left Ruthwell, Dumfries for Warsaw, following a private deal. Read

Strategies are proving their value in the field

INFLUENCING market price is out of the majority of beef producers’ reach but they do have tools to reduce costs and improve their unit’s efficiency. Read

Budget under fire for ‘nothing to support farming community’

FARMING LEADERS have said Chancellor Alastair Darling’s first budget contains a “wealth of missed opportunities” for the industry. Read

Bull tops the Carlisle spring sale at £5,565

THE spring show and sale took place at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, this week, sponsored by Natwest Bank. Read

‘Failure to provide rural businesses with a much needed transfusion’

THE COUNTRY Land and Business Association (CLA) has slammed Alastair Darling’s budget, saying it “has done nothing to provide rural businesses with a much needed transfusion”. Read

New law bid on livestock owners’ accident liability

NEW legislation could slash insurance costs for owners of certain animals and protect them from unfair compensation claims. Read

Welcome for FMD report recommendations

THE NATIONAL Farmers Union has welcomed the recommendations of the Anderson Inquiry into the outbreak of foot-and-mouth last year. Read

Decision on illegal dumping under fire

LANDOWNERS who have already made every attempt to keep fly-tippers out could still be penalised by costly clear-up bills. Read

Advice on avoiding lameness and foot rot

NORTH EAST sheep farmers can get advice on avoiding lameness and controlling worms at a workshop in Northumberland tomorrow night. Read

New TFA chairman has rents in his sights

THE Tenant Farmers Association’s new national chairman is arable and sheep farmer Greg Bliss from Cambridge- shire. Read

THE “creeping degradation of standards” that led to last summer’s foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey must never be allowed again, an independent inquiry said yesterday.

Its chairman, Iain Anderson, described the animal health laboratories at Pirbright, from where the disease escaped into local livestock, as a shabby and dilapidated place where regulation and risk management were poor. Read

NFU pours cold water on payment reform call

THE NATIONAL Farmers Union has poured cold water on a report calling for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Read

Herefords sell to a top of 3,000gns at Carlisle

THERE was a small offering of Herefords at Carlisle on Friday, February 29. The sale, through Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, saw nine bulls selling to average £2,176.00 to a top of 3,000gns for 15-month old Romany 1 Diamond R22 D22 by Crickley 1 Figurehead. Read

Focus on new green schemes

FARMERS in the Weardale area can get advice on looking after wildlife habitats while still making a profit. Read

Fickle weather raises health risk for herds

FARMERS have been warned of the danger of grass staggers for spring calving suckler herds. Read