Farming

Show stands out as best

Friday, January 29, 2010

W E HAVE been quite busy recently, but still found time to go to Newark last week for the Lincolnshire Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association Annual Show.

It is now looked upon as one of the largest, if not the largest farm machinery show in Europe.

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Undefined Headline

Friday, November 20, 2009

Tuesday, November 10 A DRIZZLY day was no encouragement for rounding up sheep. It was obvious that sheep sellers hadn't realised trade is much...

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Good luck to John and Julie

Friday, November 20, 2009

TALKING about the farmers of the future, I thought how nice it was at the weekend hearing how one young couple were taking their first step on the...

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Many still don't recognise logo

Clive believes there is still a lot of confusion over the labelling of food on our supermarket shelves.

Friday, November 20, 2009

I CAN'T help but wonder how many customers, when taking food off the shelves, know what the little red tractor logo stands for. It is claimed that the...

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Conference looks to the future

Friday, November 20, 2009

S INCE the National Farmers' Union abandoned the tenant farm committee a few years ago, there has been a feeling that it should have stayed in...

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French show real support

Friday, November 13, 2009

THE chances of Prime Minister Gordon Brown matching the reported £1.65bn pay-out that French President Nicolas Sarkozy last week pledged to his...

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Leek auction market report

Friday, November 13, 2009

Tuesday, November 3 A QUIETER day with sufficient rain early on to have soaked lambs if they had not been "got up" early. Plenty of rumours floating...

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The future looks bright for farming

Friday, November 13, 2009

WE ALWAYS look forward each year to the Cheadle NFU branch annual dinner. For the second year running they have held the event at the Sneyd Arms at...

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Politicians should have bitten bullet to stop the spread of TB

A large-scale badger cull is a real possibility in  north Pembrokeshire next year.

Friday, November 13, 2009

I WAS chatting the other night to a Welsh farming friend whom I had served with on the National Farmers' Union council. He is still firmly of the...

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Cows not the only ones full of hot air

Friday, November 06, 2009

WITH calls this week for us to all eat less meat to save the planet, furious livestock farmers have not been slow in hitting back at one of Britain's...

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