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North Country Cheviot ewe hogg sells for £4500 at Lockerbie

North Country Cheviot ewe hogg sells for £4500 at Lockerbie

15 Feb 201917:30
THE sale of North Country Cheviot females at Lockerbie peaked a a record breaking £4,500 for the first prize ewe hogg and reserve supreme champion, from W. and J. Thomson, Hownam Grange, Kelso.
livestocksheepShows & Sales
Defra unprepared for farmers to ‘hunker down and live on fresh air’ after BPS goes

Defra unprepared for farmers to ‘hunker down and live on fresh air’ after BPS goes

14 Feb 201915:53
Defra is unprepared for a significant chunk of farmers to ‘hunker down and live on fresh air’ when direct payments are removed, according to an industry expert.
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Sardinian sheep farmers pour away milk and halt traffic in price protests

Sardinian sheep farmers pour away milk and halt traffic in price protests

12 Feb 201907:00
Farmers have poured milk down the streets and stopped traffic on major highways as they protest price drops.
BusinessdairylivestockPrices & trendssheep
Cumbrian commoners set to lose £238,000 in BPS payments due to re-mapping

Cumbrian commoners set to lose £238,000 in BPS payments due to re-mapping

12 Feb 201905:00
Commoners in Cumbria are set to lose £238,000 in Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) cash due to the recent Rural Payments Agency (RPA) re-mapping exercise, according to new calculations.
BusinessCumbriaFundinglivestockPoliticssheepuplands
‘Desperate’ group of farmers waiting four years for LFASS payment, say Scottish Tories

‘Desperate’ group of farmers waiting four years for LFASS payment, say Scottish Tories

08 Feb 201908:47
The Scottish Conservatives have hit out at the SNP Government after discovering 81 farmers are still waiting for their Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) payments after four years.
BeefBusinessdairyFundinglivestockPoliticsScotlandsheep
Fears tenants could be excluded from post-Brexit support without Ag Bill changes

Fears tenants could be excluded from post-Brexit support without Ag Bill changes

07 Feb 201912:37
A Conservative peer has warned tenants and graziers could be excluded from farm support after Brexit if changes are not made to the Agriculture Bill.
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Farmers hit back at think tank boss calling for abolition of all food tariffs

Farmers hit back at think tank boss calling for abolition of all food tariffs

06 Feb 201911:16
Furious farmers have hit back at a free-market think tank boss who has called for the abolition of all food tariffs after Brexit.
BeefBrexitdairyLegislationlivestockPigPoliticspoultrysheeptrade
Anger at Minister’s claim fall in value of pound would ‘offset’ no-deal tariff costs

Anger at Minister’s claim fall in value of pound would ‘offset’ no-deal tariff costs

05 Feb 201914:01
Agricultural groups have reacted with anger to a claim by Farming Minister George Eustice that a drop in the value of the pound would ‘offset’ any additional tariff costs in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
BrexitBusinessLegislationlivestockPoliticssheeptrade
POLICE APPEAL: CCTV image released after multiple sheep thefts from farm

POLICE APPEAL: CCTV image released after multiple sheep thefts from farm

01 Feb 201909:49
Police detectives have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to after the theft of several sheep from a UK farm.
farm lifelivestockRural crimesheep
Welsh Government steps up plans to keep export trade afloat in no-deal Brexit

Welsh Government steps up plans to keep export trade afloat in no-deal Brexit

01 Feb 201905:41
The Welsh Government has said it will pay for vets to receive specialist training so food from Wales can continue to be exported in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
BeefBrexitBusinessdairylivestockPigPoliticspoultrysheeptradeWales
New strain of salmonella in sheep being investigated by APHA

New strain of salmonella in sheep being investigated by APHA

30 Jan 201913:32
A potential new strain of Salmonella Typhimurium in sheep is being investigate by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
BeefdairyGrasslandlivestockpoultrysheep
New ‘Farming Regulation Bill’ may be needed to overhaul inspection regime

New ‘Farming Regulation Bill’ may be needed to overhaul inspection regime

30 Jan 201909:00
A new Farming Regulation Bill may be needed in order to overhaul the current ‘inefficient’ inspection regime, Dame Glenys Stacey has said.
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Red Tractor key to improving provenance transparency in food service sector

Red Tractor key to improving provenance transparency in food service sector

30 Jan 201905:00
Getting more restaurants to use the Red Tractor logo on their menus is key to improving provenance transparency in the food service sector, MPs have been told.
arableBeefBusinessdairylivestockPigPoliticspoultrysheep
Farmers’ mid-term confidence hits ‘all-time low’ as Brexit uncertainty continues

Farmers’ mid-term confidence hits ‘all-time low’ as Brexit uncertainty continues

30 Jan 201904:00
Farmers’ mid-term confidence has hit an ‘all-time low’ as the uncertainty around Brexit continues, an NFU study has revealed.
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Industry plea for Scottish Government to ‘move on’ with developing new ag policy

Industry plea for Scottish Government to ‘move on’ with developing new ag policy

29 Jan 201913:58
Industry bodies have issued a plea for the Scottish Government to ‘move on’ with developing a post-Brexit agricultural policy.
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NFU pushes Sainsbury’s to put Red Tractor logo back on its food packaging

NFU pushes Sainsbury’s to put Red Tractor logo back on its food packaging

29 Jan 201909:00
The NFU has said it will continue to push retail giant Sainsbury’s to put the Red Tractor logo back onto its food packaging.
arableBeefBusinessdairylivestockPigPoliticspoultryRetailsheep
Industry anger over HCC board member’s commercial interest in lab-grown meat

Industry anger over HCC board member’s commercial interest in lab-grown meat

28 Jan 201904:00
NFU Cymru has raised concerns about a conflict of interest after one of Hybu Cig Cymru’s (HCC) board members was found to have a commercial interest in lab-grown meat.
BeefBusinesslivestockPigPoliticssheepWales
Welsh hill flocks encouraged to consider new ‘Hill Ram Scheme’

Welsh hill flocks encouraged to consider new ‘Hill Ram Scheme’

24 Jan 201910:27
HCC has launched a new Hill Ram Scheme – intended to encourage more Welsh hill farmers to use performance recorded rams with the aim of producing lambs that meet market specifications for markets at home and abroad.
livestocksheep
Michael Gove denies accusations Agriculture Bill has not been ‘rural-proofed’

Michael Gove denies accusations Agriculture Bill has not been ‘rural-proofed’

24 Jan 201906:00
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has been forced to fend off accusations that the Agriculture Bill has not been adequately ‘rural-proofed’.
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Welsh Minister ‘disappointed’ at low take-up of red meat benchmarking initiative

Welsh Minister ‘disappointed’ at low take-up of red meat benchmarking initiative

24 Jan 201905:00
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has expressed her ‘disappointment’ that take-up of a new red meat benchmarking initiative was lower than expected.
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