Cutting the costs of wintering cows
Cutting the costs of wintering cows is the option Drew Bell has chosen to make
money on his 80-cow suckler beef enterprise on 300 acres at Guyzance, near
Acklington. [
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Rothbury Family Butchers
A tiny butcher's shop in rural Northumberland which sources mainly locally-produced
meats is earning a countrywide reputation thanks to its new internet sales
and award winning sausages. [
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Suffolk Passion
A passion for Suffolk sheep and the social enjoyment pedigree sheep breeding
brings has paid off for mother and daughter Glynis and Jane Soulsby after
their flock was judged the top in the whole of the north of England. [
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XL Vets
The challenges faced by UK livestock farmers in the 21st century led to the
formation of a new company in June 2005 – XLVets – thought to be
unique worldwide in its mandate to get its countrywide group of farm animal
committed veterinary practices working together. [
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Improved Diet at Poldean
Improved feed conversion rates and liveweight gains have been the result of
altering the diet for beef breeding and store cattle on a Scottish Borders
upland farm. [
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Glenisla Beef Shorthorns
Hardy, docile Beef Shorthorn cattle are part of the beautiful Perthshire landscape
grazing at up to 1,500ft on the heather hill above Glenisla House. [
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110,000gns Texel Ram
When the ram lamb Newhill Major was born in February this year, Hexhamshire
breeder Alan Walker spotted the sheep had a certain sparkle. [
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Blelack Beef Shorthorns
The Blelack herd prefix which is synonymous with top quality pedigree cattle
breeding now lends itself to a herd of Beef Shorthorns. [
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Cumberland Dairy Cheese
Three Cumbrian dairy farmers have formed their own processing company to add
value to milk produced in the county. Their quest was to achieve better milk
prices by adding value. [
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Vaccination stops the rot
The introduction of a vaccination programme has virtually eliminated footrot
cutting down on family labour time as well as improving sheep health and welfare,
say Cumbrian sheep producers the Hewitsons. [
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Switch to Beltex brings profitability
A switch to the Beltex as a terminal sire to use on crossbred hoggs has improved
the profitability of the sheep enterprise on a North Yorkshire mixed farm. [
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Free Range Egg Diversification
A farm on the edge of the Lake District which diversified into free range eggs
19 years ago now has the largest specialist egg packaging business in the country,
supplying major supermarkets and McDonalds. [
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First floor milking parlour reaps rewards
A six figure investment in a two storey dairy building and new milking and
feeding equipment is already reaping rewards in terms of efficiencies in work
time and increased yields for producer Michael Wilson. [
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Pedigree Holstein Sales buoyant
Pedigree Holstein dairy cattle sold at auction in the UK continue to command
excellent prices even though the commercial buyers are receiving low milk
prices. [
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Proactive approach to Johnes disease
The Bankhouse Holstein herd, which was closed from the mid 1960s until the
foot and mouth epidemic in 2001, is one of the first to be tested for Johnes
disease through a simple bulk milk sample. [
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Beef Management for more than Meat
Beef producer Robin Edmondson has benefited from a new partnership which is
helping to put his business back into profitability in the absence of headage
payments.
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Lowther Beef Shorthorns
Easily managed Beef Shorthorns are proving to be the ideal cattle for an organic
farm at Armathwaite in Cumbria’s Eden Valley.
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Limestone Country Project
A unique initiative aimed at further enhancing part of North Yorkshire’s
renowned upland landscape now links the visitor, conservationist, farmer – and
the consumer.
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Dairy farmer capitalises on forage crops
Andrew Addison and his wife Janet’s attention to detail earned them the
title of national joint runners-up in the annual BGS Grassland Management Competition.
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Meat cutting plant opens - by Royal approval
Prince Charles spent two and a half hours at Raisgill Hall, Orton, Cumbria
when he officially opened the new meat cutting plant Junction 38 run by a mainly
farmer co-operative.
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Keeping an eye on Bassenthwaite
Deborah and Martyn Mawson have capitalised on the beautiful situation of their
beef and sheep farm overlooking Bassenthwaite Lake and established a successful
bed and breakfast business. [
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Beef Shorthorn - a breed for the future
Gerald Turton is one of the Beef Shorthorn’s greatest enthusiasts,
having done much to promote the breed. He is the third generation of his
family to run the North Yorkshire based Upsall herd. [
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Quality cattle for Lakeland Beef brand
Eden Valley farmers Steadman and Judy Dodd produce quality cattle to meet
the specifications required by the increasingly popular regional brand,
Lakeland Beef.
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Charolais herd survives and prospers
2005 was an extraordinary year for Peter and Vanessa Vasey and the family’s
prized Edenhurst Charolais herd, beginning with the Carlisle floods.
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Farmers give their backing for the future
Farmers have given a resounding backing to a new company which will help them
meet change and secure their own futures as well as that of rural Cumbria.
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Simmentals do the business
Cumbrian beef farmer Kevin Holliday maintains that weight pays and he has
stuck with the Simmental which suits his hill farm. The Swiss breed was
first introduced by Kevin in 1992.
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Traditional cattle graze conservation sites
The Whitebred Shorthorn and its Galloway cross daughters suit the windswept
acres of Hotbank Farm, near Bardon Mill which straddles the Roman Wall. [
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Diversification on the Solway Coast
Martin and Julie Gaitskell have drawn on their individual expertise
to diversify the business at Highfield Farm, on the beautiful coast
of the Solway Firth at Burgh-by-Sands near Carlisle. [
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