SHOOTERS from Herefordshire were among members of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) who met to discuss the code of good shooting practice with shoot owners in the West Midlands. They concluded that game shooting was a benefit to the rural
A NEW initiative to give the sheep sector an added boost at this year's Royal Show has been announced following discussions between the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the National Sheep Association. Focusing on a closer working relationship
A NEW herbicide could save farmers around £328 per hectare in lost beef production or £312 in lamb through the extra grass gained by effectively controlling thistles. Dow AgroSciences claims that Thistlex can offer outstanding levels of long-term thistle
CURRENCY interaction and existing CAP support policy are firmly linked to UK milk price volatility and must become priorities for policy makers if prospects for dairy farmers are to be improved. This is the main conclusion of a paper by Neil Davidson,
OUTSPOKEN quota broker Ian Potter gave a double presentation to Monmouth farmers. Top of the bill at the Carrs Billington meeting at the Royal Oak was the dairy industry and the CAP mid-term review. Mr Potter of Ian Potter Associates, said all non-producing
VOWCHURCH Hall was crowded for the launch of a book on the history of the Eskleyside Agricultural Society. The book, entitled Reflections, has been written by Grace Davies and Cecil Pritchard, who collected and collated information and old photographs
FARMERS in Herefordshire can expect a visit from a health and safety inspector next week to check whether they are taking proper safety precautions at work. The blitz will be made by a team of ten inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive who will
ENGINEER Bill Horton, known to dairy farmers throughout Herefordshire and adjoining counties, said farewell to many of them on Friday during an open day at Dairy Supplies (Hereford) Ltd at Newmarket Street, Hereford. Bill, aged 65, was working his last
THE Government is to seek views on a draft EU directive for the control of foot and mouth. The directive updates the measures contained in the current EU directive and takes into account the most recent scientific developments as well as the experience
BAZADAIS made a first appearance at Ross Store Cattle sale and landed the top price of £760. The breed, popular in France, is somewhat rare in the Midlands but half a dozen of the breed were among a consignment of 41 from Messrs Baldwin of Whitehouse
WITH British Sugar's factory at Allscot closed following a fatality, Herefordshire farmers are having to send their beet to the company's Newark factory near Nottingham, some 150 miles away. Fortunately, with the season drawing to a close, most farmers
A 25-YEAR battle to prove the innocence of convicted murderer Harold Williams could end this month, nearly three years after the Tupsley man died. The case of Harold 'Ginger' Williams, convicted in 1977 of the murder of his former partner Margaret Davies
