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Lord Rooker launches first farming road map
11:35am Thursday 8th May 2008
The government and all UK industries are collaborating on initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of everything that is made and consumed in the UK.
Good level of interest at show
1:00pm Thursday 1st May 2008
THE larger entry at Hereford Market’s spring show and sale of 126 Hereford cross store cattle sired by registered Hereford Bulls sold to a good level of interest, report Hereford Market Auctioneers, with prices well up on last year.
Fantastic fencing from YFC teams
12:48pm Thursday 17th April 2008
Ledbury Young Farmers were the overall winners at the county fencing competition held last weekend, at Benhall Farm, Wilton, Ross-on-Wye, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Simon Brewer and family. Points from this competition go towards the Herefordshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs county rally, which this year will be held at at Hall Farm, Leinthall Earls, on Saturday, May 17. More information on these and other young farmers events can be obtained from hfyfc.org.uk
Worcester Blondes hit the headline
11:29am Thursday 17th April 2008
A Blonde d’Aquitaine dam from a herd in Northampton topped the prices for females at the the British Blonde Cattle Society's Spring Show and Sale in Worcester Market when it was bought by a pedigree breeder from Tenbury Wells.
SPS deadline is looming
11:25am Thursday 17th April 2008
May 15 has now become the most crucial day in the farming calendar – it is the date by which the Rural Payments Agency must have received farmers’ completed Single Payment Scheme forms.
New tax on initiatives in the countryside
4:43pm Friday 11th April 2008
Enterprise in the countryside will be stifled and unlisted buildings put at risk due to an additional tax, rural economy expert, the CLA, has warned Welsh Assembly Government Heritage Minister, Rhodri Glyn Thomas.
YFC hoping for dramatic success
3:47pm Thursday 10th April 2008
Golden Valley YFC take on the best of the southern area on Saturday at the Civic Hall in Bedworth, Warwickshire.
Candidate hits out at FFB closure plan
3:45pm Thursday 10th April 2008
HEREFORD Conservative parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman has slammed Defra for undermining farmers.
Farmers are facing a struggle
4:32pm Friday 4th April 2008
The Rev Gordon Gatward, the director of the Arthur Rank Centre at Stoneleigh, spoke at an open meeting arranged by Churches Together in Ewyas Harold entitled Farming, Faith and the Future.
County bull tops sale
4:08pm Friday 4th April 2008
A Herefordshire-bred bull topped the sale when Hereford Cattle Society held its Spring Show and Sale in Hereford Market.
National News
Two jailed for radio robbery murder
Updated 5:40pm Thursday 15th May 2008
Two drug addict brothers have been jailed for life for killing a hard-working father who tried to stop them stealing his £5 van radio.
Your Say Your Herefordshire
Editor's choice
Britten Singers celebrate 200th concert
MORE than 30 years ago Elgar award-winner Pamela White started a chamber choir, with the help of a few friends and an advertisement in the Hereford Times. On Saturday, 33 years after their first concert, the Britten Singers will be giving their 200th concert, which like the previous 199, aims to raise funds for charity, on this occasion for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
Presidents and legends
THE 21st Hay Literary Festival starts on May 22 and booking has opened for an exciting fortnight...
Sing out and make music
THE Music Pool, Hereford’s community music charity, is hosting a special public event aimed at anyone wanting to discover the pleasure of singing – a day of singing exercises, games, harmony singing and songs from around the world will be led by nationally acclaimed Sue Hollingworth of the Voices Foundation.
New novel inspired by Mayan prophecy
MANDA Scott’s first novel was shortlisted for two prizes – the Orange Prize for Women’s Fiction in 1997 and the First Blood Award for best first crime novel.
Award-winner's Planet Earth talk
THE prestigious Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year title is coveted by wildlife photographers all over the world – last year’s competition attracted 32,000 entries from 78 countries and was won by Shropshire-based Ben Osborne, who brings his show, Dog Days and Lion Nights to Ledbury Market Theatre on Friday, May 16.
Inspector Morse creator at Leominster Festival
A VISIT by the creator of Inspector Morse, Colin Dexter, will be one of the highlights of the 2008 Leominster Festival, which runs from Friday, May 30, to Sunday, June 8, and this year promises something for everyone.
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