http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/ Hereford Times /news/features/farming/ en-gb Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:03:27 +0000 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:03:27 +0000 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk http://www.herefordtimes.com/resources/images/528251/?type=rsslogo http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/ http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/4033533.Kington_Market_Prices/ Kington Market McCartneys of Kington report an excellent store cattle trade to start the New Year on Tuesday, January 6. A smaller entry of quality cattle forward sold to a full ring of buyers from a wide area including the East Midlands. The trade on the store cattle was excellent and has risen over recent weeks in line with fat cattle prices, the shortage of store cattle on the market and with the strong Euro. The store cattle on offer on the day were of good quality with cattle reaching £928 per head. All cattle forward met with an excellent trade and an abundance of buyers from all over the region. Well-bred cattle were at market premiums. The quality of the cattle at the sale was good. Top price paid for cattle on the day was £928 for some Limousin cross steers from Duncan Cameron ltd; steers averaged £1.78 per kg with a top of £1.90 per kg for some British Blue cross steers from T Hughes & Sons. Heifers averaged £1.62 per kg with a top of £1.65 per kg for some Charolais cross heifers from Brian Evans. All steers forward at the sale averaged £762 per head with a top of £928 per head; all heifers forward at the sale averaged £695 per head with a top of £800 per head In our February sale of store cattle and cows and calves we expect an excellent trade and guaranteed support from buyers. Please note, all cattle over 42 days of age will need to be pre-movement tested for TB purposes within 60 days prior to their movement. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:56:38 +0000 397947f3d601727b2ce2a386491886d1 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/4033545.Builth_Wells_Market/ BUILTH WELLS MARKET Brightwells report an excellent day at their Christmas Primestock Show and Sale held recently at Builth Market. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:58:32 +0000 6341318250dfce11473a0735dcc07e5d http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/4033551.Bluetongue_still_remains_a_fear_to_haunt_farming/ THE past year, 2008, has seen a welcome increase in livestock prices right across the board reports, John Uffold, chairman of auctioneers McCartneys, in a review of the year just ended. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:59:33 +0000 a9e1c4ab7abd7287f4169de89800fd24 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/4033529.Ludlow_Market_Prices/ LUDLOW MARKET McCartneys report the entry of 280 prime cattle at Ludlow Market on Monday as desperately disappointing in terms of numbers. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:55:44 +0000 f31dcc3de684b18b8de21c0974a20fe3 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/4033511.Hereford_Market_Prices/ Hereford Market Hereford Market Auctioneers report a most excellent trade on an entry of 1,079 prime lambs in Hereford Market on Wednesday, December 31, leading to an overall average of 147.8p per live kilo and to £70 for 44.5kilo. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:54:40 +0000 644aff87eca73916a8174fd8476019d5 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/3988729.Herefordshire_County_team_is_among_the_prizes_at_Winter_Fair/ Herefordshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs sent 12 members to compete in the Welsh Winter Fair stockjudging competitions at Builth Wells. County teams of four members of different ages – U26, U21, U18 and U16 – judged either a ring of four butchers’ beef animals, four butchers’ lambs or four lamb carcasses and came away with an excellent third place overall, rounding off a highly successful year for the stockjudging teams. Butchers Beef team: second overall; U26: Michael Hanson (Dilwyn) – individual second; U21: Richard Garlick (Saltmarshe); U18: Marieka Bosley (Ledbury); U16: Fay Griffiths (Kington); butchers lamb team: sixth overall; U26: Jonathan Rogers (Ledbury); U21: John Hanson (Dilwyn); U18: Owen Probert (Teme Valley); U16: Sarah Simcock (Kington) individual second place. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:23:19 +0000 7321642ae5b4c7b7173a35585776edb5 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/3970173.Triple_success_at_Ross/ A farming family from near Ledbury scooped three of the prizes at the annual Ross Christmas Primestock Show. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:02:27 +0000 33cf7d12cec95c9fff57839b0ce523a5 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/3932155._Market_Reports/ Hereford Market HEREFORD Market Auctioneers report the following prices at their weekly sale in Hereford on Wednesday. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:41:17 +0000 e9c4c4e288daa835c6d9166118bb4581 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/3932149.County_farmers_celebrate_100_years_of_the_NFU/ More than 370 farmers and growers took part in a spectacular celebration to mark the NFU’s centenary in Herefordshire. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:39:13 +0000 24d2525311be5b34455bd34047eaf1a3 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/features/farming/3867495.County_leads_the_way_in_carcass_judging/ Herefordshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs came away with five first prizes at the National Live and Carcass judging finals at the Country-side Live Show in Harrogate . Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:32:36 +0000 844aa91fbdecb315d6c363f068ad021e