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JUDGING is about to take place for the inaugural Cumbria Farmer Awards. The awards will be judged by a panel of respected industry and specialists from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. The finalists will be announced shortly. The search to find the county’s farming unsung heroes is organised by Newsquest Cumbria in partnership with Carlisle-based business advisers and accountants, Armstrong Watson. The judging panel is headed by Andrew Robinson, partner and head of agriculture and fa...

Opinion: Trading carbon credits may carry downsides for farmers >More in © Vander Wolf Images/Adobe Stock Carbon farming, or the sequestration of carbon in agricultural soils and the subsequent sale of “carbon credits”, has hit the headlines with the recent high-profile sale of A$500,000 (£280,000) of credits by the Wilmot Cattle Company of New South Wales, Australia, to US software giant Microsoft. The deal was brokered by Regen N...

A NEW date has been set for the inaugural Cumbria Farmer Awards. It had been planned to hold the much-anticipated event in the spring, but Covid-19 has led to the decision to move the event to a new date this autumn. Entries for the 12 categories will now be reopened until May 4. Alongside farming’s core sectors - dairy, beef, sheep and machinery - there is also a celebration of talented youngsters coming into the industry. The search to find the county’s farming unsung heroes is ...

Cumberland Show 2019 ...Judging the Interbreed Beef....SATURDAY 15th JUNE 2019. DAVID HOLLINS. A NEW date has been set for the inaugural Cumbria Farmer Awards. It had been planned to hold the much-anticipated event in the spring, but Covid-19 has led to the decision to move the event to a new date this autumn. Entries for the 12 categories will now be reopened until May 4. Alongside farmings core sectors - dairy, beef, sheep and machinery - there is also a celebration of talented youngs...

SHARING OPTIONS: Cover crops are one way of improving soil health and contribute to organic matter content, structure and increased microbial activity When you start to look at soil health, it can become very complicated, but taking small steps like soil testing and digging down to see what your soil looks like can make big differences. These differences are crucial, because soil is an extremely valuable asset that can play a role in yield, plant and animal...

Opinion: Red meat hits back in battle for consumer attention >More in © Food And Drink/Shutterstock Is the honeymoon over for the plant-based revolution? The red meat sector has, if nothing else, shown remarkable resilience in the face of seemingly relentless social opprobrium in recent years. The casual observer would be forgiven for thinking the writing has long been on the wall for that most denigrated of dietary choices, as the mass...

THE inaugural Cumbria Farmer Awards will be judged by a panel of respected industry experts and specialists from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Headed by Andrew Robinson, partner and head of agriculture and farming at Carlisle-based business advisers and accountants Armstrong Watson, our headline sponsors, who are also sponsoring a further category, the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the drinks reception. Andrew will be partnered in the search to find farming’s unsung heroes, b...

THE inaugural Cumbria Farmer Awards will be judged by a panel of respected industry experts and specialists from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Headed by Andrew Robinson, partner and head of agriculture and farming at Carlisle-based business advisers and accountants Armstrong Watson, our headline sponsors, who are also sponsoring a further category, the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the drinks reception. Andrew will be partnered in the search to find farming’s unsung heroes, b...

THE inaugural Cumbria Farmer Awards will be judged by a panel of respected experts from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Headed by Andrew Robinson, partner and head of agriculture and farming at Carlisle-based business advisers and accountants Armstrong Watson, our headline sponsors, who are also sponsoring a further category, the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the drinks reception. Andrew will be partnered in the search to find farming’s unsung heroes, by Alistair Mackintosh, we...

VIC Premier The Andrews Labor Government welcomes the appointment of the Victorian Farmers Federation’s (VFF) first dual-female president and vice president in its history, Ms Emma Germano and Ms Danyel Cucinotta. Minister for Agriculture Jaclyn Symes today congratulated Ms Germano and Ms Cucinotta on their appointment and thanked outgoing president Mr David Jochinke for his four-year service advocating for Victorian farmers. Under Mr Jochinke’s leadership, the Government has worked closely...