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Latest research shows clear path to upping grass yields 26 January 2021 | 1.0T/ha extra DM of grass is a transformative but realistic target for dairy and livestock businesses Targeting an extra 1.0t/ha dry matter of grass is an achievable aim for most dairy and livestock businesses and one that could make a huge difference to their production and financial performance. This is according to Mark Garrett of CF Fertilisers, who said recent grassland trials showed that dry matter gains of at leas...

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The toxic mix that led to teenager Alex Roddas murder Murderer Matthew Mason killed Alex Rodda, 15, to keep a guilty secret hidden Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Alex Rodda was a thoroughly modern young lad, a gregarious, openly gay schoolboy whose short life ended violently in Cheshire woodland a year ago. The young man who bludgeoned him to death, Matthew Mason, 19, could hardly have been more different: a young farmer from an affluent, conservative, agricultural backgr...

A TEENAGER who claimed he killed his 15-year-old lover after paying more than £2,000 to keep their relationship quiet has been found guilty of murder. Matthew Mason, 19, of Ash Lane, Ollerton denied deliberately killing Alex, saying instead he had lost control, despite admitting hitting him with a wrench 15 times in secluded woodland in Ashley on December 12, 2019. The jury didnt believe Masons account and after more than nine hours of deliberation, the foreperson returned a majority 10-...

A Welsh dairy farm is capturing 4,100 litres of milk from forage since improving grassland management. Bryn Farm at Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, is farmed by three generations – Ivor Hughes, his son Dilwyn, and grandson Aled Potts. Aled joined the business after first studying agriculture at Llysfasi College and later dairy farm management at Reaseheath College and was keen to apply some of the knowledge he had gained. The business is in the process of changing its milk production prof...

The jury has been sent out to consider its verdict in the Alex Rodda murder trial. THE jury has been sent out to consider its verdict in the murder trial of Cheshire schoolboy Alex Rodda. His Honour Judge Everett, the Honourary Recorder of Chester, finished his summing up of the case on Wednesday morning, which began on December 7. He reminded the jury how under cross examination, the defendant, Matthew Mason, 19, of Ash Lane, Ollerton, had denied deliberately killed 15-year-old Alex, but...

The scene where Alex Rodda, 15, was found dead THE jury is expected to retire to consider its verdict on the killing of a Pickmere teenager today, January 6. Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School student Alex Rodda, 15, was beaten to death with a wrench in Ashley on December 12, 2019. Matthew Mason, of Ash Lane, Ollerton, denies murdering Alex but has admitted hitting him 15 times on the head with the wrench, which led to his death. The jury has been asked to consider whether the 19-year-o...

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BBC News Published image captionAlex Rodda was killed in woodland in Cheshire A teenager who beat a schoolboy to death with a spanner has told a court he did not think his friends would accept him if he was gay. Matthew Mason, 19, admits killing 15-year-old Alex Rodda in woodland in Ashley, Cheshire, on 12 December last year but denies his murder. He said he asked his friends for money but did not tell them what it was for. Mr Mason told the court he was "embarrassed and worried" and feared t...

Teenager accused of murdering Alex Rodda tells jury he feels ashamed at pain he has caused, adding: The killing... I’ll never forget that WARNING: Some readers may find elements of the evidence below distressing | Matthew Mason, 19, denies murder Dont miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these n...