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Project: Working together to control sheep scab PENRITH-based The Farmer Network is one of the partners involved in a new project to improve the control of sheep scab. A group of scientists led by Dr Stewart Burgess at the Moredun Research Institute, Lesley Stubbings at LSSC Ltd and Professor Richard Wall at Bristol University, with partners across the country including the Farmer Network, have been successful in securing DEFRA funding via the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). The new project will demonstrate the effectiveness of a community-led approach to improve the con...

The annual Alston Moor Sale MY first attempt at selling prime sheep took place one Thursday morning at Lazonby Auction mart, in 1989, says Adam Day, Farmer columnist. The boss, Norman Little, was away on holiday, and I was entrusted with the job. His parting comment was “make sure you get them to Penrith prices, and no less”! In those days, the sheep trade hardly varied from day to day. There were no mobile phones and buyers rarely received a phone call on the auction phone. On this particular day in early May, there were 150 spring lambs to sell and only one buyer. Jared Faulder...

THIS July, as things stand, Newton Rigg College will close its doors for the last time, bringing an end to 125 years of learning. Generations of farmers have cut their agricultural teeth on what has been described as the ‘Pride of Cumbria’. The county is the second largest producer of both red meat and milk in the country. It’s flagship seat of learning could soon disappear. The success of former students in farming and other business cannot be measured, but what can is the anger and sadness within the agricultural community over the decision, by its owner and education chiefs, ...

The cost of the Elisa test and vet visit fees will be covered by the programme. Each of the three regions will be divided into cluster areas, the number and size of which will be determined by the extent and layout of the identified hotspots. The National Sheep Association, Adas, and the Farmer Network will administer the project in the South West, Midlands and North, respectively. Flow of knowledge “We hope the knowledge transfer flows two ways,” said Moredun’s Stewart Burgess, a leading researcher on the project. “We will look to learn from farmers as well as teach them about scab, ...

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 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 organised...