THE Yorkshire Federation of Commoners meets at Thirsk auction mart on Wednesday (24), at 2pm, to hear from Doug Huzzard of the Commons Registration Office, County Hall, Northallerton, about The Commons Act Part 1. It was due to be implemented from October 1, but has been delayed. The Rural Payments Agency may also be represented.

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THE UK's wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1,192.9 million litres in August compared to 1,115.7m/l at the same time last year, according to provisional figures from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA)

The total figure in the five months of the new milk year now stands at 6,271.3m/l compared to 5,782.8m/l at the same time last year. The figures have not been adjusted for butterfat content.

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