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River project offers grants to improve water quality
1:00pm Friday 19th March 2010
A PROJECT to improve the quality of a North Yorkshire river holds its first workshop for farmers next week.
Financial support for hill farming is ‘vital’ for industry to survive
1:02pm Friday 19th March 2010
HILL farming will need financial support for years to come.
Lucy is first to win young handlers’ trophy in memory of landlord
1:03pm Friday 19th March 2010
A YOUNG cattle handler has become the first recipient of a trophy dedicated to the memory of a popular pub landlord and farmer.
Demand pushes up price of wool as market improves
1:00pm Friday 19th March 2010
SHORT supply and vigorous demand has seen recent wool prices soar to 113p a kilo.
Prize money of £5,000 on offer at show
1:01pm Friday 19th March 2010
THE national spring show of beef cattle will take place at Hexham mart in May.
Spring welcomes annual ploughing contest
11:49am Monday 15th March 2010
AN annual ploughing match took place in near perfect conditions at the weekend.
Changes needed to give tenants greater security
12:48pm Friday 12th March 2010
CHANGES to the inheritance tax system may be needed to encourage landlords to offer long-term farm tenancies.
Trials of biofuels at Darlington aim to find best techniques
12:49pm Friday 12th March 2010
THE latest in a series of workshops to help local farmers grow crops for the biofuels market takes place at Croft, near Darlington, later this month.
Free seminar offers advice on improving cow welfare
12:49pm Friday 12th March 2010
A FREE seminar to help dairy farmers improve cow welfare and make more profit from milk takes place in Hawes at the end of the month.
Sowray wins first monthly calf sale
12:51pm Friday 12th March 2010
THE winner of a new monthly calf show at Skipton mart was this four-and-a-half-weekold Genus Fertility Plus British Blue bull calf shown by Peter Sowray, of Bishop Thornton.
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