Help me kill off electronic tagging - MEP
MEP Brian Simpson has asked county farmers to give him the ammunition he needs to kill off plans for electronic sheep tagging.
Dalston Show: Good turn-out despite heavy rain
SLIDESHOW: Torrential rain disrupted Dalston Show at the weekend but visitors came out in their thousands to support the event
Pledge to ease planning restrictions
Farming minister Lord Rooker has pledged to work towards creating a more farmer friendly planning system
Holstein Show success
Armathwaite farmer Ian Mallinson has already made history with his new generation of Holsteins
Nine Cumbrian farms are still tested for Chernobyl radiation
Nine Cumbrian farms remain under post-Chernobyl restrictions more than two decades after radiation from the nuclear power plant contaminated the county.
‘Stagnating with no really good quality courses and little of use’
Newton Rigg is letting Cumbria’s farmers down and forcing them to find an education elsewhere, according to the county’s Young Farmers’ leader.
Free range egg investments are coming home to roost for David
Farmer David Brass has launched a premium egg brand which could bring thousands of pounds of extra revenue to the county. Natures Nest eggs are already on sale at Morrisons supermarkets for £1.62 – 10p per half dozen more than its standard free range eggs.
Top honour for caring farmer
A Cumbrian farmer’s dedication to the welfare of horses has been recognised with two British Horse Society honours
Biomass fuel cash boost
Farmers, foresters and biomass producers can apply for up to £200,000 each under a new grant scheme
Polish workers step in to plug dairy skills gap – milking cows
A small army of Polish workers are milking Cumbria’s cows as farmers desperately try to plug a skills gap. An estimated 200 Poles are already helping out on dairy farms, more than 30 of them in the Longtown area alone.
Sheep abortions pose serious risk to humans too
Abortion is still one of the major causes of economic loss to the sheep industry in the UK. It causes concerns for animal welfare and, in some cases, poses a risk to the health of shepherds and others who come into contact with sheep at lambing time.
Cumbria Farmer - August 08
In this edition: Farm is moved 500 metres; Spectacular summer season for shows; Rare breed is making a return; Depressing outlook for autumn sales;
