






         

<rss  version="2.0">
  <channel>
        <title>Farming UK News RSS</title>
        <link>http://www.farminguk.com</link>
        <description>www.farminguk.com News RSS</description>
        <language>en-us</language>  
        
                   

        


               







               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Global wheat output up 5.3% from a year ago ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Global-wheat-output-up-5-3-from-a-year-ago_25761.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    Soycomplex

Beans were little changed despite the USDA announcing the sale of 240 TMT of new crop beans to China. Oil World said that the US will import up to 100,000 MT of beans in June and up to 150,000 MT of beans in July as demand for meal stays high. 

Michael Cordonnier estimated the US 2013 soybean planted area at 77.87 million acres, up 750,000 acres from the USDA estimate. He placed the 2013 bean yield at 42.5 bu/acre, unchanged from his previous estimate, pegging production at a re...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Global-wheat-output-up-5-3-from-a-year-ago_25761.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 19/06/2013 10:09:37</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Retailers back new food labelling scheme ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Retailers-back-new-food-labelling-scheme_25760.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    Retailers are today pledging strong support to a national pack labelling scheme which offers customers nutritional information on the food they buy.

The national recommendation being launched today by all four UK governments is a uniform system for showing how much fat, saturated fat, salt and sugar and calories are in food products, building on existing labelling which retailers have developed over the last few years.  

Members of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have led the way in si...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Retailers-back-new-food-labelling-scheme_25760.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 19/06/2013 09:34:22</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ FUW honours ex-Royal Welsh supremo ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/FUW-honours-ex-Royal-Welsh-supremo_25757.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    The recently-retired chief executive of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society (RWAS) and a champion of uplands farming were honoured by the Farmers' Union of Wales during the union's annual general meeting in Aberystwyth yesterday (June 17).

David Walters, who joined the RWAS as assistant secretary in January 1976 after graduating from University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, with a BSc Honours degree in agriculture, was presented with the FUW's annual External Award for services to the agric...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/FUW-honours-ex-Royal-Welsh-supremo_25757.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 14:55:09</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ FUW leader reviews tough year for Welsh farmers ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/FUW-leader-reviews-tough-year-for-Welsh-farmers_25756.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    The past 12 months have been the hardest many Welsh farmers have seen for many years, Farmers' Union of Wales president Emyr Jones told the union's annual general meeting in Aberystwyth yesterday (June 17).

Mr Jones said the poor weather conditions had led to a fall in the quality and quantity of crops, low milk yields, huge losses of livestock and poor lambing and calving percentages – all on top of significant drops in farmgate returns.

"These were the problems facing the industry before...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/FUW-leader-reviews-tough-year-for-Welsh-farmers_25756.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 14:37:18</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ GMO wheat growing in Oregon 'was one-off incident' ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/GMO-wheat-growing-in-Oregon-was-one-off-incident-_25755.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    Soycomplex

Bans were mostly lower on a favourable 1-5 day weather forecast despite the May NOPA crush of 122.63 million bushels coming in above the average trade guess of around 118 million. Weekly export inspections of 2.76 million bushels weren't great, but nor do they need to be. 

A Bloomberg survey of Chinese crushers estimated China's 2013/14 soybean imports at 63.0 MMT, well below the USDA's forecast of 69.0 MMT. They also placed 2012/13 imports at 58.0 MMT, slightly lower than the U...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/GMO-wheat-growing-in-Oregon-was-one-off-incident-_25755.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 14:26:29</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ New Holland dealers celebrate awards success ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/New-Holland-dealers-celebrate-awards-success_25754.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    New Holland has celebrated the success of its extensive dealer network awarding four accolades recognising excellence in performance and service quality.

Winners included; Lloyds Ltd for Large full liner Dealer of the Year,  Robert D. Webster Ltd for Medium full liner Dealer of the Year, Francis Bugler Ltd for Medium Tractor Dealer of the Year, with J R Perry Ltd picking up the award for Irish Dealer of the Year.  

Three new dealers achieved outstanding levels of performance:  Adrian O’Bri...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/New-Holland-dealers-celebrate-awards-success_25754.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 14:09:07</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ UK livestock 'exposed' to Schmallenberg this summer ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/UK-livestock-exposed-to-Schmallenberg-this-summer_25753.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    The National Farmers' Union have said they are writing to all its members urging them to assess if their livestock are at risk of contracting the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) this summer.

The letter points out that the availability of vaccine later this month gives farmers options for control; that farmers should be discussing Schmallenberg with their vets and that those with spring calving beef or dairy herds may be most at risk.  With the vaccine only approved for non-pregnant animals, the fac...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/UK-livestock-exposed-to-Schmallenberg-this-summer_25753.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 13:57:17</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ NFU Sugar given mandate to move forward on price negotiations ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/NFU-Sugar-given-mandate-to-move-forward-on-price-negotiations_25752.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    Over 550 sugar beet growers have given the NFU Sugar board a clear mandate to continue negotiating on price with British Sugar for the 2014/15 beet crop.

It came during an NFU grower meeting at the East of England showground today attended by over 350 people, many representing multiple growers, and follows NFU Sugar rejecting the British Sugar price offer announcement of £30.67/t during Cereals last week. 

In a motion proposed from the floor, growers agreed to forward contract details and ...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/NFU-Sugar-given-mandate-to-move-forward-on-price-negotiations_25752.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 13:49:45</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Farm machinery in demand at Shrewsbury auction ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Farm-machinery-in-demand-at-Shrewsbury-auction_25751.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    Used farm machinery was in great demand at a successful collective auction at Shrewsbury Auction Centre on June 7.

Auctioneers Halls were 'delighted' with the 1,000-lot entry and attendance at the bi-monthly auction. Nick Hyne, Shrewsbury Auction Centre director, appealed for more entries of plant machinery, tractors and loaders for the next auction on August 2 to cater for demand from buyers.

Top prices in the tractors and telehandlers were: £13,500 for a 2007 Terex TR250 pivot steer, £9,...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Farm-machinery-in-demand-at-Shrewsbury-auction_25751.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 13:43:37</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Cereals 2013: Home built double press cultivator ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Cereals-2013-Home-built-double-press-cultivator_25750.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    There was considerable interest among the visitors to Cereals 2013 who saw the double press which Matt Brown designed and made to work the 500 arable acres of heavy Essex clay. 

With nothing on the market that did the job he needed, Matt used his skills to design and make a machine for himself, and had it featured in Practical Farm Ideas. 

The double press has two rows of tines and a clod boards and he can alter the depth of the tines and the angle of the clod board as he goes along. It is...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Cereals-2013-Home-built-double-press-cultivator_25750.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 11:30:02</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ EU pig petition gets 100,000 signatures ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/EU-pig-petition-gets-100-000-signatures_25749.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    A new pig campaign petition has gathered more than 100,000 signatures calling on all European Union member states to enforce welfare laws.

Recently, the European Union voted for new legislation to modernise the inspection system in pig slaughterhouses. The new legislation aims to improve food safety by increasing the focus on microbiological hazards, which are the main food safety risk from meat, and introduce a more proportionate risk-based approach to hygiene and welfare inspections, known ...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/EU-pig-petition-gets-100-000-signatures_25749.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 10:36:31</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Graduation day celebrations for New Holland apprentices ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Graduation-day-celebrations-for-New-Holland-apprentices_25748.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    It was the turn of a fresh cohort of apprentices to celebrate their graduation this year from New Holland’s specialist training course.

26 graduates will return to their New Holland dealerships with a BTEC Extended National Diploma in Land-based Technology after completing the three-year course at Reaseheath College in Cheshire.

They were awarded their certificates at a ceremony at the college on Tuesday April 30th attended by Mark Barnes, the UK and Republic of Ireland’s Technical Trainin...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Graduation-day-celebrations-for-New-Holland-apprentices_25748.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 10:21:02</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Milk, genes and climate in fruitful coexistence ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Milk-genes-and-climate-in-fruitful-coexistence_25747.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    Emissions of harmful methane from cows can be reduced but with no concurrent loss of milk quantity or quality. Scientists from Aarhus University are exploring the links between milk quality and composition and the genetics and methane emissions of cows.

Several hundred Danish Holstein cows are taking part in a new research project at Aarhus University where they are looking at the interaction in cows between, on the one hand, the milk quality, yield and genetic background, and, on the other, ...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Milk-genes-and-climate-in-fruitful-coexistence_25747.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 10:08:24</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Farm drone spots game on the fields ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Farm-drone-spots-game-on-the-fields_25746.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    Thousands of deer, hares and pheasants die annually in agricultural fields when large farm machinery are harvesting. It is especially so during summer, when wildlife migrate from their birthplaces. But the problem can be greatly reduced by using drones with thermal cameras. The first results from a project at Aarhus University have been shown to uncover the possibilities of monitoring deer in Nørreådalen at Viborg.

Spot animals with great precision

Along with two companies, scientists have...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Farm-drone-spots-game-on-the-fields_25746.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 18/06/2013 09:39:28</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Member states back banned farming practices, say welfare groups ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Member-states-back-banned-farming-practices-say-welfare-groups_25745.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    With financial backing of Member States in the European Union - international banks and credit agencies are investing in agricultural companies that fail to meet the EU’s standards for the humane treatment of farm animals, according to a report by welfare organisations.

The report, by the Humane Society International, Compassion in World Farming and Four Paws, found China pig producer Muyuan Foodstuff received nearly US$30 million in investments while continuing to confine the majority of its...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Member-states-back-banned-farming-practices-say-welfare-groups_25745.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 17/06/2013 18:07:54</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Morecambe Bay tractor expedition raises £4000 for charity ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Morecambe-Bay-tractor-expedition-raises-4000-for-charity_25744.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    A cavalcade of 19 vintage red and grey tractors completed a crossing of the treacherous sands at Morecambe Bay and raised over £4000 for the charity Diabetes UK.

Tractor enthusiasts came from all over the country to test the mettle of their restored machines as the wind whipped across the wide open sandy flats of the bay.

At the head of the convoy was mastermind of the event, 81-year old retired Massey Ferguson employee Bob Dickman driving his 1954 Ferguson TEF 20 fitted with a Ferguson Tr...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Morecambe-Bay-tractor-expedition-raises-4000-for-charity_25744.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 17/06/2013 13:43:15</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ New Incentive OSR delivers highest oil content and yield ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/New-Incentive-OSR-delivers-highest-oil-content-and-yield_25743.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    With a gross output 108% of control, DSV’s new Oilseed Rape variety Incentive is the top performing hybrid with the highest overall oil content in the HGCA’s latest 2013 Candidate List for East and West regions and is the number one candidate in the North region. 

The variety’s outstanding performance in early trials throughout the UK suggest it will have the same vigour profile, standing power and agronomic benefits that underpin DSV’s highly popular Compass hybrid and the new high-yielding ...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/New-Incentive-OSR-delivers-highest-oil-content-and-yield_25743.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 17/06/2013 13:32:34</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ NFU urges red tape rollback to boost 4G roll-out ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/NFU-urges-red-tape-rollback-to-boost-4G-roll-out_25742.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    The government have been urged to streamline the planning process for new telecoms infrastructure to boost rural businesses and safeguard farmers and their workers.

The NFU has written to the Communities & Local Government and Culture, Media & Sport departments calling for changes to planning rules to speed up the roll-out of 4G mobile broadband and improve mobile phone services.

NFU chief rural affairs adviser David Collier said: “One in fifty people in rural areas cannot get a mobile pho...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/NFU-urges-red-tape-rollback-to-boost-4G-roll-out_25742.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 17/06/2013 13:28:26</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Bale silage quality can be improved ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Bale-silage-quality-can-be-improved_25741.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    With the silage season underway, two independent surveys carried out across 300 livestock farms in the UK and Sweden reveal silage management practices that can improve the ability of farmers to produce high quality bale silage this season.

The surveys were conducted by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Sweden, and by IBERS Aberystwyth University and Silage Solutions Ltd in collaboration with the Silage Advisory Centre in the UK. They investigated current on-farm silage...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Bale-silage-quality-can-be-improved_25741.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 17/06/2013 09:33:39</Createddate>
               </item>
               <item>
                    <title> <![CDATA[ Increased volatility in the global urea market remains ]]></title>
                    <link>http://www.farminguk.com/news/Increased-volatility-in-the-global-urea-market-remains_25740.html</link>
                    <description>                
                    <![CDATA[
                    Calum Findlay Gleadell’s Fertiliser Manager, comments on fertiliser markets.

Urea

The increased volatility in the global urea market remains, due to a number of key issues. Gas restrictions prevail in Egypt, with manufacturers still unable to resolve supply for fertiliser production. Currency is producing an additional area of volatility, which is also heavily affecting prices.

As the £ continues to strengthen against the US $, this reduces the price for imported urea. Traders are now a...<br /><a href='http://www.farminguk.com/news/Increased-volatility-in-the-global-urea-market-remains_25740.html'>Continue Reading</a>
                    ]]>
                    </description>
                   <Createddate> 17/06/2013 09:21:51</Createddate>
               </item>
         
                
    </channel>

</rss>
   