Farming
Alpaca breeder show success
BREEDERS from all over the country were among those ringside when a herd of prize-winning alpacas went under the hammer in Carlisle.
Last updated 2 September 2011
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Award for milk quality from Keswick farm
Milk quality on a Cumbrian farm has been praised by dairy bosses.
Last updated 30 August 2011
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‘Proud of stock’ as sale ends owners’ 50-year career
CELEBRATED Cumbrian cattle herds went under the hammer as their owners brought the curtain down on a 50-year farming career.
Last updated 26 August 2011
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Price of farmland highest in UK
FARMLAND prices in the north west are the highest in the UK, according to the latest research.
Last updated 26 August 2011
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Africa’s highest mountain and Three Peaks in one fell swoop
IN THE space of just a few days, Chris Wilson conquered Africa’s highest mountain, trekked back down, flew thousands of miles then climbed Britain’s most gruelling peaks.
Last updated 26 August 2011
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Fifth of Cumbria's organic farmers quit in three years
Almost 20 per cent of Cumbrian organic farmers have abandoned the regime in the last three years and switched back to conventional agriculture.
Last updated 19 August 2011
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Defra publishes Cumbrian farmer's subsidies on website
Subsidies paid to a Cumbrian farmer were published in error on Defra’s website earlier this month.
Last updated 19 August 2011
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Luck helps Borrowdale shepherd to Threlkeld trials win
A Borrowdale man won this year’s local stakes at the Threlkeld Sheepdog Trials.
Last updated 19 August 2011
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Cumbrian grouse moor scraps shoots after weather wrecks breeding season
One of Cumbria’s red grouse moors has cancelled all this year’s shooting days after a disastrous breeding season.
Last updated 19 August 2011
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Visitor numbers down, sheep entries up at Gilsland Show
The farming community turned out for Gilsland Agricultural Show, despite downpours throughout the day.
Last updated 12 August 2011
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Badgers not to blame for Cumbria bovine TB spread - claim
A former RSPB warden and wildlife expert has said badgers could not be responsible for spreading bovine TB to housed calves on a Penrith farm during freezing conditions in December.
Last updated 12 August 2011
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Lowther Farms boss: ‘We’d rather have a fair price than subsidies’
The manager of Lowther Park Farms has said the estate would prefer a fair price for its produce rather than claiming subsidies of almost £400,000 over the last two years.
Last updated 12 August 2011
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Dumfries Show success for Cumbrian farmer
Cumbrian farmer Roger Lindsay proudly upholds his 60-year family tradition of bringing livestock to Dumfries Show.
Last updated 8 August 2011
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Top honour for Cumbrian auctioneer
A Cumbrian auctioneer was surprised with one of the county’s top farming honours at the weekend.
Last updated 5 August 2011
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Bovine TB outbreak strain was found on neighbouring Cumbrian farm
The strain of bovine TB which caused an outbreak on a Penrith farm in March, was found on a neighbouring farm in 2009 it has emerged.
Last updated 5 August 2011
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Cumbrian farm hosts thousands at cattle society's anniversary open day
Two and a half thousand people attended the British Limousin Cattle Society’s 40th anniversary open day at the Ridley family farm in the Caldbeck fells.
Last updated 5 August 2011
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Thousands bask in Cockermouth Show to remember
Chairman Joe Marrs saw more of Cockermouth Show on Saturday than he had in over 30 years as one of its organisers.
Last updated 5 August 2011
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Trophies and triumph at Penrith Show
Scotsman Kevin Watret mounted a cross-border smash-and-grab raid at Penrith Show.
Last updated 29 July 2011
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World Sheepdog Trials at Lowther to be televised
September's World Sheepdog Trials will be broadcast on national television from the Lowther Estate in Cumbria.
Last updated 29 July 2011
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Animals sold from Cumbrian dairy herd tested positive for bovine TB
Two animals sold from the Penrith dairy herd at the centre of a bovine TB outbreak have tested positive for the disease and been destroyed, it has emerged.
Last updated 22 July 2011
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