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Farmers face huge losses after deluge

WEST Cumbrian farmers face huge losses after two months of rain ruined harvests, throwing the farming industry into another crisis.

Last updated 18 September 2008
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Loweswater Show cancelled

THIS weekend's Loweswater Show has been cancelled.

Last updated 2 September 2008
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Loweswater Show cancelled

This weekend's Loweswater show has been cancelled.

Last updated 2 September 2008
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You can’t beat the charity sheep stakes – just for shear excitement

malloy family AN UNUSUAL race day was held in Cockermouth on Sunday as sheep took to the track for charity.

Last updated 28 August 2008
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Blue tongue protection zone increased

FARMERS are being urged to take up the blue tongue vaccine after it was announced this week that Cumbria is to be included in the protection zone.

Last updated 21 August 2008
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Cockermouth Show proves farming is still going strong

THOUSANDS of people attended Saturday’s Cockermouth Show, proving that farming is still alive and kicking.

Last updated 3 August 2008
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Tackling lake weed

VOLUNTEERS have started to tackle the march of a problem plant on the shores of Bassenthwaite Lake.

Last updated 10 July 2008
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Top sheep in Keswick show

FARMERS from across Cumbria took part in the Keswick Herdwick Ram Show.

Last updated 29 May 2008
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Summit omits farming

FARMING has been airbrushed out of an economic plan for Cumbria, a leading countryside champion has claimed.

Last updated 17 April 2008
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Moorland Line scheme welcomed by farmers

KESWICK farmer Will Cockbain has welcomed the announcement that the Moorland Line has been introduced into Environmental Stewardship.

Last updated 10 April 2008
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Farm club birthday dinner marks membership revival

ayf50mw SOME OF Aspatria Young Farmers’ Club’s founding members were reunited for the first time in decades during a celebration to mark the club’s 50th birthday.

Last updated 10 April 2008
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Farm land prices still on the rise

HUGE rises in Cumbrian farmland values are showing no signs of slowing down.

Last updated 27 March 2008
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Young farmers’ finalists

MEMBERS of Greysouthen Young Farmers’ Club were among finalists in a Cumbria-wide promotion competition.

Last updated 20 March 2008
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Renewable energy power plant plans

RENEWABLE energy power stations are being planned for two Cumbrian villages in a pilot scheme that hopes to eventually bring cheap, green energy to the county.

Last updated 20 March 2008
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Farmers back badger culling to fight TB

WEST Cumbrian farmer Alistair Mackintosh has endorsed calls for an all-out attack on bovine tuberculosis.

Last updated 28 February 2008
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Fewer turbines, but villagers still object

WEST Cumbrian people got the chance to say what they think about new proposals for a wind farm near Dearham.

Last updated 28 February 2008
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Police investigating illegal hunting claim

hounds2 2202 COMPLAINTS about alleged illegal fox hunting in West Cumbria have prompted police to appoint officers to look into the claims.

Last updated 21 February 2008
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Half of local farms diversified to survive

A STUDY has revealed that at least half of the country’s farms have been forced to diversify to make their businesses pay.

Last updated 21 February 2008
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Late show cancellation cost agricultural society £5,000

THE late cancellation of the August Monday show last year cost Keswick’s Agricultural Society £5,000.

Last updated 21 February 2008
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Angler pressure saves the trout at popular Lake District tarn

THE FUTURE of one of the UK’s most popular fisheries in the Borrowdale Valley has been secured following the reversal of a National Trust decision on rainbow trout.

Last updated 21 February 2008
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Loweswater Show cancelled

Last updated at 17:42, Tuesday, 02 September 2008

THIS weekend’s Loweswater Show has been cancelled.

The decision was taken last night to cancel the show after farmers could not get on to the grass to prepare the show field due to persistent rain.

The show, situated opposite New House Farm, in the Lorton Valley, was meant to take place on Sunday.

Show secretary Annette Billinghurst, said: “We are very disappointed that we have had to cancel the show.

“We had hoped that this would be the one show that would go ahead after the cancellation of others, but due to the weather we have not been able to prepare the show field.

"There were major concerns about car parking as well and we reluctantly had to take the decision to cancel it.

“The rain has caused a lot of damage and all the people I have spoken to are very disappointed that it has had to be cancelled.

“It is a small traditional agricultural show and we are bitterly disappointed that we have had to take this decision.”

First published at 14:15, Tuesday, 02 September 2008
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