Farm and country

Farmers threaten to burn wool

BORROWDALE farmers are threatening to burn their wool next year after receiving less than £100 a tonne for it this year.

Last updated 23 November 2007
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New rules for anglers

ANGLERS will be banned from killing more than two salmon a day in the Solway Firth and must release all female salmon caught from next year.

Last updated 23 November 2007
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Auction reports

MITCHELL’S weekly prime cattle sale saw its largest entry for some time last Wednesday.

Last updated 16 November 2007
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Farming IT charity facing closure

A CUMBRIAN charity faces imminent closure unless it gets support.

Last updated 16 November 2007
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Livestock auctions

MITCHELL’S finally managed to hold their autumn prize show and sale of store cattle last Friday.

Last updated 9 November 2007
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Deadline for farm claims

FARMERS who claim money from the old style environment scheme agreements, such as the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and the Environmentally Sensitive Area Scheme, must do so before a new deadline.

Last updated 2 November 2007
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Swaledale and Bluefaced sale

MITCHELL’S held a combined afternoon sale of Swaledale and Bluefaced Leicester breeding rams.

Last updated 25 October 2007
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Work starts on new nature reserve

WORK has started on the Lake District’s first wetland nature reserve, which will open up a wildlife haven on the shores of Bassenthwaite.

Last updated 25 October 2007
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MITCHELL’S annual sale of suckled calves saw a reduced entry of 450 head through the ring, with some stock having to be held back to the second sale due to animal movement difficulties caused by the FMD regulations.

Last updated 19 October 2007
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Poppies plea from fell club

AN UNUSUAL plea has been made by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club to fell walkers who will attend the forthcoming Remembrance Sunday service on the summit of Great Gable.

Last updated 19 October 2007
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New hope for dairy farmers

ONE of the biggest changes to the face of Cumbrian dairy farming happened on Monday when tankers from Partners In Cheese (PIC) began collecting milk from county farms.

Last updated 12 October 2007
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Action to protect stone circle

A MAJOR conservation project to protect Castlerigg Stone Circle has been started by the National Trust.

Last updated 12 October 2007
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Lottery cash to ‘save’ view

A £1.2M LOTTERY grant will provide the final piece in a plan to protect and transform one of the Lake District’s most popular views.

Last updated 12 October 2007
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Mitchell's mart back in business

MITCHELL’S first sale of store and breeding stock since the first week in August due to foot and mouth restrictions, proved to be a great relief for buyers and sellers alike.

Last updated 12 October 2007
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Govt help not enough

THE NATIONAL Farmers’ Union has warned that the Government’s aid package to help farmers recover from the foot and mouth and bluetongue crises will only scratch the surface.

Last updated 12 October 2007
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Fishing will flounder if Solway closed

FISHERMEN in Maryport fear the town’s tourism industry may suffer if the Solway Firth is made into a marine reserve.

Last updated 12 October 2007
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Farm sale price record

A FARM near Wigton sold for £1.9 million to local farmers after frantic bidding last week brought one of the highest prices ever seen at auction in the area.

Last updated 5 October 2007
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Nuts to squirrels

A FORMER Workington man has joined the battle to save the Cumbrian red squirrel by donating more than 300lbs of cob nuts, picked in his Kent orchard.

Last updated 5 October 2007
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Last osprey leaves

THE LAST of the 2007 Lake District ospreys has flown the nesting site above Bassenthwaite and begun its 6,000-mile trip to winter quarters in Africa.

Last updated 5 October 2007
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Auction reports

HOPES Auction Co, Wigton held their weekly sale prime stock on Tuesday when there was an entry of 243 prime cattle, 71 bulls, 1,475 prime lambs and ewes.

Last updated 5 October 2007
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More news

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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