SUMMARY
SUMMARY
Suckler boost for Cumbrian beef men
Cumbrian beef producers who lost stock through F&M have been boosted by a scheme to establish a 10,000 cow suckler herd. The scheme, run by Meadow Quality and auctioneer Penrith Farmers and Kidds, is seeking 50 farmers to contract rear the cattle…p20
Headage up next year
Beef headage payments are set to increase next year on the back of a slightly stronger k and higher subsidy rates. The biggest gain is slaughter premium, likely to rise by nearly £17 a head to nearly £50 for every adult beast slaughtered……p21
Milk price cut gaff
One milk company could be in hot water for cutting its farm milk prices by 0.7p/litre. The NFU reckons Southern Co-operative Dairies decision might breach contract terms, which appear to fix the price until Mar 2002……………….p21
Broilers beat pigs
Broiler returns have been steady this year at Cansdale, our adopted unit in North Yorks. Which is more than can be said for the pigs. Finishing numbers are down, costing the business about £45,000 in lost income……..p22
RIPRipon market
Support for FWs campaign to Save Our Markets continues to grow. But the bad news is that there have already been some casualties. The 140-year-old Ripon market has decided not to reopen after F&M……….p26
Sim six a success?
Only six bulls were sold through the Simmental societys ground-breaking internet auction, but the organisers claimed the experiment was a success given there were few alternatives this year….p27