* r-—r *; - .‘-••.r-.-:- -/•- ijmneroe sasass^ [a a iw n tu j, 12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 7th, 1996
S ick en in g nightmare for farmers A few home truths from an industry with a definite imagg_H2------
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LOADS of lambs are appearing in Ribble Valley’s fields as l am b i n g t im e g a t h e r s
m om en tum .......................... The season swings into full action
this month, with hill farmers’ flocks following on closely in early April.
passers-by on foot and in car than seeing lambs leaping, racing and sleeping in the fields, there is also a grimmer side. . .
bleeding gone.
I Sheep with ri : flesh; ears
Iragged off; tails _and torn,
and terrified, collapsed and hiding for fear of their lives.
O Lambs with heads bitten off. 0 Heavily in-lamb sheep chased
Does that sound like something out of a horror film?
Sadly, no. It is juist part of the reali life, sickening nigntimare facing farm
i n Q r e e ( J y looks qt toplwl farming matters
'AN extensive study by researchers has p r o v e d b e y o n d doubt th a t cows cared for in relaxed, comfortable condi tions produce more milk.
at a national conference, urged cow stockmen to look at housing and milking facilities from a
cow’s eye view.
On a similar issue, a lead ing researcher, speaking
He also suggested talking more to cows, as touch, voice and tone of voice are very important for reducing stress.
means fewer disasters and easier to handle
crises. * * ★
THE fight against the latest aggravation to
A calm, friendly approach hit Britain’s dwin
dling pig industry — Eu ro -o rd e r on
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“GREEDY farm ers” were splashed across newspaper headlines recently which made
While'there is no lovelier sight for
ers on whose land dog owners allow their pets to roam.
should not be allowed to roam fields that are home for sheep — with or without lambs.
Dogs, no m a tte r how tame,
pet to play among sheep and lambs, the temptation is always there to chase. . . and perhaps catch the eas ily-frightened animals.
the farm animals. If an irresponsible owner allows his
to kill dogs they believe are worrying sheep.
Farmers have every right to shoot Those dogs may well be much-loved
pets, just as the farm animals are well-cared for by their owner.
ouWe, the owners, are responsible for and a dog lead?
r own. So what price is a little thought —
It is not fair on the dog, let alone ------------------------------------------------------ “ OPINION
for some fascinating reading. Shock, horror . . . the price of supermarket milk is going up by a
higher rate than inflation. Unfortunately, the truth was obviously lost in an old journalist s advice: “Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.” Either that, or the calculators were faulty. Because, the figures flown from
back there.
milk price is increasing to 31p a pint _of which (the report continued) 18p went to the farmer.
According to “facts and figures in one national daily newspaper, the
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Fantastic news! Shame it’s not true! Those figures add up to about £1.44 for a gallon of milk (which is eight
pints or 4.5 litres!). In real life, most dairy farmers,
a gallon. NEWS IN BRIEF
transportation — is being taken to high est levels.
EU Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler may well be approached over new rules which, pig breed ers believe, will threa ten breeding exports and may force UK
breeding units to go abroad.
The £28m pig-breeding industry believes it
already has proper facili ties on board pig-trans porting lorries.
Meeting Euro demands for unloading after 24 hours’ travel and resting in
lairage facilities would, pigmen believe, cause unnecessary stress and risk infection to the animals.
FARM incomes are shoot ing up by a th ird , according to Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries’ figures.
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G. & T. Fosters 14 Cont Bullocks Green/Blue C ID ^ r ^ r i n ® 'S H E E P Murray 5 Cont Bullocks. Mr Gardner 2 Umousin bulls Green CID SH E E P
J. Faishaw (30) Swale. M Dixon (20 Mule wrih Suftdk ^Joot and
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foot. sTParsons 12 Ewes Lambs at foot, D. Chew 5 Ewes and 8 Lambs. E. Haythomthwatte 3 8 stores lambs.
Entries to time of sale Richard Turner and Son 01200 22369 February sale: Charotais Bulls to £970. Umousin Bulls to £540. Umousin Heifers to £ 4 9 0 . ______
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, ____ Numbore forward and top prices for previous week W E EK LY S A L E O F FATSTOCK ........^ 211 Young Bulls 168p/kg
126 PrimeSteersandHe!fers1ofoltow151p/kg 134 CastCowsand Bulls to follow H6p/kg 816 Hoggs I43p/kg 5 Sheadings 60p/kg
157 Cast Ewes and Rai
402 6 Tonnes Straw. Wheat Straw to £40 per tonne Barley Straw to £40 per tonne SHEEP SCANNING - IAN SfcWTH. RIMINOTOH
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From M V 1 .Or Moron ana ter in. TH U R SD A Y 21st MARCH
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arming leaders are call ing for big schemes for the whole farming com-
But, fo r dairy, LFA live s to ck and lowland live s tock farm ers, th e boost h a s n o t m a n a g e d to recove r to 1993/4 levels.
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who sell their milk direct to proces sors, draw an average of around £1.15
fairytale land about supermarket milk price increases should be jetted right
a The 29p difference might
by tens of thousands. What was also n o t broadcast too
lot — until you start multiplying
well was the fact that the P increase has been caused not only by dearer milk but also by the cost ot
p Akn7one who buys anything from
toilet rolls to magazines and newspa pers knows these costs have gone up because of the worldwide price of
PX t no, it is easier to hit the farm ers and blame them for the price
increase.
What about the supermarkets themselves? Have they not been sell ing milk (as well as other essentials) as a loss leader, boosting their prof
, _
its from other commodities? We cannot blame the nice, cus
tomer-friendly supermarkets who do so much for their shoppers, can we.'
Head in sand
REGULAR headlines criticis ing farmers are, sadly, a sign of
the times. In any other industry, the big-wigs
f a r m i n g «
would rtiPid'y P an jmage-building brams and deve ^
. . ,
;j i n pool th their brilliant soon prodj,ce
v n l eir brill
P>“ 310 turn pUbhC ^ a comjde-
S t t r i c h e s who like to bury their hpads in the sand.
It is about time farming.leaders - old hv farmers’ subscriptions or
, , taxes - took another look at the
“ l i e d ^ o d S thinking* to the more influences
X 3C dw -1 h o s rw h y
those who oliv e in th e
“ T w ^ v e a r s ago, an a t tem p t to jS S g T ta t h S c e T i f h e r e r a 'n d
S t ta sp f i iC
They want “visionary” ideas that spark the
munity nationwide to c e l e b r a t e Millennium.
t h e
The Millennium Commis sion is offering a 50%
imagination.
grant to schemes which attract local funding or contributions in kind.
IN 1995, 23% of the UK’s c e r e a l c ro p wa s
exported.
NEW tough rules on rec ord-keeping for sheep come into force this
month. Farmers are advised to keep detailed records up to date or face the possibility of losing subs idy payments.
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