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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Farming News...Farming News...Farming News...


Records tumble RECORDS tumbled in the new main ring at Gisbum Auction Mart’s Febru­ ary dairy show and sale of pedigree and commercial dairy cattle. Pre-sale judge John Hartley, of


Bashall Eaves, had no hesitation in plac­ ing Blackburn dairy farmer G. D. Donkin’s newiy-calved heifer in first place and overall champion of the day. Sired by Manat and out of the dam


Copdon Cevis Carmen, just 12 days calved and giving 37 litres, she was very much admired in the shippon and looked stunning in the ring, eventually selling for £2,520, to G. Parker, of Emley, near Huddersfield. A consignment of two pedigree newly


calved heifers from P. T. Critchley, of Wrea Green, sold for £2,320 and £2,180. Taking them both home was the young dairy farmer Martin Jennings, of Cowl­ ing, West Yorkshire. More than 30 newly-calved cattle


were forward, of all ages, colour and type, to meet the keen demand from a packed ringside of buyers. Among many delighted sellers was


Stuart Fairclough, of Radcliffe, who achieved £2,200 for his second caiver, giving 41 litres, sold to Jim Faud, of Great Harwood. Averages: Newly-calved Heifers £1,783; newly-calved cows £1,289.


§mij;comE$ i r t » J jm . S Meat farmers’ worries on futurgn


PEOPLE power is being har­ nessed in a National Farmers Union (NFU) campaign aimed at highlighting the importance of beef and sheep farming to the countryside, the economy and the environment. Launched last November, the


NFU’s “Why Beef and Sheep Farming Matters” campaign is now being taken to a new level with regional cooking roadshows being organised across the country. Three North West events-are


planned in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, on March 7th, The Flag Market, Preston, on March 15th, and Nantwich Square on March 18th. Each event will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. offering passers-by samples of cooked British beef and lamb, along with promotional material detailing the importance of Britain’s beef and lamb industry. A survey produced for the NFU


reported that 72% of shoppers want to be able to buy British beef and lamb and 80% of consumers think supermarkets should be offer­ ing farmers a fair deal. But with


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future is the decline in the number of younger beef cattle in the pipeline - down by 15% in just four years. And these figures are taken from the June 2007 agricultural census - before the devastating out­ breaks of foot and mouth disease and bluetongue, and the impact which they are bound to have had, especially on sheep numbers.” NFU President Peter Kendall


added: “It doesn’t surprise me at all tha t the vast majority of con­ sumers want to buy British beef and lamb, but the plain fact is that unless farmers’ prices start to rise- to fill the yawning gap between what it costs to produce beef cattle and sheep and what farmers are paid for them - British beef and lamb will become niche products. “That ^vill be bad for consumers,


current prices well below produc­ tion costs, farmers are working at a loss and unless the situation changes with an improved farmgate price the future sustainability of the British livestock sector remains at risk.


NFU livestock board chairman


Thomas Binns, pictured, who farms at Downham, said: “Since 2004, the beef herd in England has fallen by 11% and the sheep breed­ ing flock by over 10%. “Even more worrying for the


bad for farming, bad for employ­ ment in the meat industry and bad for the countryside. That is why we are calling on people who care about where their beet and lamb comes from, and who care about the countryside where it is pro­ duced, to put pressure on the super­ markets to start the process of lift­ ing farmers’ prices to a sustainable level.”


Young Farmers mark


a special anniversary YOUNG agriculturalists have gathered to cele­ brate a special anniver­ sary. Lancashire Young


..


Farmers marked the organisation’s 70th birth­ day with a black tie event at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, in Clayton-Le- Moors. The event was attend­


ed by 350 past and pres­ ent members who were welcomed by county chairman Christine Parkinson. Tanner Shields - for­


mer chief executive of the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs - also gave a speech. On the night a special


DVD featuring photo­ graphs from the last seven decades was shown - it will be on sale at the end of the year and will include additional pic­


Paul’s hoggs are simply prime


TRAWDEN farmer Paul Baines beat off strong competition to win the first prize rosette with his pen of 10 Swaledale prime hoggs at the fourth annual show and sale of Swaledale prime hoggs, at Gisburn Auction Mart last Thurs­ day. Weighing 42 kilos, they


sold for £49.50 or 118p a kilo.


Taking home the second


prize rosette were Geoff and Margaret Walker, of Dunsop Bridge with a pen of 47 kilo hoggs which sold for £52.20, or l l l p per kilo. The firm of Walker and


Alpe, Chipping, picked up the third prize rosette, with their hoggs, weighing 45 kilos; they sold for £49.20 or 109p/kg.


Buyer of all the prize­


winning hoggs was live­ stock agent Andrew Atkin­ son, Kettlesing, Harrogate. Prices: Swaledale prime


hoggs averages: 33-39kgs llOp/kg;


40-45kgs


llOp/kg; 46-52kgs 109p/kg Pictured is Paul Baines


selling his first prizewin­ ning hoggs, weighing 42 kilos, which sold for £49.50 orll8p per kilo, (s)


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tures taken during Lan­ cashire YFC’s special year. A special anniversary


book was on sale during the evening. Copies are available


from the Lancashire Young Farmers’ office at Clitheroe auction mart for £7 each. For details con­ tact the County Office on 01200 426335. • Lancashire YFC is


holding a “Stars in their Eyes” night at Bolton-by- Bowland village Hall tomorrow and members are also preparing to host the Northern Area com­ petitions weekend in Blackpool at the end of


the month. County chairman


Christine Parkinson is pictured with county president Mary Bailey, of Hurst Green, at the spe­ cial anniversary, (s)


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Groups’ delight ht cash awards


GIRL GUIDES, Scouts and a canoe club were among the win­ ners when members of Ribble Valley Lan­ cashire Local met at Whalley Abbey. The Lancashire Local, a


decision-making body formed of councillors from Lancashire County Coun­ cil and Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council, awarded grants totalling nearly £8,000 to voluntary groups across the area. Lancashire County


Council seeks to support voluntary groups, espe­ cially those in rural set­ tings supporting work with potentially isolated young people. The grants, which have


been awarded by recom­ mendation from Ribble Valley Youth Bank and agreed by the Lancashire Local, will enable the groups to develop a range of activities for young people. Groups supported were: ® Clitheroe and Dis­


trict Scouts - £1,301 for camping equipment and


training for instructors. O X:cavate, St James


Church - £60() for trans­ port costs for days out and residential trips © Girl Guiding Lan­


cashire East - £715 for safety equipment ® Chipping Scout


Group - £700 for help toward buying a new minibus 0 Clitheroe Canoe Club


- £595 to help a member become a kayak coach 0 Trinity Youth Club -


£500 to improve lighting at the youth club ® Ribble Valley Netball


- £3,575 to help fund a netball tournament. All grant applications


from youth groups are assessed bj' members of Ribble Valley District Youth Council, which makes recommendations to the Lancashire Local committee. The chairman of Lan­


cashire Local Ribble Val­ ley, County Councillor Chris Holtom, said: “Local decisions are really being made by local peo­ ple about grassroots serv­ ices. This may not seem


like a lot of money in the grand scale of things, but every little helps and these groups are really aiming to make a huge difference. “The days of remote


decision-making are over - Lancashire Locals are changing the way that our services are operating and these grants are going to help fund projects to improve the lives of young people in the Ribble Val­ ley.” ® Also on the night six


young people - including Sarah Pickup - received the nationally-recognised Youth Achievement Silver Award for the part they played in completing a series of tasks to plan, run and evaluate a summer play scheme aimed at five to 11-year-olds. Our photograph shows


the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Doreen Taylor, presenting Jo Pel­ let from St James Church with a cheque and Sarah Pickup with her Youth Achievement Silver Award.


(A070208/2) ‘No plan to cut youth service’


CONCERN has been voiced at possible plans to relocate Ribble Valley- based youth support workers away from their current Whalley base. A report to the Lan­


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cashire Local Ribble Val­ ley meeting said as part of


a county wide efficiency initiative, a review of premises was taking place to reduce lease and rental costs where possible. Members were told that


revising the use of accom­ modation at County Hall and elsewhere in Preston


had resulted in support functions being brought together and that the cre­ ation of an Integrated Youth Support Service had also provided further opportunities


for


economies to be made. As a result Lancashire


■ House, Whalley, was now consid­ ered to be “too


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' large” and com­ mittee members heard that consid­ eration was being


: given to the reloca­ tion of the Valley-


' based service i delivery team : when the current lease expires at the


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■ end of April. • However, coun- i ty council officials ' confirmed that there were no ! plans to cut the


i number of youth i support workers. I Members of the


j comm ittee j expressed concern .1 at the proposed


v| relocation and I agreed that fur- ther talks should


■ I1 take place between the lYSS and the


I landlord with a view to leasing just the ground floor of the prem­ ises.


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