Farm and country
Cockle-collecting ban
Published 13 November 2008
DWINDLING stocks have forced fishing chiefs to impose a ban on cockle harvesting in Scottish waters of the Solway Firth.
Buttermere Shepherds' Meet cancelled
Published 25 October 2008
TODAY'S Buttermere Shepherds' Meet was cancelled due to safety fears because of bad weather.
Auctions boom despite credit crunch bust
Published 23 October 2008
A COCKERMOUTH auction company has seen its sales rocket over the last few months, despite the credit crunch.
Million pound FMD compensation claim settled
Published 4 October 2008
A £4.4M COMPENSATION claim against Cumbrian law firm Baines Wilson, arising out of the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001, has been settled.
Pioneering nature reserve
Published 3 October 2008
ONE OF Cumbria’s best havens for wetland flora and fauna has become a pioneering 70-acre nature reserve at Bassenthwaite.
Fear over fall in sheep numbers
Published 3 October 2008
A CRITICAL decline in sheep numbers could hit Cumbria in five years, a national farmers’ union spokesman has warned.
Warning over killer livestock disease
Published 25 September 2008
GOVERNMENT minister Hilary Benn has urged Cumbrian farmers to vaccinate against the killer animal disease bluetongue.
Auction firm’s chairman is ready to retire
Published 18 September 2008
THE CHAIRMAN of Mitchell’s Auction Company in Cockermouth is to retire at the end of the year.
Farmers face huge losses after deluge
Published 18 September 2008
WEST Cumbrian farmers face huge losses after two months of rain ruined harvests, throwing the farming industry into another crisis.
Loweswater Show cancelled
Published 2 September 2008
THIS weekend's Loweswater Show has been cancelled.
Loweswater Show cancelled
Published 2 September 2008
This weekend's Loweswater show has been cancelled.
You can’t beat the charity sheep stakes – just for shear excitement
Published 28 August 2008
AN UNUSUAL race day was held in Cockermouth on Sunday as sheep took to the track for charity.
Blue tongue protection zone increased
Published 21 August 2008
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.
Cockermouth Show proves farming is still going strong
Published 3 August 2008
THOUSANDS of people attended Saturday’s Cockermouth Show, proving that farming is still alive and kicking.
Tackling lake weed
Published 10 July 2008
VOLUNTEERS have started to tackle the march of a problem plant on the shores of Bassenthwaite Lake.
Top sheep in Keswick show
Published 29 May 2008
FARMERS from across Cumbria took part in the Keswick Herdwick Ram Show.
Summit omits farming
Published 17 April 2008
FARMING has been airbrushed out of an economic plan for Cumbria, a leading countryside champion has claimed.
Farm club birthday dinner marks membership revival
Published 10 April 2008
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.
Moorland Line scheme welcomed by farmers
Published 10 April 2008
KESWICK farmer Will Cockbain has welcomed the announcement that the Moorland Line has been introduced into Environmental Stewardship.
Farm land prices still on the rise
Published 27 March 2008
HUGE rises in Cumbrian farmland values are showing no signs of slowing down.
Loweswater Show cancelled
Last updated 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.”
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