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New recruits for Land Factor
BYWELL-based rural property managers Land Factor has recruited two new graduate trainees.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Weekly mart reports
ON TUESDAY Hexham Auction Mart held their weekly primestock sale.Cattle. Prime Cattle. Limousin Heifers 203.5p Flotterton, 197.5p & 193.5p Nunwick. Charolais Heifers 197.5p Flotterton. Charolais Heifers £1365.18, £1258.08 & £1253.53 Flotterton. Limousin Heifers £1277.98 & £1189.44 Flotterton. Hereford Steers £1269.13, £1199.25 & £1115.31 Pacific Farm.
Last updated 6 February 2012
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Weekly mart reports
HEXHAM Auction Mart held their weekly sale for prime cattle on Tuesday.
Last updated 30 January 2012
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Weekly mart reports
ON Tuesday Hexham and Northern Marts sale of beef breeding cattle, stirks and young bulls. With a small entry on offer, trade was buoyant with 100 per cent clearance. Many more required for increased demand. For further enquiries please contact John Walton 07738 406297.
Last updated 23 January 2012
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Tree guide
ALTHOUGH trees are things of great beauty and significance in the landscape, their sheer size means they can also be a menace – especially in the sort of windy weather Tynedale has been experiencing of late.
Last updated 16 January 2012
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Roy’s the top dog
SHEPHERDS welcomed the New Year on Saturday during the Northumberland Sheep Dog League nursery trial at Chathill.
Last updated 16 January 2012
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Advice offered on pig husbandry
THE increasing popularity of keeping pigs as a hobby has been recognised by the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS).
Last updated 16 January 2012
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Sanctions must be monitored
THE NFU has called for regular reviews to monitor Natural England’s new enforcement sanctions.
Last updated 16 January 2012
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Weekly mart reports
HEXHAM and Northern Marts held its weekly sale on Tuesday when prime cattle had a similar trade to the previous week. Prime cattle prices: Heifers per head: Charolais to £1,253.98 and £1,243.97 Flotterton. Limousin to £1,212.96 Flotterton and £1,200.32 Airy Holm. Heifers per kilo: Limousin to 199.5p Flotterton. Charolais to 198.5p Rusheylaw. Limousin x to 197.5p Town Farm.
Last updated 16 January 2012
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Weekly mart reports
ON Tuesday Hexham and Northern Marts held their first prime stock sale of the year. Prime cattle prices. Heifers per head: Charolais to £1,325.98, £1,303.50 and £1,282.31 Flotterton and £1,098.44 Claywalls. Limousin to £1,192.88, £1092.13 Hallington New Houses and £1,189.02 and £1,101.68 Claywalls. Heifer per kilo: Limousin to 201.5p(2) Hallington New Houses and 198.5p(2) Claywalls. Charolais to 198.5p(2) and 197.5p Flotterton. Simmental to 196.5p Flotterton. Small show of over 30 months due to holiday sold readily to return an average of 129.1p per kilo. More over 30 months needed to satisfy purchasers demand.
Last updated 9 January 2012
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Weekly mart reports
ON TUESDAY Hexham Auction Mart held their weekly prime stock sale.
Last updated 2 January 2012
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Weekly mart reports
ON TUESDAY Hexham Auction Mart held their weekly sale for prime cattle where the trade was slightly sharper on the week. Prime heifer prices. Steer prices. Montbeliarde x per head to £1,354.31, £1,330.84, £1,300.03 and £1,276.50 Fallowfield. Per kilo to 174.5p, 172.5p, 171.5p and 169.5p Fallowfield. Charolais x per head to £1,185, £1,165.60, £1,151.43, £1,092.60 and £856.53 Flotterton. Per kilo to 197.5p(2), 193.3p, 185.5p and 153.5p Flotterton. Limousin per head to £1,129.47 Flotterton. Per kilo to 198.5p Flotterton.
Last updated 26 December 2011
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Family in the honours again at festive show
THE Scott family from West Woodburn were crowned champions two years on the trot at Hexham Mart’s Christmas show.
Last updated 19 December 2011
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Record breaker on film
THE North of England Blackface Sheep Breeders have had a DVD made of their record-breaking autumn sales at Hexham mart.
Last updated 19 December 2011
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Weekly mart reports
ON TUESDAY, Hexham Auction Mart held their weekly sale for prime cattle which overall were easier on the week. Prime cattle prices per head: Charolais steers to £1,692.58, £1,624.01, £1,557.27 and £1,516.78 Flotterton. Heifers to £1,248.69 and £1,219.55 Flotterton. Limousin heifers to £1,170.59 Elrington Hall. British Blue steers to £1,156.82 Nunwick. Simmental heifer to £1,107.20 High Fotherley. Charolais steers per kilo to 226.5p, 214.5p and 209.5p Flotterton. Heifers per kilo Limousin to 197.5p and 193.5p Elrington Hall. Charolais to 196.5p and 194.5p Flotterton. Simmental to 196.5p High Fotherley. Young bull per head: Limousin to £1,072.56 Nunwick.
Last updated 19 December 2011
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Weekly mart reports
ON TUESDAY, Hexham and Northern Marts held their Christmas Show and Sale of prime cattle and over 30 month cattle. The show was expertly judged by Gavin Little, Butcher and Farmer, from Penrith and he made the following awards.
Last updated 12 December 2011
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AT their weekly prime cattle sale on Tuesday, Hexham Auction Mart had sharper trade
Last updated 5 December 2011
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One man and his dog triumph
OTTERBURN novice Dan Walton was in good form with his dog Len on Sunday when the Northumberland Sheep Dog Trials League held a nursery trial at Dyke Head Farm,Rochester.
Last updated 28 November 2011
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Weekly mart reports
FOR their weekly sale on Tuesday, Hexham Auction Mart had a larger show of prime cattle with predominantly smaller heifers forward. Prime cattle prices. Heifers per head: Limousin to £1,191.02 and £1,125.18 Black Callerton. Angus to £1,154.06 Sweethope. Hereford to £1,171.08 Pacific Hall. Heifer per kilo: Limousin to 208.5p(2) and 198.5p Elrington Hall, 202.5p Juniper and 199.5p(2) Black Callerton.
Last updated 28 November 2011
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Weekly mart reports
HEXHAM Auction Mart held their weekly prime stock sale on Tuesday. Prime cattle. British Blue steers per head to £1,191.47 Dalton Hill Head. Limousin heifers per head to £1,149.79 Peacock House and £1,138.48 Halton Red House. Per kilo to £201.5p Halton Red House.
Last updated 21 November 2011
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