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26/09/2011
'Wood & Wool' event
The popular 'Wood & Wool' event, now in its fifth year, will showcase the art and craft of Cumbria-based craftspeople, working with wood and wool that has mainly been locally-grown.
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26/06/2011
Agri-environment funding under threat
agri-environment funding could be scrapped as part of the upcoming European Budget. This decision threatens to undermine the good work that many farmers have already done to support farmland bird populations, and restrict the opportunity to do more in the future
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21/06/2011
Bovine TB must not be allowed to spread
The North West NFU is urging farmers in Cumbria to stop bovine TB from spreading across the county. The call followed the introduction of an enhanced surveillance zone to the north of Penrith, covering a three kilometre radius around a dairy farm where more than 100 animals had to be slaughtered after some gave positive results when tested for the disease
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MARTS NEWS
07/02/2012
Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Tuesday 7th February 2012
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 2,686 Store Hoggs and 189 In Lambers at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 7th February 2012.
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02/02/2012
Longtown Prime Stock Thursday 2nd February 2012
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 44 prime cattle, 0 young bulls, 18 over thirty month cattle, 5,746 prime hoggs and 6,715 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 2nd February 2012.
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31/01/2012
Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Tuesday 31st January 2012
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 3,816 Store Hoggs and 487 In Lamb Ewes at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 31st January 2012.
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COURIER NEWS
21/06/2011
June edition of the Pentalk Courier
The June 2011 edition of the Cumbria Pentalk Courier is now availble to read
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22/05/2011
May Pentalk Courier
Take a read at The may 2011 edition of the Pentalk Courier
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01/05/2011
April Pentalk Courier
Download your Aprill Pentalk Courier now
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LOCAL NEWS
12/08/2009
Cumbria Young Farmers at National Finals
Cumbria team overall winners at Darlington Auction Mart where they competed against Yorkshire, East Riding, Durham, Lancashire and Northumberland in the Northern Area Finals of the Stockman and Young Stockjudge of the Year.
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12/06/2009
First Milk Elect Cumbrian As Farmer Group Chairman
Cumbrian farmer, Steve Dunning has been elected as chair of the First Milk farmer representative group.
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15/05/2009
Heyday for hay meadows?
Hay-Day photographic competition. This is your chance to win a day's photography in the Lake District with award-winning wildlife photographer Nick Garbutt. Whatever your experience, Nick will be able to help you get more from your photography and improve your images”.
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