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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Farming - Shropshire agricultural news « Shropshire Star</title><description>Read farming and agricultural news from the Shropshire Star newspaper. </description><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/</link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 23:20:05 +0100</lastBuildDate><ttl>15</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Students return from New Zealand study trip]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-talk/2013/05/24/students-return-from-new-zealand-study-trip/</link><description><![CDATA[Thirty-three of our final year agricultural students have recently come back from a three-week study programme to New Zealand, writes Chris Jones, Head of Faculty at Walford and North Shropshire College.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-talk/2013/05/24/students-return-from-new-zealand-study-trip/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:58:06 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Farming Talk]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New farmers’ market to help promote Tenbury Wells ]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-news/2013/05/23/new-farmers-market-to-help-promote-tenbury-wells/</link><description><![CDATA[A new regular farmers’ market is starting next month on the Shropshire border.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-news/2013/05/23/new-farmers-market-to-help-promote-tenbury-wells/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:56 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price tag of £1.6 million for Shropshire farm which dates back 400 years]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/property/2013/05/21/price-tag-of-1-6-million-for-shropshire-farm-which-dates-back-400-years/</link><description><![CDATA[A Shropshire livestock farm which dates back 400 years and has more than 200 acres of land, has been put on the market with a price tag of about £1.6 million.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/property/2013/05/21/price-tag-of-1-6-million-for-shropshire-farm-which-dates-back-400-years/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:59:46 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category><category><![CDATA[Property]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come rain or shine, we’re ready for the show season]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-talk/2013/05/21/come-rain-or-shine-were-ready-for-the-show-season/</link><description><![CDATA[As the summer season starts, although you wouldn’t think it for all the rain, it only means one thing – it’s show time, writes Rachel Williams .]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-talk/2013/05/21/come-rain-or-shine-were-ready-for-the-show-season/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Farming Talk]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shropshire dairy farmers told to hand in their notice to buyers]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/17/shropshire-dairy-farmers-told-to-hand-in-their-notice-to-buyers/</link><description><![CDATA[Shropshire’s dairy farmers have been told to immediately hand in their notice to their milk buyer as the battle for increased milk prices intensifies.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/17/shropshire-dairy-farmers-told-to-hand-in-their-notice-to-buyers/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:59:53 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mid Wales farmers seeking ban on sky lanterns use]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/17/mid-wales-farmers-seeking-ban-on-sky-lanterns-use/</link><description><![CDATA[Farming chiefs in Mid Wales have called for an outright ban on the manufacture and sale of sky lanterns due to fears over the safety of animals.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/17/mid-wales-farmers-seeking-ban-on-sky-lanterns-use/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:59:45 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cons outweigh pros in Shropshire poultry farms bid, inquiry told]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/16/cons-outweigh-pros-in-shropshire-poultry-farms-bid-inquiry-told/</link><description><![CDATA[The damage to local communities and the environment from giant poultry farms in Shropshire would outweigh any economic rewards they would bring, a public inquiry has been told.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/16/cons-outweigh-pros-in-shropshire-poultry-farms-bid-inquiry-told/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:55 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers’ group to meet in Market Drayton over milk prices]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/16/farmers-group-to-meet-in-market-drayton-over-milk-prices/</link><description><![CDATA[Farmers were meeting in Shropshire tonight to thrash out a scheme to get firms to increase the price they pay for milk.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/16/farmers-group-to-meet-in-market-drayton-over-milk-prices/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:48 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poultry farms ‘vital’ to Shropshire]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/15/poultry-farms-vital-to-shropshire/</link><description><![CDATA[Giant poultry farms are vital if Shropshire’s rural economy is to grow and thrive, an inquiry into plans to house 176,000 chickens was told.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/15/poultry-farms-vital-to-shropshire/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:59:59 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mega-farm fears if huge dairy approved]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/14/mega-farm-fears-if-huge-dairy-approved/</link><description><![CDATA[Mega-farms such as one planned for the Shropshire/Mid Wales border could spring up across Britain, campaigners warned today.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/14/mega-farm-fears-if-huge-dairy-approved/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:59:48 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of ways to cut on-farm energy costs]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/10/number-of-ways-to-cut-on-farm-energy-costs/</link><description><![CDATA[I think it’s fair to say on-farm energy costs are only going to go one way in the future – and that’s up, writes Louise Roberts .]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/10/number-of-ways-to-cut-on-farm-energy-costs/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming Talk]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clash as Acton Pigot poultry sheds planning inquiry starts]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-news/2013/05/09/clash-as-acton-pigot-poultry-sheds-planning-inquiry-starts/</link><description><![CDATA[A farming family and campaigners have clashed over plans to build four giant poultry sheds in the Shropshire countryside near Shrewsbury, capable of housing 176,000 chickens.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-news/2013/05/09/clash-as-acton-pigot-poultry-sheds-planning-inquiry-starts/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:59:57 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[More action urged to stop bee decline ]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-news/2013/05/09/more-action-urged-to-stop-bee-decline/</link><description><![CDATA[European moves to ban certain pesticides will not reverse the decline in bee populations unless there is swift action on a range of problems facing the insects, conservationists warned today.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-news/2013/05/09/more-action-urged-to-stop-bee-decline/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:59:56 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shropshire asparagus harvest hit hard by weather]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/04/shropshire-asparagus-harvest-hit-hard-by-weather/</link><description><![CDATA[Farmers across Shropshire say the recent cold weather has hit the start of the asparagus season, putting them about a month behind schedule.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/2013/05/04/shropshire-asparagus-harvest-hit-hard-by-weather/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 10:59:49 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potato growers and suppliers hold vital summit]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-talk/2013/05/02/potato-growers-and-suppliers-hold-vital-summit/</link><description><![CDATA[It’s good to talk . . . and listen. A potato summit has improved understanding of challenges faced by all in the potato supply chain, writes Potato Council director Rob Clayton.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/farming/farming-talk/2013/05/02/potato-growers-and-suppliers-hold-vital-summit/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Farming Talk]]></category></item></channel></rss>
