Maureen Hodges

THE summer months are prime agricultural and county show time, when vegetables are buffed, victoria sponges get competitive, and farmers parade their finest animals around the ring.

CUMBRIA will never have seen anything like it before: scantily clad young farmers, hips gyrating provocatively beneath grass skirts.

FARM chiefs welcomed the new package of measures unveiled by the Prime Minister at the second annual Farm to Fork summit held on Tuesday at Number 10.

IN excess of 170 young farmers have taken part in Driver Awareness Sessions at fire stations the length and breadth of the county over the past year.

A SHEEP watchdog is urging renewed vigilance as bluetongue cases are expected to rise this spring and summer.

A MAJOR Penrith based egg producer says hen welfare and egg laying productivity are benefitting from an innovation grant of £50,000 from Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (CLEP).

DAIRY giant Arla has announced it will be injecting cash into four of its site across the UK, including its Lockerbie Creamery.

CUMBRIAN Parliamentary Candidates for Penrith and Solway shared their vision for the future of agriculture and the environment at an event organised by the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN).

TEAMS of young farmers pulled together at the Northern District Pre-Field Day Tug of War, hosted by Greysouthen YFC at Hopes Auction Mart in Wigton.

THERE is an outstanding line-up of cattle, trade stands and seminar speakers for the NBA’s one-day exhibition showcase taking place in Cumbria tomorrow (Sat).