Northumberland farmer is lucky winner in trailer competition
6th January 2012 - Northumberland farmer Lewis Forster has won a trailer worth more than £5,000 after entering a competition organised by Novartis Animal Health and Farmers Weekly.The Ifor William TA501 livestock trailer was first prize in the competition for sheep farmers who used, or were likely to use, the wormer Zolvix. Mr Forster, who farms 1,200 acres with 1,200 ewes between Hexham and Allendale, said it was a pleasant surprise when he heard he had won the trailer. “I was delighted to win the trailer. I think it was the first thing I’ve won in my life,” he said. “I used Zolvix