http://www.fwi.co.ukFarmers Weekly interactive provides an all farming and agricultural news feeden-gbSat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131295/over-half-of-uk-eggs-produced-are-non-caged.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131295/over-half-of-uk-eggs-produced-are-non-caged.htmlFor the first time more than half the eggs produced in the UK are laid by non-caged hens, latest figures from DEFRA have revealed.Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131294/eu-mycotoxin-rules-could-leave-uk-farmers-at-risk.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131294/eu-mycotoxin-rules-could-leave-uk-farmers-at-risk.htmlThe NFU have urged European legislators to think carefully before approving new mycotoxin rules which could see around 16% of UK oats leaving the food chainSat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131286/video-cyclone-sheep-terrorise-farmer.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131286/video-cyclone-sheep-terrorise-farmer.htmlA video clip featuring a flock of sheep running rings around a farmer's moving car in Russia has become a YouTube hit. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131283/michelin-chef-teams-up-with-somerset-egg-producer.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131283/michelin-chef-teams-up-with-somerset-egg-producer.htmlFree-range egg producer Dan Wood, from Blackacre Farm, Somerset, has teamed up with Dorset's only Michelin-starred chef, Russell Brown, to help raise the profile of his award-winning eggs.Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131273/mat-cole-is-shepherd-to-the-star.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131273/mat-cole-is-shepherd-to-the-star.htmlMassive sigh of relief this week, our TB test was clear.Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131272/tom-rawson-makes-the-most-of-winter-grazing.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131272/tom-rawson-makes-the-most-of-winter-grazing.htmlThe cows at Dewsbury were finally housed on 19 January mainly due to us eating up all the grass in front on themSat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131290/philip-reck-awaits-arrival-of-two-john-deere-6210rs.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131290/philip-reck-awaits-arrival-of-two-john-deere-6210rs.htmlSpring is on the way, with noticeably longer evenings and some pleasant sunshine.Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:57:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131280/tractors-on-the-road-dont-ignore-the-road-rules.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131280/tractors-on-the-road-dont-ignore-the-road-rules.htmlAll rules and regulations tend to get a bit outdated at some point or other. However some of the road regulations affecting tractor drivers and their employers were probably drawn up in the days of Little Grey Fergies, reckons PC Bryant. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131301/pirbright-joins-fight-against-schmallenberg-virus.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131301/pirbright-joins-fight-against-schmallenberg-virus.htmlA senior official at Pirbright's Institute of Animal Health has hinted that cases of the Schmallenberg virus could be high in the UK. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:46:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131298/so-you-want-to.build-a-reservoir.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131298/so-you-want-to.build-a-reservoir.htmlIn addition to securing a water supply, a new farm reservoir can add capital value to a business and give farmers a marketing advantage, says Stephen Locke of Berrys, Shrewsbury, who is advising an increasing number of farmers on reservoir planning. In addition, reservoirs reduce the variability of and reliance on summer abstraction licences Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:31:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131297/new-research-into-environmental-impact-of-poultry-industry.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131297/new-research-into-environmental-impact-of-poultry-industry.htmlResearch into the environmental impact of broiler and egg production systems is underway, in a project funded by DEFRA LINK, the Scottish Government and DARD Northern Ireland.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131287/two-key-nutrients-can-help-crops-cope-with-drought.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131287/two-key-nutrients-can-help-crops-cope-with-drought.htmlNew research has shown that potassium and magnesium are linked to the efficiency of water use in plants, according to fertiliser company K+S KALI. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:08:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131285/scottish-farming-optimism-grows-survey.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131285/scottish-farming-optimism-grows-survey.htmlOptimism for the future is at a 16-year high among Scottish farmers, according to Lloyds Banking Group Scotland's annual agricultural survey. Overall...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:59:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131284/first-west-midland-farm-for-2012-market.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131284/first-west-midland-farm-for-2012-market.htmlA decent-sized block of ring-fenced land with buildings is set to provide a good early test of the 2012 West Midlands market. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:58:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131282/iec-joins-forces-with-the-un.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131282/iec-joins-forces-with-the-un.htmlThe International Egg Commission has formed an official working partnership with the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, giving the egg industry has an official voice within the UN's systems.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:39:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131281/growers-should-be-trained-before-using-gm.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131281/growers-should-be-trained-before-using-gm.html Genetically-modified crops should not be made available to farmers without proper training on how to handle the technology, according to a Nuffield scholar. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:37:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131277/skidsteer-combines.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131277/skidsteer-combines.htmlMassey Ferguson is the latest maker to announce that it will offer tracks on its combines. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:19:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131276/eu-farm-policy-could-be-obsolete-overnight.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131276/eu-farm-policy-could-be-obsolete-overnight.htmlEconomic turbulence could make European farm policy obsolete overnight unless reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is more ambitious, according to the House of Lords. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:54:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131278/aussie-poultry-firm-fined-for-labelling-infringement.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131278/aussie-poultry-firm-fined-for-labelling-infringement.htmlAn Australian poultry company has been fined AUS$100,000 (£68,000) for describing its birds as "free to roam" when they were housed in confined spaces.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131279/barn-arson-causes-30000-of-damage.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/131279/barn-arson-causes-30000-of-damage.htmlFirebugs who torched a farmer's barn, causing £30,000 of damage, are being hunted by police. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:45:00 GMT