http://www.fwi.co.ukFarmers Weekly interactive provides an all farming and agricultural news feeden-gbSun, 21 Mar 2010 06:26:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/21/120439/high-tech-farm-gates-can-be-opened-remotely-by-mobile-phone.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/21/120439/high-tech-farm-gates-can-be-opened-remotely-by-mobile-phone.htmlTechnology has now given farm gates brain as well as brawn.Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:26:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120430/farmer-focus-arable-blackgrass-levels-are-low-for-richard-cobbald.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120430/farmer-focus-arable-blackgrass-levels-are-low-for-richard-cobbald.htmlFinally the weather has come good and a mild, dry spell has descended over our small part of Cambridgeshire. The whole complexion of the countryside has started to change and the murky colours of winter are quickly being replaced by lush green growth. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:02:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120421/farmer-focus-livestock-spring-is-yet-to-arrive-for-adrian-harrison.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120421/farmer-focus-livestock-spring-is-yet-to-arrive-for-adrian-harrison.htmlAs I write, the signs of spring are still not obvious and the Dale is looking dull. The landscape is looking uneven as there are periodic brown mounds dotted all over.Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:21:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120422/farmer-focus-livestock-slow-grass-growth-keeps-cows-in-for-julian-ellis.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120422/farmer-focus-livestock-slow-grass-growth-keeps-cows-in-for-julian-ellis.htmlFinally the mixer wagon promised to us in December arrived, complete with blades which means it is coping better with the long silage. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:21:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120413/cap-reform-nfu-and-cla-debate-future-policy.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120413/cap-reform-nfu-and-cla-debate-future-policy.htmlThe NFU was fiercely critical of the CLA's proposals for CAP reform, published earlier this year. But what is the NFU's stance and how does it compare? Tom Hind of the NFU and Christopher Price of the CLA set out their stalls on behalf of the two organisations. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:03:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120431/farmer-focus-arable-spring-barley-drilling-complete-for-allan-chambers.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120431/farmer-focus-arable-spring-barley-drilling-complete-for-allan-chambers.htmlSpring barley drilling was finished on 6 March in perfect conditions. The seed rate was a deliberate 100kg/ha.Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:02:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120427/shelbourne-reynolds-shows-new-spreaders.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120427/shelbourne-reynolds-shows-new-spreaders.htmlMuck North West was the first outing for Shelbourne Reynold's latest high-capacity side discharge spreader, the Powerspread Pro 3000. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120433/sas-aerator-works-as-trailing-shoe-unit-too.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120433/sas-aerator-works-as-trailing-shoe-unit-too.htmlShowing an aerator/injector combination at Muck North West was Stamford Agricultural Services. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:22:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120423/bella-hall-warmer-weather-means-busy-busy-busy.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120423/bella-hall-warmer-weather-means-busy-busy-busy.htmlMy husband Dave doesn't know which way to turn. We've had to wait a long time for things to warm up and feel spring-like but, at long last, it appears to have done just that. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120440/dlg-says-cgs-tractor-tyres-are-quieter.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120440/dlg-says-cgs-tractor-tyres-are-quieter.htmlCGS Tyres' Continental SilentSpeedTyre SST tractor tyres claim to make road travel quieter. Andy Collings checked out an independent test carried out on them.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:41:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120438/jcbs-cleanest-engine-meets-legislation-without-post-treatments.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120438/jcbs-cleanest-engine-meets-legislation-without-post-treatments.htmlJCB is the latest manufacturer to announce the engine technology it plans to use to meet Tier 4 interim (Stage B), the next round of emissions legislation. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:17:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120435/mps-call-for-super-dairy-boycott.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120435/mps-call-for-super-dairy-boycott.htmlFormer DEFRA minister Elliot Morley is among 40 MPs who have signed a motion opposing the 8100-cow dairy herd planned for Lincolnshire. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:37:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120418/muck-north-west-sees-interest-in-accuracy-and-capacity.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120418/muck-north-west-sees-interest-in-accuracy-and-capacity.htmlAccuracy and capacity were two big themes behind this year's Muck North West, with manufacturers reporting increased interest in flow meters and weigh-cells for use both in slurry and muck applications. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:16:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120415/high-output-slurry-handling-from-bauer.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120415/high-output-slurry-handling-from-bauer.htmlWeighing in at 3t less than its steel counterparts, this triple-axle 24,000-litre tanker is made out of the same polyester-type material used in yacht manufacture and represents the future in high output slurry handling, says Spreadwise who imports the Bauer units from Austria.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:55:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120414/joskin-trailing-shoe-ideal-for-dry-conditions.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120414/joskin-trailing-shoe-ideal-for-dry-conditions.htmlThis 6m Joskin trailing shoe from Tramspread has been adapted for umbilical work after starting life on a tanker.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:51:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120412/exotic-crops-call-for-exotic-storage.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120412/exotic-crops-call-for-exotic-storage.htmlThink of crop stores and your thoughts inevitably turn to grain silos, potato stores or even silage clamps. But for farmers who grow unusual crops - like blueberries, asparagus or globe artichokes, for instance - storage requirements can become pretty involved.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:20:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120434/video-fwi-visits-an-american-super-dairy.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120434/video-fwi-visits-an-american-super-dairy.htmlAs part of her Nuffield Scholarship Caroline Stocks visited a 4000-cow herd in Pennsylvania. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120437/tractor-driver-narrowly-escapes-death.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120437/tractor-driver-narrowly-escapes-death.htmlA tractor driver has narrowly escaped death after snagging a 50,000-volt power line. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:40:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120410/loose-housing-is-important-despite-costs.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120410/loose-housing-is-important-despite-costs.htmlCubicle housing may have become the norm but there is still a case for a generous area of loose housing, as Andy Collings reports.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120409/welsh-badger-cull-hearing-set-to-begin.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120409/welsh-badger-cull-hearing-set-to-begin.htmlThe legal challenge to the Welsh Assembly government's badger culling trial is set to begin on Monday 22 March.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:41:00 GMT