http://www.fwi.co.ukFarmers Weekly interactive provides an all farming and agricultural news feeden-gbFri, 10 Feb 2012 18:51:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131423/scots-farmers-lack-confidence-in-defra.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131423/scots-farmers-lack-confidence-in-defra.htmlThe Scottish government is calling for full inclusion in all future negotiations on the European Common Agricultural Policy following results of a new poll. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:51:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131421/nfu-anger-at-poor-communication-on-tb-rules.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131421/nfu-anger-at-poor-communication-on-tb-rules.htmlFarmers in England and Wales have been left in the dark by the government over new TB stocking rules. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131420/warnings-over-summer-water-restrictions.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131420/warnings-over-summer-water-restrictions.htmlFarmers in East Anglia are likely to face severe water restrictions for irrigating crops this summer, according to the Environment Agency.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:03:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131416/soil-organic-matter-compost-use.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131416/soil-organic-matter-compost-use.htmlCompost trials by salad producer Vitacress have shown the potential to increase yields of spinach and rocket crops by about 10%, the firm’s farm agronomist, Shaun Clarkson, says.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:26:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131398/kymco-announces-budget-quad.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131398/kymco-announces-budget-quad.htmlThe ATV market is swamped with north-east Asian influences, with motorbike manufacturer Kymco the latest company to announce it is releasing a new model. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:25:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131412/soil-organic-matter-strip-tillage-and-compost.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131412/soil-organic-matter-strip-tillage-and-compost.htmlTight, compacted soils were the catalyst for Simon Bayliss to start taking soil organic matter more seriously on his 263ha Wincote Farm in Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:20:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131410/pressure-on-spring-herbicide-applications.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131410/pressure-on-spring-herbicide-applications.htmlDisappointing results from the pre-emergence stacking last autumn puts more pressure on spring applications, as Louise Impey reportsFri, 10 Feb 2012 15:47:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131409/growers-warned-over-sulfonylurea-ruling.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131409/growers-warned-over-sulfonylurea-ruling.htmlCereal growers are being reminded to stick to the rules covering sulfonylurea when it comes to herbicide use this springFri, 10 Feb 2012 15:31:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131403/schmallenberg-what-is-being-said-on-twitter.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131403/schmallenberg-what-is-being-said-on-twitter.htmlSchmallenberg is such a new disease that social networking platforms such as twitter play an important role in sharing information between farmers here in the UK and across into Europe. See what is being said Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:54:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131352/guidelines-bring-clarity-to-soil-n-testing-debate.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131352/guidelines-bring-clarity-to-soil-n-testing-debate.htmlEstimating soil nitrogen supply as effectively as possible is a key step in helping cereal and oilseed rape growers match top-dressing rates to crop demand.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:49:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131376/driven-claas-axion-950.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131376/driven-claas-axion-950.htmlWith its new Axion 950 Claas has entered uncharted waters. Topping out at 410hp it is now the most powerful conventional tractor in the world. Oliver Mark and Nick Fone gave it the Power Farming shake-down to see how it performsFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:27:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131411/soil-organic-management-straw-for-muck-and-trading.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131411/soil-organic-management-straw-for-muck-and-trading.htmlKeeping soil in good health is fundamental to growing successful, high-yielding crops, says Gordon Rennie, farm manager on the 280ha Stenton Farm, in St Monans, Fife.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131407/in-depth-crops-guide-to-soil-organic-matter.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131407/in-depth-crops-guide-to-soil-organic-matter.htmlThis guide will provide growers with information on what soil organic matter is, and how to manage it more effectively through agronomic practices and soil amendments, such as compost, farm yard manure and bio-solids.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131397/transcript-your-queries-on-schmallenberg-answered.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131397/transcript-your-queries-on-schmallenberg-answered.htmlLivestock producers are growing increasingly concerned over the spread of schmallenberg in the UK, so Farmers Weekly held a live web to enable readers to put their questions to the expertsFri, 10 Feb 2012 09:46:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131413/video-schmallenberg-caught-uk-by-surprise.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131413/video-schmallenberg-caught-uk-by-surprise.htmlA virus that causes death and deformities in the offspring of ruminant livestock caught the UK "on the hop", says a veterinary entomologist.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131418/young-rural-drivers-face-biggest-injury-risk.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131418/young-rural-drivers-face-biggest-injury-risk.htmlYoung male drivers are 37% more likely to be injured in a road accident if they drive in the countryside, according to a report. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:41:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131401/bank-lending-costs-expected-to-rise.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131401/bank-lending-costs-expected-to-rise.htmlUK agriculture may have been sheltered from the global credit crisis, but this "bubble" may not last much longer, one economist has warned. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131402/record-world-wheat-stocks-forecast-pushes-prices-lower.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131402/record-world-wheat-stocks-forecast-pushes-prices-lower.htmlThe grain market has eased on a US Department of Agriculture report which yesterday raised its estimate for end of season world wheat stocks to a new record highFri, 10 Feb 2012 09:08:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131389/proposed-cuts-to-support-for-solar-and-wind.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131389/proposed-cuts-to-support-for-solar-and-wind.htmlWide-ranging changes to Feed-in Tariff support for all types of renewable energy technologies have been unveiled by the government today (9 February).Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:06:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131400/openfield-makes-the-most-of-higher-grain-prices.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131400/openfield-makes-the-most-of-higher-grain-prices.htmlGrain marketing business Openfield has posted strong financial results on the back of higher commodity prices last year.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:05:00 GMT