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FEED AND NUTRITION

Advice for winter feeding in-calf beef heifers

During the winter, feeding can be a challenge depending on facilities and feed availability, but it is an area that should not be ignored as both fertility and calf health…

VARIETY SELECTION

Top-yielding new wheat variety is a success on Suffolk farm

Henry Ruffle was so impressed with a seed crop of the high-yielding new winter wheat variety Champion that he will be drilling an increased area this month as a commercial…

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES

Five-year HLS extensions to be offered in 2023

Farmers in England will have the option to extend their Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements for five years from next year. However, this commitment will not prevent them from ending…

NEWS

Opinion: Prepare to compete in new markets

The fact that only just over half the food on our plates is produced here in the UK could make you believe we are in a great position to meet…

YOUNG FARMERS

Charlie Beaty: Let's smash the farming stereotypes

I’m a firm believer that stereotypes form off the back of a little bit (or sometimes a lot) of fact. Unfortunately, farmers don’t have the best image. “Get off my…

DAIRY

UK Dairy Day: Fix variable costs now, dairy farmers advised

Dairy farmers are being advised to fix prices for fertiliser and feed as they head into the winter. Many dairy farmers are reluctant to lock into contracts because they are…

DIVERSIFICATION

Transition Farmer update: The Morgans continue to diversify

Pig producers Vicky, Kate and Rachel Morgan are pressing on with plans to diversify their business, despite the severe financial pressures facing the sector. Independent pig producers such as the…

NEWS

‘Prolific’ poacher fined £1,000 and given driving ban

A prolific poacher caught hare coursing in North Yorkshire has become the first offender in the county to be given a criminal behaviour order (CBO) for poaching. Ryan Thomas Spence…

TRAILERS

Fliegl develops electro-hydraulic trailer steering system

German trailer maker Fliegl has developed an electro-hydraulic steering system that no longer requires coupling rods to be linked to the tractor. The so-called SteerX setup instead relies on load-sensing…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Transition Farmer update: Cattle numbers up in Ayrshire

Progress has been made towards increasing cattle numbers on beef and arable producer Andrew McFadzean’s Ayrshire farm. The aim to increase the herd size is a key transition target to…

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British Food Fortnight eyes £2.6bn public sector

British Food Fortnight 2022, which kicks off today (17 September) will champion the value of short supply chain links between farms and public bodies amid the cost-of-living crisis. The two-week…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

High premiums for UK milling wheat driven by quality concerns

Full spec milling wheat remains at a premium of well over £40/t above feed values. The gap has tightened a little in recent weeks with UK feed wheat futures following…

FARM POLICY

Zac Goldsmith sacked by Truss as Defra environment minister

Zac Goldsmith has been sacked as environment minister by prime minister Liz Truss as part of her cabinet reshuffle. Lord Goldsmith was a close ally of former prime minister Boris…

 
 
 

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Progress has been made towards increasing cattle numbers on beef and arable producer Andrew McFadzean’s Ayrshire farm. The aim to increase the herd size is a key transition target to…

 

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