All from last 24 hours LIVESTOCK MARKETINGWhat farmers need to know about livestock sales this yearCovid-19 has shaken up the way livestock sales can take place, with social-distancing rules making it difficult to operate as normal in livestock markets. Although the sale of breeding stock… MAIZE DRILLSHorsch Maestro drill gets new precision metering systemHorsch has added a new Airspeed overpressure metering system to its latest Maestro precision drill models. This gives buyers a choice of singulation setups across the range, with the company… NEWSOpinion: Public access should be embraced - and paid forThe farm I grew up on had a deserted village, where the good land runs out into rough grazing and moorland – well, if you call a few ruined walls… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Hair and grass both NOT growing well“Hair and grass both still growing well” was the headline of a recent livestock Farmer Focus piece. Well, if I’m honest, both are a bit patchy here. The grass regularly… LIVESTOCK DISEASESMore funding available in Wales to assist BVD eradicationAdditional funding is now available for vets and farmers in Wales to help eradicate bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) from all cattle herds in the country. Funding for youngstock screening has… ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMESFarmers offered flexibility on mid-tier CSS deadlineFarmers in England struggling to complete a Countryside Stewardship mid-tier application on time because of the effect of the coronavirus pandemic can request an extension until midnight 31 August. The… TAKING STOCKWales and Border Ram Sale launched onlineAn online map of sheep breeders has been launched to replace the usual auction ring bidding at one of the country’s leading ram sales due to Covid-19. The National Sheep… NEWSForage Aid founder demands action on fly-tipping epidemicLincolnshire farmer Andrew Ward is demanding tougher action from the government to punish fly-tippers after industrial-scale waste was dumped at his farm. Forage Aid founder Mr Ward was left sickened… More articles
