All from last 24 hours BOVINE TBFarm leaders urge TB rethink after badger cull ‘success’Farm leaders have called for an urgent rethink of the bovine TB strategy in Wales and Northern Ireland after peer-reviewed evidence that badger culling in England is helping to tackle… MARKETS AND TRENDSUS tariffs imposed on UK food as trade war beginsThe US government has begun imposing $7.5bn (£6.1bn) worth of tariffs on British and European food exports in a burgeoning trade war. The dispute is over EU subsidies handed to… BREXITIndustry leaders call for assurances following Brexit dealFarm leaders have called for further assurances following Boris Johnson's agreement with Brussels for the UK to leave the European Union with a deal. In a move that would enable… NEWSWoman dies and man injured in Cumbria farm fireA woman has died and her husband is in a “serious, but stable” condition after a major farmhouse fire in Cumbria. Firefighters were called to the property, at Thwaites, near… LAND MARKETSSeven Staffordshire County Council holdings up for saleFive fully-equipped farms and two blocks of bare land have been put on the open market as part of Staffordshire County Council’s plans to sell off part of its estate.… WHATS IN YOUR SHEDWhat's in Your Shed? visits a Cumbrian contractorIn this What’s In Your Shed?, we suss out a fleet of high-hour workhorses belonging to Cumbrian contractor Graham Hayllar. How did you get started? When I left school, I… FEED AND NUTRITIONHow to calibrate dairy parlour feeders and cut costsRoutine calibration of feed-to-yield parlour feeders can help drive down concentrate costs or increase milk yields on dairy farms. Feed can account for 40% of total costs, yet calibration is… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Forage stocks look well despite poor wholecropIt has been a good season for grass growth. The pit is now full in readiness for the winter months and for the cattle to munch their way through. Despite… FLINDT ON FRIDAYFlindt on Friday: Police should focus on troublesome 0.1%In an ideal world, not a single punter would have turned up to Hampshire Police’s Rural Crime Event, held at Sparsholt College a couple of Sundays ago. It’s true that… TAKING STOCKAutumn store sales hit by beef crashEarly suckled calf and store cattle sales is feeling the pinch this autumn as finished cattle trades at £150-£200 less than a year ago. Many centres have seen calf trade… OPINIONFW opinion: Pros and cons to 'payment by results' schemesThe findings of Natural England’s “payment-by-results” (PBR) pilot schemes are out and participating farmers in Yorkshire and East Anglia, as well as industry leaders, are feeling encouraged. Defra has already… SOILSHow a Sussex grower successfully undersows maize with grassWest Sussex grower Frans de Boer is successfully using a low-cost method of undersowing maize with a blend of fescues to enhance soil health, reduce soil erosion and promote organic… More articles
