All from last 24 hours FARMLIFEPhotos: Farmers share their fantastic festive farm photosChristmas is upon us and we’ve been asking you to share photos of what your farm looks like this festive season. We've been impressed by your entries to our Christmas… BOVINE TBFarmer faked TB test result to claim compensationA livestock farmer injected five cattle with a type of diesel in a bid to fake a positive bovine TB test and claim compensation. The farmer, who has not been… BOVINE TBMore than 32,000 badgers killed in fight against bovine TBA total of 32,601 badgers were culled in England this autumn as part of government plans to eradicate bovine TB. The government’s official report into the badger control operations, which… HEALTH AND SAFETYChild safety fears raised over family farm TV showA Channel 5 docuseries about a family farming in northern England has been branded “irresponsible” and “disappointing” after a number of scenes appeared to show health and safety breaches. Our… DIVERSIFICATIONSo you want to…tap into the Christmas turkey marketFarmers looking for a diversification with low start-up costs and good margins should consider if there is an opening for another direct-selling turkey producer in their area as consumers are… CROP MANAGEMENTYoungest-ever Duchy tenant switches to precision farmingAlly Hunter Blair is a young man in a hurry. The youngest-ever tenant of a Duchy of Cornwall farm is trying out new crops, embracing precision farming and working on… TELEHANDLERSTelehandlers on test: Claas Scorpion 741In an extension of our telehandler test in the 4t lift and 7m reach category, we have taken a look at the best-selling rigid-frame machines from Kramer, Claas, Cat and Bobcat.… NEWSOpinion: British wildlife – the thing dreams are made ofI was in a bookshop, waiting while my wife browsed for a book she can carefully read on the train, then wrap up and give to a friend for Christmas.… CRIMEVehicles and dogs seized in hare coursing crackdownPolice in Wiltshire have broken up a large hare coursing event on the Salisbury Plain after receiving a number of calls from farmers and landowners. Officers swooped on the illegal… TAKING STOCKRobex shearling gimmers to 6,000gns at CarlisleGimmer trade hit 6,000gns at Borderway, Carlisle, as six pedigree flocks marketed female consignments on Friday (14 December) at the Christmas Crackers sale. The Robex flock benefited from a Messrs… More articles
