All from last 24 hours DIVERSIFICATIONFarm recycling sideline grows into full-time enterpriseHenry Harrison and Edward Medforth launched H&M Recycling four years ago to provide a service for farm plastics. They began by baling polypropylene fertiliser and seed bags, also taking polyethylene… NEWSThis Week in Farming: Contractor charges and beef upheavalWelcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best FW content from the past seven days. But first, how about coming to a brand… BEEFWhy radical change is needed for sustainable beef industryPlanning ahead to face upcoming issues and working to improve efficiency and build beef businesses with resilience were among the key conclusions from a round table discussion held at Rothamsted… TECHNOLOGYClaas rolls out new look Connect digital platformFarmers who are signed up to a new “digital ecosystem” being rolled out this year by Claas will be able to add tractors and other machines to their account simply… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Grain maize and sunflowers help in tough yearPlanning ahead for spring work is always a challenge. I usually hope things get going before the end of March, and by April, spring cereals are established. Then the focus… NEWSOpinion: Build fairness in farming from the bottom upThe oddest whinge I received about my last column was that it was easy for me to be opinionated because I don’t rely solely on farming for my income. This… AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONTransition Farmers expand and restructure businessesFarmers Weekly’s Transition project is following a group of farmers on their journey to adapt and meet the challenges of farming. Here, we look at the progress of two farms.… 4X4SIsuzu unveils souped-up special edition D-Max pickupsIsuzu has pimped up its D-Max pickup with two special edition models. The first is the Steel, which adds more bling to the top-of-the-range V-Cross but is otherwise identical underneath.… OILSEED RAPEBeekeeper bemoans collapse of OSR acreage in the UKHoneybee colonies are suffering from an early-spring pollen shortage in the farming landscape due to shortages of flowering plants such as oilseed rape, with some colonies facing starvation, say beekeepers.… HEALTH AND SAFETYProbe launched after farmworker dies in machinery accidentAn investigation is under way after a farmworker aged in his 30s died following an accident involving farm machinery in Cornwall. In an initial notification released this week, the Health… PLOUGHSCNH sells off Overum plough businessDuring a period of seemingly never-ending acquisitions, CNH Industrial has gone against the trend by selling off the Overum factory in Sweden, which makes mouldboard ploughs. This business was acquired… COMPLIANCERed Tractor 'a victim of its own success' says chief execRed Tractor farm assurance is a “victim of its own success”, which is why some primary producers have little option but to be members, according to the organisation’s chief executive…
