All from last 24 hours ENVIRONMENTFarmer fined £4,000 for polluting streamA farmer from Northern Ireland has been fined thousands of pounds for causing water pollution of a stream that connects to the ocean. Ian McFarlane, of Ballygrainey Road, Holywood, County… CRIMEUK chicken catching business closed down by GLAAOne of the UK’s biggest chicken catching businesses has had its Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) licence revoked for unlawful treatment of its staff. Victor Foster Poultry Services (VFPS)… FARMLIFEFarmers Weekly photo competition 2018 – win £250 cash prizeThe 2018 Farmers Weekly annual photography competition is now open for entries. With eight farming and rural life categories to enter your wonderful photos into this year, this competition is your big… BUSINESSPig profit warning as doubts cast on Defra census figuresPig producer losses are mounting as prices sink further below the average cost of production, AHDB figures show. The sector board’s latest Pig Market Weekly shows that the EU-spec Standard… GRASSLAND MANAGEMENTLast grazing rotation dates for dairy fast-approachingPasture-based dairy systems looking to graze into November should now be looking forward to next year and have closed up paddocks to support high-quality spring growth. This is according to… GRASSLAND MANAGEMENTHow Oxfordshire sheep farmers cut cost of production by 12%Access to cover crops for winter grazing on nearby arable land has resulted in a 10% uplift in lambing percentage and helped to reduce finishing times by three weeks at… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Why maize might be our crop of the futureNow then, never mind the Strictly curse, what about the Farmers Weekly curse? There’s me telling all my loyal readers how well it’s all going and then we have to… DAIRYDairymaster launches a new rotary parlour rangeMost dairy farmers will install only one rotary milking system during their lifetime, so the need to get that decision right is imperative. With this in mind, Dairymaster has launched… More articles
