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Dec 18

Results justify continuing investment in tracks.

Cambridgeshire Farms Growers Ltd was an early adopter of rubber tracks for machinery used on 4,500ha it farms in Cambridgeshire. Investment has continued as technology has improved and David Williams visited the farm to find out why tracks continue to replace wheels whenever possible. The farm operation includes 3 main... read more →

December 18, 2020
Agriculture

May 22

Mental Health and the Benefits of Outdoor Work

During the Covid-19 pandemic, farmers across the world are having difficult times. This pandemic leaves them facing manpower shortages and severely disrupted supply chains. But even if it is sometimes a difficult occupation without 30 days of vacation or free working hours, it is more than a job. It has... read more →

May 22, 2020
Agriculture

May 14

Farming Post-COVID19

Agriculture has a major role in economic development, broadly in terms of contributions like products, markets, factors and foreign exchange. The product indicates the supply of goods like foods and several raw materials for the industrial sector while absorbing labour. This is the most critical contribution. Also, the foreign exchange... read more →

May 14, 2020
Agriculture

News

Open Farm Sunday beefs up support for farm hosts April 18, 2021
Farmers Weekly Eight regional ambassadors will help farmers, crofters and smallholders prepare for this year’s Open Farm Sunday (OFS) – farming’s annual open day – which takes place on Sunday 27 June. The ambassadors will share ideas to engage visitors and give practical information on how to host safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. See also: […]
Ed Henderson
Standen unveils new Discmaster haulm puller April 18, 2021
Farmers Weekly A Dutch-made potato haulm puller is now available in the UK through Ely-based Standen Imports, offering growers a simple and cost-effective method of haulm destruction. Following the withdrawal of chemical desiccant diquat, there has been much discussion over which alternative haulm destruction method, or combination of methods, is best. The vast majority of […]
Oliver Mark
How the new poultry standards proposals will affect farmers April 17, 2021
Farmers Weekly Earlier this year, two consultations on farm assurance standards for the UK poultry sector came to a close. Red Tractor and Defra propose changes that will help keep standards up to date while also meeting the expectations of consumers. Red Tractor says its recommendations are primarily about streamlining, legislative compliance and responding to […]
Emma Northam
Gloucester cattle at risk of dying out, warns charity April 17, 2021
Farmers Weekly Urgent action must be taken to prevent Gloucester cattle, the oldest breed of British dairy cow, from becoming extinct, according to the Rare Breed Survival Trust (RBST), which notes that herd numbers have halved, from 54 in 2006 to 27 last year. The RBST’s annual watchlist, which monitors native breeds in the UK, […]
Ed Henderson
Simple electric robot offers entry-level autonomy April 17, 2021
Farmers Weekly A Chinese-built robot could help small-scale farmers carry out a host of field and yard tasks, including mowing, pellet spreading and spraying. The fully electric R150-ATJ platform has a four-wheel drive system and a turning diameter of just 0.7m, thanks to its skid-steer- style movement. The 48v lithium batteries offer a 30min runtime, […]
Edd Mowbray
Farmer Focus: Pea planting driven by factory freezing capacity April 17, 2021
Farmers Weekly With a much-needed drier month, March saw a flurry of activity out in the fields. Spring beans were sown and have now emerged. Spring oats, spring barley and the first sowings of vining peas were also completed into excellent seed-beds. In a bid to conserve moisture, we have also pressed-ploughed land for our […]
Emma Gillbard
Post-Brexit EU meat exports down 52% year-on-year April 17, 2021
Farmers Weekly The difficult logistics around trading with the EU post-Brexit has continued to affect the UK’s export volumes, alongside the short-term implications of coronavirus lockdowns. The latest UK trade data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), covering February 2021, showed improvement on the historic lows recorded in January 2021. However, trade remained […]
Lauren Harris
Opinion: Farming will suffer hugely when BPS is taken away April 17, 2021
Farmers Weekly The latest farm business income survey of Scotland challenges the preferred view of agriculture by the UK government in Westminster that farmers in post-Brexit Britain can look forward to a prosperous future with farm subsidy payments removed. The Scottish figures show that in 2019-20 – if taxpayer support payments were removed from farm […]
Phillip Clarke
Difficult season sees profits fall at Frontier Agriculture April 16, 2021
Farmers Weekly Frontier Agriculture recorded a slight drop in both turnover and pre-tax profit in the year to 30 June 2020. The company’s 15th full year of trading produced a pre-tax profit of £25.7m on a turnover of £1.613m. This compares with a £31.5m pre-tax profit in 2019 on a turnover of £1.653m. Group operating […]
Suzie Horne
50% cut in NI livestock ‘not enough’ to lower emissions April 16, 2021
Farmers Weekly Northern Ireland’s farmers have expressed their grave concern at plans to substantially scale back livestock production as part of the drive to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The suggestions come from two sources – a recently-tabled Climate Change Bill at Stormont, and new advice from the independent Climate Change Committee (CCC) in London. […]
Phillip Clarke