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BFS is hiring a plant operative Billericay Fertiliser Services is looking for a plant operative to make and dispatch the liquid fertilisers we supply to farmers. The successful candidate will fulfill a key role in this long-established, progressive business, and will be working within a small...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A recent study has discovered a species of the phoma pathogen has become less sensitive to azole chemistry. CPM explores the findings of the research and what implication this could have on disease control. By Melanie Jenkins Depending...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As the wet weather continues well into the spring, experts say managing lodging in spring barley should be a priority this season. CPM found out more in a recent webinar. By Charlotte Cunningham In what has been a difficult season...

So, things have changed a little, organic is the old school, flat cap wearing, tweed kinda feel. Regenerative is the new kid on the block, rather edgy, slick style but promising a down to earth feel. So in the marketing eyes of the British Retail Consortium who are they going to run with? Who...

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/the-era-of-cheap-food-is-over-says-waitrose-chief/ar-BB1m1RgF?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=5d621007c54744bd82a9d519360dd520&ei=28 James Bailey, the executive director of Waitrose, says he is determined the supermarket should lead the way in...

Well they are aren’t they? Thwarting attempts by the democratically elected government to discourage illegal immigration. Throttling the economy with complex and highly restrictive planning processes. You can’t even divert a public footpath for health and safety reasons with any guarantee of...

Welcome to Ruminant Health & Welfare While it’s been a busy time on farm for many with spring lambing and calving taking place, the RH&W group working across the four nations continue in our collective efforts to share insights, explore research and progress welfare strategies. I was pleased...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland By Chris McCullough An ambitious young couple milking 350 sheep in Greece have future plans not only to expand the flock, but to improve their genetics by precision breeding. Situated at the foot of Mount Olympus, close to the town of Elassona, is...

Been using FMC Copper in suspension in the form of copper oxychloride. Its left a residue stuck to the inside of the sprayer tank. Is there a form of copper that doesn’t have this issue please?

Heavy ground is ploughing up badly. Looks alot of work getting into a seedbed. I reckon I could get a better seedbed with cultivator/disc then power harrowing twice. Min-till maize a good idea. Usually would have Subsoiler but I image will only smear it

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Late planting and slow emergence of potatoes in cold wet conditions could leave crops exposed to the effects of stress at tuber initiation, warns Syngenta’s Andy Cunningham. “Research has shown that tuber initiation is a key stage for when potato...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The World Bank has today (Tuesday, May 7) launched ‘Recipe for a Livable Planet’ – the first comprehensive global strategic framework for mitigating agri-food system emissions. It shows how the system that produces the world’s food can cut greenhouse gas...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 as International Year of Woman Farmer. The resolution, which was proposed by the United...

RABDF Down to Earth, the regenerative livestock farming event, will be hosted at a housed cow unit for the second year in a row; cows milked 3x per day, I understand it to be "high input, high output". Not knocking confinement systems, but can this system really be regenerative? I believe that...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland ForFarmers has appointed James Collantine as its blend development manager operating in northern England. The role will entail pricing, raw material acquisition and tailored blend formulation for ForFarmers customers from Birmingham to the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland GSC Grays has expanded its North of England and Scottish Borders team with James Denne and Tom Robertson joining the company’s Alnwick office. Denne and Robertson are joining the recently appointed Victoria Mitchell at the farm business...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland There is now evidence to confirm the significant impact of soil potash levels and straw strength within cereal crops. Of course, the issues of straw strength and potential lodging are inherently linked. According to the Potash Development Association...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an action-oriented, country-focused initiative to reduce the need for antimicrobials on farms. It comes amid the growing threat posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Based outside Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, is Grove Dairy Holsteins, a 750-cow dairy farm with an on-site milk processing and packaging business owned and ran by the Mitchell family. The herd is managed by John Mitchell and is milked by way of 14 Lely...

Every year at this time of year my grass plants have a purple tinge to them. It's all quite new grass and all levels are pretty good except for potash which I am working to rectify. Could that be the reason or some other stress. Once we go into the warmer times and the grass takes off it turns...