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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has joined force with PWA planning with the aim of growing a national service focused on land use for its members. PWA Planning provides planning and land advisory services across different sectors, including the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A Scottish Borders farm with a four-bedroom country house and two-bedroom cottage on 137.7ac has been brought to the market by GSC Grays. Grey Peel farm sits in an elevated and private position just south of the historic Royal Burgh of Jedburgh...

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 Oilseed rape breeders continue to be busy behind the scenes exploring genetic traits to help growers overcome the many challenges associated with the crop. CPM looks at some of the latest varietal launches shared at press briefings and...

I am also a child from a rural area in China, and I used to be very poor. I had very little land to cultivate. Our family of four had only 7,175 feet of land. Very little. We farmers were forced to go out to work to barely make ends meet. I would like to know how much arable land you farmers in...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The first morning of Balmoral Show 2024 will see Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) president, John Henning, welcome Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister – Andrew Muir MLA – to the event. The Minister for the Department of Agriculture...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Despite UK cereal cropping reported to be substantially down this season, growers are advised to not hold out for a price hike when it comes to marketing their grain. CPM finds out why. By Janine Adamson As with most things in life...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A ProCam agronomist has said the key to reliable blight control is to adapt programmes according to weather conditions and using forecasting tools to determine when the threat of blight is at its highest. The agronomy and crop protection business...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said it is considering a potential new fund to maximise value from innovation spending on agriculture and nature. The department has launched a new expert advisory group to...

I need a set of rear tyres for one of my 2WD Case DB 1394. It is currently on an old set of 16.9 R34 which are rotten I have been looking around at new and used tyres and there seems to be a big variation. I can buy something like an Alliance 324 (8 ply) new in a 16.9 R34 for around £320 or a...

I've tried searching around and haven't found anything in the TFF annals so here we go! We have about 25 acres of woodland on our patch. Some of it very mature and a small but expanding area of natural regenerative woodland and some acres of steep, gorse and bramble covered ground. After years...

Went to loadall today and it blew 30a ignition fuse when i went to start it, replaced it, and it wont turn over, bridge the starter and it wont start? You can hear the relay in fuse board clicking when you turn the key to start position, checked main power cable coming into cab under seat, its...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In an era where growers are looking to cultivate sustainable rotations which combine farm practicalities with economic returns, experts believe winter barley may increase in importance. CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham While...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Eastfield private estate in the Scottish Borders sits on a 183ac site and has entered the market for offers over £2,750,000. The estate features a five-bedroom farmhouse, three-bedroom secondary house and three additional cottages. The estate...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Cargill UK has appointed Tom Lovett as its new technical sales manager for the south of England and south Wales. The food producer said Lovett has a “wealth of experience” in the pig industry with nearly 20 years of experience in managing both...

I had a new sensor fitted 18months ago on an insurance claim as I hit it on an electric pole. These are a sealed unit so quite surprised when it failed a couple of weeks ago. I have been on to the supplier and the insurance company about this as it only being 18months old and covered 1200...

I have a week old lamb with an unstable R hip joint. She also knuckled over on both fronts which have been splinted and are now fine. She is a strong healthy lamb but the R hip just appears to collapse allowing the hind leg to addict and flex so the lamb rotates and ends up on her side. She is...

We are in a position of getting a fair bit of hot water periodically from a modest but successful solar thermal set up, Generating it is easy from our panel In the sun of a day but storing overnight with minimal loss for maybe a grey er day next morning is the challenge. How do you insulate...

Just had a text from APHA congurming BSE found in Ayrshire Stand by for a bumpy ride

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...