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  1. organic

    Morrisons to drop British-only sourcing pledge for lamb

    ttps://www.grocerygazette.co.uk/2024/05/14/morrisons-british-pledge/?utm_source=Grocery+Gazette+Subscribers&utm_campaign=6a309afd35-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_11_09_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-546e01e1d6-[LIST_EMAIL_ID] More NZ Lamb.
  2. Defra Farming

    Funding available for nutrient management solutions

    Funding available for nutrient management solutions Written by Joss Wallace With good nutrient management, farmers and growers can increase their productivity and protect the environment too. Nutrient management involves using either organic or manufactured nutrients as efficiently as...
  3. Yale

    Which is better? Organic or Regenerative produced food?

    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...
  4. andybk

    The era of cheap food is over (Waitrose)

    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...
  5. Bald Rick

    BSE confirmed in Ayrshire

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

    Fermented fish fertiliser boosts soil health

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A British organic fertiliser manufacturer has developed a new fish-based fertiliser which promises to significantly increase microbial life, including bacteria and fungi. In a series of trials using its Biocore Land product, a fertiliser made by...
  7. Tubbylew

    Passport to buy fert?

    Want to pick up a little bit of pepper because of spring etc. Apparantly I need Id. Am I having my leg pulled? I only buy about 2 600kg bags a year.
  8. The Guardian RSS

    I’m a British farmer. Here’s the scary truth about what’s happening to our crops | Guy Singh-Watson

    I’m a British farmer. Here’s the scary truth about what’s happening to our crops | Guy Singh-Watson Written by Guy Singh-Watson from the Guardian The climate crisis is making the farming business unsustainable – and without support for us, food security will suffer too Guy Singh-Watson is...
  9. Clive

    Grass weeds

    worst I've seen here for years, reckon the rain made autumn sprays short lived and broadway star seems to have done very little this spring Rye grass and not blackgrass thankfully, but 2024 is certainly not a year where its easy to take a lot of pride in a farm Is it just me or are others...
  10. A

    Renting Land for Cut Flower Production

    Hi everyone I'm looking for some advice on how to approach renting between 0.5-1 acre of land for small-scale cut flower production. I run a small business growing and selling fresh and dried cut flowers, which has been working on a small scale up until this point. I currently grow in my...
  11. organic

    Sherlock Star Returns To Meat Eating

    Martin Freeman has revealed he has given up being a vegetarian after 38 years because meat replacement products are 'very, very processed'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13370781/Martin-Freeman-reveals-given-vegetarianism-38-years-concerns-meat-replacements-processed.html
  12. C

    Can a housed cow system be "regenerative"?

    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...
  13. C

    front drum mower

    Been thinking about making a front drum mower. If the drums turn as in the diagram would all the cut grass be in swath B ? What are your thoughts?
  14. Lazy Sod

    2800 Acres To Be Rewilded

    Lower Pertwood Farm near Warminster, a 2800 acre downland arable, sheep, and cattle unit is to be all reverted back to grassland, with trees planted and lightly grazed with cattle, sheep, horses and pigs. I can't do links, but perhaps somebody will, just google 'Lower Pertwood Farm rewilding'...
  15. snipe

    AIC discusses gatekeeper for Uk grain

    https://www.agindustries.org.uk/static/f3ed730f-d263-4ae4-b6ca0858e50c2a21/Assessment-of-AIC-gatekeeper-in-the-UK-March-2022-presentation.pdf think this shows 2 things 1) they will make it as hard as possible (which we already know) 2) they are concerned about competition law 🤔
  16. scrubbuster

    One for grassland experts

    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...
  17. Bossfarmer

    Tractor/machinery prices dropping yet?

    looking to upgrade a few things and offset some tax in the process but not overpay....has anyone had quotes for tractors or machinery in 2024 and if so what were they if you dont mind posting? ive been told dealers were now stuck with stock they cant shift but are they prepared to drop? waiting...
  18. Agriland RSS

    Food Fortress programme delivers security for food chain

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland 10 years of the Food Fortress programme has delivered an unmatched level of security for the farming and food chain throughout Ireland, where the production of compound animal feed is concerned. This was one of the key messages delivered by Food...
  19. whindy

    Who's bottled it ?

    How many dd guys have gone cultivating? Out next door neighbours practices a full range of cultivating and has 95% crop cover after a hard winter we dd a majority of ours and a currently re drilling 50% .cultivating a fair bit as the top is solid from rain. Any one else feal like abandoning...
  20. Dan Powell

    Groundsel in new ley

    Got a bit of a conundrum with a new herbal ley. It's got quite a lot of groundsel in it, which I have recently discovered is toxic to cattle. I should have topped it out but (surprise!) it's been too wet until this week. Now the grass / clover is welly height and topping seems wasteful. I would...
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