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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The UK government has today (Tuesday, May 14) launched a new Blueprint for Growing the UK Fruit and Vegetable Sector. The blueprint was announced at the Farm to Fork Summit today as part of a package of support for the farming and food sector...

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 CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Though oilseed rape has been plagued with challenges over recent years, for many it still remains the most viable break crop to include in a rotation. But are there opportunities to enhance performance? CPM finds out more. By Charlotte...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland The export of live sheep by sea from Australia will end on in 2028, the Australian government has announced. A AUD$107 million federal transition support package for the Australian sheep industry will support the phase out of live sheep exports by sea...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A team of staff from Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and EID Cymru will climb three of Wales’ highest peaks ahead of mental health week. Mental health week will take place from May 13-19, 2024, and this year’s theme is ‘Movement...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Grass experts at Barenbrug are urging growers to “go softly” with their first cuts, after the wettest 18 months ever recorded in England. Barenbrug’s agricultural manager, Janet Montgomery, said that while grass is “amazingly resilient”, it is...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced £4 million in funding for a new research and containment facility to tackle emerging threats to tree health. The new facility will be at the UK’s Forest Research Alice...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Northern Ireland’s agriculture, environment and rural affairs minister, Andrew Muir, has said his top priority is “to take action to tackle the climate emergency”. Muir confirmed his commitment to Northern Ireland working towards meeting the net...

With huge apologies to all farmers for the massively naive nature of this post, my wife and I are exploring buying (and farming) a livestock farm. I have the financial resources but no experience and I don't know any farmers. Any suggestions of where to go to get experience or any good courses...

Got some hawthorn bushes ect growing in places that could be better sited and to patch up some hedge gaps ect… what steps to get the best uptake and survival of the bush? Would now be a good time of year to do it? Strap around the trunk and heave them out? digger bucket and scoop them out?

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Forestry Commission is seeking someone with experience in forestry and/or land management to take on the role of woodland officer. The salary range for the role is £34,080-£36,934 and the application deadline is 11:55p.m on Sunday, May 5...

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...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Food insecurity and malnutrition have become a “new normal” according to the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). QU Dongyu, director-general of the FAO said that the ‘Global Report on Food Crises’, published today...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland NFU (National Farmers’ Union) Scotland has written to Scottish government to enable farmers, crofters and growers to continue to produce high quality food against the backdrop of one of the “most challenging springs” on record. Agricultural businesses...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The average price of bare agricultural land in England and Wales has hit a new “all-time high” of £9,250/ac in the first quarter of 2024, according to property consultancy Knight Frank. The firm’s latest Q1 Farmland Index revealed a 1% rise in...

Apply now for a water screening study Written by Andy Turner Climate change affects the amount and timing of water availability, as well as demand. We want to support farmers and growers to plan for and secure a more resilient water supply. So, from today, small groups of farmers in England...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A Nuffield Farming report has called attention to prioritising body condition as part of the selection process to build beef herds and sheep flocks “fit for the future”. Highlands-based beef and sheep farmer Vic Ballantyne has published her...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Drought Group (NDG) has said farmers are currently facing the problem of too much water, rather than too little. The Environment Agency chaired its regular meeting of the group yesterday (Thursday, April 18) where it discussed the...

I could have A right moan on about how hard things are here currently but that won’t change anything and there are plenty of farmers of what ever guise having just or much worse time of it. so my question is this. We are constantly told we need to build resilience into our businesses.to you...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A study co-authored by scientists at UNDO has found that enhanced rock weathering contributed to a 9.3-20.5% higher crop yield and suggests increased crop resilience to future climate challenges. Rock weathering is a nature-based carbon dioxide...