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Introduction Hi all, this thread is part of my masters research into SSAD - below is a information sheet about my dissertation and then a link to the Questionnaire. If you have the time please read over it and then complete the form. QUESTIONNAIRE LINK Exploring the Environmental and Economic...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has today (Friday, May 17) announced Dr Jenny Stewart as its interim chief executive. Stewart’s term will begin on July 1, 2024. Her appointment follows news from earlier in year that current chief...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Wiltshire Police’s rural crime team is urging farmers and those living in rural areas to lock their farmyard gates at night to deter “drive through thieves”. The team said the past four weeks has seen a number of trailer and horse box thefts from...

Interested to hear if anyone has a Discovery Sport. Thinking of getting a used one (6 or 7 years old), but of course hearing the usual warnings about Land Rover products 😂

As title. Our forager costs £30 an acre. By the end of the month we will have completed second cut and so have a foraging cost of £60 and acre where the day before he will be finishing a thick first cut and might be charged out a smidge more than my 30 for twice the grass. Wagons straightforward...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Raise the mainsail and cast off because LG Armada is setting sail with the highest yield of any oilseed rape variety, backed up by a hold loaded with traits. CPM goes on a voyage of discovery to explore the map of the variety. By Melanie...

Holding political parties to account for their policies is done once every election. We can't sue them in court for mis-selling of goods and services. Nor can we gripe if they lie and cheat to get in and then do FA or play one faction off against another to keep the status quo of doing FA...

It’s quite noticeable now the extent to which SFI options including over winter cover crops, bird seed mix and pollinator mix require the wholesale obliteration of thousands of acres of ground cover at this time of year followed by redrilling / rotating to another option or spring crop. I can’t...

Coverage of the Farm to Fork Summit at Downing Street Written by Defra Press Office There has been widespread media coverage following a package of new measures to support farmers unveiled at the Farm to Fork Summit at Downing Street. The news was reported by a number of national...

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 Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Andrew Muir has said the aim of the Farm Support and Development Programme is to improve the long-term resilience of the agri-food sector. Speaking to MLAs during an oral statement in the Chamber, Muir...

I suppose quickest put up fencing people can't see through but I could see that would make it seem like I am hiding something and put new neighbours on edge perhaps. Like the idea of hedging but that takes a couple of years to grow doesn't it. A piece has come up which is ticking nearly all my...

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...

Wet weather and temporary adjustments to agri-environment agreements Written by The Team Credit: James Clark Between October 2023 and March 2024, England experienced the second wettest 6-month period on record. The rainfall was nearly 60% above the 10-year average. Heavy rainfall has a...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Arla Foods has committed over £300 million between five of its UK sites with the aim of boosting UK manufacturing and the future of British dairy. In addition to previously announced plans for its Taw Valley site, Arla Foods said it will update...

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...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Hutchinsons’ has made a substantial investment in its digital offering to provide an all-in-one farm management system which promises to deliver the goods for UK agriculture. CPM headed to London to hear more about the Omnia EasyPlan...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) estimates that the UK’s self-sufficiency across all farming sectors will reduce by 8% due to wet weather. A projected reduction in arable crops as a result of lower crop area and poor...

Early morning tv news, reported that the UK had the wettest period (winter/spring), because of which less crops could be planted , so as the news report stated, "the UK has to rely on more imports of food", well thats hard to believe? or took alot of "intelligent" people to come to that...