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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...

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...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Krone has once again pushed the envelope with its latest four-rotor rake, claiming it to be the largest machine of its type on the market. Known as the Krone Swadro TC 1570, it is centred around the familiar V-frame concept, which has been adapted from...

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 Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The Westminster spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Carla Lockhart MP has raised her concerns at the rising incidence of crime in rural communities. She raised concerns after figures released last year by the National Farmers’ Union...

Anybody else find that op dip is useless against ticks? Blowfly cover not much better. Ewes dipped myself last autumn, in for 1.5 min, all the right top ups and pushed under 3 times! ticks were present within a fortnight

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The most recent update from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed another drop in winter wheat crop ratings. However, according to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB), the figure is marginal with 49%...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The 2024 British Pig & Poultry Fair will feature two days of forums, networking, expert advice and new products, organisers have said. The biennial event, which is organised by the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE), will take place...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Fleming Agri Products Ltd. from Derry may not normally hit the headlines every five minutes with new product launches, yet that does not mean that this 160-year-old company has little to offer farming. Indeed, quite the opposite is the case, for what...

Hello from the northern U.S.. Spring is just getting started here. Grass is greening up nicely and some early leaves are poking out of the trees. Almost done with calving. My wife and I raise beef cattle in Minnesota and would love to travel to the UK someday. How realistic would it be for us...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A dog attack in Buxton, Derbyshire, has left a farmer with almost £2,000 in damages, Derbyshire rural crime team has said. The attack occurred two weeks ago on the farmer’s land at Hardy Barn Lane, Buxton. Four ewes had been killed by a dog or...

Please feel free to read through my questionnaire relating to heat stress in cattle. And if you have time to fill it out it would be greatly beneficial for my final year of Uni. Thank you in advance . https://forms.office.com/e/KrgLGpbwZJ

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 A farm manager in Wiltshire has said each dog attack has been more “catastrophic” than the one before, bringing financial burdens and implications. However, Neil Ridgeway of Stowell Farms said the biggest issue is the distress of “seeing animals...

Anyone know what holds it in place , mine came half out just as I finished , managed to get it back in but all that's holding it seems to be grease tia

Please feel free to read through my questionnaire relating to heat stress in cattle. And if you have time to fill it out it would be greatly beneficial for my final year of Uni. Thank you in advance. https://forms.office.com/e/KrgLGpbwZJ

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...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Welsh cabinet secretary for climate change and rural affairs has today (Monday, April 29) announced £20 million for two funding schemes to support investment on farm infrastructure. Huw Irranca-Davies said the funding will help build...

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...