News

British Sugar offered a ’one-time contract’ to growers who can deliver beet into its Bury factory in early September

Bill and Cath Grayson have been earning a living from conservation grazing since 2002 and believe that the service they provide has a bright future. Wendy Short reports.

An early opportunity to drill spring crops in February has been presented to farmers due to a mild and dry winter with ‘unprecedented’ ground conditions reported across England.

Farmers will need to gain a better understanding of their soils to meet the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) ‘arable soils’ standard.

With reduced support payments being increasingly felt, Cedric Porter spoke to business consultants Andersons about what the future holds for farm businesses.

Abnormally high levels of frozen New Zealand sheepmeat entering the UK from September to November last year needs to act as a ‘stark warning’ with UK lamb prices under pressure.

The development of a new selection index tool, which allows animals to be selected for feed efficiency, could accelerate the reduction rate of beef-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 27 per cent over the next 20 year

Farmers have nothing to fear from a combined spray of Atlantis Star (mesosulfuron + iodosulfuron + thiencarbazone) plus a T0 fungicide, according to tank mix efficacy data from Bayer.

It is not easy to gain a farm tenancy, but for Laura and Matt Elliot, they were given a second chance and now farm in their own right. Wendy Short finds out more.