Author Posts: Sarah Kidby

Figures published today (18th July) show 25 people, including a nine-year-old child, lost their lives on farms over the past year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports.

As inflation reaches a 40-year high, new analysis from national property consultancy Carter Jonas suggests the value of farmland will hold firm or grow.

The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) is calling on supermarkets and egg buyers to ensure that the recent price rises in shops is reflected in the money paid to farmers – as UK egg producers face an “unsustainable” situation.

With many industry commentators predicting a significant increase in oilseed rape area being drilled this autumn, growers need to choose varieties carefully and make their buying decisions early, says DSV’s Sarah Hawthorne.

As the starting point of potato sprout suppression programmes, getting the most out of maleic hydrazide (MH) is paramount for successful, cost-effective storage. Farmers Guide finds out how crop modelling platform Crop4Sight can help.

The next Conservative leader will have an “uphill battle” to win back the trust of rural voters, says Mark Tufnell, president of the Country, Land and Business Association.

As farming families face spiralling costs, in the run up to the new school year, RABI has launched a ‘return to school’ grant to help cover the cost of school uniforms, P.E. kit and other equipment.

In the first in our series of focuses on cattle and sheep breeds, Farmers Guide spoke to three beef breed societies about the special qualities that are contributing to their rising popularity.

For a large Leicestershire arable farm which invested in a Fendt Ideal 10T combine last year, the timing was excellent as it made light work of the challenging harvest.

As well as offering welfare and efficiency benefits, recent research has shown improving disease control could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 10%. Norbrook veterinary advisor Douglas Palmer offers advice on liver fluke testing and treatment, and the wider benefits of a good control programme.

The Group 3 biscuit wheat sector has become increasingly crowded in recent years as several new varieties have joined the AHDB Recommended List. But, of the new and existing options, there are two stand-out favourites for sowing this autumn, according to Ron Granger of Limagrain UK.

Criminal gangs could take advantage of the busy harvest period to steal expensive Global Positioning Systems (GPS) from tractors and combines, warns NFU Mutual.