Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak
rural crime
South East: Around 40 sheep taken leaving farmer worried about their welfare and financial hit
22nd August 2024
Around 40 sheep were stolen from a farm in the South East, leaving the farmer “heartbroken”.
fertilisers
£7.5m investment aims to improve fertiliser supply in northern England and southern Scotland
22nd August 2024
Origin Fertilisers and the Port of Tyne have announced a £7.5 million combined investment in a new fertiliser facility.
Frontier Agriculture acquires Fengrain’s assets following five-year partnership
22nd August 2024
Crop production and grain marketing business Frontier Agriculture has acquired the assets of Fengrain Ltd. following a five-year relationship.
harvest
Warm and dry weather has supported harvest progress over the past fortnight
21st August 2024
Warm and dry weather has supported harvest progress over the past fortnight and helped the progression of wheat, spring barley and spring oat crops towards harvest, the latest harvest progress report for 2024 confirms.
sugar beet
Sugar beet campaign start dates announced for 2024/25
21st August 2024
As this year’s sugar beet harvest approaches, British Sugar has just shared details of the campaign start dates for each of its four factories.
environment
Plans for £8.5m solar farm in New Forest approved despite concerns
21st August 2024
Plans for an £8.5 million solar farm to be built in New Forest have been approved despite objections from the residents.
potatoes
Potato growers advised to disinfect stores ahead of harvest
21st August 2024
On top of basic hygiene measures, potato growers are being urged to disinfect stores with peroxyacetic acid, applied as a wet fog, to reduce the carry-over of damaging diseases ahead of this year’s harvest.
food and drink
Jeremy Clarkson announced the name of his new pub
20th August 2024
The star of Clarkson’s Farm, Jeremy Clarkson, has just announced the name of his newly-purchased pub that will open this weekend.
charity
Andrew embarks on 500-mile tractor road trip with message for farmers to ‘harvest’ their prostate health
20th August 2024
Former military armed forces and NHS paramedic Andrew Gibson from Chipping Sodbury near Bristol embarks on a 500-mile tractor road trip following his stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis.
11 fire engines tackled barn fire in Derbyshire
20th August 2024
11 fire engines were called to a huge barn fire on a farm in Shirland, Derbyshire.
English farms are a step closer to growing gene-edited cereals
20th August 2024
A project that brings trials of precision-bred cereal crops onto commercial farms in Europe is now underway, researchers confirm.
Kuhn increases longevity of standard plough points
20th August 2024
Kuhn Farm Machinery has just announced that its mid-range Olympic plough points have been redesigned to offer a 30% increase in longevity. The company said that it will help users running genuine Kuhn parts to increase the service life from their wearing metal.