Author Posts: Farmers Guide

ICL provides advice on the nutrient uptake dilemma and the benefits of controlled release fertiliser technology.

As changes to Red Tractor standards loom, an on-farm pilot initiative is tackling the key challenges of breeding, rearing and marketing.

Imports of nitrogen fertilisers, to meet the needs of Britain’s farmers, are likely to come from a wider range of manufacturers than normal and potentially be more variable in size and spreading characteristics.

Taking control of your natural capital has just become a lot easier with the release of Sandy version 2.0, according to Trinity AgTech.

With worryingly low levels of mental wellbeing identified by its Big Farming Survey, RABI has launched two new support services. The charity’s proactive response focuses on providing early, preventative wellbeing support for farming people.  

Covid restrictions in Scotland mean the event cannot go ahead, organisers say.

Due to growing concern over the new Omicron variant, Dairy-Tech 2022 has been postponed to 7th April 2022.

Plans set out by the government to strengthen powers and penalties available to tackle hare coursing have been welcomed by the farming community.

There have clearly been some quite dramatic changes in the fertiliser industry over the last 6 months. At CropTec in November, ADAS crop physiologist and head of agronomics Dr Daniel Kindred discussed how to make the most efficient use of nitrogen.

With risk of tick-borne diseases changing as new seasonal and geographical patterns emerge, Ruminant Health and Welfare (RH&W) has brought together a new online resource to help farmers and vets to tackle these diseases.

The New Holland Agriculture looks forward to an exciting start in 2022 with some new blue to showcase.

Severn Trent is inviting farmers in priority catchments to boost their knowledge and improve spray efficiencies in a virtual workshop, where they will receive a free set of low drift spray nozzles through the water company’s Swap Your Nozzles scheme.