Author Posts: Farmers Guide

A coalition of leading food and farming businesses is warning that the UK faces a deepening food supply chain crisis unless the government takes urgent and meaningful action to fix the structural issues facing the industry.

For those still to decide which crops and/or varieties to sow next spring.

Co-branded combine draper headers will be offered at Case IH dealers across the globe.

While the risk of liver fluke remains low for much of the UK this season, livestock farmers need to keep their guard up again in what is becoming a less predictable parasite challenge. That is the warning from the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) and Control of Cattle Parasites Sustainably (COWS) groups as we head into winter.

A new practical guide to assessing soil carbon promises to answer farmers’ key questions at a time when many are looking to understand their soil health.

New two-row winter barley Lightning looks to be another winner from the Elsoms-Ackermann stable.

Established in 2021, Pinnacle Agri is a new, creative company run by father and son team Steve and Zac Morris. The duo has over 30 years of experience in design and development, creating products for the agricultural, DIY and domestic sectors.

A new report from Defra shows a distinct rise in the number, and cost, of fly-tipping incidents on public land in the past year. The figures also show a decline in perpetrators being punished, with rural groups responding that the figures only show a small fraction of the actual crime.

East Anglian-based auctioneer, Cheffins, will be hosting a major machinery auction on behalf of agricultural contracting business, RC Baker Ltd. Taking place on Thursday 16th December, the sale will include over 150 lots, including a fleet of John Deere tractors, two large tankers and various other machinery items and implements.

Focusing on power, performance and versatility, BRP will showcase its new Can-Am Traxter HD7 and Can-Am Traxter HD9 models throughout 2022.

The Rural Payments Agency says they have paid out just over 97,500 claims, totalling £1.725bn for farmers in the first few days of the payment window, which runs between December and June.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)has amended the rule which currently prevents imports of lamb from the UK into the USA.