Author Posts: Farmers Guide

In line with its commitment to support the UK livestock sector and maintain the food supply chain during the evolving coronavirus crisis, the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA) welcomes two new online platforms that are helping to support livestock trade via dedicated auction events and services.

Pessl Instruments, the company behind METOS brand wireless, solar powered monitoring systems, has reported an upsurge in the number of remote monitoring stations requested around the world, due to the impact of Coronavirus and the need for farmers and agronomists to reduce unnecessary travel.

How one couple in Somerset are keeping local food suppliers afloat during Covid-19 crisis.

In light of the fact that our farming community can no longer come together at upcoming agricultural events, AgriWebb is proud to announce their first Digital Farm Walk on Wednesday 22nd April.

Ian Cure, Farm Director at VetPartners, urges farmers to follow government guidance on social distancing and self-isolation when vets are practicing on farm. 

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has welcomed clarification by the UK Government that furloughed workers will be able to seek alternative employment on the country’s farms if their contract allows.

Celebrating 35 years of the cooperative, and in the International Year of Plant Health, Scottish Agronomy is launching a new website and free membership trial which will also raise money for RHET.  

Turriff Show, Scotland’s largest two-day agricultural show, has today announced the cancellation of the 2020 event due to current uncertainty in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Next week (13th-17th April) various farming charities are launching Farming Help Awareness Week, to raise awareness of how the farming community can be supported throughout Covid-19 and beyond.

Farmers and crofters throughout Scotland film a video showing solidarity with those in lockdown, achieving 70,200 views in the first 18 hours and still increasing.

Jahama Highland Estates has appointed Chloe Malcolm, 25, as manager of its 12,000 acres of upland farming operations in the Glenshero and Inverlair areas.

Dry conditions are well known to increase the risk of nitrogen losses from granular urea but perhaps less widely acknowledged is the risk for liquid fertilisers.