Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Farming landlords and tenants are being asked to work collaboratively and be compassionate in overcoming disputes during these unprecedented and challenging times.

More than 1500 farmers across Britain overcame challenging conditions to make the 2020 Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC) the biggest since it launched in 2014.

Sulphur is a vital building block of plant proteins and is a critical component in the delivery of both yield and quality.

With the final use-up date for chlorothalonil rapidly approaching, arable growers in the UK will need to switch to folpet to maintain effective protection against cereal diseases such as septoria in wheat and rhynchosporium and ramularia in barley.

JCB is poised to re-start production at a factory closed as a result of the Coronavirus crisis in order to join the national effort to manufacture ventilators.

Major veterinary groups and animal welfare charities have joined forces to ensure veterinary care can continue under the Covid-19 lockdown.

ADA has set out recommendations in line with Government guidelines to ensure that the landscape and rural communities remain defended during this national emergency.

In order to minimise human contact and still provide a high level of service, Claas UK has launched its Parts Doc electronic parts catalogue for customers online.

As the UK’s core supermarkets struggle to keep up with increasing demand and the most vulnerable in society are forced to stay in due to Covid-19, farmers are out en masse – not just spring planting, lambing and feeding the country as normal – but going the extra mile to help the elderly, vulnerable and those who cannot get basic supplies. Farmers Guide spoke to just a few of these heroic farmers, who are putting the needs of their communities above their own.

The Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) has announced an end to the use of Bayer’s potato seed treatment Monceren (pencycuron) as of 25th March 2020.

Based in Belchamp Walter, the Hogsbjerg family have employed an unusual piece of machinery to assist with maintenance on Clarks Farm – a black and chrome, cult-classic mobility scooter known as a TGA Supersport.

With school closures as a result of Covid-19, children are spending more time on their family farms and may even be called on to help if family members are vulnerable or have contracted the virus. Farming organisations have issued advice for parents to ensure children stay safe in these unprecedented times.