Author Posts: Farmers Guide

The development of a new Livestock Information Service to give farmers and processors accurate information about animals and their movements has been announced by Environment Secretary Michael Gove. The new

With maize planting only a few weeks away, growers must plan ahead to ensure a successful crop this season.

According to early season monitoring work co-funded by AHDB, 26 per cent of all isolates gathered and tested carried an SDHI mutation.

Blight control strategies will have to change this season if potato growers are to combat the spread of a new aggressive, fungicide-insensitive/ resistant strain of the disease, an agronomy firm says.

Principal honours were reversed at the second March Craven Dairy Auction show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart, on Monday, March 26, when Mark Smith, of Rookery Farm, Winterburn, won

Red Rose sheep farmer Robert Towers, of Camp House Farm, Farleton, near Lancaster, had a field day at Skipton Auction Mart, on Monday, when exhibiting both the champion and reserve

84% of the UK weather stations (69 of 83) monitored by the Bayer Pollen Beetle Predictor have now had weather conducive to suggest pollen beetle migration has started. This week

The prolonged cold and wet winter weather has led to restricted grass growth, delayed turnout on many farms, and in some cases shortages of forage earmarked for buffer feeding. However,

Cheffins’ Cambridge Vintage Sale at Sutton, near Ely on the 21st April 2018 will showcase a number of the world’s most unusual classic cars, motorcycles, tractors and steam engines, available

Wheat growers are advised to include some yellow rust-active chemistry in their T0 applications, particularly when treating high risk varieties, even though recent heavy frosts appear to have damped down

New ‘NG’ Rings on all HE-VA rolls Strength, ease of use and reliability are key features of the HE-VA range of rolls and new heavy-duty ‘NG’ multi-spoke rings will further

STIHL is set to launch a new high-performance forestry saw in June 2018, the lightest chainsaw in the 70cm3 cubic capacity class, ideal for felling, pruning and fit for any