Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Farm manager Alex Parkinson from Burgess Farms in Norfolk has been announced as the winner of this year’s Young Organic Farmer of the Year (YOFY) Award, which celebrates prominent young farmers and growers who are passionate about implementing organic principles.

AHDB’s Great British Beef Week (GBBW) campaign, which celebrates the quality, taste, and world-leading farming credentials of British beef, has been hailed a resounding success inspiring millions of consumers across a variety of platforms.

A new addition to Kubota’s baler range is the FB1000 non-stop round baler wrapper combination that integrates a pre-chamber, main chamber and wrapper.

A trade mission led by AHDB is set to showcase British red meat to buyers from Asia, the Middle East and North America, who will meet with farmers and UK exporters at the Great Yorkshire Show to discuss potential business opportunities.

Beef and lamb producers with an interest in sharing ideas and making positive changes to their business are encouraged to apply for a national discussion group, funded and facilitated by AHDB.

Morrisons has partnered with science-led data services company Downforce Technologies in its pursuit to optimise sustainable farming practices across five pilot sites, as part of the retailer’s ambition to become the first UK supermarket supplied by net zero carbon British farms by 2030.

Farmers are being encouraged to assess the risk of abortion in their sheep ahead of the next tupping season and work with their vet if necessary to minimise lamb losses next year.

Small and medium-sized farm businesses will be able to apply for a share of £5 million to fund innovative ideas aimed at boosting sustainable food production, supporting nature recovery and driving progress towards net zero as a new competition launches later this month.

Responding to Defra’s independent review into labour shortages in the food supply chain, the NFU has welcomed key recommendations set out to resolve the labour crisis, which are centred around continued investment in automation and boosting access to a skilled workforce.

A new initiative to breed sheep with naturally low methane emissions has been awarded £2.9m funding through Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme and will see farmers, researchers and businesses come together to make a positive contribution to UK agriculture’s journey towards net zero.

Despite the cost-of-living crisis still impacting household finances, recent AHDB research has uncovered that consumers are willing to treat themselves in-home as a cheaper alternative to eating out, which presents an opportunity for some premium meat products.

A sale of 145 pedigree and pure-bred Hereford cattle at Shrewsbury Auction Centre last Tuesday (27th June) attracted great interest among breeders in England and Wales, with a cow and calf pair from the esteemed Santa Maria herd bringing in the top price at 4,100 guineas.