Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Tickets have gone on sale for a brand new event for free range egg producers. BFREPA Live 23: The Free Range Egg Show will take place on the 15th November at the Telford International Centre.

Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) could open up further avenues for UK pork exports heading to Mexico, with Latin America and the trans-Pacific region also on the horizon as possible export destinations.

With biodiversity net gain (BNG) and woodland carbon units (WCU) utilised by more and more farm businesses to generate additional income, Gavin Birchall, tax advisory partner at Scrutton Bland, shared expert advice on the various tax implications of green farming in 2023.

Farmers can now apply for this year’s round of Severn Trent’s Environmental Protection Scheme (STEPS) match funding, offering up to £30,000 for farms in priority catchment areas to invest in improving water quality.

As part of its sustainability strategy, Cargill Animal Nutrition UK has replaced the soya sources in its pre-starter and starter pig and poultry diets with its Triple S soya, which is sourced from deforestation-free areas in Latin America.

Despite a year-on-year increase in meat-free meals, dishes containing meat, fish and poultry (MFP) are still a firm favourite with diners and account for the majority of spend in the out-of-home market, AHDB research has shown.

Farmers will continue to have access to the multi-site potato blight fungicide Mancozeb this spring, which can help delay further shifts in fungicide resistance, according to crop protection manufacturer UPL.

Sheep farmers are being encouraged to make the most of funding from the Defra Animal Health & Welfare Pathway by choosing an appropriate time to carry out the Worming Treatment Check, such as when there are lambs at pasture that require treatment, said SCOPS independent sheep consultant Lesley Stubbings.

Analysis by the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) has revealed a 10% increase in UK agricultural tractor registrations in the first three months of 2023 compared to the same period last year, partly due to improved availability as supply chain disruptions ease.

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched new guidance intended to provide food, beverage, and retail organisations with a framework for building a robust food safety culture to help prevent illness and death resulting from food contamination each year.

UK-based cattle genetics company Genus ABS has performed strongly at the April proof evaluation, receiving credit for 12 of the top 25 genomic £PLI (Profitable Lifetime Index) sires, as well as all top five homozygous polled sires.

The Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset Sheep Association’s National Show has fast become a success and drawn breeders from across the country since its calendar debut – and this year will be no different.