Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Returning this year following the pandemic, the Lincolnshire Farming Conference welcomed hundreds of farmers from across the industry to discuss topics around soil health and mental well-being in farming.

Scientists at Aberystwyth University are researching whether grazing alpacas alongside other animals could help farmers tackle climate change.

The latest round of the Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA) Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) offers grant funding for a range of equipment, including mobile sheep handling and herd monitoring systems, with MSD Animal Health also offering support to improve flock productivity.

As the year end approaches, Anne Cianchi, product manager at Farmplan, the UK’s leading agricultural software specialists, shares some timely advice on how farmers can manage their money in uncertain times.

Launched by seed company Limagrain UK, Stem Health is a new characteristic that offers resistance to the three most common stem-based diseases in OSR varieties, enabling the crops to reach their full genetic potential.

Farming groups have criticised the government over plans to sign trade agreements with Canada and Mexico that will lead to low-welfare imports of beef and pork undercutting British producers.

Farmers can now apply for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and claim for their existing Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements.

A new whitepaper published by EIT Food, in collaboration with Innovate UK KTN, outlines six priority recommendations which, if implemented, would support the ruminant livestock industry to achieve a transition to Net Zero.

In an open letter to medical journal The Lancet, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has formally requested the retraction of The Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

NIAB research has highlighted the immediate priority for growers to target grass weeds already in the crop now, rather than waiting for more to emerge later in the spring. The results reinforce the role of Axial Pro for early grass weed control.

As we experience volatile global grain market events, the likes of which no one has ever seen before, the British farmer-owned grain marketing and arable inputs co-operative has reported a profit of £3.1m for the year to 30 June 2022.

Protecting yield potential with a proven biostimulant will be crucial this spring to help crops put their roots down and make the most of precious nutrition, according to Stuart Sutherland, Technical Manager at Interagro.