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Beef Shorthorn cow shot dead in horrific attack
Farmers Weekly This article contains an image and references that may be disturbing to some readers. A farming couple have been left devastated after one of their female cows was executed in an attack on a farm in Lancashire.…
With FedEx GRI in books, ball now in UPS’ court
In its 116-year history, UPS Inc. has proved very adept at skinning the parcel-delivery cat. That reputation for resilience will be tested again. A new five-year contract with the Teamsters union, ratified by the union’s…
New drone course takes flight at UK agricultural university
Farmers Weekly A first-of-its-kind autonomous drone course, which equips participants with practical skills for agricultural drone operations, has taken flight at a UK agricultural University. The course is a collaboration…
What next for Natural England’s protected landscapes plans?
Farmers Weekly Farmers on the Land’s End peninsula, West Penwith, have managed the land without outside interference for millennia. But that is all about to change after the Defra body Natural England (NE) confirmed a stretch…
UPS Offers Buyouts to 167 Pilots as Air Cargo Slumps
UPS Inc. is offering a voluntary severance package for 167 pilots amid a slump in air freight volume.
Barge Freight Rates Surge as Mississippi River Levels Drop
The cost to transport America’s harvest from the Midwest to the rest of the world is soaring as shrinking water levels on the Mississippi River drive up barge freight rates.
Agriweld develops trailed Min-Dis subsoiler
Farmers Weekly A 6m trailed model has been developed to complement Agriweld’s tractor-mounted Min-Dis subsoilers for growers wanting extra capacity and daily output. The implement has a parallel linkage drawbar and…
Editor’s view: Learnings from nutrient neutrality debacle
Farmers Weekly Frontrunners to be the next NFU president will have had their notepads out this week to analyse what is shaping up to be a contender for the most effective bit of lobbying of the year – from their opposite…
More output for Rubin 10 as Lemken extends cultivator to 10m
Farmers Weekly Growers with a big tractor and a lot of ground to cover on autumn cultivations will appreciate the extra output that Lemken’s latest Rubin 10 short disc cultivator offers, thanks to a 40% increase in working…
Strep suis vaccine tests show immune transfer to piglets
Farmers Weekly Research will start on developing a colostrum booster to protect piglets against Streptococcus suis after a trial showed that young piglets nursed by vaccinated sows were protected. An industrial research grant…
