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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…
NFU seeks new generation of Student and Young Farmer Ambassadors
Farmers Weekly Seeking young farmers with a passion for British food and agriculture, the NFU has announced that applications for its Student and Young Farmer Ambassador programme are now open for 2024. Now in its fifth year,…
Will’s World: Eat Like a Lioness campaign hits the net
Farmers Weekly I’m about to admit something so hideously un-Welsh that I’m worried I’ll have my citizenship revoked. I’m not entirely sure of the process because it’s clouded in deep secrecy. I’ve heard rumours that Sir Tom…
Growing your business with trees
Farmers Weekly Planting trees in the right places can yield big benefits to farm businesses, and the potential to make extra income while supporting existing farming activities. In the right place, planting trees can…
Farmer Focus: Milk price is clearly unsustainable
Farmers Weekly I should know by now that in farming, every time you think you have things under control something appears to cause extra problems. Poor weather at the end of July was holding off harvest and pushing all the…
Tenanted land offerings plateau but meet good demand
Farmers Weekly There’s plenty of interest in the relatively low acreage of tenanted land coming onto the market. Investors and farmers represent the main buying interests, environmental charities are also in the mix, while…
4 key lessons from the first AHDB Cereals Strategic Farm
Farmers Weekly After six years, Brian and Patrick Barker’s Lodge Farm, near Stowmarket in Suffolk, will be finishing its run as the AHDB’s first Strategic Cereal Farm. It was also an AHDB Monitor Farm for the three years…
Postal Service contractor to cut 1,000 jobs, close facilities in 3 states
U.S. Postal Service contractor Matheson Flight Extenders (MFE) filed paperwork Thursday stating that it plans to eliminate 305 jobs and close its sorting facility in Chicopee, Massachusetts, by the end of October, bringing…
UPS offers senior pilots buyout package to cut costs
UPS Inc. is offering pilots an early retirement package to reduce payroll amid declining package volumes. The integrated parcel and logistics giant confirmed Thursday it wants to trim senior pilots from its ranks, a day…
