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XPO announces CFO change
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO announced Wednesday a change at the chief financial officer position. Current CFO Carl Anderson is resigning effective Aug. 11 “to rejoin a former colleague in an industry where he worked for…
Frustrations build as rainstorms cause harvest havoc
Farmers Weekly Frustrations are building for many arable farmers as consistent rainstorms cause havoc with harvest, and lead to lodging of crops. One farmer who is yet to get the combine cutting is Warwickshire dairy and…
Harvest 2023 photo competition: Share your best shots of the season
Farmers Weekly Capturing the long days and hard graft of the summer months on camera could win your photo pride of place on the Farmers Weekly front cover in this year’s harvest photo competition. We want to see your best…
Cull cow prices slip back after June highs
Farmers Weekly Demand for cull cows has started to ease after several months of well-supported markets. GB cow prices dropped 5.9p/kg to 361.7p/kg deadweight for the week ending 15 July, while throughputs were back slightly…
Vredestein adds six sizes to Traxion Optimall tyre range
Farmers Weekly Apollo Tyres is delivering on its plans to expand the Vredestein Traxion Optimall traction tyre range with a first tranche of six additional sizes. Among the newcomers, the VF 750/70 R44 is the tallest Traxion…
Farmer Focus: Feeling very enthusiastic about SFI update
Farmers Weekly Late June/July is the time for rogueing wild oats and using our Bionalan weed cutter for those fields that are uneconomic to hand pull. In addition, our bi-crop of lentils and camelina grown for Hodmedods has…
Red tape burden increases for farmers, survey shows
Farmers Weekly Paperwork linked to farm assurance schemes, regulatory bodies and supply contracts is keeping some farmers in the office for more than 15 hours a week, with a new survey showing that the time and cost burdens…
Natural England under fire for “anti-farming” stance
Farmers Weekly Natural England has been accused of promoting an “anti-farming agenda”, with leading politicians calling for a review of its remit. Sir Robert Goodwill, chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs…
Sheep dairy targets gross margin rise with twice-a-day milking
Farmers Weekly After trialling a more extensive, once-a-day milking system with their 300-head flock, Tom and Helen Garland are preparing to return to twice-a-day milking to increase gross margin by more than £200 a ewe each…
Why share farming is on the rise in as margins tighten
Farmers Weekly The use of share farming agreements could rise as tighter gross margins and further cuts to direct subsidies in England make alternative arrangements such as contract farming less relevant. Share farming…
