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US to Buy 6 Million Barrels of Oil for Emergency Reserve
The Biden administration announced July 7 that it is purchasing 6 million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as it continues to slowly refill the emergency stockpile.
Efsa glyphosate review finds ‘no critical areas of concern’
Farmers Weekly The EU’s food safety regulator has published its peer assessment on glyphosate, which concludes the world’s most widely used weedkiller does not pose “unacceptable” risks to health. The European Food Safety…
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 164: Controversy over Penwith SSSI decision
Farmers Weekly This week, we look into Natural England’s controversial decision to designate Penwith Moors in Cornwall the UK’s largest SSSI. As a flaming June means it’s all go for harvest 23, we find out whether early…
Rule change opens door to more temporary campsites in England
Farmers Weekly Farmers in England can run temporary campsites for up to 60 days a year without planning permission after the government more than doubled the permitted development right (PDR) for this business activity from…
Opinion: Talking about dogs-and-wildlife link on SSSI heathland
Farmers Weekly We have introduced six of our Sussex cows onto the heathland at home. It was a big step because, managed through Nofence collars, they will become ecological engineers, browsing scrub and trampling bracken to…
Farmer networks will be key for SFI uptake
Farmers Weekly Building confidence via networks of farmers will be crucial to the successful implementation of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and rollout of agroecological practices on UK farms. This is according to…
Trialling pasture management methods ‘key’ to protecting soils
Farmers Weekly Set-stocking is easy, it gives animals choice, and it is cheap because no investment in infrastructure is needed, yet its major downside is constant overgrazing, says LIC consultant Bess Jowsey. “Animals can…
Retrofit combine yield monitor provides low-cost crop data
Farmers Weekly From decision-making on crop dryer settings to variety choices for the next cropping year, there is value to be had in being able to quickly access and make use of data collected on the combine. And whether…
Borderlands: New Mexico lands first major auto parts manufacturing plant
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: New Mexico lands first major auto parts manufacturing plant; FedEx closing facility in Texas,…
Has the freight bubble burst?
Chart of the Week: National Truckload Index Linehaul Only, Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: NTIL.USA, OTVI.USA Truckload spot rates excluding estimated fuel costs are up ~13% since early May with truckload tender…
