Farmers Weekly Higher summer temperatures and limits on irrigation are prompting John Van Dungen and his family to find new ways of making their business more resilient. John farms with wife Tanya and sons Ben and Pete,!-->…
Farmers Weekly A two-row malting variety, a pair of two-row feed types and yet another six-row hybrid are the winter barley newcomers to consider this summer, ahead of autumn plantings. Most of the attention is on feed!-->…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Vertical farms in Texas are designed to disrupt fresh produce supply chains; Mexico imposes a!-->…
Chart of the Week: National Truckload Index Linehaul Only, Outbound Tender Rejection Index – USA SONAR: NTIL12.USA, VCRPM1.USA The relationship between dry van truckload contract (VCRPM1) and spot (NTIL12) rates remains!-->…
Farmers Weekly I was at a conference where an older male farmer stood up and opined in front of 400 people that “the housewife” had destroyed his potato business with her fickle purchasing habits. I audibly swore at him, and!-->…
Farmers Weekly A lighter-duty alternative to the Assist toolbar subsoiler from Agriweld can have shear-bolt leg protection in place of the company’s Snap-Bar or hydraulic reset system. And while the heavier-duty Assist is!-->…
Farmers Weekly As the warm, dry weather continues, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has issued warnings to farmers after a recent spike in the number of barn fires. Each year in the UK an average of 1,600!-->…
Farmers Weekly The end of June marks the finish of the grass heading period, bringing a significant change to our grassland management. Until now, grazing has been concentrated on keeping grass height as short as possible to!-->…
Farmers Weekly Seeing the sheep shearing going on at Sandyhills Farm, Teffont clearly proved too much for this little girl. Agatha, aged 6, is pictured having a snooze on the bag of wool, which has come from pedigree Dorsets,!-->…
Farmers Weekly Farm attractions should consider challenging their assessments for business rates, say advisers, as they are being overcharged by up to £3m a year. This is as a result of the way the government’s Valuation!-->…
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