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Why it may be time to drop susceptible winter wheat varieties
Farmers Weekly Winter wheat varieties that are susceptible to disease need not feature in cropping plans for harvest 2024, except where growers are targeting the Group 1 breadmaking sector, according to crop experts. After a…
Editor’s View: Government needs ‘quiet regenners’ to succeed
Farmers Weekly Are you one of farming’s “quiet regenners”? These secretive types dabble in the dark arts of regenerative agriculture without noisily broadcasting it to the world – something they slightly resent the early…
JCB 403 pivot-steer goes electric
Farmers Weekly On the back of the diesel-powered 403’s success, JCB has introduced a battery-powered version that promises similar levels of performance, minus the noise and fumes. The 403e’s 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack…
Welsh farmers face ‘funding cliff-edge’ if Glastir not extended
Farmers Weekly A group of farming and environmental organisations has written to the Welsh government, expressing deep concern regarding the lack of Glastir support in place for 2024. While the Welsh government committed in…
Will’s World: Plan for farm’s future hardly straightforward
Farmers Weekly The year is 2043. Wrexham have just been crowned Premier League and European Champions and the 23rd series of Clarkson’s Farm has just been confirmed. Former FW opinion writer and now UK Farmers’ Party prime…
Farmer Focus: Cutting demand to eke out grass platform
Farmers Weekly Farming with extremes in weather patterns seems to be a recurring theme over recent years. Rain was welcomed last week, with drought stress visible across the farm. Grass growth had dropped to 25kg dry matter…
Fertiliser market shakes out after disruption of 2022
Farmers Weekly As an island with just one domestic ammonium nitrate (AN) manufacturer, the UK is exposed, relying heavily on imports for crucial plant nutrients. Gas had become the feedstock of choice in Europe and Russia’s…
FreightWaves SONAR launches Index-Linked Contracts solution
For many shippers, logistics providers and freight carriers, the request for proposal (RFP) process can be time consuming and stressful. The constant work of rebidding freight and wrangling over price can cause major…
Spot Market Struggles With Prolonged Bottom
The spot market has become stuck in a stagnant bottom with market patterns preventing it from building back momentum.
Teamsters Break Off UPS Talks, Warn Strike ‘Inevitable’
The Teamsters union gave UPS Inc. a June 30 ultimatum in labor talks after walking away from discussions June 28, warning a nationwide strike “appears inevitable.”
