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Unseasonable rise in demand provides much-needed optimism for transportation providers
Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: OTVI.USA After what has felt like a relentless barrage of bad news, an unseasonable upward trend in truckload tender volumes is giving domestic transportation…
McConnel’s driverless Robocut mower goes electric
Farmers Weekly McConnel has unveiled a battery-powered version of its driverless Robocut mower. Primarily developed for buyers concerned about noise and/or tailpipe emissions, the S300e carries two 48V Vanguard lithium…
Squirrel burgers to top the menu at Welsh Game Fair
Farmers Weekly Well-known Welsh hill farmer Gareth Wyn Jones is on the lookout for a ready supply of grey squirrels, as he prepares to serve them up at the upcoming Welsh Game Fair at the Faenol Estate, near Bangor. The event…
Opinion: Penwith SSSI designation raises many questions
Farmers Weekly Of the roughly 800ha that I farm, only two are designated as an area of special scientific interest (SSSI). So I can’t imagine how farmers on Penwith Moors in Cornwall felt on 28 June as they attended a meeting…
Farmer Focus: Fresh silage lifts yields despite build work
Farmers Weekly The changeable weather seems to be providing a good year for producing forage. Drier summers suit us here in south Cumbria. About 80ha (200 acres) of third cut was taken on 5 July, down slightly on area after…
Photo of the Week: Sara Cox embraces farming roots at Royal Welsh
Farmers Weekly Everyone was talking about the Royal Welsh Show this week – not least because BBC Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox was back judging once more. Sara judged the Interbreed Beef Young Handler Competition alongside her father…
5 mistakes when adopting regen farming and how to avoid them
Farmers Weekly Regenerative farming can deliver many benefits to soils and balance sheets, but taking early mis-steps can have the opposite effect. There are stories of yields plummeting when switching to direct-drilling,…
Flexibility needed for tenanted sector growth, survey reveals
Farmers Weekly Increasing the use and flexibility of our land occupation markets is critical for the future commercial success of agriculture as a creator of value, says the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV).…
Farmer Focus: An inspirational visit to growing Groundswell
Farmers Weekly Anyone who attended the regenerative agriculture festival Groundswell last month must have been impressed by how the meeting has grown since its early days. I enjoyed this year’s event, held over two days at…
Cover crop seeder added to Pottinger’s Terria cultivators
Farmers Weekly A small seed hopper, levelling boards and a “traction control” system to improve tractor grip are some of the new options available for Pottinger’s 4m to 6m Terria tine cultivators. The Tegosem applicator comes…
