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Teamsters rally in Atlanta ahead of UPS negotiations
Teamsters President Sean O’ Brien lashed out Saturday at critics who say the union’s hard line in contract negotiations with UPS Inc. will push the economy into a recession, saying the burden of keeping the country out of a…
Mega-facility leasing activity shrinks materially in 1st half, CBRE says
Lease signings for big-box facilities–those greater than 1 million square feet — fell 36% in the second quarter over the 2022 period, according to data from real estate services firm CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) published…
Judge Denies Yellow’s Request to Block Strike
Yellow Corp. plans to appeal a July 21 decision by a U.S. District Court judge that denied the carrier’s request for an injunction to stop the Teamsters from going on strike against the company.
NFU Cereals Development Programme open for applications
Farmers Weekly NFU members aged between 25 and 35 with a keen interest in arable farming are invited to apply to the organisation’s Cereals Development Programme (CDP), which offers the chance to gain an in-depth knowledge of…
Launch of tenancy code of conduct working group delayed
Farmers Weekly The launch of a working group set up to prepare a draft code of conduct for landlords, tenants and agents has been delayed by at least two months. The group, established as part of the government’s response to…
Overhead power line height rules need safety update, say farmers
Farmers Weekly Out-of-date rules on overhead power lines are putting farm machinery operators at risk, say farmers. Lines that have up to 32 kV of power must have a minimum ground clearance of at least 5.2m, and lines with up…
Opinion: Muirburn legislation sparks concerns among crofters
Farmers Weekly The late agriculturalist Sir George Stapledon was ahead of his time. With a pioneering understanding of the importance of land management psychology, he recognised the countryside as “the main battlefield on…
Farmer Focus: Busy month ahead as harvest set for August start
Farmers Weekly Well it was bound to happen. As soon as our neighbours got the combine out, it started raining and it’s been pretty much on and off for a couple of weeks ever since. We do not have any oilseed rape or winter…
Monster new tracked Claas Xerion 12 puts out 653hp
Farmers Weekly Unveiled in the midst of its principle competitors at the three-day Ag in Motion live event in Canada, the new Claas Xerion 12 series firmly stakes a claim to a place in the “monster tractor” category in terms…
4-point control plan for managing heat stress in poultry
Farmers Weekly Climate change is driving increasing weather extremes, which has made heat stress more topical for UK poultry producers. “Last year, some broiler operations lost up to 30% of their flock due to heat stress,”…
