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Defra increases funding to £31m for farming equipment grants
Farmers Weekly The government has increased its funding from £17m to £31m for the latest round of productivity and slurry grants, as part of Defra’s Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF). High demand from farm…
How tyre choice can reduce compaction and sward damage
Farmers Weekly Shortening weather windows, heavier machinery and challenging ground conditions can lead to irreversible soil and sward damage if the correct tyres and tyre pressures are not used. Continental agricultural tyre…
Combine Challenge makes it to Lands End and tops £36,000
Farmers Weekly A team of farmers from the North West has become the first to drive a combine harvester from John O’Groats to Land’s End – and has raised thousands of pounds for charity in the process. Merseyside grower Olly…
Working towards a more transparent supply chain from farm to fork
Farmers Weekly About the author Matt Dight is head of sustainability at Pilgrim’s UK. It’s been an incredibly challenging 18 months for the UK pig sector. Farmers have been battling backlogs on farms, pressures associated…
EU food producers ‘not ready’ for UK import checks
Farmers Weekly Ministers have been warned that European food producers are “not ready” for UK import checks, which are due to begin later this year, and that their introduction will drive food price inflation. The controls…
HiSpec adds push-off headboard to 20t PD20 dump trailer
Farmers Weekly HiSpec has adapted the load-ejecting front wall of its Kompactor models for use on its latest PD20 Dump Trailer. The hydraulically operated headboard has the power to jettison up to 28t of material through the…
Canadian cold chain companies combine
Temperature-controlled carrier Trappers Transport announced Wednesday it has acquired Plett Trucking. The deal combines two Winnipeg, Canada-based cold chain transportation and logistics providers. Plett Trucking hauls…
ABF Freight, Teamsters reach tentative labor deal
ABF Freight announced Wednesday after the market closed that it has reached a tentative labor deal with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said the two parties…
CN adjusting operations amid fierce Canadian wildfires
Canadian railway CN is keeping an eye on the wildfires occurring across several provinces and it is adjusting operations as needed, the railway told FreightWaves Wednesday. According to Natural Resources Canada,…
Funding aid available for ‘environmentally-friendly’ farmers
Farmers Weekly Interest-free loans of up to £25,000 are being offered to organic farmers to fund investments in equipment and livestock. The Dean Organic Fund, which is making the loans available, is urging farmers to apply.…
