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Community and profit earn farm duo top sustainability award
Farmers Weekly Cambridgeshire farming brothers Matthew and Lloyd Smith have been crowned winners of the 2023 Rawcliffe Bridge Award for sustainability. The award celebrates farming’s essential role in food production and…
Opinion: I won’t become an ‘absentee farmer father’
Farmers Weekly It’s late and I am about to spend my fourth night in a row alone at home with the dog. This is because I am proud to say this is my first article as a dad. My wife and I welcomed our first child, Wilfred…
7 ways to encourage a healthy gut microbiome in pigs
Farmers Weekly A healthy gut microbiome is the starting point for good health, say pig producers Karen and Stephen Thompson. They run a 200-sow indoor herd on a three-week batch system, near Sheffield. Since compulsory…
What renter reform means for rural residential landlords
Farmers Weekly Regulation in England’s private rented sector could be at its tightest ever within just 18 months if government proposals become law. The Renters (Reform) Bill, introduced to parliament by the government on 17…
Nottinghamshire estate cuts fertiliser rates with organic manure
Farmers Weekly Greater use of various organic amendments is part of Welbeck Estate’s strategy for reducing reliance of synthetic fertiliser inputs, alongside the use of cover cropping. Like most large estates and farms,…
Beyond Food Safety – The Many Ways Water Activity Impacts Food Processing and Packaging: Q&A with Mary Galloway of METER Food
Sponsored by METER Food, an Addium company Here’s a short quiz: What chemical compound is in all foods, impacts their safety, controls their quality, determines their optimal packaging, and can be measured with a 5-minute…
Borderlands: $18B LNG export terminal project moves forward at Texas seaport
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: $18B LNG export terminal project moves forward at Texas seaport; DHL investing $560M to expand…
Annual demand dip paints incomplete picture of California markets
Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Volume Index – Los Angeles and Ontario, Outbound Tender Reject Index – Los Angeles SONAR: OTVI.LAX, OTVI.ONT, OTRI.LAX Truckload tender volumes have dropped about 18% out of Southern…
Better weighing system for KV’s Exacta fertiliser spreader
Farmers Weekly The Kverneland mid-range Exacta CL W Pro tractor-mounted fertiliser spreader is a more sophisticated and better-equipped machine than the CL EW model it replaces, promising greater spreading accuracy and…
John Deere launches military service leavers career programme
Farmers Weekly Farm machinery manufacturer John Deere has launched a careers programme for military service leavers, offering members of the armed forces the opportunity to transition into technician roles at dealerships…
