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Wheat prices jump as Russia halts Black Sea grain deal
Farmers Weekly UK feed wheat futures jumped to £202.80/t on Monday 17 July following news of a suspension of the Black Sea grain deal by Russia. Prices rose by £6.50/t for the November contract compared with last week’s close…
Food security threatened by lack of government support, report warns
Farmers Weekly The government’s failure to meaningfully address the climate and nature crises and support farmers risks the UK being unable to produce enough of its own food, according to a new report from the Institute for…
Knaresborough Tractor Run raises over £100,000 for charity
Farmers Weekly The organisers of the Knaresborough Tractor Run have celebrated a major milestone after raising more than £100,000 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity over the past decade. Members of Knaresborough YFC…
Farm Safety Week 2023: Farm fatalities worryingly high
Farmers Weekly Today marks the start of Farm Safety Week, an annual campaign to inspire safe practice and reduce fatalities on farms across the UK and Ireland. Organised by the Farm Safety Foundation, this year’s event will…
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…
