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Right to delinked payments can be traded in 2024
Farmers Weekly A late rule change means that businesses which did not make an English Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claim in 2023 may now benefit from delinkage by selling their reference amount, which is based on claims made in…
‘State of Freight’ for May: No signs of 2nd-half recovery
FreightWaves’ “State of Freight” webinar for May offered little optimism that demand for cargo capacity will return at any point this year. Craig Fuller, FreightWaves CEO and founder, said he doesn’t see any signs of a…
UP, train engineers reach ‘historic’ deal addressing work-life balance
Union Pacific and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have reached a “historic” tentative agreement that seeks to give engineers a more predictable work schedule, the two groups said Wednesday. The…
The barge carrier craze of the 1970s
FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line — Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here. FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and…
Durham farmers pedal to raise money for Parkinson’s charity
Farmers Weekly A group of 15 North East farmers are attempting a gruelling 210-mile cycle ride from County Durham to the Scottish Borders and back, in aid of Parkinson’s UK. Setting off today (Thursday 25 May) from the…
Farmer Focus: Potatoes are finally planted and wheat looks clean
Farmers Weekly Spring has finally sprung. It’s been very late, but a week of dry weather and suddenly everything seems okay again. I got the potato planting finished. I had to be patient to get the conditions right, but the…
Agricast extends range of tough tungsten carbide points
Farmers Weekly Wearing parts specialist Agricast has extended its range of cultivator-specific tungsten carbide points to another four implements, and also expanded the choice of universal soil-engaging parts available. Like…
Pig farms making small changes see savings of £250k/year
Farmers Weekly Small changes can have a big impact over time, a two-year AHDB Pork project adapting lean management principles on six pig farms has shown. Taking a step back from the daily routine to analyse their businesses…
Gold-winning winter barley crop smashes yield potential
Farmers Weekly Mixed farmer David Bell smashed his winter barley yield potential with a 13.4t/ha crop last harvest – 17% greater than the farm’s perceived 11.5t/ha optimum. This won him gold in the 2022 Yield Enhancement…
What the latest planning reforms mean for farms and rural areas
Farmers Weekly The government has been talking about the need to streamline the planning process since the last election, making it easier to release more land for housing and to obtain planning permission. In 2020, it…
