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Borderlands: Texas vertical farms designed to disrupt fresh produce supply chains
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Vertical farms in Texas are designed to disrupt fresh produce supply chains; Mexico imposes a…
Contract rate decline puts capacity at risk
Chart of the Week: National Truckload Index Linehaul Only, Outbound Tender Rejection Index – USA SONAR: NTIL12.USA, VCRPM1.USA The relationship between dry van truckload contract (VCRPM1) and spot (NTIL12) rates remains…
Opinion: I’m tired of listening to ‘LMFAOs’
Farmers Weekly I was at a conference where an older male farmer stood up and opined in front of 400 people that “the housewife” had destroyed his potato business with her fickle purchasing habits. I audibly swore at him, and…
Lighter-duty Assist Lite subsoiler toolbar joins Agriweld range
Farmers Weekly A lighter-duty alternative to the Assist toolbar subsoiler from Agriweld can have shear-bolt leg protection in place of the company’s Snap-Bar or hydraulic reset system. And while the heavier-duty Assist is…
Fire service issues bale storage advice after barn fires
Farmers Weekly As the warm, dry weather continues, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has issued warnings to farmers after a recent spike in the number of barn fires. Each year in the UK an average of 1,600…
Farmer Focus: June end sees shift in grazing management
Farmers Weekly The end of June marks the finish of the grass heading period, bringing a significant change to our grassland management. Until now, grazing has been concentrated on keeping grass height as short as possible to…
Photo of the Week: Sleepy after sheep shearing
Farmers Weekly Seeing the sheep shearing going on at Sandyhills Farm, Teffont clearly proved too much for this little girl. Agatha, aged 6, is pictured having a snooze on the bag of wool, which has come from pedigree Dorsets,…
Farm visitor attractions facing ‘unfair’ business rates
Farmers Weekly Farm attractions should consider challenging their assessments for business rates, say advisers, as they are being overcharged by up to £3m a year. This is as a result of the way the government’s Valuation…
Survey gives pointers on how to successfully grow OSR
Farmers Weekly An average 85% of oilseed rape crops are predicted to reach harvest, but some farmers, especially in East Anglia, are feeling the pain. Although the average is down on last year’s 92%, it is not bad considering…
Teamsters at ABF Freight ratify new labor deal
Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight announced late Friday its Teamster employees ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement. The two parties previously came to terms on wages and other items two weeks ago. …
