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Britain’s Fittest Farmer 2023: The finalists revealed
Farmers Weekly After tough competition at three regional qualifiers, the finalists for this year’s Britain’s Fittest Farmer competition have been chosen. The last round of qualifiers for the Farmers Weekly Britain’s Fittest…
NFU calls on Defra to honour prime minister’s farming promises
Farmers Weekly The NFU has called on Defra to do more to honour farming and food security commitments made by Rishi Sunak prior to becoming prime minister. NFU president Minette Batters said that Mr Sunak made some really…
Farming needs £4.4bn a year, not £3.5bn, say green lobby groups
Farmers Weekly Tougher environmental targets and higher costs to achieve them mean a substantial increase in Treasury funding for farm support is needed, according to a new report from green lobby groups. Commissioned by the…
Norfolk grower tests chocolate waste fertiliser in wheat
Farmers Weekly Fertiliser made from cocoa shell waste produced by the Nestlé confectionery factory in York is being trialled by the AHDB’s Diss Monitor Farm host Richard Ling in winter wheat. Use of the slow-release product,…
North Country Cheviot semen exported to US after 30 years
Farmers Weekly Semen from North Country Cheviot rams has been exported to the US for the first time in more than 30 years, to help strengthen the gene pool of the American flock. The move follows Washington’s scrapping of the…
AI technology monitors wildlife in farm biodiversity project
Farmers Weekly Digital sensors are being set up on an organic dairy farm in Somerset to identify birds and insects in a project designed to help farmers monitor biodiversity changes on their holdings. Three AgriSound sensors…
Cutting meat and dairy must be considered, Scots FM says
Farmers Weekly Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf has said the government must “clearly consider” reducing meat and dairy consumption to meet climate targets. Mr Yousaf was asked by Farmers Weekly at the Royal Highland Show…
Farmer Focus: Hoping for high-quality feed amid baking weather
Farmers Weekly It’s all go here at the moment. We have just managed to get our haylage baled and stacked in the yard. All being well, we won’t be needing it until the ewes come in for lambing next year, but I have a feeling…
Large free-range egg and broiler units set for launch
Farmers Weekly Two large-scale but very different poultry units are set for launch next week, offering broiler or egg production at similar guide prices. Sally Farm at Helperby, near York, is billed as a state-of-the-art,…
New winter barley impresses on disease resistance and yields
Farmers Weekly Essex grower Andrew Fairley says his crop of the new winter barley Caravelle is the healthiest looking of the five varieties he growing this season, and it is set the replace his old favourite, Cassia, on his…
