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Shipping faces fallout as China’s post-COVID rebound falls flat
A strong Chinese economy creates a virtuous cycle for ocean shipping. The manufacture of goods fills container ships and car carriers on the way out, and directly or indirectly drives demand for bulk commodities that fill…
Farmers consulted on hedgerow cutting dates and buffer strips
Farmers Weekly Farmers and contractors in England are being asked for their views on hedgerow protection, including whether there is still a need for 2m buffer strips and whether the dates for hedgetrimming should be changed.…
Farmers ‘must do more’ to reduce fatalities on farm
Farmers Weekly After a tragic number of farming fatalities in recent months, farmers and the wider industry are being urged to improve on-farm safety and keep children out of danger. The farming industry is already at nearly…
New soft wheat looks good for biscuits and distilling
Farmers Weekly New biscuitmaking winter wheat variety Bamford has good support from two seed merchants from the Scottish Borders and Kent for its yield, strong disease resistance ratings and potential good marketability. The…
Erratic wheat markets extend gap between new and old crop
Farmers Weekly Tensions arising from the attempted coup in Russia led to some bullish gains for wheat markets earlier in the week, although these have since been wiped out. The UK continues to track wider global markets, with…
Farm leaders reject claims retailers aren’t ‘profiteering’
Farmers Weekly Claims from several of the UK’s major retailers that they are not engaged in “grotesque profiteering” have been rejected by farm leaders. Bosses from the “big four” – Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons –…
Northumberland and Scottish Borders holdings come to market
Farmers Weekly Birdhope Farm, just launched by Galbraith, sits in the Northumberland National Park and has a traditional farmhouse, woodland, permanent pasture, upland grazing and extensive fishing on the River Rede. The…
Farmer Focus: Three times as many tubers on irrigated beds
Farmers Weekly One thing that’s become clear to me, given the difficulties of the past few years, is the world is becoming a difficult place to live for law-abiding decent people who like sleeping with a clear conscience.…
Advice on efficient use of nitrogen fertiliser on grassland
Farmers Weekly Now is the time to challenge your fertiliser practices – making better use of what has become an expensive input will have a big effect on cost control and grassland yields. “Plan and measure to make savings…
Leicestershire contractor rates 70t Vervaet Quad XL slurry spreader
Farmers Weekly Surging demand for cheaper crop nutrition in the face of last year’s volatile fertiliser prices drove farmers across the country to seek alternatives to synthetic nitrogen. The resulting appetite for slurry and…
