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Farmers Weekly Awards: 2023 shortlist announced
Farmers Weekly The 2023 Farmers Weekly Awards finalists have been chosen. Read on to find out more about the 45 innovative farmers, entrepreneurial contractors, expert consultants and hard-working students that made our…
Large Devon tenancy – 1,270 acres in six lots, flexible structure
Farmers Weekly A 1,270-acre Devon farm is to be offered on a 10-year farm business tenancy, or as a joint venture, share farming or contract farming agreement for a similar term. Unusually, it has been split into six lots.…
Analysis: 7 years after Brexit, farmers count the cost
Farmers Weekly Increased red tape, a worsening economic situation, damaging free-trade deals, a trail of broken promises – it seems that farmers and those working in the ancillary industries are far from satisfied with…
Video: Mechanical hoes offer solution as herbicide resistance builds
Farmers Weekly As herbicides are withdrawn from the market, resistance builds and growers seek more sustainable weed management strategies, an increasing number of growers are turning to mechanical weed control. Andy Baggott,…
ATA’s Spear: Emission Mandates to Be Decade’s Defining Issue
WASHINGTON — ATA President Chris Spear said trucking supports clean air initiatives but warned against efforts to compel businesses to use emerging vehicle technology before it's ready.
Supply chain professor says auto industry adapting after chip shortages
Is the semiconductor chip shortage tapering off, and what’s happening with electric vehicles? Those were some of the questions that Susan Golicic, professor of supply chain management at Colorado State University, addressed…
Marketer advises customer experience focus during freight industry uncertainty
Global marketer Andrew Lark used a racing analogy to compare how freight companies can survive and even grow their businesses during a recession by focusing on customer experience and marketing. “There’s a great quote that I…
FBI Says EVs Raise Risk of Cyberattacks
Trucking companies that are considering electrifying their fleets must be on their guard for the heightened opportunities such decisions offer cybercriminals, according to the FBI.
Loaded and Rolling: Kearney supply chain report sees ‘Great Reset’; Loadsmith orders 800 autonomous trucks
Kearney supply chain report heralds ‘Great Reset’ (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Consulting firm Kearney recently released its 34th annual Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) report, “State of Logistics…
NTSB examines communication gaps at East Palestine train derailment hearing
While technological tools to inform local emergency service providers responding to a train derailment have a useful purpose, there are still gaps in how best to disseminate key initial information, according to witnesses at…
