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Budissa Bag offers cheaper alternative to a grain store
Farmers Weekly Hawick-based Bill Rae Contracting has become the new UK distributor for forage and feed bagging specialist Budissa Bag. The firm took on the job in June last year – having spent years working with the German…
Asulox approved for bracken control in England for 2023
Farmers Weekly The selective herbicide Asulox has been reauthorised to control bracken this season on farms in England only, so far. Simon Thorp, co-ordinator of the Bracken Control Group (BCG), said Defra notified him last…
How companies are taking control of their supply chain costs
The need for more investment in supply chains has been a common conversation in the C-suites of retailers, distributors and wholesalers for the better part of the last decade. As consumer brands advance their e-commerce…
Daily Infographic: 5 fun facts about truckers
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Final decision on grain passports due by December
Farmers Weekly A decision on whether digital grain passports should be implemented in the UK is due to be made later this year, according to a document seen by Farmers Weekly. A timeline has been created by AHDB for industry…
Carbon capture research to assess crop sequestration
Farmers Weekly A new carbon capture research initiative hopes to evaluate how a range of arable and forage crops can enhance atmospheric carbon capture and soil sequestration. The Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping…
Landscape Recovery: Farmers advised to apply for round two
Farmers Weekly Farmers and land managers in England are being encouraged to look at what’s on offer in Defra’s Landscape Recovery scheme. The Landscape Recovery (LR) programme is one of the government’s three new…
King Charles recognises farming in first Birthday Honours list
Farmers Weekly Former National Pig Association (NPA) chief executive, and now regional director for NFU East Anglia, Zoe Leach has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the new King’s first Birthday…
Bovine TB cattle slaughterings in England lowest in 15 years
Farmers Weekly The number of cattle slaughtered due to bovine TB in England is at its lowest level for 15 years, according to (new official statistics PDF). Between April 2022 and March this year, 20,228 TB-infected cattle…
The farmers working to secure revenue through nature restoration
Farmers Weekly Located over 140 acres of mixed terrain across the rolling hills of North Yorkshire, family-run farm High Braythorne recently collaborated with Environment Bank to help diversify their income. When farmer…
