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Can sheep be ‘worm tolerant’ and what are the implications?
Farmers Weekly Lambs most tolerant to worm burdens could have a 10-day weight gain advantage over less tolerant ones, a pilot study has shown. The study, Breeding for tolerance to worms for the future of sheep farming in…
This Week in Farming: Cereals, AHDB levy and fuel outlook
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to another This Week in Farming, your bulletin of the best content from the Farmers Weekly website. Here are five of the biggest topics that have been driving the conversation in the farming…
Cereals 2023: Fully autonomous robots set for delivery to UK farms
Farmers Weekly Four fully autonomous robots manufactured by Dutch robotic firm AgXeed have been sold to the UK market, ready for on-farm delivery next month. The tracked AgXeed AgBot 5.115T2 was on display at Cereals 2023…
Nikola cuts 270 jobs as cash to survive runs low
Electric truck maker Nikola Corp. laid off 270 workers Friday as its cash to run the business shrinks. The moves came a day after convicted founder Trevor Milton took shots at company leadership on social media. The layoffs…
Rail Industry Sues to Block CARB’s Emission Rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The railroad industry on June 16 sued to block new environmental rules in California, saying the technology for zero-emission locomotives won’t be ready on time.
Philadelphia I-95 after 6 days: Trucking impacted but chaos seems averted
Almost a week after the collapse of a section of Interstate 95 north of Philadelphia set up conditions for supply chain chaos, that disruption is in the market, but signs suggest that it is at an overall level less than…
Freight rail advocates sue CARB over new locomotive emissions regs
The two trade groups representing freight railroads are suing the California Air Resources Board over newly passed regulation that calls for the railroads to move away from diesel locomotives and toward “zero-emission…
Michigan Welcomes RXO to Ann Arbor
Michigan state officials are enthusiastic about 140 new jobs and a $2.35 million expansion in Ann Arbor by RXO Corporate Solutions to increase its brokerage presence.
Supertanker rate roller coaster: Surprise spike to $91,000 per day
The supertanker business has a reputation for being one of the most volatile freight markets in the world. It’s living up to its reputation again. “Supertankers stole the show,” said Clarksons Securities analyst Frode…
Colonial Terminals to expand breakbulk infrastructure in Georgia
Colonial Terminals has acquired 16.7 acres of land along the Savannah River in Georgia so it can develop breakbulk infrastructure along Norfolk Southern’s rail network. The land is currently adjacent to an existing Colonial…
