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HiSpec adds push-off headboard to 20t PD20 dump trailer
Farmers Weekly HiSpec has adapted the load-ejecting front wall of its Kompactor models for use on its latest PD20 Dump Trailer. The hydraulically operated headboard has the power to jettison up to 28t of material through the…
Canadian cold chain companies combine
Temperature-controlled carrier Trappers Transport announced Wednesday it has acquired Plett Trucking. The deal combines two Winnipeg, Canada-based cold chain transportation and logistics providers. Plett Trucking hauls…
ABF Freight, Teamsters reach tentative labor deal
ABF Freight announced Wednesday after the market closed that it has reached a tentative labor deal with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said the two parties…
CN adjusting operations amid fierce Canadian wildfires
Canadian railway CN is keeping an eye on the wildfires occurring across several provinces and it is adjusting operations as needed, the railway told FreightWaves Wednesday. According to Natural Resources Canada,…
Funding aid available for ‘environmentally-friendly’ farmers
Farmers Weekly Interest-free loans of up to £25,000 are being offered to organic farmers to fund investments in equipment and livestock. The Dean Organic Fund, which is making the loans available, is urging farmers to apply.…
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 159: How to secure your fertiliser requirements
Farmers Weekly This week, the FW podcast team asks, with new season prices now unveiled, how should you best secure your fertiliser requirements? A food security expert says the government needs to think differently when…
Farmer Focus: Team effort to establish environmental margins
Farmers Weekly As you read my column I will be on my honeymoon in Alaska and, hopefully, catching some wonderful sights of wildlife and enjoying some time away from the farm. Tom and I got married back in December 2022 and in…
North Yorks tenancy – 605 acres and hefted Swaledale flock
Farmers Weekly A substantial livestock farm business tenancy (FBT) is set for launch this week in North Yorkshire. The 605-acre Highfield House Farm on the Swinton Estate has a mix of meadow, pasture, rough grazing and…
Tips on starting out in dairy beef production
Farmers Weekly Vet and dairy beef consultant Rob Drysdale has finished thousands of dairy beef cattle. He has learnt just how tight the margins can be, and the importance of an even-handed and trustworthy supply chain. Below…
Derby OSR grower attracted to Hear varieties by premium
Farmers Weekly Robert Holmes has turned to growing high erucic acid oilseed rape (Hear) on his Derbyshire farm, encouraged by a healthy price premium and its easiness to grow, while he has just signed up for a fixed price of…
