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Australian beef output poses risk to UK as trade deal begins
Farmers Weekly Beef supply in Australia is forecast to increase by 7% over the next 12 months, according to global co-operative bank Rabobank, raising the prospect of more shipments to the UK. The free-trade agreement between…
Daily Infographic: 3 reasons you won’t want to miss the Future of Supply Chain
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Irish dairy farmers may be asked to exit sector by government
Farmers Weekly The Irish government is considering an initiative to significantly reduce the number of dairy cows in order to reach its climate change targets. A target of reducing emissions from farming in Ireland by a…
Potato funding secured for Fight Against Blight campaign
Farmers Weekly The James Hutton Institute has secured funding within the potato industry to continue its “Fight Against Blight” programme. It helps protect valuable potato crops by monitoring outbreaks of late blight and…
Natural England proposes one-year stewardship rollover for Dartmoor
Farmers Weekly Natural England has written to farmers on Dartmoor to propose a one-year extension to existing stewardship agreements, with no reduction in livestock numbers for most areas. This would be followed by a…
Editor’s view: Voluntary price cap is the silliest food policy yet
Farmers Weekly Is there a secret pact between Labour and the Tories to see who can infuriate the countryside more? Just when you think you’ve heard every curious idea thought up by the government, along comes a story that it…
Mixed farm shows how to add value using British wool
Farmers Weekly The wool trade once formed the historic backbone of the British economy, with fleeces sold overseas to foreign merchants, however, in recent times its value has taken a tumble. See also: Charles III: Advocate…
Will’s World: Baleful effort from No 10 could be last straw
Farmers Weekly “If you can keep yourself from growing sour, surly, bitter and cynical, man you’ve got it half licked,” wrote Henry Miller in his seminal 1972 book On Turning Eighty. I think about this a lot, as it’s…
Farmer Focus: Cut barley to save money on finishing bulls
Farmers Weekly With lambing finished, things have become a bit less hectic here. It has gone well, with the weather in our favour. Lambing everything outside certainly leaves us vulnerable on this front, but it’s the right…
Business Clinic: Can I put land and buildings into a pension fund?
Farmers Weekly Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Neil Berry, partner at MHA, offers advice on how land and buildings can be put into a pension…
