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Farmer Focus: The western world is living beyond its means
Farmers Weekly Now the harvest is done and the herbage seeds and wheat are planted, we turn our attention here to lamb finishing as a key part of our farm system. Winter also gives us time for maintenance, development and…
Nominate your 2023 Farming Champion
Farmers Weekly Lots of people in agriculture make a difference, but do you know someone who really goes the extra mile? We’re launching the hunt for the 2023 Farmers Weekly Farming Champion of the Year, so we want to hear…
Business Clinic: Why might there be a problem with our insurance claim?
Farmers Weekly Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Rory Gibson, regional director, Scotland, at A-Plan Rural Insurance, offers some advice on a…
6 pitfalls to avoid when buying grant-funded gear
Farmers Weekly Poor rural internet connectivity and a long and exacting series of hoops to jump through can make grant applications for farming equipment a challenging process. The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF)…
Crossword Puzzle Solution for May 29, 2023
Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the May 29, 2023 print edition.
Can EPA’s electric truck proposal survive political scrutiny?
This story is part of a series concerning California’s impending regulations on zero-emissions vehicles, which have the potential to upend the American trucking industry. You can follow along with the stories here.…
Dutch food company breakthrough improves lab-grown ‘meat’ efficiency
Farmers Weekly Dutch food company Meatable has developed a new way to produce cultivated pork products – lab-grown meat – in just eight days. The product is created by isolating a single animal cell, and then replicating it…
New soil service tests for plant available nutrients
Farmers Weekly A new soil analysis and nutrient planning service, designed to help farmers gain a deeper understanding of their soil and account for plant available nutrition, is now available. Known as SoilSense, the service…
Deadly brown clouds prompt forage testing reminder
Farmers Weekly Silage producers are being reminded of the continued importance of grass sampling for nitrate levels before silage cutting after a worrying rise in reports of brown gas from clamps. Yellowish and brown fumes…
Molly Biddell: Bring the ‘future change-makers’ into farming
Farmers Weekly My job didn’t exist five years ago. That may sound peculiar for someone working in farming, humanity’s oldest profession, but when I left school, “natural capital” wasn’t even a buzzword, let alone an option at…
