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Daily Infographic: Freight railroads are part of the solution to climate change
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NFU seeks stronger link between farmers and hospitality sector
Farmers Weekly Farmers and food producers are being urged to work collaboratively with hospitality businesses in their area, to help them build British produce into their brand identity. Called Food, farming and hospitality:…
White Paper: Q2 2023 Shipper Rate Report
The Shipper Rate Report—presented in partnership with U.S. Bank and BlueGrace Logistics—is a quarterly publication using freight payment data from U.S. Bank in conjunction with FreightWaves SONAR data sets to create the most…
Mixed holding in Cornwall and let orchard in Kent available
Farmers Weekly A well-equipped mixed farm in Cornwall also offers fishing, shooting and a private location. Hendra Farm at Warbstow near Launceston has 260 productive acres and an extensive complex of very well-maintained…
Case IH unleashes new range-topping Optum 340 CVXDrive
Farmers Weekly Having recently topped out the Puma range with the more powerful 260 CVXDrive model sporting 280hp for draft work and up to 302hp for pto and transport applications, Case IH has turned its attention to the…
Pilgrims pig site closure puts more than 500 jobs at risk
Farmers Weekly The UK pork sector is facing further concerns, as processor Pilgrim’s UK has announced plans to close its site at Ashton-under-Lyne, putting 542 employees at risk of redundancy. The company had previously…
Farmer Focus: Yields suffer as more cows head outside
Farmers Weekly Things have moved on quickly since my last article. The maize was drilled in the first three weeks of April in what became a very stop-start campaign, thanks to the weather. The crop was soon well through and…
Big brewer offers a premium for regen barley
Farmers Weekly Ben Taylor is growing spring malting barley for brewer Carlsberg which will earn him a price premium for following regenerative farming practices, such as growing cover crops and establishing a good rotation.…
Will cultured meat kill off the livestock industry?
Farmers Weekly Billions of pounds have been ploughed into the development of cultured meat over recent years, with governments, venture capitalists and even climate-conscious celebrities scrambling to cash in. This rush has…
Move into duck eggs aids growth at St Ewe farm
Farmers Weekly Many criteria are taken into consideration when deciding who should win each Farmers Weekly Awards category, though for St Ewe Free Range Eggs – last year’s Poultry Farmer of the Year – impressive marketing was…
