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Editor’s view: Farming must be profitable to attract new entrants
Farmers Weekly Where there’s a will, there’s a way – though it sure does take a lot of determination to break into farming if you’re not from a farming background. Harnessing that entrepreneurial spirit seems high up the list…
Farmer Focus: Turnout gallops leave paddock poached
Farmers Weekly I had hoped to write this after cutting and clamping pre-maize first-cut and already be planning cultivations for maize, but the wet weather has me rethinking plans. We haven’t had weather to dry the land…
Will’s World: The quest for Peate’s farming gold and other legends
Farmers Weekly Regular readers of this column will have gathered by now that I have a spectacularly vivid imagination. I’ve always adored any kind of fiction, especially of the adventure variety, and a 1980s childhood…
Is an agricultural degree worth doing?
Farmers Weekly Over the past three years, figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency have shown a gradual climb in the number of students enrolling to study land-based and agricultural degrees. In the 2021-22…
Contrasting large farms and smaller blocks come to market
Farmers Weekly One of the largest farms to come to the market in Cornwall for some time has just been launched. Siblyback Farm lies on the edge of Bodmin Moor in a very private setting just above the well-known lake of the…
Remapped tractors boost performance for Cumbrian contractor
Farmers Weekly Dotted across the UK, our four Contractor Comment contributors will be giving us regular updates on the highs and lows of running an agricultural contracting business in their area. Having introduced our Devon…
Green finance strategy puts farmers top of the agenda
Farmers Weekly As a friend and lender to Britain’s farmers, we’ve always recognised and supported the vital role they play in conserving our environment – and now hopefully the government’s recently-published Green Finance…
Airbus adjusts entry of 1st A350 freighter to 2026
Airbus said in Wednesday’s earnings report that it has pushed back the first delivery of the all-new A350 freighter into 2026. No reason was given for the adjusted timetable, but aircraft manufacturers have been dealing…
April Class 8 truck orders tank but OEMs have ample backlogs
A dearth of Class 8 truck orders in April is more technical than meaningful. Major OEMs express optimism about delivering plenty of new equipment to ease pandemic-related pent-up demand. Preliminary North America net orders…
Former Slync CEO indicted on charges of swindling $25M from investors
Former Slync CEO Chris Kirchner has been indicted on federal charges that he defrauded investors out of at least $25 million from the FreightTech startup he helped launch in 2017. Authorities allege he used the money to fund…
