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Will’s World: Silence echoes after sorrow of a final milking
Farmers Weekly A couple of us took a friend of ours out for a pint at the village pub the other night. Nothing particularly momentous in that, you might think, except that earlier that day he and his family milked their cows…
Farmland values continue to rise in early 2023
Farmers Weekly Land values have continued to rise in the first quarter of 2023, with most agents expecting the slightly increased supply to continue through the year. January to March saw values for bare land rise by between…
FSA crime hotline going unanswered after meat scandal
Farmers Weekly A key hotline for staff at food processing firms to report food crime went unanswered during working hours just weeks after claims of widespread rule breaches at a large meat processor. The Food Crime…
Feed and slurry key to pig producers’ emissions reduction
Farmers Weekly Livestock are often seen as key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) – including methane from ruminants and the carbon footprint of animal feed based on imported products such as palm oil or soya. As…
Ex-beef farmer reveals how he grew award-winning OSR crop
Farmers Weekly Tucked into the south-west corner of Scotland in an area dominated by livestock, lies the Lawson’s arable farm which yielded a surprise 6.2t/ha crop of oilseed rape. What started out as a suckler farm with up…
NAAC contractor price guide 2023-24
Farmers Weekly The NAAC has released its annual contractor price averages, which serve as a useful guide when working out the going rate for a particular service. Jill Hewitt, the association’s chief executive, reports The…
How to Eat and Drink Like a Taylor Swift Era in Nashville
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Maryland Passes Clean Trucks Act With Key Caveats
Rather than rubber-stamping California’s truck emission standards, Maryland passed the Clean Trucks Act of 2023 — viewed as a fair compromise reflecting trucking industry concerns.
Buttigieg to Defend Budget Request Before House
The transportation funding committee in the House is scheduled to evaluate the White House’s fiscal 2024 budget request during a hearing with Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
FMCSA Forum Outlines Agency’s Current, Future Research
Plans for significant rulemaking proposals, in-depth studies and data collections were the topics of discussion at FMCSA's annual Analysis, Research and Technology Forum.
