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Efra committee presses Coffey on Chinese pork access
Farmers Weekly The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee has written to Defra secretary Therese Coffey calling for improved access for UK pork exports to China. Efra committee chairman Sir Robert…
The beef initiative driving steady income
Farmers Weekly The rapidly growing success of the fully integrated beef supply chain programme, Gamechanger, means there’s demand for more beef rearers like George Breakwell to get in on the game. When he committed to…
Yousaf’s failure to appoint junior rural minister a ‘snub’
Farmers Weekly Concerns have been raised about new Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf’s failure to appoint a junior rural minister, given the heavy workload of the department. Eleanor Kay, senior agriculture and climate…
Continental will build autonomous hardware for Aurora Innovation
In the latest sign of Aurora innovation scaling its autonomous trucking system, the startup is partnering with German supplier Continental AG to build the hardware. The exclusive partnership expects to make future…
C.H. Robinson’s Q1 was weak; April’s freight market was no better
First-quarter results for C.H. Robinson were a sea of down arrows, as had been expected at the giant brokerage company. Declines in key benchmarks were well into the double digits at C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW). Gross…
Wabash realizes Q1 fruits of reorganization and long-term deals
Trailer maker Wabash beat earnings estimates in the first quarter, pointing to a successful reorganization of the company four years in the making and long-term customer deals that lock in future revenue. “Customer portfolio…
Shoulder Sink develops simple mobile handwash system
Farmers Weekly Vets, mechanics and machinery operators regularly getting their hands dirty a long way from any washing facilities might like the look of the Danish-made Shoulder Sink. The compact kit can be mounted in a van,…
New strategy to tackle rural crime in Wales
Farmers Weekly Domestic abuse in rural Wales is being prioritised in a new six-point action plan to tackle crime in the Welsh countryside. The Wildlife and Rural Crime Strategy 2023-2025, a joint initiative between the…
Winning returns with Murray – top oilseed rape on the East/West Only Recommended List
Farmers Weekly Murray sits at the top of the East/West region only division of the AHDB Recommended List for winter oilseed rape. Murray has a winning combination of very high yield, exceptional RlmS Phoma resistance plus…
Farmer Focus: ‘Biblical septoria’ and rising input prices
Farmers Weekly In recent years we have got used to the planting of spring crops heralding a two-month drought, but to keep it interesting the opposite is now true. I must thank my farmer contactor partners for making the most…
