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Meat, fish, and poultry dishes leading out-of-home market
Farmers Weekly AHDB has published new data showing meat, fish, and poultry account for the majority of spend at restaurants, take-aways and other outlets serving meals. In the out of home market, 97% of burgers consumed are…
Sentencing expected for farmer who damaged River Lugg banks
Farmers Weekly A Herefordshire farmer who pleaded guilty to damaging the protected River Lugg is facing sentencing in the coming weeks. Arable and beef farmer John Price, 68, from Day House Farm, Kingsland, Leominster,…
Feed wheat falls back below £200/t
Farmers Weekly Wheat exports are struggling to find a home, according to traders, and limited domestic demand for feed wheat is also weighing on UK prices. Grain merchant Frontier said the UK was likely to be left with a…
London Marathon runner attempts world record in tractor costume
Farmers Weekly Hobby runner and NHS worker Ben Hardy is set to try to break a world record at the London Marathon later this month, as he plans to complete the 26-mile race wearing a full tractor costume. He is running for…
AVR improves depth control on four-row Puma potato harvester
Farmers Weekly Belgian potato machinery specialist AVR is upgrading the depth control system on its Puma four-row self-propelled potato harvester to improve accuracy and operator comfort. The machine’s optional All Conditions…
Farmer Focus: Pea forage crop gives more business options
Farmers Weekly After a wet March, April seems to have brought some sunshine. Unfortunately, some crops have not fared well. The emerging spring barley is struggling in the wet ground. The weather also meant we missed some…
Why soil management is so vital to reducing emissions
Farmers Weekly The decarbonisation of food production will be one of the defining undertakings of our industry this century, as farmers play their part to reach the UK’s target of net-zero emissions by 2050. Indeed, the NFU’s…
The most popular advice farmers request from free consultant scheme
Farmers Weekly We asked two firms offering free farm business advice through the Future Farm Resilience Fund (FFRF) for some of the common themes emerging from their discussions with farmers. The issues faced by farm…
How an upland farm is adapting to unpredictable seasons
Farmers Weekly Flexible grazing, stores of good-quality silage and better ewe body condition are among measures used to mitigate against increasingly unseasonal weather at a research farm in the Grampian foothills. Glensaugh…
Natural England’s protected landscapes plans risk farmers’ livelihoods
Farmers Weekly Natural England has revealed plans for more than 30 areas it wants to designate as “protected landscapes”, raising fears of additional costs, red tape and the possible closure of farming businesses. Its…
