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Dutch food company breakthrough improves lab-grown ‘meat’ efficiency
Farmers Weekly Dutch food company Meatable has developed a new way to produce cultivated pork products – lab-grown meat – in just eight days. The product is created by isolating a single animal cell, and then replicating it…
New soil service tests for plant available nutrients
Farmers Weekly A new soil analysis and nutrient planning service, designed to help farmers gain a deeper understanding of their soil and account for plant available nutrition, is now available. Known as SoilSense, the service…
Deadly brown clouds prompt forage testing reminder
Farmers Weekly Silage producers are being reminded of the continued importance of grass sampling for nitrate levels before silage cutting after a worrying rise in reports of brown gas from clamps. Yellowish and brown fumes…
Molly Biddell: Bring the ‘future change-makers’ into farming
Farmers Weekly My job didn’t exist five years ago. That may sound peculiar for someone working in farming, humanity’s oldest profession, but when I left school, “natural capital” wasn’t even a buzzword, let alone an option at…
Frontier investigates ‘greener’ fertilisers
Farmers Weekly Whether enhancing nutrient use efficiency or reducing emissions associated with production, several technologies and products are being developed to make fertiliser more sustainable. At Frontier Agriculture,…
Three new AHDB arable Monitor Farms revealed
Farmers Weekly AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds has announced the launch dates for its three new Monitor Farm hosts, where local growers and agronomists are invited to attend. The three new farms, which lie in East Yorkshire,…
Arable farmer embroiled in council reservoir planning row
Farmers Weekly A Lancashire arable farmer has been issued with a stop notice and enforcement notice on the same day, five months after work began to build a reservoir on his land to irrigate crops. Mr Molyneux who owns a…
How to eliminate costly transition cow diseases on your farm
Farmers Weekly The three weeks before and after calving, also known as the transition period, are full of changes for the dairy cow which make her very vulnerable. Such changes include hormonal, metabolic, immune,…
Advice on handling cows in robotic systems
Farmers Weekly Efficient handling is essential to take full advantage of a robotic milking system. Yet a key aspect regularly overlooked in planning new units and retrofitted robots is how to handle cows for routine tasks. In…
Worn-out tractor seats: How to refurbish or replace them
Farmers Weekly Thousands of hours subjected to bouncing backsides, grubby overalls and flatulence can take its toll on a tractor seat. But considering it’s such a crucial contributor to driver comfort, this cushioned perch is…
