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Dairy farmers urged to revise budgets as milk prices fall
Farmers Weekly A serious farm budget review should be undertaken to determine breakeven points this spring by farmers facing falling milk prices and fluctuating cost bases. This is the message from dairy consultant Tony Evans…
Tight global picture suggests £5/kg beef price could stay
Farmers Weekly Beef finishers paying £3/kg or more for short-term stores will draw optimism from a levy board outlook tipping tighter global supply to temper higher domestic production this year. Analysts at Hybu Cig Cymru…
Air cargo portals automate cross-border booking amid neutrality concerns
Digital marketplaces for air cargo have added new features making it possible for logistics companies managing imports to instantly book export shipments from agents in another country without the hassle and time-zone delays…
Farmer Focus: Our cattle could answer Clarkson’s dilemma
Farmers Weekly The more things change, the more they stay the same. Last month, we were preparing for another bull sale, and my article was about how things are cyclical. This month’s article has real change, as it is my last…
Success for first ‘New Faces for Farming’ weekend
Farmers Weekly Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, the man behind The Black Farmer brand, is on a mission to bring diversity to the agricultural sector and inspire new entrants into the industry. The high-profile farmer and marketer…
Farming emissions: What they are and why they must be tackled
Farmers Weekly Farming is responsible for 11% of total UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and as much as 88% of UK ammonia emissions, according to Defra’s latest Agri-climate report. Emissions matter for several reasons – the…
What UK dairy farmers can learn from Dutch ‘nitrogen crisis’
Farmers Weekly Scientists in the Netherlands are developing ways dairy farmers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions using methods that could also benefit UK milk producers. It follows calls by the Hague government for a 50%…
Advice on septoria spread as wheat T1 fungicide timing nears
Farmers Weekly Wheat growers are being advised to focus even more on their T1 fungicide spray this season. After a very wet March, robust rates of SDHI-mixtures are recommended as yield-damaging septoria is creeping up onto…
What’s in Your Shed?: Contractor of the Year winner Martin Hays reveals all
Farmers Weekly Farmers Weekly’s 2022 Contractor of the Year, Martin Hays, gives us a tour of his yard. Find out what the award winner’s favourite kit is, his best invention and his workshop essentials. See also: Farmers…
Illinois trucking company’s sudden shutdown leaves team drivers stranded, unpaid
Team drivers for Cromex Inc. of Villa Park, Illinois, say things were looking bleak after they were stranded in a Chicago-area hotel for three days more than 1,000 miles from home without a paycheck or a truck until a…
