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BNSF to expand intermodal service in Texas
BNSF is increasing intermodal options in Texas by expanding service at the Port of Houston in response to what BNSF says is growing intermodal demand. The western U.S. railroad plans to add more service options between the…
Farmer Focus: Frosts make a challenging first lambing season
Farmers Weekly We have had a challenging first lambing season at Bradford Estates. Our first flock of sheep in living memory started grazing in a joint venture set up with an initial 300 New Zealand Romney ewes. Working with…
8 new products to enhance layer and broiler performance
Farmers Weekly Margins are under pressure like never before in the poultry sector, which faces high input costs and static prices, and some businesses are operating at a loss. Could it be the right time, then, to trial…
Bunning scales up Lowlander output with disc-spreading HBD models
Farmers Weekly Farmers and contractors wanting a relatively compact manure spreader with the discharge performance of a larger machine have an option in Bunning’s Lowlander HBD disc-spreading series. The Norfolk-based…
This Week in Farming: Food Summit, forage and trees
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of farming’s hottest topics. Here’s five of our biggest discussion points from the past seven days and a look ahead to what’s…
Landscape Recovery scheme round two: How it works
Farmers Weekly The second round of the Landscape Recovery (LR) scheme is open for applications, with Defra setting a target to sign up a further 25 projects. The scheme, which launched last year, is the most ambitious tier of…
Why cutting concentrates is key to more milk from forage
Farmers Weekly Challenging milk from forage production saved £20,000 a year when Daniels Farm introduced a multicut silage system. But it took a milk price crash to fully unlock the potential of forage for dairy farmer Keith…
Werner Appeal of $89.7 Million Verdict Denied
A Texas state court has denied an appeal by Werner Enterprises Inc. of an $89.7 million jury verdict in a case involving a 2014 fatal crash.
Biden Delays Bid to Grant EV Makers Renewable Fuel Credits
The Biden administration has dropped, for now, a plan that would have awarded automakers such as Tesla Inc. credits for using renewable natural gas to power electric vehicles.
Federal Reserve Chair Powell Hints at Pause in Rate Hikes
WASHINGTON — Chair Jerome Powell indicated May 19 that the Federal Reserve likely will forgo an increase in its benchmark interest rate when it meets in June.
