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Case IH unleashes new range-topping Optum 340 CVXDrive
Farmers Weekly Having recently topped out the Puma range with the more powerful 260 CVXDrive model sporting 280hp for draft work and up to 302hp for pto and transport applications, Case IH has turned its attention to the…
Pilgrims pig site closure puts more than 500 jobs at risk
Farmers Weekly The UK pork sector is facing further concerns, as processor Pilgrim’s UK has announced plans to close its site at Ashton-under-Lyne, putting 542 employees at risk of redundancy. The company had previously…
Farmer Focus: Yields suffer as more cows head outside
Farmers Weekly Things have moved on quickly since my last article. The maize was drilled in the first three weeks of April in what became a very stop-start campaign, thanks to the weather. The crop was soon well through and…
Big brewer offers a premium for regen barley
Farmers Weekly Ben Taylor is growing spring malting barley for brewer Carlsberg which will earn him a price premium for following regenerative farming practices, such as growing cover crops and establishing a good rotation.…
Will cultured meat kill off the livestock industry?
Farmers Weekly Billions of pounds have been ploughed into the development of cultured meat over recent years, with governments, venture capitalists and even climate-conscious celebrities scrambling to cash in. This rush has…
Move into duck eggs aids growth at St Ewe farm
Farmers Weekly Many criteria are taken into consideration when deciding who should win each Farmers Weekly Awards category, though for St Ewe Free Range Eggs – last year’s Poultry Farmer of the Year – impressive marketing was…
Why milk from forage may not be best KPI for dairy herds
Farmers Weekly Milk from forage is a rudimentary figure that should only be used to measure individual progress when herd size is static. This is according to independent nutritionist Mark Price of Dairy Diagnosis, who…
Fastest woman on Earth — 70 years later
By Julie Boatman This story originally appeared at flyingmag.com. To fly among the top test pilots at any stage of your career is an honor not meted out without a lot of hard work — proving not only one’s mettle but also…
This San Francisco Restaurant Is Getting Slammed for Being the Site of an Anti-Trans Event
https://sf.eater.com/2023/5/18/23729164/anti-transgender-restaurant-san-francisco
NTSB Report Says 10,000 Bridges at Risk for Corrosion
Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar construction.
