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Huge milk price drop to below 40p/litre for Arla farmers in April
Farmers Weekly Producers supplying Arla will face a 5.3p/litre price cut in April as a result of the large availability of milk in the UK. Arla’s farmgate milk price will fall to 39.64p/litre for a standard manufacturing…
Farming industry welcomes UK joining CPTPP with boost for exports
Farmers Weekly Industry bodies have cautiously welcomed the move by government to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Improved access to the 11 countries in the trade bloc…
HSE issues advice on protecting walkers this Easter
Farmers Weekly As the Easter break fast approaches, walkers are expected to head to the countryside in their thousands, prompting the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to issue a reminder of the dangers of walking through…
Farmer Focus: Hoping tech helps gilt growth
Farmers Weekly Something I have written about a few times already is our gilts and the importance of getting things right from the start to set them up for a successful breeding life. The 2023 Farming & Equipment…
Will’s World: A return to the cutting hedge of farming
Farmers Weekly One of the more dispiriting aspects of getting older is that you can start to get set in your ways, and exciting fresh experiences become a thing of the past. There are notable exceptions to this, of course,…
McConnel launches new 70hp 67-series hedgecutter range
Farmers Weekly McConnel had added to its Power Arm hedgecutter line-up with a new range that bridges the gap between its popular 65- and 70-series machines. The 67-series is aimed at farmers and contractors, with a 70hp…
Schoolchildren meet sheep in ‘Learn about Livestock Week’
Farmers Weekly An annual project headed by the Food and Farming Discovery Trust (FFDT) has seen farmers taking sheep into 20 schools across Norfolk as part of “Learn about Livestock” week. Now in its third year, the project…
Versatile residential farms in Devon and North Yorkshire come to market
Farmers Weekly A clutch of farms of up to 200 acres, all with extensive residential accommodation and potential for alternative enterprises, make up this week’s main offerings. Great Thornham Farm, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire,…
Analysis: How farming will gain from new agri-tech solutions
Farmers Weekly UK agriculture faces a period of uncertainty, with the removal of direct support payments, volatile markets and tight margins leaving many farmers out of pocket. At the same time, food production will need to…
