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Farmer Focus: Lucky not to have badgers round here
Farmers Weekly I’m writing this article in the middle of our TB test. We’re fortunate up here that it’s only every four years. I can’t imagine going through this nightmare every 60 days. My thoughts go out to everyone…
Opinion: Help needed to plant the right tree in the right place
Farmers Weekly As a farmer and arborist, I am somewhat disappointed with the limited resources available to decide what species of trees to grow on our farmland. As most of us know, Defra has boldly set a tree planting…
Photo of the Week: Spring-triplets surprise in Shropshire
Farmers Weekly We loved seeing these three newborn lambs and their mother enjoying the daffodils, as the clocks went forward this week. Taken by Tracey Evans on the family farm on the North Wales/Shropshire border, this…
A guide to the benefits of farm woodland management
Farmers Weekly Many farm woodlands hold income and/or enhancement potential. Farmers Weekly asked Savills forestry manger Marcus Taylor how to make more of this resource Q. Why the focus on existing woodland? Woodland…
What do seaport executives expect for the rest of 2023?
WASHINGTON — With the first quarter of 2023 officially in the books, U.S. seaports want to know what the rest of the year holds as they prepare for what they hope will be a fall peak shipping season. A panel of port…
Opinion: Bring on the four-day week for agriculture
Farmers Weekly It’s been ages since anyone wrote to the letters pages disagreeing with one of my opinion pieces. I pretend that I don’t care, but we columnists thrive on mischief. It’s fine if readers don’t agree; the real…
Farmer Focus: At the mercy of fertiliser manufacturers
Farmers Weekly Fertiliser prices have fallen significantly from when many of us placed orders last year. The panic over availability and further price rises made us fall into the hands of the manufacturers, who seem to have a…
ABN mill workers call off strike after 13% pay offer
Farmers Weekly Threatened strike action by 150 workers at ABN feed mills during April has been called off, following an agreement between trade union Unite and the parent company AB Agri. The workers had voted to start their…
Scottish farm incomes reach 10-year high
Farmers Weekly Farm incomes in Scotland reached their highest level in a decade in 2021-22, after adjusting for inflation, driven mainly by increases in the dairy and arable sectors. The figures, which are taken from the…
New engine and transmission for Can-Am Outlander ATVs
Farmers Weekly A new chassis, engine and transmission package, reckoned to deliver peppier performance, greater fuel economy and a more comfortable experience for the rider, feature in first models of the next-generation…
