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Business Clinic: What are the insurance needs if I diversify?
Farmers Weekly Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Rory Gibson, regional director, Scotland, at A-Plan Rural Insurance, sets out the…
Farmer Focus: Relieved to be over TB test hurdle
Farmers Weekly Following last month’s TB test, I’m pleased to report we were all clear. However, I experienced my first incident of online “trolling” when my comments (made with tongue firmly in cheek) on badger control were…
How to ensure heifers calve down a second time
Farmers Weekly Data published earlier this year show nearly a fifth of first-time calvers do not reach a second lactation, which is costly from economic, genetic and environmental perspectives. They also suggest that…
8 simple 3m plain disc mower options for grass farmers
Farmers Weekly Mower conditioners might offer the benefit of bruising grass so that it dries out faster, but they’re heavier than their plain disc equivalents, more expensive and take more power to run. As a result,…
Organic no-till system saves US grower £1.6m in costs annually
Farmers Weekly Original headline: How US grower is farming green with organic no-till system Standfirst: Imagine the cost savings from passing through crops just three times in a season – that is what a US grower’s system is…
Daimler Unveils Freightliner Medium-Duty eM2 Truck
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Daimler Truck North America premiered the Freightliner eM2, the latest entry in its line of electric vehicles, during the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo May 2.
Truck makers take on EPA’s zero-emissions carbon rule
WASHINGTON — Truck manufacturers are pushing back hard against the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to drastically cut carbon emissions from heavy trucks beginning in model year 2028. While fully electric,…
As oil tumbles, marine fuel gets cheaper — and so do tanker stocks
Russia — one of the world’s top energy providers — is mired in war. The OPEC cartel is cutting production. And yet, oil prices continue to fall, weighed by global recession fears and concerns on Chinese demand. For ocean…
Eaton Q1 Profit Rises 19.7% as It Eyes Megaprojects
Profits at Eaton Corp. rose 19.7% in the first quarter of 2023 on sales growth that beat company expectations.
Wall Street greets e2open’s tough forecast with a stock plunge
The stock price of supply chain software provider e2open plunged Tuesday as Wall Street reacted to an earnings report in which the financial numbers weren’t particularly negative but the outlook was. By the close of trading,…
