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Lean In or Log Off?
When it comes to navigating online hate, food creators face a tough choice: Should they do what’s best for business or for themselves? When describing the reasons she’s received hate online, “the list is honestly endless,”…
You Can Make a Grill Out of Damn Near Anything
Lille Allen/Eater Got a flower pot or a 1988 Cadillac DeVille? Get ready to haul out some charcoal. There is an inherent spectacle to the backyard barbecue. Even if you’re just flipping burgers or rotating hot dogs,…
Anger as Arla unveils plans for plant-based Lurpak ‘butter’
Farmers Weekly Arla farmer-owners say they are hugely disappointed after the company announced plans internally to launch a plant-based Lurpak “butter”. The dairy co-operative told its farmer-owners on Monday 5 June it was…
Defra increases funding to £31m for farming equipment grants
Farmers Weekly The government has increased its funding from £17m to £31m for the latest round of productivity and slurry grants, as part of Defra’s Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF). High demand from farm…
How tyre choice can reduce compaction and sward damage
Farmers Weekly Shortening weather windows, heavier machinery and challenging ground conditions can lead to irreversible soil and sward damage if the correct tyres and tyre pressures are not used. Continental agricultural tyre…
Combine Challenge makes it to Lands End and tops £36,000
Farmers Weekly A team of farmers from the North West has become the first to drive a combine harvester from John O’Groats to Land’s End – and has raised thousands of pounds for charity in the process. Merseyside grower Olly…
Working towards a more transparent supply chain from farm to fork
Farmers Weekly About the author Matt Dight is head of sustainability at Pilgrim’s UK. It’s been an incredibly challenging 18 months for the UK pig sector. Farmers have been battling backlogs on farms, pressures associated…
EU food producers ‘not ready’ for UK import checks
Farmers Weekly Ministers have been warned that European food producers are “not ready” for UK import checks, which are due to begin later this year, and that their introduction will drive food price inflation. The controls…
HiSpec adds push-off headboard to 20t PD20 dump trailer
Farmers Weekly HiSpec has adapted the load-ejecting front wall of its Kompactor models for use on its latest PD20 Dump Trailer. The hydraulically operated headboard has the power to jettison up to 28t of material through the…
Canadian cold chain companies combine
Temperature-controlled carrier Trappers Transport announced Wednesday it has acquired Plett Trucking. The deal combines two Winnipeg, Canada-based cold chain transportation and logistics providers. Plett Trucking hauls…
