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Ewe gives birth to twins eight days after a single
Farmers Weekly A Norfolk sheep farmer has expressed her surprise at an “incredible lambing event” when one of her ewes, which had already given birth to a single lamb, then produced two more some eight days later. After the…
Milwaukee drill and driver get smaller heads and more power
Farmers Weekly The latest generations of Milwaukee’s compact hammer drill and impact driver have been slimmed down, allowing them to be operated in tighter gaps than before. The pro-spec M18 Fuel FPD3 drill is lighter than…
Farmer Focus: Supply chain will laugh until farmers say ‘no’
Farmers Weekly No potatoes have been planted. The Queens in chitting trays continue to get pulled in and out of the shed between rain and frosts. I think a lot of farmers who planted early will suffer due to the cold, but you…
Loss of BPS value could cut capital gains tax bill on other assets
Farmers Weekly BPS 2023 claims in England must be made by midnight on 15 May. After this, entitlements will have no value and will no longer be tradeable. Those who bought, were given or inherited entitlements and have made…
9 poultry range jobs to do as housing order ends
Farmers Weekly With the flock housing order lifted on 18 April and avian influenza case numbers dropping, it is hoped the disease will revert to a more traditional spring/summer lull. So as poultry businesses return to…
How selection pressure is building a resilient beef herd
Farmers Weekly New farming entrants Nikki and James Yoxall take a tough line when selecting replacements for their steadily growing herd of beef cattle. Faced with more frequent extremes in weather brought on by climate…
This Week in Farming: Jail sentence, campaign ‘win’ and work balance
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, our round-up of eye-catching news, features and the biggest topics that affected farming this week. Here are the five biggest topics from the past seven days, plus a…
Large TA shareholder wants board to give Arko same data access as BP
A significant shareholder in TravelCenters of America is asking the truckstop chain to speak with convenience store chain Arko about the latter’s bid for TA, which is for a higher per share price than that of oil giant BP,…
Flock Freight under fire: Insiders recount toxic work culture, leadership failures
This is Part I of a series about recent layoffs and work culture at Flock Freight. At the end of a recent biweekly all-hands meeting, approximately 430 Flock Freight employees — affectionately known as “Flockers” — were told…
Amazon may go after parcel share amid UPS labor issues — or not
Near the turn of the last decade, Amazon.com Inc. planned seriously to extend its delivery services to businesses outside its retail sphere. Then the pandemic hit, and those plans, which could have levied a big hit on FedEx…
