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Strike ahead? What to watch as UPS and Teamsters negotiations unfold
By Micheal McDonagh The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. Labor issues are a long-standing fixture of logistics discourse. But…
Free-range birds take first steps outside in five months
Farmers Weekly Poultry in England and Wales can range outside again today (18 April) as the mandatory avian influenza housing restrictions are lifted. But, with the virus still circulating, anxiety levels among free-range…
Death threats over Welsh hill farmer’s lamb adoption video
Farmers Weekly Welsh hill farmer Gareth Wyn Jones has received death threats after posting a video on social media showing a traditional lamb adoption. Mr Wyn Jones, who farms in Llanfairfechan, North Wales, uploaded the…
Daily Infographic: How carriers can identify log falsification
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Charity doubles target to supply 4x4s to Ukraine front line
Farmers Weekly Pick-ups for Peace, an organisation headed by farmers and figures from the agricultural industry, has doubled its target and is now campaigning to deliver 200 vehicles to the military on Ukraine’s front line.…
Stolen Welsh cattle found on farms in Staffordshire
Farmers Weekly Police have recovered a herd of beef cattle, stolen from a farm on Anglesey four months ago, on two farms in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. North Wales Police’s Rural Crime Team raided the sites on Wednesday…
‘Freight recession’ snares J.B. Hunt in Q1
A falloff in container imports into the nation’s West Coast along with weaker domestic trucking volumes pushed J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ first-quarter results lower compared to a year ago. J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT)…
Opinion: Ill-informed views threaten cattle species survival
Farmers Weekly When I was young, my mother had various reasons for denying me a pet, but she evidently thought this was the clincher: “You’ll only get upset when the flipping thing dies.” Several decades and numerous deceased…
Farmer Focus: Farming episodes of doom and gloom
Farmers Weekly I wondered if I’d jumped the gun by drilling spring barley so early in February. My mind was put at ease with 105mm of rain falling consistently from our Norfolk skies throughout March, limiting further land…
Advice on hosting vet students on your dairy farm
Farmers Weekly Sophie and Tom Gregory hosted 15 vet students at Home Farm, Chard, last year and they are already fully booked with student placements for 2023. The Gregorys calve 360 cows in two blocks, producing organic milk…
