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Extend energy aid to farming to secure food supply – unions
Farmers Weekly Leaders of the four main farming unions have urged the government to think again and include certain sectors of farming within the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry (ETII) discount scheme, to help ensure…
Farming couple fear loss of £35,000 CS payment
Farmers Weekly A missing email from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) could cost one farming couple more than £35,000 in lost environmental scheme support. Jane and Derek Durrant run a 200ha arable and suckler beef farm near…
JF Hudson unveils dual-purpose front box and crop roller
Farmers Weekly North Yorkshire engineering outfit JH Hudson has developed a new version of its front-mounted storage box that can be fitted with a detachable crop roller. The steel rolling element has a concave profile and…
Mike Neaverson: Where’s the ‘big lever’ on the tractor?
Farmers Weekly Our new tractor has arrived. It is indeed very comfortable, and appears to have a lot of grunt, which I’m sure its main driver Jack will appreciate, given that he spends the best part of 2,000 hours a year in…
Business Clinic: Capital allowance timing issues with hire purchase
Farmers Weekly Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s experts can help. Andrew Robinson, partner and head of agriculture at Armstrong Watson, advises on hire purchases (HPs) and…
6 top tips for sustainable parasite control
Farmers Weekly Habitual worming carries several risks. It is costly in time and money, drives resistance and prevents natural immunity to parasites developing. In contrast, responsible worming in cattle and sheep gives…
Carbon audit highlights priorities for net-zero success
Farmers Weekly A 10-year sustainability plan put in place just over a year ago at Squerryes Estate in Westerham, Kent, has provided a framework for the business as it navigates its way through the agricultural transition.…
IntelliTrans: Partnership with AllTranstek will help shippers navigate regulatory landscape
Should federal regulators impose additional rail safety mandates in the near future, IntelliTrans will be poised to help customers navigate through those changes, according to Ken Sherman, president of the supply chain…
Borderlands: RXO invests $30M, expands logistics operation in South Texas
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: RXO invests $30 million and expands its logistics operations in South Texas; the Mexican state of Nuevo…
Truckload spot market may bottom in April
Chart of the Week: National Truckload Index, National Truckload Index Forecast, National Truckload Index Forecast 28-day Historical – USA SONAR: NTI.USA, NTIF.USA, NTIF28.USA At a time when many trucking operators are…
