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Berthoud presents two new products at Cereals
Farmers Weekly Berthoud, the agricultural spraying specialist, will present two new products at the Cereals show (stand 911) including Heracles Evo, a new Berthoud front tanker, and a self-propelled front cab from the Spectre…
Kaleb Cooper launches RAU bursary for budding farmers
Farmers Weekly Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper has announced plans to launch a bursary to help Royal Agricultural University (RAU) students to pursue careers in agriculture. Self-made agricultural entrepreneur and farming…
What next for pig supply chain fairness?
Farmers Weekly Defra’s review into pig contracts found that “the system is broken and needs to be fixed”, farming minister Mark Spencer told the Pigs Tomorrow 2023 conference in Leicestershire this week. And among the steps…
‘Joined-up’ government needed for Seasonal Worker Scheme
Farmers Weekly A more joined-up approach across government and a single enforcement body are two key recommendations to improve operating conditions for migrant workers and labour providers in the Seasonal Worker Scheme…
Was Gordon Lightfoot’s song about the Edmund Fitzgerald accurate?
FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line — Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here. In the wake of the death of musician Gordon Lightfoot and his famous folk song, “The Wreck of the Edmund…
Farmer Focus: Who else unwinds by watching Cammy farming?
Farmers Weekly Lambing is almost done and, although it’s had its frustrations, it’s been a lot better than last year. The extra feeding has put more milk on the ewes, and the lambs have been more evenly sized and stronger. We…
Will’s World: Time to think about how we use time
Farmers Weekly “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” I was probably about 12 when I read those words for the first time in JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Back in those days – when…
Editor’s view: Food Summit expectations are at rock bottom
Farmers Weekly “I call this meeting to order,” said Rishi Sunak, banging an auctioneer’s gavel on a Downing Street table and sending Larry the cat streaking for a window. “Minette, it’s so good of you to come. Although, of…
Powys farms offer diverse enterprise mix and potential
Farmers Weekly A brace of adjoining farms in Powys is about to be put on the market, offering a mix of enterprises and a decent scale to work with. Among several holdings with poultry units due to be launched in the next…
Time running out to prepare for wave of new plant diseases
Farmers Weekly Climate change is putting arable crops at greater risk from attack by pests and diseases never before seen on UK shores. According to a scientific review by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), a…
