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Crunch time for trans-Pacific container shipping contract talks
The annual contract season is down to the final stretch in the trans-Pacific shipping market. U.S. import costs, liner profitability and service reliability all hinge on where contract prices settle in the next few weeks.…
The Workers Behind Two Popular Food Network Shows Are Unionizing
BSTV Entertainment organizers say theirs is the first nonfiction food television union. Getty Images Writers, producers, stylists, and other workers on “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen” and “The Kitchen” are forming a union with…
There’s a Bitter Cocktail for Everyone
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Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 148: ‘Unacceptable behaviour’ in UK agriculture condemned
Farmers Weekly In this episode, farm leader Minette Batters has condemned unacceptable behaviour in UK agriculture – including at work and work-related events. It comes after a woman at last month’s NFU conference in…
Bovine TB test date warning ahead of data system switchover
Farmers Weekly Cattle farmers in Northern Ireland have been warned not to miss TB test dates during a switchover to a new information and data collection system this summer. The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural…
Record-breaking year for Scottish food exports
Farmers Weekly The value of Scottish food exports reached a new all-time high in 2022 as the agri-food sector and government stepped up efforts to grow foreign markets. Overseas sales of Scottish food totalled more than…
Police target tractor drivers towing unsecured loads
Farmers Weekly Police forces are cracking down on tractor-trailers travelling on roads with unsecured bulk loads. Greater Manchester Police’s road traffic team posted a photo on social media of a green tractor transporting a…
Daily Infographic: Trucker lifestyle facts
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Why demand is hotting up for worm-resistant rams
Farmers Weekly Sheep breeders are selling rams with parasite resistance attributes after finding 35% heritability for the trait through a blood test. And growing numbers of commercial sheep farmers are seeking rams with high…
Why cutting N fertiliser is a bigger challenge this season
Farmers Weekly High fertiliser prices are focusing minds on improving nutrient use, and two northern growers who successfully trimmed rates last year recognise the greater challenge this season. Hutchinsons Helix East…
