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Farmer Focus: Mulling over Alexander Inglis demise
Farmers Weekly Harvest was practically finished by the end of September. We had just one field of late-sown spring oats to cut. Our target is always to finish harvest by the local Yetholm Border Shepherds’ Show on the first…
Get rewarded for sustainable food production
Farmers Weekly Basic Payments are being phased out. The funding is being made available for environmental land management schemes, such as the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). SFI offers all farmers a reliable income…
Farmland market levels off, but outlook remains positive
Farmers Weekly Farmland values may have reached their near-term peak, say agents, in a market with strong demand yet many uncertainties. These include the prospect of a general election in the next year or so, often a signal…
Tips for an end-of-season grazing platform review
Farmers Weekly Now is a good time to review this season’s grazing platform performance as we head towards the end of the grass-growing year and herds move into their final grazing rotation. But, while the starting point is to…
Harvest 2023: Potato yields hit by dry early summer
Farmers Weekly Andrew Wilson at Brickyard Farm near Slingsby, North Yorkshire, has just made a start on his 60ha of potatoes for McCain. “In digs, yields look pleasing, although quality is a little variable in places, but…
Ultimate guide to buying a big square baler 2024
Farmers Weekly Considering a new big square baler? Then check out our Ultimate Guide to all the makes, models and variations, complete with list prices for these highly productive machines. Baler specs Download the complete…
NTSB chair: Freight trains should also have image recording devices
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said a new federal rule requiring the installation of inward- and outward-facing image recording devices on all passenger trains should have included freight trains as…
California Eyes Lawsuit to Block Kroger-Albertsons Deal
California is preparing a lawsuit to block Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. on concerns the deal could hurt consumers and workers, Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
How Australia lost a war with emus
While numerous parts of the world are ensconced in tragic wars right now, a war in Australia’s past offers a stark distinction with some levity. In 1932, a massive migration of emus wrought havoc on the country’s farmlands,…
Once again California tells a court AB5 isn’t disrupting trucking in state
With the next freight-related legal battle in California centered on a request for a new injunction to block independent contractor law AB5 from being implemented against trucking, California is arguing that AB5 is not…
