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Growers urged to check field conditions ahead of glyphosate application

Arable

Growers urged to check field conditions ahead of glyphosate application

Agronomist offers advice following glyphosate resistance find

clock 01 March 2025 • 2 min read
Fungal inoculant for maize boosts yield

Livestock

Fungal inoculant for maize boosts yield

It is well-known that legume crops such as peas and beans benefit from the use of an appropriate inoculant, and now experts suggest it could be the same for maize crops

clock 28 February 2025 • 4 min read
How one Devonshire beef finishing unit is driving productivity up and costs down

Beef

How one Devonshire beef finishing unit is driving productivity up and costs down

At an open day hosted by the National Beef Association South West in conjunction with Lely, attendees heard how automation has helped accelerate finishing times on a Devon farm

clock 27 February 2025 • 5 min read
NFU Conference: Poignant farm toy display illustrates impact of family farm tax

Politics

NFU Conference: Poignant farm toy display illustrates impact of family farm tax

A basket of pre-loved farm toys has been handed over to the Treasury by three generations of a farming family with a heartfelt message to the Chancellor

clock 25 February 2025 • 3 min read
Labour MP Steve Witherden on IHT: "I asked the Treasury to raise the threshold to target the tax-dodging multinationals... there is still time for this to be put right"

Politics

Labour MP Steve Witherden on IHT: "I asked the Treasury to raise the threshold to target the tax-dodging multinationals... there is still time for this to be put right"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Steve Witherden, Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

clock 24 February 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Dan Hawes - "February is an important month for us in the strawberry propagation world"

In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes - "February is an important month for us in the strawberry propagation world"

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops

clock 23 February 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Alan Carter - "All you need for a summer of checking stock with your children and a dog is: a bag of electric fence wire, CDs (Johnny Cash and ABBA), ball valve arms, tennis balls and car seats"

In your field

In your field: Alan Carter - "All you need for a summer of checking stock with your children and a dog is: a bag of electric fence wire, CDs (Johnny Cash and ABBA), ball valve arms, tennis balls and car seats"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a parish councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

clock 22 February 2025 • 3 min read
Economic and environmental benefits from protected urea

Arable

Economic and environmental benefits from protected urea

Farmers in England are reminded of the spreading restrictions on urea fertilisers beyond April 1, 2025 and applying protected urea, instead of untreated urea or ammonium nitrate, will offer both environmental and economic advantages

clock 21 February 2025 • 2 min read
OPINION: What UK farmers need to prepare for when it comes to Inheritance Tax changes

Politics

OPINION: What UK farmers need to prepare for when it comes to Inheritance Tax changes

Rod Cordingley, a valuation and asset management specialist at Stephensons Rural, breaks down the changes and provides essential guidance for farmers facing the new tax environment

clock 19 February 2025 • 6 min read
Light intensity linked to optimum post-em performance

Arable

Light intensity linked to optimum post-em performance

Farmers urged to be ready to spray as soon as conditions improve

clock 16 February 2025 • 2 min read
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