Farm Business

Market forecasts show fertiliser prices are unlikely to drop any time soon as the perfect storm of high energy prices coupled with supply side issues mean stocks are tight and will remain so for the forthcoming season at least.

Switching to precision slurry application techniques leads to reduced contamination and improved grass growth. Two farmers share their stories.

As market analysts predict milk price rises into autumn 2022, dairy farmers who can maintain milk yields over this period will be in the best position to take advantage of this buoyant market.

Bus services across the country could be cut by one third over the coming weeks as pandemic funding from the Government comes to an end, with rural areas expected to be particularly hard hit.

Soil compaction often goes unnoticed in grassland soils and yet it can have an adverse impact on productivity comparable to the effect in cultivated soils.

Exploring all the options to increase milk from forage is yielding results on one Cambridgeshire dairy farm.

An EA employee working on livestock farming regulation has been forced to pull out of a public debate, where he was due to support a motion which claimed ‘only vegan farming can make agriculture truly sustainable’.

Machinery which is set up correctly lasts longer and makes better silage. These simple steps enable tedders, rakes and mowers to work effectively.

Two men have been convicted of the theft and dishonest handling of property from farms across Somerset following a police investigation. 

Recently, I’ve found myself believing two opposite things at the same time: I’m sure that food in this country is too cheap but I also know it’s far too expensive.