Opinion and blogs
Farming matters: Abi Reader - 'We must improve our reputation for disease control'
Some of you may know I chair Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHECS), which has set standards for cattle disease control in the UK and Ireland for more than 20 years.
16 June 2021
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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Proposed new trade deals are worrying me'
16 June 2021
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Farming matters: Niall Blair - 'It is easy to farm when your plough is a smartphone'
06 June 2021
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In your field: Kate Rowell - 'Nothing beats speaking to people face to face'
06 June 2021
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Arable
The Government was right to make provision for a temporary and limited derogation for the use of the neonicotinoid seed treatment Cruiser SB on sugar beet for the 2021 season, although the colder conditions of recent months mean it will not be required this year.
30 May 2021
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Farm Life
If I were to go by this year’s weather, April showers would become a myth and be replaced with wet and windy May, or something slightly more catchy.
29 May 2021
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