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Strategic use of anticoccidial treatments

A Leicestershire farm which generates 85% of its power requirements from a wind turbine has recently been announced as winner of a sustainability award. Jonathan Wheeler reports.

Defra must reword its ‘unachievable’ Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) arable soils standard on organic matter or risk it being snubbed by farmers, according to Stephen Ridsdale, chair of the British Farming Union.

Lack of rain and early crop senescence has meant that potassium offtake from straw could be significantly higher than usual this harvest.

The UK Government is facing legal action over its failure to give the public a say on post-Brexit trade deals, with farm and environmental groups joining forces to challenge the approach.

The petitioners have called for the Government to ban the erection of solar panels on land which could be used to grow food and fibre or plant trees

The UK Government has been urged not to rush a UK-India trade deal, which is expected to be ‘particularly challenging’ due to India’s history of trade protectionism and preference for ‘thin’ deals.

Kathryn Rowland has been at Kingshay for 20 years and originally hails from a dairy farming family. Heading up Kingshay’s farm services team, she has overseen the recent publication of the 11th edition of the annual Dairy Costings Focus Report.

Farmers in England could receive funding by helping Defra test its Annual Health and Welfare Review.

Welsh First Minister (FM) Mark Drakeford has been blasted for showing ’astonishing disregard’ towards the farming community.