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Agriculture needs strategy to secure fair share of water

Water & Irrigation 08/03/2023

Farming needs a strategy to ensure that irrigated agriculture receives a fair share of the nation’s water resources, says a report.

Strautmann Magnon 8 forage wagon launched

Machinery 03/03/2023

Opico has introduced the Strautmann range of Magnon 8 forage wagons to the UK – just in time for the 2023 forage season.

Tractors sell for up to £28,200 at farm dispersal sale

Machinery 03/03/2023

Machinery, implements and tractors – farmed by the same family for 46 years – sold for up to £28,200 at a successful dispersal sale on a Welsh border dairy farm.

£5m of machinery under the hammer

Machinery 03/03/2023

More than £5 million of second-hand farm machinery was sold by auctioneers Cheffins in one of the world’s largest monthly machinery sales.

Clostridial vaccine shortage warning

Livestock 02/03/2023

Animal health experts say farmers should secure clostridial vaccine supplies as soon as possible in the run-up to spring lambing and calving.

Drought could return this summer, farmers warned

Water & Irrigation 02/03/2023

Another hot dry spell could see drought conditions return in this summer – despite winter rainfall replenishing most water levels, farmers have been warned.

Be wary of paying twice for SFI applications

Soil Health 02/03/2023

Farmers joining Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme are being advised to ensure they avoid unnecessary costs during the application process.

Award-winning arable farm boosts soil organic matter

Profiles 02/03/2023

Grower Will Oliver is building resilience by using manures to increase soil organic matter

How special urea outperforms ammonium nitrate fertilisers

Arable 02/03/2023

Urease inhibitor boosts efficiency

Retired farmer’s mission to support charities as tribute to his late wife

News 02/03/2023

When dairy farmers Emyr and Evelyn Wigley retired, they planned to travel, spend holidays in their caravan and go on walking adventures in the British countryside – all things they had put off whilst devoting their time to farming.