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.
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£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.
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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.
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Another hot dry spell could see drought conditions return in this summer – despite winter rainfall replenishing most water levels, farmers have been warned.
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Farmers joining Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme are being advised to ensure they avoid unnecessary costs during the application process.
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Grower Will Oliver is building resilience by using manures to increase soil organic matter
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Urease inhibitor boosts efficiency
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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.
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Grain marketing – and when to sell or store – will be discussed by analysts and growers at an AHDB Monitor Farm meeting this month.
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Who holds the purse strings?
Opinion 21/02/2023
A personal touch is best when borrowing money – especially in farming, says Clodhopper.
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