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NEWS

This Week in Farming: Land use, red diesel and IHT latest

Welcome back to the latest edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best content from Farmers Weekly in the past seven days. First, here’s your markets…

MARKETS AND TRENDS

FSA small abattoir fee cut proposal divides industry

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has proposed giving the smallest abattoirs in England and Wales up to a 90% discount on official inspection charges, a move aimed at easing regulatory…

STAFF MANAGEMENT

Northern Ireland farmworkers set for pay rise

Farmworkers in Northern Ireland are to receive pay increases worth roughly between 4-8%, depending on their grade. The announcement follows a meeting of the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) at the…

DAIRY

Tips on getting the most from benchmarking to drive profit

Benchmarking is good for business, but only if you are honest with the figures. The exercise becomes meaningless if the numbers are incorrect, says Cheshire-based consultant Gaynor Wellwood. Results are…

LAND MARKETS

Why a private project is looking to buy farmland for forest

The Heart of England Forest currently spans 3,650ha across Worcestershire and Warwickshire, with ambitions to expand to 12,140ha. But what really sets it apart is not its size, but the…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Having a farm secretary is so important

In a frustrating world of politics, weather and war, the sight of sunshine and sound of songbirds is a welcome sign of positivity.  I’ve done a fair bit of number crunching…

CULTIVATORS

Amazone Catros harrow gets factory-fitted slurry distributor

A new Pro version of Amazone’s Catros compact disc harrow comes with a factory-fitted slurry distribution system that allows buyers to complete shallow cultivations and apply nutrients in the same…