All from last 24 hours WHATS IN YOUR SHEDWhat's in Your Shed? visits Kaleb Cooper ContractingFour different tractor brands feature in the fleet owned by contractor and star of Clarkson’s Farm, Kaleb Cooper. What's in Your Shed heads over to Oxfordshire to find out what… FEED AND NUTRITIONAdvice on preventing two types of spoilage in silage clampsGood operators are pushing production from forage by making top-quality, high-protein and wetter grass silages, which make it more challenging to prevent secondary fermentation. Unfortunately, a misunderstanding within the industry… CROP WATCHCrop Watch: BYDV strategy needs rethink and wheat T2 spraysBarley yellow dwarf virus is becoming evident in cereals crops, resulting from the high aphid pressure being seen this spring. Also this week, our agronomists discuss T2 fungicide options in… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGHow on-farm adaptations are helping ease physical strainBad backs, bad necks, bad knees, bad shoulders. For many farmers, problems like these are simply part of the job – the result of years spent lifting, carrying, bending and… CRIMEHare coursing sentencing rules to consider harm to farmersCourts will be required to take greater account of the impact of hare coursing on farmers, rural communities and the countryside under new sentencing guidelines published this week. The Sentencing… HEALTH AND SAFETYHow simple steps can protect and save farm lives and othersWhile the stats vary according to the source, it is clear that knowing what to do in the face of a serious injury helps prevent many deaths from trauma before… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Cattle return and major cropping changesTimes are a-changing here, and we have cattle back at Valetta for the first time since the mid-1990s. When we first moved to this farm, we ran some cattle alongside… FARM POLICYMajor setback as farmers’ inheritance tax challenge dismissedFarming families have suffered a major setback after the High Court rejected a legal challenge to controversial inheritance tax reforms that many fear could force the break-up of long-established family… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESBullish wheat markets push new crop above £190/tArable farmers were presented with a potential selling opportunity this week, as wheat markets rallied in response to the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) global crop estimates. UK feed… INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES‘Seismic waves’ on the way for farming as Iran war persistsUK farmers are being warned of a “seismic impact” from the ongoing war in the Middle East, with “crops rotting in the fields” and significant areas left unplanted this autumn.… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESMorrisons’ abattoir serves notice to pig producersWoodheads abattoir in Lincolnshire, owned by the supermarket chain Morrisons, has given notice to a significant number of pig producers, citing a “challenging economic climate”. Some producers are expected to… NEWSAdvertising watchdog backs AHDB Let's Eat Balanced campaignThe Advertising Standards Authority has backed the AHDB’s Let’s Eat Balanced campaign after complaints made by broadcaster and environmental campaigner Chris Packham. The complaint focused on a series of television,…
