All from last 24 hours WILDLIFEFunding boost for greylag goose control in ScotlandThe Scottish government has confirmed an additional £20,000 for greylag goose management in the Hebridean islands of Uist and Barra. This increases annual funding to £30,000, to address crop damage… BREEDING AND FERTILITYAdvice on long-term dairy crossbreeding strategiesEarly adopters of crossbreeding as a tool to produce the right kind of cow for their block-calving, grazing-based systems, found that longer term breeding strategies could become haphazard. Selecting the… PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTSAnalysis: What SFI26 offer means for farm businessesAfter months of limbo, Defra has finally outlined the framework and actions for the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI26) – indicating that this is the foundation of the offer for… COMMUNITYPenwith farm gate: The story of a Cornish iconCornwall-based retired blacksmith Peter Parkinson has traced the origins of a distinctive iron farm gate, linking its design to the 1880s and the region’s granite-posted fields. Ten years ago, Peter… CROP MANAGEMENTHigh crop yields key to gross margins and lower emissionsHigh yields are often associated with inflated input costs that erode profit and intensive systems which damage the environment, but emerging evidence tells a very different story. Insights from the… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Arable-to-dairy conversions at 60 – and risingIt is fair to say that a farmer is never happy with the weather. It's either too hot, too cold, too windy, too wet, too dry, and then there is… 401+HPGoodyear's monster 1.4m-wide farm tyre to go on sale in UKGoodyear has gained European accreditation for its widest-ever agricultural tyre. The monster LSW 1400/30 R46 is designed for suitably sized combines and articulated prairie prowlers such as Case IH’s Steiger… DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICESFarmgate milk prices stabilise as dairy markets improveRenewed optimism in dairy markets has prompted several major milk processors to hold farmgate milk prices at current levels, following successive months of reductions. Wholesale dairy values lifted for the… GRANTSFarmers advised to act fast on FETF 2026 schemeFarmers in England are being urged to act quickly as the latest round of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF 2026) opens on 17 March, with £50m available to… NEWSDefra cuts 15% of staff as MPs warn of expertise drainDefra has reduced its workforce by about 15% in the past year and is on track to cut about 21% of staff by 2029, as MPs warned that farmers are…
