All from last 24 hours VARIETY SELECTIONNew wheat variety shows resilience over a testing seasonThe new winter wheat feed variety Challenger is set to be in high demand for this autumn’s drilling season due to its resilient qualities and good agronomics seen on farm.… BALERS AND WRAPPERSScotGrass: Surprising demand for little MF square balerPlenty of farmers and contractors continue to earn a decent crust from small square bales, evidenced by the 30 annual UK sales of Massey Ferguson’s SB 1842S. Priced at about… FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Busy week drilling at Small Acres FarmThis week's photo is from Dan Clayton, who's fabulous photos have featured here before. It shows Dan drilling spring crops on his family farm – Small Acres Farm – with… BEEF4 reasons to visit the National Beef Association ExpoThe National Beef Association’s flagship Beef Expo will be held at Melton Mowbray livestock market on Saturday 30 May. The biannual event – this year held under the theme “Beefing… TAXWhy some farm buildings qualify for faster tax reliefTax relief for investment in farm structures is usually limited to the 3% annual rate offered by the Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA). At this rate it takes more than… MOWERSScotGrass: Kuhn’s 14.5m plain mowers cover acres quicklyThe first of Kuhn’s gargantuan GMD 15030 plain mowers has hit UK shores and was busy devouring sizeable chunks of the ScotGrass demo area. Armed with four 3.1m Opti-disc Elite… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Capable staff allows me guilt-free time offI’ve been looking forward to May for a while now. The beginning of this month saw Amy, Freddie and me going away on our holidays for a week near Carcassonne… OPINIONOpinion: We want – and need – politicians with authenticityMy crofting neighbour heard his first cuckoo of the year on 6 April, the same day I heard my first skylark. The pastures are filled with wildflowers, the sun’s shining… PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTSDefra future farm funding webinars open this weekFarmers, land managers and rural organisations in England are being reminded to sign up for two Defra-backed webinars taking place next week. Both webinars are aimed at groups interested in…
