All from last 24 hours MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESSuperb lamb trade surpasses £9/kg deadweightThe lamb trade has been as hot as the weather in the past week, with prices at their highest levels for two years. Tight supplies, strong exports and exceptional seasonal… NEWSFW Podcast Ep 306: Hare-coursing clampdownThis week, police pledge tougher action on hare coursing after an Essex farmer suffers almost 200 incidents in eight months. The government unveils plans to slash tariffs on 100 food… CROP WATCHCrop Watch: Bank Holiday heatwave adds to crop stressThis week's sunny spell is helping boost grain fill in winter barley crops, while counties in the South and East are in need of rain to revitalise crop growth. Here's… 301-400HPFirst impressions: New 8340’s cab is a Deutz-Fahr revolutionNot for the first time, green tractors of German provenance stole the headlines at November’s Agritechnica show. Only this time, John Deere, Fendt and Claas bods were among the spectators… COMMUNITYDog training targets rise in sheep worrying casesA Bedfordshire dog trainer is offering "livestock desensitisation" clinics to help owners control their dogs around sheep, as new data reveals continued risks to flocks during and after the lambing… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Flexible grazing decisions key in dry springWith the weather this spring being remarkably similar to last year, we are extremely pleased we made the decision to shut one field up at lambing time. If it hadn’t… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGFarmers complete Lands End to John O'Groats cycle challengeA group of intrepid cyclists have completed a gruelling 1,000 mile-plus bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats. Led by Midlands farmers Rod Adlington and Guy Minshull, the charity… COMPLIANCETime to 'level the playing field' for farm-assured UK grainFarm assurance scheme operators need to step up their efforts to secure fairer treatment for home-produced grain when competing with unassured imported grain at UK feed mills. That is one…
