All from last 24 hours WEED MANAGEMENTGlyphosate – pros and cons of another GB licence renewalAfter more than 40 years of continuous use in agriculture, the future of glyphosate is again in the spotlight following a succession of expirations, extensions and renewals since 2002. Last… NUTRITION AND FERTILISERAdvice on gaining a clear picture of soil nitrogen levelsWith some uncertainty about how much residual nitrogen is in soils, growers are being urged to consider getting fields tested ahead of early fertiliser applications. Hutchinsons fertiliser and crop nutrition specialist Rob Jewers says there are two… BREEDING AND FERTILITYHow cattle in-vitro fertilisation breeds more elite femalesThe use of in-vitro fertilisation in cattle breeding is growing globally, driven by advances in genomics and an increasing desire among farmers to breed more intensively from their best animals.… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Tariff chaos bound to affect commodity pricesThe world has seen another senior moment from Trump, first threatening tariffs on a few EU countries and Britain over Greenland before changing his mind and dropping the idea. We’ve… DIVERSIFICATIONLegal blocks to look for when planning farm diversificationsThose planning a new farm-based venture should check for any legal restrictions first, say advisers. These can include restrictive covenants and historic overage or clawback clauses in sales contracts going… FERTILISER SPREADERSAmazone EasyMatch offers fert spreading settings by photoPulling up fertiliser spreading settings just by taking a photo of the material to be applied is the latest time- and hassle-saving development from Amazone. EasyMatch was made available as… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESMargins tighten for beef finishers as abattoirs cut pricesA number of major meat processors have cut base prices for beef cattle in the past week, as more animals come forward. Finished beef prices have been well supported throughout… FARM POLICYEU alignment risks £810m hit to UK farm incomesAligning Great Britain’s crop protection rules with the EU’s is set to slash farming profit by up to £810m and trigger steep falls in UK crop production, according to new… INPUT MARKETS AND PRICESFertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruptionUK fertiliser prices held relatively flat over the new year, but the market now appears to be lifting as supply chain disruption starts to feed through into prices. The fertiliser… DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICESUK dairy markets find floor, but prices remain in declineDairy commodity prices may have finally reached a floor after months of falls, according to the AHDB, however farmgate prices remain under pressure due to excess milk volumes. AHDB’s UK… FARM POLICYBradshaw defends end of NFU’s family farm tax campaignNFU president Tom Bradshaw has defended the union’s decision to end its Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign, insisting the organisation secured the best possible outcome while laying the groundwork… BUSINESSFarming Connect programme gets £11m to help implement SFSThe Welsh government has allocated £11m to its Farming Connect programme to help it support farmers as they prepare for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). The SFS launched on 1… NEWSSkills shortages threaten future of UK food and farmingA new report released today (28 January) warns that labour and skills shortages are putting UK food security at risk. It calls for the industry, education and government to act…
