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POULTRY

Benefits of premium turkey contract for beef and sheep farm

Growing turkeys is allowing a Powys farm to earn an additional income stream from its beef and sheep sheds at a time of the year when they would otherwise have…

OPINION

Opinion: Farm visits make me view what we do in a new light

Any farmer questioning their future and weighing up the pros and cons of continuing to knacker themselves out on a daily basis for nothing would be forgiven for throwing in…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Lobbying brings positive NZ legislation change

There has been a hectic five months of lobbying to help achieve positive legislative change in New Zealand. The environment is managed in this country by the Resource Management Act,…

TRACTORS

Driver's View: Ben Sharp’s Case IH Optum 300

Case IH’s Puma 260 might be the obvious match for the 300hp tractors featured in this series, but, with the near-identical T7.300 already covered, we’re instead focusing on a model…

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Just 7,000 GB dairy farmers in production as prices slide

The UK dairy sector has seen further consolidation in the past year, as the industry shifts to fewer producers delivering larger volumes of milk. The number of GB dairy farmers…

FARM POLICY

Farmers to rally in London over IHT as Finance Bill returns

Farmers are set to return to Westminster tomorrow (16 December) as the Finance Bill comes before MPs for its second reading, renewing pressure on the government over proposed changes to…

NEWS

Lancashire 'mega' solar farm to run alongside sheep farming

A large solar farm allowing continued agricultural use has been approved on farmland in Lancashire, with councillors backing a renewable energy scheme that will see sheep graze beneath raised panels…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 284: Battle to save biodiversity net gain

In this episode, is the government about to backtrack on plans to pay farmers for creating and improving wildlife habitats? We report from the frontline on the battle to save…

FARM POLICY

SFS still needs work prior to launch, says NFU Cymru

With only weeks remaining before Wales’s new farming support scheme, the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) launches, more must be done to ensure it is fit for purpose, according to NFU…

NEWS

Defra reveals farmer research projects under Adopt programme

The latest research projects under the government’s Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (Adopt) programme have been revealed by Defra farming minister Dame Angela Eagle, including new technology trials tackling…

FARM POLICY

Irish farm leader drives tractor to Brussels for mass demo

Irish Farmers Association (IFA) president Francie Gorman set off on Monday morning (15 December) to drive a tractor from Dublin to Brussels, where he will join farmers from across Europe…