All from last 24 hours NEWSFW Podcast Ep 293: Big drop in farmland salesIn this episode, we discuss the reasons behind a big drop in farmland sales – and it isn't all to do with inheritance tax. We join dozens of farmers who’ve… SHEEPAdvice on feeding a home-mixed ration to pregnant ewesSheep farmers are often cautious about adopting total mixed ration feeding, in the belief that a manufactured compound is best suited to ewe intakes in late pregnancy. See also: Advice on… WORKSHOP SKILLSInventions Comp 2026: Tramline sprayer kills green wheelingsAndrew Myatt is winner of our simple category. Like many growers, Andrew Myatt has stopped putting in conventional tramlines with the drill, instead using his sprayer’s RTK guidance to follow… WORKSHOP SKILLSInventions Comp 2026: ATV-towed calf catcher improves safetyAaron Scott has won second place in our simple category. Tagging newborn calves in the company of cranky mothers is now a safer affair at Lilburn Estate in Wooler, Northumberland,… DRILLINGWelsh grower changes drill for better seed placementA change in drill and the launch of a new “mixed ration in a bale” service to local dairy, beef and sheep farmers are among the changes being implemented this… YOUNG FARMERSPeter Gittins: You can’t regulate what you don’t understand“Clueless civil servants sent to farms to learn how they work,” was the headline in the national media. It refers to Defra’s new Baseline Agricultural Training programme – a four-year…
