All from last 24 hours MARKET OPPORTUNITIESWhy one farm switched from dairy to hay, straw and treesA Leicestershire farming family has built a more resilient farming business, diversifying into selling hay, straw and Christmas trees direct to the public alongside cereal cropping. This summer, Jim Mount,… NEWSMinister misled on gene editing labelling rulesA High Court judge has ruled that ministers were wrongly advised about their powers to introduce labelling and traceability requirements for gene-edited products when developing England’s precision breeding regulations. In… WILDLIFESupplementary feeding lifts winter farmland bird countsFarms providing supplementary feeding recorded higher numbers of several farmland bird species that are in long-term national breeding decline, according to the latest Big Farmland Bird Count. The annual survey,… NEWSScotch meat campaign targets summer of sportScottish red meat producers are primed to cash in on a summer of major sporting events, with a new campaign promoting Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and Prime Scottish Pork to… BUSINESSCall to ban imports over use of antibiotics as growth promotersIndustry and veterinary leaders have backed calls for a UK import ban on products from animals given growth-promoting antibiotics, citing public health concerns and fairer competition for farmers. The Alliance… BREXITSPS deal with the EU due to be agreed next monthA sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU is scheduled to be agreed between parties on 13 July, according to senior UK and EU officials, with regulatory alignment set… FARM POLICYNFU leader urges government action on food securityThe government must match its rhetoric on food security with policies that support domestic food production, NFU deputy president Paul Tompkins has said. Speaking at the University of Cambridge’s Cambridge… NEWSAnalysis: Scottish farming demands delivery after SNP pledgesScottish agriculture enters a new parliamentary term with farm support largely settled, but delivery still uncertain. The Scottish National Party’s (SNP’s) commitment to maintain more than £660m a year in… BUSINESSDiversified Oxford estate and Caerphilly family farmA ring-fenced farming estate with 810 acres of arable land and 176 acres of pasture, parkland and woodland is being launched for sale in what is described as a “rare… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Chwilboeth chaos and sweaty silage camaraderieI’m writing this on the hottest day of the year (so far). It’s 31C outside, which is a temperature everyone knows Welsh people biologically cannot function in, so I’ve hastily… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Burden of risk in cattle trade must be sharedWe have a brief respite before the summer workload of silage, hay and breeding begins. It’s a time to reflect on the spring just passed and work out where it… SPRAYERSQuad-X develops trailed 700-litre liquid fert applicatorATV implements specialist Quad-X has added a 700-litre trailed sprayer to its range, with liquid fertiliser application to grassland very much in mind. It’s specced primarily to operate behind a… MACHINERYTractorbumper increases safety, weight and storage with styleThe latest addition to UK importer Lynx Engineering’s growing product portfolio comes from The Netherlands. Tractorbumper combines enhanced road safety and sleek, clean design with a variety of weight, storage… OPINIONEditor's View: Stability is the new subsidy for farmersIf there’s a common thread running through the headlines in this week’s News section, it’s not the future of environmental schemes, the latest trade disputes, or even the size of… BUSINESSWhy farm diversification plans need early discussion of riskScottish farming is facing a period of profound change. From volatile markets and labour shortages to climate pressures and emerging risks that many farmers may not yet have considered, agricultural…
