All from last 24 hours NEWSThis Week in Farming: Iran, tail docking and JCB reviewWelcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the most important Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your market… SOILSSoil tech solutions target compaction and green farm energyTwo emerging technologies offer a novel way to crack soil compaction and harness electricity generation from soil bacteria. We take a look at how they work. See also: Home-grown pulse incentive… DAIRYHow slurry investment will slash dairy unit’s energy billsIt takes courage to spend more than £700,000 on a small-scale anaerobic digestion plant and slurry separator when milk prices are under pressure. However, the new setup at a Cumbrian… FARM ENERGYHow to assess whether rooftop solar is right for your farmWith equipment costs at historic lows and a favourable government policy towards renewables, now could be a good opportunity to invest in rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. However, this is… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Planning permission for new digestate lagoonOnce again, the season begins with a conversation about the weather. To date, we have recorded just under 300mm of rainfall – almost one-third of our annual average. Including November… ATVS AND UTVSHeated grips and thumb warmers for Yamaha Kodiak Kiwami ATVsYamaha has added a smattering of extra features to its 450 and 700 Kodiak ATVs to form two top-spec Kiwami variants. As standard, these models come with heated grips and… COMMUNITYFamous London rescue centre seeks rural homes for petsBattersea Cats and Dogs Home is calling for rural households to rehome independent cats and selected dog breeds suited to farms and countryside properties across the UK. The charity is… CONTRACTOR COMMENTContractor Comment: Diversification key for DRA FabbFirst in the hotseat for this new series of Contractor Comment is Dan Fabb, proprietor of eponymous Cambridgeshire outfit DRA Fabb. Q: How did you get into contracting? I worked… TENANCIES AND RENTSCall to delay £67m Tulchan Estate sale over tenant rightsThe Scottish Tenant Farmers Association has called for the sale of the 8,800ha Tulchan Estate in Moray to be delayed as tenants say they were denied their legal pre-emptive right… NEWSFarage vows to replace SFS and cut farm red tapeReform UK leader Nigel Farage has pledged to replace Wales’ Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) and cut farm red tape as the party launched its Senedd election manifesto. Speaking at the… NEWSMinisters ease bluetongue restrictions on cross-border tradeCross-border livestock trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland can resume from Friday 6 March after ministers authorised reciprocal derogations allowing cross-border movements of bluetongue-susceptible animals. The decision… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESSmall abattoirs at ‘dangerous tipping point’A Welsh abattoir owner has warned the UK’s network of small slaughterhouses is at a “dangerous tipping point”, as rising regulatory costs threaten to force more local facilities out of…
