All from last 24 hours COMPLIANCEHigh Court finds FSA slaughterhouse charging system unlawfulThe High Court has ruled that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) acted unlawfully in the way it charged slaughterhouses for official food safety controls. The decision was welcomed by meat… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESRainfall brings relief to parched crops following dry spellGrowers have welcomed widespread rainfall across much of the UK this week, helping to alleviate crop concerns following a remarkably dry spring. This year has been the warmest spring on… MARKETS AND TRENDSFresh produce body warns SPS deal 'shifts' border costsThe UK’s fresh produce sector has warned that the government’s planned sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU risks shifting more than £300m in border costs onto imports from… WHEATHow a colour sorter investment helps secure milling premiumsThe investment in a new colour sorter is helping the Wright family improve grain quality at their Leicestershire farm. With profit margins getting tighter, Wright’s Agriculture wanted to invest in… FOOT HEALTH5 steps to tackling digital dermatitis in dairy cowsLameness prevalence in UK herds remains stubbornly high, at about 30% – a figure that has changed little for decades. “Thirty years ago, our industry average [incidence] for lameness was… BUSINESS CLINICBusiness Clinic: Advice on selling own units on BNG marketWhether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Below, Lucy George, head of sustainability at Carter Jonas, advises on the considerations of undertaking… NEWSRoyal Highland Show sees livestock entries reboundThe Royal Highland Show is set for a strong livestock comeback this year, with English and Welsh exhibitors returning after last year’s bluetongue movement restrictions. Organisers the Royal Highland and… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Rotational grazing - go on, you might enjoy itThe cattle were turned out on 24 April and, hopefully, they will stay out for longer than they have been in. Weanlings are grazing where cattle have not grazed for… BRITAIN'S FITTEST FARMERBritain's Fittest Farmer: Enter your team for new eventWith the first Britain’s Fittest Farmer qualifiers fast approaching on 10 June at Cereals, held at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm, there is still time to enter Britain’s Fittest Farm… COMMUNITYSchool support grants return for farming familiesThe Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (Rabi) is once again offering up to 4,000 back-to-school grants to help farming families across England, Wales and Northern Ireland meet the cost of the…
