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FEED AND NUTRITION

Top quality forage minimises feed costs in autumn-block herd

Stocking the milking platform at 5.5 livestock units a hectare is challenging. But with good grass management and making quality silage at 12MJ of metabolisable energy/kg dry matter and 16%…

MAIZE

Biostimulants show potential for UK maize growers

Oxfordshire farmer Mark Viner has seen promising results from using biostimulants to support maize crops under challenging growing conditions. Smokedown Farm, near Faringdon, moved from dairying into a large-scale calf-rearing…

TAX

How personal items can be sold without attracting CGT

Many farmers may not know that personal items, known as chattels, sold for less than £6,000 do not attract capital gains tax (CGT). In addition, the sale proceeds of certain…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Winter oats are best-looking crop on farm

We have finished planting the potatoes, and the main fertiliser applications are now complete. Our focus shifts to preparing for the harvest season. It is a busy time with spraying,…

UMBILICAL

ScotGrass: Walrus slurry pump trailer offers high-output

The latest Walrus engine driven pumping trailer from Northumberland outfit Wox Agri Services is loaded with kit to ease the burden of high-output slurry application. Key components include a four-…

RAKES AND MERGERS

ScotGrass: Roc mergers get more tech and bigger beds

A major redesign of Roc’s trailed mergers should see them cover ground quicker and, with the addition of isobus control, make life easier for operators. Both newcomers – the three-belt…

OPINION

Opinion: Muck to become more valuable as the climate changes

A pattern of wet winters followed by dry springs seems to be emerging – the wet winters leading to poorly rooted crops and the following dry springs leaving crops unable…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Farmers demand halt to fertiliser carbon tax plans

The UK government is facing mounting pressure to delay or scrap a planned carbon tax on imported fertiliser, as higher input costs linked to global energy markets and Middle East…

NEWS

Clarkson's Farm Season 5 official trailer drops

Amazon has released the official trailer for Clarkson’s Farm 5, with the latest instalment promising high-tech machinery, mounting financial pressure and one of the darkest seasons yet for Diddly Squat…

HEALTH AND WELFARE

Doubts persist after Bovaer study finds no clear impact

A major new Danish study has found no evidence that methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer increases cow mortality or reduces overall milk yield, though researchers say significant uncertainty remains over its…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 304: Fuel and fertiliser fears deepen

Fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict could leave crops rotting in fields this harvest unless food production is prioritised. We hear from CAAV adviser Jeremy Moody, who warns that…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Further pig contracts at risk as sector struggles with backlogs

Several major processors have served notice to pig producers, either terminating contracts or asking them to provide fewer pigs, as the industry struggles to tackle a growing backlog of pigs…

NEWS

Farmer fined after digestate spill kills 1,600 fish

A Cornish farmer has been fined after a digestate spill from his farm caused extensive pollution and killed about 1,600 fish in the River Ottery. Truro Magistrates Court heard that…