All from last 24 hours NEWSThis Week in Farming: Old choppers, big drills and CerealsWelcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your markets (opens… LAND MARKETSMajor farms and prime arable land hit the marketThe UK land market sees several significant launches this week with substantial blocks of prime arable land and whole farms coming to the market. See also: Farms and bare land… LIVESTOCKStarter crumb v mini pellet: Which is best for chicks?Early feed intake is vital to get birds off to a good start – in those crucial first seven days, good nutrition underpins musculoskeletal development and the growth of internal… SHEEPNew matchmaking service helps sheep farmers secure grazingSheep farmers looking for extra grazing land are being encouraged to make use of a matchmaking service designed to link livestock keepers with landowners. The National Sheep Association (NSA) says… AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONTransition Farmer: Farm purchase supports pig businessPurchasing a farm has allowed pig producers Vicky and Kate Morgan and their family to strengthen the business and move towards greater self-sufficiency. We catch up with him in East… CULTIVATION AND DRILLINGStocks Ag gives 'Jet' broadcasters a big capacity boostA bigger hopper boost for Stocks Ag’s Turbo Jet and Maxi Jet seeders and granule broadcasters comes with a new design offering increased outputs from fewer refill stops. The new… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Wheat varieties are a hare v tortoise raceMy Bamford wheat has hared away this spring and, in its haste, caught a dose of septoria. The problem is, I was bitten a couple of years ago with my…
