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ENVIRONMENT

Droughts and floods: Double challenge for farmers everywhere

Water management is a mounting challenge for farmers everywhere, with climate change ensuring many have experience of both “too much” and “too little”, sometimes in the same season. Nowhere are…

DAIRY

Advice on getting successful inseminations with sexed semen

Sexed semen has reduced the heifer or bull lottery from inseminating with a conventional straw. But its higher cost means it makes economic sense to be extra diligent with cow…

FINANCE

Bank lending to agriculture rises in mixed outlook

Parts of agriculture are listed among the business sectors suffering elevated financial stress in the Bank of England’s most recent monthly report. Hospitality, retail, construction and some manufacturers are in…

ARABLE

3 regen farmers to share expertise at Cereals event

Farmers will be sharing their knowledge and expertise on Base-UK’s regenerative agriculture stage at this year’s Cereals Event, as they discuss ways that rural businesses can grow without government support.…

MACHINERY

Claas invests in balers; Oxbo shifts merger production to UK

Production of big round and square balers has been given a €3.3m (£2.8m) boost at the Claas factory in Metz-Woippy, north-eastern France. Two new assembly lines are now in operation,…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Rain welcome but dry spell needed for silage

The last time I wrote, there was the possibility of another drought. Thankfully since then we’ve had nearly the perfect amount of rain for the time of year. Crops and…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Red diesel duty to be cut by one-third, says Treasury

Farmers and other red diesel users have been offered some respite from the relentless hike in operating costs, with news that their fuel duty is to be cut by more…

BUSINESS

Food price cap talks spark farming backlash

Farming and retail leaders have reacted angrily to reports the UK government has discussed voluntary supermarket price caps on staple foods such as bread, eggs and milk amid mounting cost-of-living…

ARABLE

Glyphosate curbs could threaten regen farming, report warns

A new report launched in Parliament has warned that restricting glyphosate use could increase production costs, reduce yields and undermine environmental gains made through conservation and regenerative agriculture. The report…