All from last 24 hours FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Belgian Blue stands out from the crowdThis week’s photo of a 12-day-old Belgian Blue-sired calf was sent in by Aisling Cooney in County Tipperary in the Republic of Ireland. The family farm has a herd of Friesian,… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Relief as spring calving draws to a closeI look back over February with some relief, as we have calved 225 cows – 50% of them in 12 days – and a total of 325 have calved to… DISEASE MANAGEMENTYellow rust early warning sensors to be trialled in-fieldIn-field crop sensors that can detect the presence of active yellow rust spores are being tested on commercial farms this year, after encouraging results in Niab trials. Developed at the… GRASSLAND AND MAIZE EQUIPMENTTwo-in-one Visqueen silage cover speeds up clamp sheetingVisqueen has developed a twin-layer sheet that halves the time it takes to properly seal a silage pit. The first part of the Synergy combination is the firm’s Clingseal vacuum… FARM POLICYSenedd candidates set out rural plans at CLA conferenceProspective Senedd candidates from four parties used a rural business conference in Newport to set out their priorities for farming, tourism and rural communities ahead of May’s Welsh election. The… OPINIONOpinion: UPFs and inertia are to blame for obesity crisisPolicy shouldn’t be complicated, but somehow even the simplest ideas end up strangled in red tape. Take the straightforward notion that we should not be buying beef linked to deforestation.…
