All from last 24 hours BEEF4 reasons to visit the National Beef Association ExpoThe National Beef Association’s flagship Beef Expo will be held at Melton Mowbray livestock market on Saturday 30 May. The biannual event – this year held under the theme “Beefing… TAXWhy some farm buildings qualify for faster tax reliefTax relief for investment in farm structures is usually limited to the 3% annual rate offered by the Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA). At this rate it takes more than… MOWERSScotGrass: Kuhn’s 14.5m plain mowers cover acres quicklyThe first of Kuhn’s gargantuan GMD 15030 plain mowers has hit UK shores and was busy devouring sizeable chunks of the ScotGrass demo area. Armed with four 3.1m Opti-disc Elite… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Capable staff allows me guilt-free time offI’ve been looking forward to May for a while now. The beginning of this month saw Amy, Freddie and me going away on our holidays for a week near Carcassonne… OPINIONOpinion: We want – and need – politicians with authenticityMy crofting neighbour heard his first cuckoo of the year on 6 April, the same day I heard my first skylark. The pastures are filled with wildflowers, the sun’s shining… PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTSDefra future farm funding webinars open this weekFarmers, land managers and rural organisations in England are being reminded to sign up for two Defra-backed webinars taking place next week. Both webinars are aimed at groups interested in… NEWSThis Week in Farming: Iran latest, OSR optimism and IHT blowWelcome 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… FARM POLICYBrexit 10 years on: Tell us your views in our FW surveyAs the 10th anniversary of the historic EU referendum approaches – on 23 June – Farmers Weekly is conducting a confidential survey to find out how our readers perceive the… POULTRYWhy more efficient egg production requires vaccination rethinkHitting the current 72-week average laying cycle in free-range egg production was once considered exceptional, but it is not uncommon now to see white bird flocks in-lay for 110 weeks.…
