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TAX

High Court date set for APR legal challenge

A High Court date has been set for a landmark legal challenge over the government’s proposed changes to agricultural and business property relief (APR and BPR) from inheritance tax. Law…

CRIME

New livestock-worrying laws coming into force

A major overhaul of livestock-worrying laws comes into force on 18 March, in a move that police and industry leaders say should give farmers in England and Wales stronger protection…

FEED AND NUTRITION

Forage maize yield more than double under film, trial shows

The impact on a farm’s cost of production from more than doubling forage maize yield, from 7t dry matter/ha to 18t, is significant. This yield benefit was seen when the…

PEST MANAGEMENT

How odour, sound and vibrations can control crop pests

Could weaponising odour, sound or microbes found naturally on crop leaves be the solution to some of the toughest pest challenges growers face?  From scent-based repellents that disguise crops from…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Formalised partnership helps avoid tax burden

Winter for many of us is a time for taking stock of the business and preparing for the spring. As one of the greatest procrastinators of the modern era, this…

LAMBING

Cold milk fed to surplus lambs as good as warm, trial shows

Feeding cold milk to surplus lambs can result in daily liveweight gain and weaning weights comparable with those fed warm milk, according to new research. But care must be taken…

OPINION

Opinion: 7 things I’ve learned from rewilding

I’ve been working at one of lowland Britain’s most famous rewilding projects for more than three years now, and what a wild time (pun intended) it’s been so far. I…

MOWERS

RT Sales’ stabilising frame reduces mower strain on tractors

Mowing tractors could be in for an easier life, thanks to a nifty stabilising frame developed by RT Sales that promises to reduce the strain on cross-shafts and linkages. The…