All from last 24 hours DAIRYData collection for dairy herds: What to considerDeveloping cow technology in response to the trend for fewer dairy farms milking more cows, and ongoing labour shortages, has to be more than just a data generating system. Capturing… NEWSThis Week in Farming: Glyphosate, Lamma and dairy optimismWelcome back to This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. But first, here’s your markets (opens as PDF). Keep… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Finances post-BPS dictate my stress levelsI will start my first article of 2025 by reviewing our previous year. Last year started with wet weather impeding field work. Poor cashflow caused me stress, and we had… ATVS AND UTVSLamma 2025: US-made Volcon electric UTV breaks coverThetford-based Electric Wheels has taken on the import job for Volcon UTVs, as the US firm targets European expansion. Prices for the battery-powered buggies start at about £23,000, for which… COMMUNITYWelsh farmhouse kitchens set to cook breakfasts for charityFarmhouse kitchens, cafes and village halls across Wales are set to fill the air with the smell of breakfast for charity once again. Hosted by Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW)… ROLLSLamma 2025: Terra Tech BBR folding rolls offer even pressureThanks to a new weight transfer system, Terra Tech’s BBR three-section folding ballast rolls achieve even pressure across entire working width. The setup works thanks to pressurised accumulators which shift… TELEHANDLERSLamma 2025: Extra lift capacity for Manitou MLT 742-140The introduction of a tougher boom on its ag-spec telehandlers has allowed Manitou to bump up lifting capacity throughout the range. New model numbers have been introduced as a result,… PARASITIC DISEASESHaemonchus vaccine given UK funding aidEfforts to produce an affordable vaccine for a fatal bloodsucking parasite affecting sheep farms across the globe have been given a seven-figure boost by a tech giant. The Bill and… OPINIONOpinion: More supermarkets must show they value farmersHaving done the weekly online food shop, complete with the standard bananas that inevitably won’t be ripe until the spring equinox, I glimpsed a link to the supermarket’s agriculture page.… COMMUNITYCity students discover cutting-edge farm tech at LammaMore than thirty Year 9 students from Birmingham’s city centre gained hands-on experience with high-tech farming machinery at Lamma, in an initiative intended to introduce young people to the agricultural…
