All from last 24 hours ARABLEHow arable farms are adapting as public funding disappearsFalling government support for arable farms is creating significant financial strain and uncertainty, with direct payments being phased out and environmental funding abruptly paused. People farming, earning from social media,… ATVS AND UTVSATV-towed mini forwarder accesses awkward woodlandFreshly retired from five decades designing and building Bryce Suma post knockers, fencing aficionado Jock Bryce has turned his attention to timber harvesting. This includes securing the UK sales rights… POULTRYEgg sector in big push to oppose impending cage banThe UK egg sector is mounting a major push to resist government plans to phase out enriched cage systems for laying hens, pullets and breeder layers. The ongoing Defra-led consultation,… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: No answer to milk yield drop as rain continuesAs farmers, one of the main things we seem to talk about is the weather: too hot; too cold; too wet; too dry. At Newlands, we have a very high… FARM POLICYDefra overhauls SFI with £100,000 cap and 71 actionsDefra secretary Emma Reynolds has unveiled a major reset of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for England, capping annual payments at £100,000 and reducing the number of actions from 102…
