All from last 24 hours CRIMEFarm machinery targeted in cash machine ram-raidsFarmers in Devon and Cornwall are being urged to secure machinery after a spate of cashpoint thefts in which stolen telehandlers and 4x4s were used to rip ATMs from buildings.… NEWSFears raised that ASF-affected food may be on sale in UKFresh concerns have been raised about the UK’s border controls after it emerged that products from a Vietnamese food manufacturer at the centre of an African swine fever scandal were… DAIRYHow integrated data systems could transform livestock farmsTechnology using artificial intelligence has the potential to transform management of livestock farms, but further development to integrate disparate data sources is needed to truly unlock farm-changing insights. Such integrated… NUTRITION AND FERTILISERCornish farmer puts variable-rate nitrogen tech to the testExpenditure on nitrogen will be a key focus for arable farmers this season, with many looking to make marginal savings on application rates to make inputs go further. For those… DISEASE MANAGEMENTFungicide-resistant late blight strain detected in UKThe presence of a concerning potato late blight genotype has been confirmed in the UK for the first time, following its discovery in volunteer potatoes in Suffolk last autumn. The… ROOT CROP EQUIPMENTStanden tweaks UniPlus stone separator for easier maintenanceStanden Engineering reckons to have cut the time and hassle involved in replacing the first four star rotors on its big capacity UniPlus clod and stone separator. Instead of easing… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: AHDB Recommended List not giving me what I needWith luck and a little bit of judgement we have managed to improve the grazing of the cover crops after not getting it right last year. We got the sheep… OPINIONOpinion: Farmers have been 'heroes' of consumer cost controlThe advertising guru Rory Sutherland (if you don’t know who he is, you should look him up) recently posted a piece of work about property inflation versus food price inflation…
