All from last 24 hours PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTSCountryside Stewardship Mid Tier rollovers near 80%Nearly four in five farmers offered a one-year extension to their Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreements have taken it up, underlining both the popularity of the scheme and the pressure… BUSINESS MANAGEMENTABN plans redundancies and looks to sell off feed millsMajor pig and poultry feed manufacturer ABN is looking to sell off a number of its sites as going concerns, in a bid to turn around the firm's finances. ABN,… FEED AND NUTRITIONWhy poor water management limits dairy herd potentialHow much water can a lactating dairy cow drink if she has access to ad-lib, fresh, clean and palatable water? The answer is unknown on many dairy farms, because of… BUSINESS MANAGEMENTHow farmers can transition from price-takers to price-makersFarm businesses are traditionally small-scale, primary production units that have little individual influence in a market driven by global forces and dominated by corporates. But things are changing. Demand for… UMBILICALSteel booms for new 24m Tramspread Suffolk dribble barThe latest addition to Tramspread’s Suffolk dribble bar range runs vertical-folding steel booms, making it a cheaper and easier-to-fix alternative to the existing horizontal-fold aluminium setup. It comes in a… OPINIONOpinion: Rural young men need positive role modelsMatchmaking wasn’t on my list of future careers when I left school, but once again I found myself hosting the Callander Young Farmers Take Me Out competition. Not every guy… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Big business change sees breeding flock goWe are taking a very hard look at all parts of our business, with an open mind to making change. Change became reality here last Monday when we sold our…
