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INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption

UK fertiliser prices held relatively flat over the new year, but the market now appears to be lifting as supply chain disruption starts to feed through into prices. The fertiliser…

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

UK dairy markets find floor, but prices remain in decline

Dairy commodity prices may have finally reached a floor after months of falls, according to the AHDB, however farmgate prices remain under pressure due to excess milk volumes. AHDB’s UK…

FARM POLICY

Bradshaw defends end of NFU’s family farm tax campaign

NFU president Tom Bradshaw has defended the union’s decision to end its Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign, insisting the organisation secured the best possible outcome while laying the groundwork…

BUSINESS

Farming Connect programme gets £11m to help implement SFS

The Welsh government has allocated £11m to its Farming Connect programme to help it support farmers as they prepare for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). The SFS launched on 1…

NEWS

Skills shortages threaten future of UK food and farming

A new report released today (28 January) warns that labour and skills shortages are putting UK food security at risk. It calls for the industry, education and government to act…

MARKETS AND TRENDS

Non-stun slaughter in spotlight as petition tops 100,000

Pressure is mounting for a review of the labelling of meat from animals slaughtered without pre-stunning, with a recent petition having attracted over 108,000 signatures – enough to trigger a…

NEWS

Judicial review granted for farmers over pylon plans

More than 300 farmers and landowners have been granted permission to challenge the conduct of energy firm Green GEN Cymru in the High Court over proposed electricity infrastructure developments. The…

COVER CROPS

The role of cover crops in nitrogen management for potatoes

A review into how cover crops affect nitrogen uptake in following potato crops has confirmed one thing – it is complicated. Despite these complexities, the review also concluded that cover…

SPRAYERS

Forward-control Fastrac offers plenty of versatility

Landquip is the latest manufacturer to have a crack at exploiting the potential versatility of JCB’s Fastrac by converting it into a front-cabbed implement carrier. The newly minted Trac-Con tractor…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

What farmers can do to protect newly planted trees

A record 20,660ha of woodland were created in 2023-24, with more than 20m new trees planted across the UK. But significant tree losses during the early growing phase are slowing…

COMMUNITY

Lincs farmer urges prostate cancer checks after scare

Lincolnshire arable farmer Andrew Ward used his final meeting as an NFU council member to urge farmers to take prostate cancer seriously and seek early testing. Mr Ward, an arable…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Heifer weights on track in run-up to calving

With January just about gone, we are on the verge of getting busy with calving once again. It was with great relief that we passed our annual bovine TB test…