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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…

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…

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…

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…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Growers exploit weather extremes to hit record OSR yields

Oilseed rape growers' ability to exploit weather extremes has been cited as a key factor in record-breaking yields last season. Lincolnshire grower Tim Lamyman reclaimed the oilseed rape yield world…