All from last 7 days SHEEPHow autumn flock resilience plan cuts lambing and cake billPrioritising fertility and challenging ewes to milk off forage has halved an autumn lambing flock’s labour requirement and saved on 27t of bought-in feed. Focus has shifted from aiming for… TELEHANDLERSLamma 2025: MX develops GDT conveyor bucket for grass silageFrench firm MX has launched a feeding bucket specifically designed to handle long-chop clamped grass. While its existing auger-based setup works effectively for maize-based rations, getting a thorough mix and… YOUNG FARMERSRebekah Housden: Memorial reminds me of preciousness of lifeIf there was ever a question of how much farming can unite people, the answer is plain to see at any rural funeral. The loss of a dear friend (for… 100HPLamma 2025: Tafe 75ph tractor targets livestock marketTafe has a new UK importer for its revamped range of five 15-series tractors. Comvex takes on the mantle from long-serving Tractors UK, which had been bringing in the Indian… CULTIVATORSLamma 2025: NRH returns with new low-disturbance subsoilerYorkshire outfit NRH Engineering, maker of presses, packers, Cambridge rolls and piggyback drill cultivators, returned to Lamma with a new low-disturbance subsoiler. The Tremor is a slimmed-down alternative to the… CULTIVATORSLamma 2025: GST Biostar rotary hoe weeds and seedsThe Biostar from Danish firm GST is another take on the rotary hoe, which can be adapted to suit different conditions. Springs can be switched on each of the hinged… FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Ted makes a stand at Beverley protestThis week’s Photo of the Week is courtesy of young Ted, who was in attendance at the recent tractor protests at Beverley Westwood in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The… CULTIVATORSLamma 2025: Sumo toolbar offers adaptable lifting and seedingBuyers in the market for a close-coupled toolbar have a new model to consider – the Sumo Yet-To-Be-Named. Displaying the tool for the first time at this year’s Lamma show,… LIVESTOCKHow to improve output from cows grazing in poor conditionsTo improve the utilisation of grazed grass this year, the focus must be on the first two grazing rounds. Poor ground conditions from February to April, with incorrect management, can… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Crazy temperature swings hard to work withAt the risk of sounding like a broken record, I’m reporting more wild fluctuations in temperature. My last article opened with the weather situation, with 9in [22.5cm] of snow falling,… OPINIONOpinion: The UK should build on its precision breeding workPrecision breeding – using technology to guide changes within a plant’s existing genetic building blocks – is a transformational development that will add to the breeder’s toolbox. As a plant… DAIRYData collection for dairy herds: What to considerDeveloping cow technology in response to the trend for fewer dairy farms milking more cows, and ongoing labour shortages, has to be more than just a data generating system. Capturing… NEWSThis Week in Farming: Glyphosate, Lamma and dairy optimismWelcome back to This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. But first, here’s your markets (opens as PDF). Keep… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Finances post-BPS dictate my stress levelsI will start my first article of 2025 by reviewing our previous year. Last year started with wet weather impeding field work. Poor cashflow caused me stress, and we had… ATVS AND UTVSLamma 2025: US-made Volcon electric UTV breaks coverThetford-based Electric Wheels has taken on the import job for Volcon UTVs, as the US firm targets European expansion. Prices for the battery-powered buggies start at about £23,000, for which… COMMUNITYWelsh farmhouse kitchens set to cook breakfasts for charityFarmhouse kitchens, cafes and village halls across Wales are set to fill the air with the smell of breakfast for charity once again. Hosted by Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW)… ROLLSLamma 2025: Terra Tech BBR folding rolls offer even pressureThanks to a new weight transfer system, Terra Tech’s BBR three-section folding ballast rolls achieve even pressure across entire working width. The setup works thanks to pressurised accumulators which shift… TELEHANDLERSLamma 2025: Extra lift capacity for Manitou MLT 742-140The introduction of a tougher boom on its ag-spec telehandlers has allowed Manitou to bump up lifting capacity throughout the range. New model numbers have been introduced as a result,… PARASITIC DISEASESHaemonchus vaccine given UK funding aidEfforts to produce an affordable vaccine for a fatal bloodsucking parasite affecting sheep farms across the globe have been given a seven-figure boost by a tech giant. The Bill and… OPINIONOpinion: More supermarkets must show they value farmersHaving done the weekly online food shop, complete with the standard bananas that inevitably won’t be ripe until the spring equinox, I glimpsed a link to the supermarket’s agriculture page.… COMMUNITYCity students discover cutting-edge farm tech at LammaMore than thirty Year 9 students from Birmingham’s city centre gained hands-on experience with high-tech farming machinery at Lamma, in an initiative intended to introduce young people to the agricultural… NEWSThirty councils join rebellion against ‘family farm tax’A growing number of councils across the UK are joining a revolt against the Labour government’s controversial inheritance tax changes, with 30 town halls now openly opposing the policy. This… FOOT AND MOUTHMeat processors call for tougher FMD measuresTougher and more rigorous measures to repel foot-and mouth-disease (FMD) are needed – that’s the call from the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA). In addition, the association argues that travellers… ENVIRONMENTGovernment off track to meet environmental targetsThe Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is calling for urgent action after its latest report revealed the government is failing to meet environmental targets and is not on course to… TAXFarmers take tractors to supermarkets in IHT protestHundreds of frustrated British farmers are taking their tractors to supermarket car parks across the country today (Friday 17 January) in a bold display of frustration over government policies they… More articles
