Author Posts: Farmers Guide

The ‘Milk Your Moments’ dairy promotional campaign was seen by 29.5 million people in the national press and 33 million across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter since its launch in mid-May.

UK meat sector will start losing EU orders within 12 weeks unless government provides clarity on trade arrangements.

A petition urging the government not to allow cheap, low-quality imports to undermine British farmers has now reached over one million signatures in just over two weeks.

Resistance strains to the highly popular blight fungicide fluazinam developed in the UK population probably because of over use of a single active. Looking at The Pesticide Usage Survey, going back several years, the usage of fluazinam has been as high as 384,000 hectares in 2010.

Rain showers and warming temperatures have heightened the threat of potato blight with Hutton Criteria disease warnings declared across many of the UK’s key growing regions.

John Deere has added two new X-Series combine harvester models to its 2021 harvesting line-up to help large-scale farmers harvest more tonnes per hour and more hectares per day, specifically in tough, high yielding, wet conditions.

Leading rural insurer NFU Mutual, has launched a checklist to help farmers keep themselves, their families and workers safe through what could be one of the most challenging harvests since the Second World War.

National conservation charity, the Countryside Restoration Trust (CRT), launches its first virtual CRT Village Show on 15th June 2020, with a series of free online competitions and activities the whole family can enjoy throughout the summer via its new website.

As New Holland Agriculture turns 125 years old, it celebrates more than a century of commitment to five generations of farmers across the globe – making their lives easier and the agricultural business more efficient and sustainable.

In a bid to change mind sets Suffolk farmer Brian Barker wants to see how far he can lower inputs whilst boosting crop yields and profit margins.

Vets are calling on the retail and food service sector to give priority to British produce, even if future trade deals enable the import of foods produced to lower standards.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is welcoming several recommendations made in the newly released report ‘The Future for Small Abattoirs in the UK: Report on an inquiry into small red meat abattoir provision’.