Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Leading farm education charity, LEAF Education in partnership with Coleg Cambria Llysfasi have launched the annual National Competition in Food, Farming and Environment.

Those looking to pass on farming or business assets need to act now to preserve full tax reliefs, which might be cut to help pay for the furloughing scheme, expert lawyers have said.

Breeders Limagrain UK are running a short and fun online quiz to find out what British farmers really know about their wheat markets and varieties. All correct entries will be entered into a prize draw to win a weather station.

Producers can now take control of the health management of individual gestating and lactating sows with Anpario’s new easy application product, Orego-Stim TD, which can be top dressed to sow daily rations. 

British food, farming and animal welfare standards are among the best in the world, and we are right to be proud of them. Sign the petition to protect our industry from lower standard imports.

KWS have missed seeing you this summer but you can still get all the information about their key varieties you need from the new virtual crop tour. Cereals 360 makes it possible to experience all their key varieties of barley, hybrid rye, oilseed rape and wheat.

After a much busier spring than was expected in the current circumstances, new season fertiliser campaigns are on the horizon while the wheat markets are looking a little more tricky.

Vehicle manufacturer Izuzu says its range of pick-ups are tough, strong and built to go the distance, making them the agricultural pick-up of choice for UK farmers and the winner of numerous accolades, including Trade Van drive for the 8th consecutive year, What Van?, Professional Pickup & 4×4.

Taking precautions against incoming vehicles, and keeping visitors to your livestock buildings to a minimum, are both an important part of protecting your herds from the spread of disease.

Bringing together equipment from manufacturers in Devon, Somerset, Lincolnshire and Suffolk, Evans and Pearce says it is proud of the grain cooling systems it has brought to the market over the past 50 years. No matter your preference for cooling grain this harvest, Evans and Pearce has systems to suit a range of situations.

The National Sheep Association has said it is disappointed to see that Covid-19 has had a serious impact on wool prices in the UK.

Polaris Britain has announced a new trade-in promotion for customers looking to upgrade their current ATV to a new 2021 Ranger 570 side-by-side.