Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Farmers have welcomed the news that Waitrose will source all of its own label lamb from British producers by summer 2021.

Staying compliant and meeting legislative requirements will always be at the forefront of cattle farmers’ actions, but Farmplan says its Cattle Manager software offers a range of features that can positively impact herd performance.

With hypothermia and starvation being the main threats to newborn lambs, Cargill is highlighting the importance of high-quality colostrum and a reliable, easy-to-use feeding system.

Rhizoctonia solani in soils could result in establishment losses of more than 80 per cent in oilseed rape.

Machinery company Lemken has developed a self-propelled field sprayer, after forming a strategic partnership with a chassis manufacturer in 2017. 

It’s a topic that’s received plenty of newspaper column inches of late and with official targets set, climate change won’t be ignored any longer.

Sainsbury’s recently held their annual Farming Conference for 500 delegates from the retailer’s agricultural supply chain. During the event Frontier Agriculture was named as Sainsbury’s joint Crop Supplier of the Year.  

In preparation for the 15th anniversary of its Open Farm Sunday event, Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) undertook research to determine how British people feel about visiting our nation’s farms.

JCB is proving a driving force in supporting the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) Programme on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate (SHRE) in the East Midlands.

On the 20th and 21st of November 2019, Agri-Linc will host its fifth annual ‘Agri-Days Event’ at its Bourne Depot.

Not content with smashing the British record back in June with a speed of 103.6mph for Fastrac One, the JCB team went one global step further.

Break crop specialist and independent farmers’ co-operative United Oilseeds has announced a pre-tax profit of £1,445,387 million for the trading year 2018 to end June 2019.