Author Posts: Farmers Guide

It’s an exciting year for The Arable Event, with the debut of biological seed treatments. A key date for the diary, The Arable Event takes place on the 7th June and is an important event for providing valuable information to Arable farmers for the upcoming harvest and drilling season.

LEMKEN UK will be showing their range of machinery on Stand 812 at Cereals 2023. Visit their stand to explore the LEMKEN and Steketee machines that will be on display at the show.

Fire and Rescue Services across the Thames Valley have joined forces with NFU Mutual and the NFU to launch a new six-point plan to fight farm fires this harvest.

Following a scorching summer last year and with temperatures currently on the rise, pig producers are being urged to manage heat stress to avoid the negative consequences it can have on feeding behaviour, growth rates and animal welfare.

The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) is launching a social media campaign to raise awareness of the importance of wearing a helmet when riding a sit-astride ATV and is inviting farmers to share photos where they are wearing a helmet with the hashtag #wearitandshareit.

Visitors to this year’s Cereals will be able to learn about the benefits of seaweed-derived biostimulants as the UK distributor of Algifol makes its debut at the event.

School children up and down the country have learnt about healthy eating and how food is produced through AHDB’s Food – a fact of life (FFL) education programme, which has been deemed ‘invaluable’ by teachers as an extension of the national curriculum.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is concerned the rise in dog ownership in the UK since the pandemic and increasingly seen behavioural issues in dogs highlighted by recent statistics could be behind the spike in sheep worrying attacks reported by farmers across the country.

Over half of shoppers surveyed in AHDB’s latest research want to see meat-free products displayed separately to meat products and distinct labelling to be used for plant-based meat to avoid confusion.

Latest research from NFU Mutual has shown farmers and other agricultural workers are more likely to be proactive in the face of current economic challenges such as high inflation by seeking financial advice and exploring investment opportunities.

Following feedback from 46 producers, the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has urged the government to address the escalating labour situation in the sector in its latest submission of evidence to the Migration Advisory Council (MAC).

The government has awarded £30 million in funding to over 50 innovative farming projects that will help agriculture move towards net zero, bolster food production and create more resilience and sustainability in the industry, an announcement has revealed today (Wednesday 31 May).