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Farm scale trials: Adding value financially and environmentally to the farm business
1st June 2022
Hutchinsons Helix farms provide a regional ‘test-bed’ for ideas and technologies which are generated through the national Helix programme. Rachel Hicks visited Helix East Anglia in May to discuss the current focuses, including nutrient usage efficiency, wheat blends and endophyte seed treatments.
Men in rural areas least likely to seek mental health support, survey finds
2nd March 2022
Samaritans has launched a campaign to reach men in rural communities who are struggling to cope, as a survey reveals less than half would seek support if they struggled with their mental health.
Should we be worried about the UK’s first human case of H5 avian flu?
14th January 2022
After the first human case of H5 avian flu was detected in the UK, Farmers Guide spoke to virologist Dr Phillip Gould about this rare species jump, and what farmers should be aware of as H5N1 cases escalate in UK birds.
Farmers urged to check NVZ maps as first appeal deadline nears
26th January 2017
Farmers are being urged to check if they are in a designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) ahead of the first appeal deadline next week. The first tranche of NVZ designation
Over 90 per cent of growers fail to break even on winter wheat
26th January 2017
Over 90 per cent of growers failed to make a profit on their 2015 winter wheat crop, show the latest figures released by the Farm Business Survey, carried out by
