Farmers invited to take part in 10th farmland bird count
Farmers Weekly A competition to help solve the challenges facing the water sector is now open for entries, with £4m up for grabs to innovators in the farming and agricultural sectors. The Water Discovery Challenge is the latest from Ofwat’s £200m Innovation Fund, which is seeking new ideas and projects to tackle issues facing the […]
Retailers and processers accused of ‘price gouging’ on food
Farmers Weekly A competition to help solve the challenges facing the water sector is now open for entries, with £4m up for grabs to innovators in the farming and agricultural sectors. The Water Discovery Challenge is the latest from Ofwat’s £200m Innovation Fund, which is seeking new ideas and projects to tackle issues facing the […]
Ofwat offers £4m for innovative water solutions
Farmers Weekly A competition to help solve the challenges facing the water sector is now open for entries, with £4m up for grabs to innovators in the farming and agricultural sectors. The Water Discovery Challenge is the latest from Ofwat’s £200m Innovation Fund, which is seeking new ideas and projects to tackle issues facing the […]
Harvesting rainwater: The benefits and how to do it on your farm
Farmers Weekly On paper, collecting rainwater would seem to make sense – water is essential for farming, can be scarce as last summer highlighted, and there’s a cost attached to taking it from mains supply, both financially and to the environment. Dig a little deeper, though, and it becomes clear it’s not a straightforward decision […]
Regional jobs ‘at risk’ of redundancy in NFU restructure
Farmers Weekly An organisational restructure at the NFU could see Britain’s biggest farming union make redundancies in the regions, Farmers Weekly understands. The union, which has 55,000 members, has seven regional offices across England, as well as its headquarters at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. It also an external affairs office in London, NFU Cymru headquarters in […]
Chris McLymont completes gruelling 268-mile charity run
Farmers Weekly Northumberland-based agronomist Chris McClymont has completed one of the world’s toughest endurance races, raising more than £5,000 for the Farming Community Network (FCN) and the cancer charity Marie Curie. The gruelling competition, known as the Winter Montane Spine Race, is in its 11th year and covers a 268-mile route through wind, snow and […]
Australian minister pushes sugar imports at Tate & Lyle factory
Farmers Weekly Australia’s agricultural minister has been touring the UK and Europe to promote export trade following the UK-Australia free-trade deal. The trade deal has been criticised by the UK farming industry and in November 2022, former Defra secretary George Eustice told the House of Commons it was “not actually a very good deal for […]
Defra approves neonics seed treatment for sugar beet crops
Farmers Weekly A Buckinghamshire beef and arable farmer is urging other farmers to think carefully before sharing their sensitive data in surveys in case it is used against them in future. Richard Heady, who farms near Milton Keynes, was asked by an abattoir whom he supplies beef to, to complete an online survey about his […]