Editor’s view: FW and OFC aims: Debate, challenge, entertain
Farmers Weekly What is the point of a conference? I asked myself this question as I travelled home from Oxford last week. As most of you know, the ancient city is home to two farming events that battle to start the farming year with a bang – the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) and the Oxford […]
Video: Farm marooned after Towy River burst its banks
Farmers Weekly Livestock farms near Carmarthen, South Wales, have been left submerged after severe flooding in the Towy Valley. The farmhouse and outbuildings below were caught in the deluge in Glantowy, after the River Towy burst its banks near Llandeilo on Saturday . Farm owner, dairy farmer Deryc Rees, expressed his frustration over the flooding […]
Lib Dems ‘appalled’ after Tory minister lauds NZ lamb chops
Farmers Weekly MPs have accused a Conservative minister of “insulting” British farmers after he praised the benefits of New Zealand lamb over meat produced in the UK. Speaking during a parliamentary debate on the New Zealand and Australia trade bill on Monday 9 January, Lord Johnson of Lainston endorsed earlier comments by Lord Hannan of […]
Sugar beet grower braced for losses after frost damage
Farmers Weekly A Cereals event host farmer is expecting his sugar beet yields to take a “hit” after the crop suffered seven days of frost damage. Robert Law says sugar content has dropped from 15.5% to 14.2% in his beet, which is due to be harvested at Chrishall Grange Farm, Royston, Cambridgeshire, on Friday (13 […]
Seed growers sought for new potato organisation
Farmers Weekly A Devon farmer who allowed his cattle to graze on protected land has been ordered to pay almost £74,000. David Rillie, of Brandis Corner, near Holsworthy, also received a suspended prison sentence for illegally grazing cattle on the Whiteleigh Meadows site of special scientific interest (SSSI). See also: Natural England ‘land grab’ threatens Cornish […]
Devon farmer sentenced for illegally grazing cattle on SSSI
Farmers Weekly A Devon farmer who allowed his cattle to graze on protected land has been ordered to pay almost £74,000. David Rillie, of Brandis Corner, near Holsworthy, also received a suspended prison sentence for illegally grazing cattle on the Whiteleigh Meadows site of special scientific interest (SSSI). See also: Natural England ‘land grab’ threatens Cornish […]
Opinion: Regular staff development matters in farming
Farmers Weekly In winter, our local training group goes into overdrive. Lynne Wilson, the indefatigable organiser of Holbeach Marsh Training Group, is at her busiest when the farming calendar is quiet. No one on our farm gets to escape her crusade for personal development, but each year the individual subjects that each of us covers […]
Vegans ramp up farmland buying campaign
Farmers Weekly A vegan initiative is stepping up a campaign to outbid livestock farmers at land sales. The Vegan Land Movement (VLM) acts as a buying collective using cash generated by crowdfunding pleas. The aim is to force livestock farmers out of land acquisitions by offering inflated values. See also: 2023 challenges facing sheep farmers […]