Deadline looms for £13m Slurry Infrastructure grant scheme
Farmers Weekly An important deadline is approaching for farmers considering applications for the £13m Slurry Infrastructure grant, industry leaders have warned. Online eligibility checks via Defra’s website must be carried out by 31 January. See also: 2023 challenges facing sheep farmers and how to face them The National Pig Association urged its members to visit […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 138: Will new SFI payment rates appeal to farmers?
Farmers Weekly Farmers are demanding answers after a packet of apples mislabelled as grown in Germany was found carrying the Red Tractor logo. An eagle-eyed farmer spotted the Braeburn apples retailing at a Co-op store and he posted the photo on the Farming Forum (TFF). See also: Non-assured growers should get access to feed mills, […]
Red Tractor Co-op British apples labelled as German origin
Farmers Weekly Farmers are demanding answers after a packet of apples mislabelled as grown in Germany was found carrying the Red Tractor logo. An eagle-eyed farmer spotted the Braeburn apples retailing at a Co-op store and he posted the photo on the Farming Forum (TFF). See also: Non-assured growers should get access to feed mills, […]
Mike Neaverson: New tractor prices make me hanker for old kit
Farmers Weekly I have about as little interest in new tractors as I do in taking horse riding lessons, or operating a cattery. If a machine has tyres of an adequate dimension and sufficient ponies to rotate them, I couldn’t really care what stable it has bolted out of. As I get older, what I […]
Opinion: Strike action not an option for disgruntled farmers
Farmers Weekly Like the return of some ghoul from troubled times past, the news bulletins seem to be full of strikes and threats of industrial action. It has even been mentioned that farmers should consider some sort of strike action, although this sentiment rather misses the point that strikes are essentially disputes between employers and […]
OFC 2023: Farmers told to back public money for public goods
Farmers Weekly Farmers and land managers in England should get behind Defra’s “public money for public goods” mantra or face the possibility of cuts to the agricultural budget, a population biologist has warned. Sir Charles Godfray, a population biologist and fellow of the Royal Society, said the £3bn annual government budget for the farming sector […]
Daera unveils plan to slash farm emissions
Farmers Weekly When you push people to the limit, anger is only a heartbeat away. This year is set to drive many farmers even harder to stay solvent if input costs remain high and output prices come under further pressure. On top of that, farmers in England will see another sharp cut to their area […]
Editor’s View: Could 2023 be year that farmer anger erupts?
Farmers Weekly When you push people to the limit, anger is only a heartbeat away. This year is set to drive many farmers even harder to stay solvent if input costs remain high and output prices come under further pressure. On top of that, farmers in England will see another sharp cut to their area […]