Farmers Weekly Ep 131: Politicians urged to back UK farming
Farmers Weekly Concerns over the spread of avian influenza are growing as case numbers soar and even units with the highest biosecurity succumb to the disease. As Defra’s housing order came into force in England on Monday, 7 November (see panel), latest figures from the Animal and Plant Health Agency revealed that almost 100 cases […]
Avian flu hits high-health units as housing order begins
Farmers Weekly Concerns over the spread of avian influenza are growing as case numbers soar and even units with the highest biosecurity succumb to the disease. As Defra’s housing order came into force in England on Monday, 7 November (see panel), latest figures from the Animal and Plant Health Agency revealed that almost 100 cases […]
Deadline looms for labour shortage survey
Farmers Weekly Time is running out for producers and growers to take part in a government survey on the agricultural labour crisis, farm leaders have warned. The survey which forms part of Defra’s Independent Review into Labour Shortages, closes at midnight on 21 November. See also: Farmers’ lump-sum exit scheme application figures released The National […]
How to plant trees to reduce poultry emissions and carbon
Farmers Weekly Time is running out for producers and growers to take part in a government survey on the agricultural labour crisis, farm leaders have warned. The survey which forms part of Defra’s Independent Review into Labour Shortages, closes at midnight on 21 November. See also: Farmers’ lump-sum exit scheme application figures released The National […]
Opinion: Never judge a book by its cover
Farmers Weekly Time is running out for producers and growers to take part in a government survey on the agricultural labour crisis, farm leaders have warned. The survey which forms part of Defra’s Independent Review into Labour Shortages, closes at midnight on 21 November. See also: Farmers’ lump-sum exit scheme application figures released The National […]
This Week in Farming: Big pickups, milk trade and avian flu
Farmers Weekly Time is running out for producers and growers to take part in a government survey on the agricultural labour crisis, farm leaders have warned. The survey which forms part of Defra’s Independent Review into Labour Shortages, closes at midnight on 21 November. See also: Farmers’ lump-sum exit scheme application figures released The National […]
UK’s largest solar farm sparks contrasting views
Farmers Weekly Plans have been unveiled for the UK’s largest solar farm covering almost 1,000ha of countryside in Oxfordshire. The 971ha (2,400-acre) Botley West Solar Farm would generate 840mW of energy – enough to power all of Oxfordshire’s 330,000 homes. Panels would be spread across three sites covering large tracts of agricultural land at Woodstock, […]
International agriculture: Prospects for Guinea
Farmers Weekly Guinea was once the major agricultural producer among the French colonies of western Africa. Over the past few decades, the sector has stagnated. Agriculture remains below its potential, representing 24% of GDP in 2018. The mining industry is the key driver of economic growth in Guinea, contributing roughly 35% to the country’s GDP. […]