Opinion: It takes a good listener to become a good leader
Farmers Weekly Selling excess stored carbon or carbon associated with emission reductions as carbon credits could be a lucrative new income stream for farmers. In theory, at least. It will help other firms offset their unavoidable carbon emissions after that firm has taken all steps to reduce its emissions and achieve net-zero targets. But the […]
Police helicopter helps rural crime teams catch hare coursers
Farmers Weekly Seven police forces that joined together to crack down on hare coursing across the east of England last year are now working with the National Police Air Service (NPAS) to respond quicker to rural crime as it happens. Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent police forces have reduced hare coursing incidents […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 129: Inflation, methane tractors and bird flu
Farmers Weekly In this week’s episode, UK farm input costs have increased by 34% over the past year – so exactly how can farmers combat soaring ag-inflation? We meet the dairy farmers cushioning their business against input cost increases by powering their tractor with methane produced by their cows. We assess the impact of the […]
New feed additive could help cut cow methane by 45%
Farmers Weekly A new feed additive to help farmers cut methane emissions from cows could be available as early as next year from Bovaer. Feed additives must go through a proper authorisation process. This means a review must be carried out of all aspects of safety for consumers, animals, and the environment. See also: How a […]
This Week in Farming: Truss, slurry and inflation
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, Saturday’s round-up of the best stories in agriculture. Here are the five biggest agenda-setting topics from the past seven days, as well as a look ahead to this week’s Farmers Weekly Podcast. Truss departure It’s been another week of turmoil in Westminster after Liz Truss […]
Opinion: Right tree in the right place – but what about the weather?
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, Saturday’s round-up of the best stories in agriculture. Here are the five biggest agenda-setting topics from the past seven days, as well as a look ahead to this week’s Farmers Weekly Podcast. Truss departure It’s been another week of turmoil in Westminster after Liz Truss […]
Ag student jailed for crash that killed his friend
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, Saturday’s round-up of the best stories in agriculture. Here are the five biggest agenda-setting topics from the past seven days, as well as a look ahead to this week’s Farmers Weekly Podcast. Truss departure It’s been another week of turmoil in Westminster after Liz Truss […]
New Zealand farmers hit streets to protest cow burp-tax plans
Farmers Weekly Hundreds of fed-up farmers have taken to the streets across New Zealand to protest against their government’s plans to tax greenhouse gas emissions from farm animals. Farm lobby group Groundswell New Zealand helped to co-ordinate more than 50 protests in towns and cities across the country, including large convoys of tractors and 4x4s […]