4 interesting farm findings from the Labour Party conference
Farmers Weekly Livestock farmers in Wales will be able to continue spreading organic manures on land at the higher rate of 250kg/ha of nitrogen a year until 2025 – where there is a crop need and subject to certain extra environmental protection conditions. The announcement follows a consultation, which had also proposed a new licensing […]
Welsh farmers welcome plan to allow higher manure applications
Farmers Weekly Livestock farmers in Wales will be able to continue spreading organic manures on land at the higher rate of 250kg/ha of nitrogen a year until 2025 – where there is a crop need and subject to certain extra environmental protection conditions. The announcement follows a consultation, which had also proposed a new licensing […]
How a Landscape Recovery project is improving biodiversity
Farmers Weekly The North Norfolk Coastal Group came together with the aim of collaborating to bring nature back to the farmed environment. The group represents more than 55,000ha of coastal habitat – with the farmland included in that total area. It is home to 14,906 species of birds, plants and invertebrates Thirty-six farmers and landowners […]
Somerset farmers hit back at Jacob Rees-Mogg ‘hormone’ comments
Farmers Weekly The North Norfolk Coastal Group came together with the aim of collaborating to bring nature back to the farmed environment. The group represents more than 55,000ha of coastal habitat – with the farmland included in that total area. It is home to 14,906 species of birds, plants and invertebrates Thirty-six farmers and landowners […]
Floods to cost Scottish farmers millions in crop losses
Farmers Weekly Severe flooding of farmland across Scotland has left farmers facing a bill running into millions of pounds, NFU Scotland has said. Extreme rainfall over a 48-hour period over the weekend caused “unprecedented damage” to farmland, crops and infrastructure, particularly in northern and western parts of Scotland, said the union. Martin Kennedy, president of NFU […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 177: Spotlight on Conservative farming policies
Farmers Weekly This week, former government minister Jacob Rees-Mogg outrages British farmers by saying he would allow hormone-treated Australian beef into the UK. We visit the Conservative Party conference in Manchester and scrutinise the government’s policies for agriculture and UK farming. See more: 4 things we learned from Conservative conference As farmers face a huge […]
Opinion: Take cattle off grass and we lose the moral high ground
Farmers Weekly I wouldn’t be a proper beef farmer if I didn’t have a rant about TB every so often, so I feel this is long overdue. First thing’s first: I’m a big believer that beef production will play a critical role in our future. Cattle grazing diverse leys that lock up carbon and improve […]
Labour to offer more slurry infrastructure cash if it wins power
Farmers Weekly Farmers and crofters in Scotland are facing serious losses and a lengthy clean up after heavy rainfall caused flooding across parts of the country, particularly in the north and west. Farmer Niall Shaw uploaded footage of dozens of silage bales being washed away down the River Array in Inverary over the weekend on […]