MPs urge supermarkets to create ‘buy British’ option online
Farmers Weekly Supermarkets have been urged to make it easier for online shoppers to buy British food by more than 100 MPs. An open letter to retailers, signed by MPs from parties including the Conservatives, Labour and Plaid Cymru, said offering a “buy British” option would give customers greater power in their food choices and […]
Opinion: Farming legend Temple Grandin reviews handling system
Farmers Weekly I can only describe it as the agricultural equivalent of having Tiger Woods staring at you while you take a swing at the local driving range. We’ve run tens of thousands of cattle through our handling system over the past decade, but this was very different. See also: Opinion – Honest burger is one […]
Loss of organic support in Wales poses ‘existential threat’
Farmers Weekly A Devon farm business has been fined £60,000 after a tipper truck driver was electrocuted as he delivered stone on its land. Paddy Rice, 43, was killed when he stepped out of his truck, which had struck 11,000-volt overhead power lines in a field near a huge log pile where he had been told […]
Farm fined £60,000 after driver is fatally electrocuted
Farmers Weekly A Devon farm business has been fined £60,000 after a tipper truck driver was electrocuted as he delivered stone on its land. Paddy Rice, 43, was killed when he stepped out of his truck, which had struck 11,000-volt overhead power lines in a field near a huge log pile where he had been told […]
Opinion: Give farmers information to tackle water scarcity
Farmers Weekly Farmers are experts in making valuable resources go further – getting the most from every bag of fertiliser, every hour of available daylight, every drop of red diesel. But what happens when one of their key inputs – water – dries up? In most parts of the UK, we take it for granted […]
Opinion: AI will focus on farm management, not tasks
Farmers Weekly Welcome back to This Week in Farming, our regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content and a look ahead to the next edition of the FW podcast. This week we have a special focus on Bovine TB, a forecast of a rush to exit the dairy sector, the latest harvest news and […]
This Week in Farming: TB focus, combine insight and arrests
Farmers Weekly Welcome back to This Week in Farming, our regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content and a look ahead to the next edition of the FW podcast. This week we have a special focus on Bovine TB, a forecast of a rush to exit the dairy sector, the latest harvest news and […]
Nutrient neutrality payments of millions threaten milk supply
Farmers Weekly Bovine TB is a devastating disease affecting cattle, causing significant trauma for livestock farmers and rural communities. It is the most challenging animal health disease the UK faces, costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds each year. In 2011, Defra spent £95m battling it – almost 40% of its entire animal health and […]