Opinion: Hysteria about ‘killer cattle’ helps no one
Farmers Weekly It normally takes a lot to get me riled, but sitting down with The Sunday Times recently, I was left gasping in disbelief at their magazine. On the front cover was a group of dairy heifers and, printed underneath, the words “Natural Born Killers”. Such tabloid-style scaremongering was enough to terrify anyone walking […]
Cows fed daffodil extract may cut methane emissions by third
Farmers Weekly A daffodil extract added to livestock feed could reduce methane emissions from dairy cows by 30% if a project at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is successful. Daffodils produce a compound that prevents ruminants from generating methane. Research at SRUC has shown that adding an extract from the flower to livestock feed reduced methane […]
Efsa glyphosate review finds ‘no critical areas of concern’
Farmers Weekly The EU’s food safety regulator has published its peer assessment on glyphosate, which concludes the world’s most widely used weedkiller does not pose “unacceptable” risks to health. The European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) published a summary of its assessment and peer review of glyphosate on 6 July. It found “no critical areas of […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 164: Controversy over Penwith SSSI decision
Farmers Weekly This week, we look into Natural England’s controversial decision to designate Penwith Moors in Cornwall the UK’s largest SSSI. As a flaming June means it’s all go for harvest 23, we find out whether early yields are meeting expectations. We ask why the UK animal vaccine supply chain has been so disrupted. See […]
Opinion: Knowledge transfer key to optimal field performance
Farmers Weekly It was heartening to see the NFU convene a well-attended parliamentary event on the issue of rural mental health, drawing on a members’ survey indicating that the tumultuous state of the industry in recent years was having a significant impact on the wellbeing of many farmers. In May, the Environment, Food and Rural […]
Opinion: Why we need to get better at talking about mental health
Farmers Weekly It was heartening to see the NFU convene a well-attended parliamentary event on the issue of rural mental health, drawing on a members’ survey indicating that the tumultuous state of the industry in recent years was having a significant impact on the wellbeing of many farmers. In May, the Environment, Food and Rural […]
This Week in Farming: This harvest, next harvest and LMFAOs
Farmers Weekly Welcome to This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the hottest topics from Farmers Weekly. Here are five themes that have been at the top of my agenda this week, as well as a look ahead to what’s coming up in the next edition of the Farmers Weekly podcast. Harvest kicks off […]
How to apply for a hedgecutting derogation in England
Farmers Weekly Welcome to This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the hottest topics from Farmers Weekly. Here are five themes that have been at the top of my agenda this week, as well as a look ahead to what’s coming up in the next edition of the Farmers Weekly podcast. Harvest kicks off […]