Live animal exports ban proposed in King’s Speech
Farmers Weekly A new Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill has been proposed to ban live exports of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain. The King’s Speech on 7 November confirmed that plans to end the live export of animals are back on the agenda. This bill will allow […]
CropLife argues case for plant protection products
Farmers Weekly A new report calls for a rethink of “overly restrictive” regulation of plant protection products (PPPs) inherited from the EU amid a warning that higher crop yields critical to UK food security won’t be achieved without synthetic pesticides. The report, commissioned by CropLifeUK, the body representing the UK’s plant science industry, says food […]
Survey: How far have women in farming come in past 10 years?
Farmers Weekly Farmers Weekly has launched a landmark survey to measure the progress which has been made for women in agriculture over the past ten years. The views of women and men are being sought as part of the research, which builds on a similar survey carried out by Farmers Weekly in 2014. It is […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 181: Could farmers be paid to store flood water?
Farmers Weekly The payment rate of £69/ha on offer to Welsh farmers under the Habitat Wales Scheme (HWS) has been described as an “insult to nature”. The Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) is the latest body to publicly criticise the HWS, the scheme that will bridge the gap between Glastir and the new Sustainable Farming […]
Habitat Wales Scheme payments criticised as ‘insult to nature’
Farmers Weekly The payment rate of £69/ha on offer to Welsh farmers under the Habitat Wales Scheme (HWS) has been described as an “insult to nature”. The Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) is the latest body to publicly criticise the HWS, the scheme that will bridge the gap between Glastir and the new Sustainable Farming […]
Opinion: My days of buying cheap heifers are over
Farmers Weekly Once a year, courtesy of an invite from the editor, I don black tie and head to the Grosvenor House Hotel in London for the Farmers Weekly awards dinner. Among all the glitter and razzamatazz, my already fragile belief in my own farming abilities is quickly shaken as a procession of farmers are invited to […]
CF Fertilisers received £32m for carbon after site closure
Farmers Weekly Fertiliser manufacturer CF Fertilisers UK, a subsidiary of CF Industries, has sold millions of pounds worth of carbon credits awarded to it by the UK government through the Emissions Trading System (ETS). Free carbon allowances were granted through the ETS scheme to provide an incentive for businesses to reduce emissions. The scheme was […]
£1m pot to tackle ammonia emissions on Welsh farms
Farmers Weekly Technology developers are being offered up to £200,000 in government cash to help reduce ammonia emissions from cattle farming in Wales amid a warning that levels are “creeping up”. The Welsh government said it was offering up to five businesses a share in a £1m pot of funding to develop technology that prevents […]