Farmers set to benefit from £7m internet connectivity fund
Farmers Weekly Small abattoirs will be able to apply for new funding later this year to improve productivity and enhance animal welfare, under new plans proposed by the government. Industry representatives have welcomed the announcement of a consultation on the proposal, but warned the government needs to move much more quickly to stem the tide […]
Opinion: BNG rules punish biodiversity pioneers
Farmers Weekly My school reports seemed to focus on my underperformance. So being “criticised” for overperformance in my recent natural capital audits brought a smirk of irony. Those end-of-term assessments were a litany of “could do betters” and “we must remain positive he has left plenty of room for improvement”. See also: Opinion – collaboration […]
NFU formalises backing for GWP* methane measurement
Farmers Weekly The NFU is supporting the implementation of a new global warming measurement metric, GWP*, as an alternative to the existing GWP100. GWP* (for global warming potential) is used to measure greenhouse gas emissions and their potential impact on the climate. Unlike the existing measures, it takes into account the natural fall of atmospheric […]
Elon Musk weighs in on Irish dairy cull proposal
Farmers Weekly The Irish government’s proposal to reduce its national dairy herd to help achieve its climate change targets has picked up global attention from Twitter owner Elon Musk. Mr Musk, ranked by Forbes as the world’s second richest person, said: “This really needs to stop. Killing some cows doesn’t matter for climate change.” The […]
Sepa warns of summer water abstraction restrictions
Farmers Weekly Below-average rainfall in May has led to increased water scarcity across Scotland, raising fears of a summer drought and restrictions on abstracting water. Scotland received only 44% of the long-term average rainfall across the country in May and, with little rain forecast for the coming few weeks, the situation is expected to worsen […]
Opinion: Single-interest thinking is bad for the countryside
Farmers Weekly Fire and rescue services across the Thames Valley are urging farmers to take precautions against farm fires as the harvest season approaches. Creating a new six-point plan for farmers to follow, the initiative, which is backed by the NFU and rural insurer NFU Mutual, comes as the cost of farm and agricultural machinery […]
Farm fire protection advice issued amid water scarcity warning
Farmers Weekly Fire and rescue services across the Thames Valley are urging farmers to take precautions against farm fires as the harvest season approaches. Creating a new six-point plan for farmers to follow, the initiative, which is backed by the NFU and rural insurer NFU Mutual, comes as the cost of farm and agricultural machinery […]
Multiple sheep die after attacks by loose dogs near Hereford
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. Here are five of the biggest topics that we’ve covered and a look ahead to what’s coming up on the next edition of the FW podcast. This cap […]