Why soil management is so vital to reducing emissions
Farmers Weekly Natural England has revealed plans for more than 30 areas it wants to designate as “protected landscapes”, raising fears of additional costs, red tape and the possible closure of farming businesses. Its designations programme includes 22 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs), four areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs), and extensions to six […]
Date set for tougher TB rules in Scotland
Farmers Weekly Tighter TB controls will be introduced in Scotland next month in a bid to reduce the spread of the disease to Scottish farms. From 18 May, legislation will come into force requiring stricter pre-movement testing of cattle from high-incidence infection areas, the Scottish government announced. The rules include cattle from a low-incidence TB […]
Farming emissions: What they are and why they must be tackled
Farmers Weekly More than 18,000 cattle have died and a farmworker has been left with critical injuries after an explosion and fire at a US dairy farm. Fire broke out on Monday evening (10 April) at Southfork Farm – a year-old, well-equipped unit – in Dimmitt, Texas. The explosion rocked nearby houses and a pall […]
What UK dairy farmers can learn from Dutch ‘nitrogen crisis’
Farmers Weekly More than 18,000 cattle have died and a farmworker has been left with critical injuries after an explosion and fire at a US dairy farm. Fire broke out on Monday evening (10 April) at Southfork Farm – a year-old, well-equipped unit – in Dimmitt, Texas. The explosion rocked nearby houses and a pall […]
Explosion and fire kill 18,000 cows on US dairy farm
Farmers Weekly More than 18,000 cattle have died and a farmworker has been left with critical injuries after an explosion and fire at a US dairy farm. Fire broke out on Monday evening (10 April) at Southfork Farm – a year-old, well-equipped unit – in Dimmitt, Texas. The explosion rocked nearby houses and a pall […]
Northern Ireland badger cull moves step closer
Farmers Weekly Badger culling in Northern Ireland’s TB hotspots has moved a step closer, with government officials calling for expressions of interest in carrying out operations. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) announcement formally invited companies to set out how they would conduct a cull. A Daera spokesman explained this was the […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 151: Plan to clean-up the UK meat supply chain
Farmers Weekly The latest figures from the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) show that UK tractor registrations for March 2023 peaked at the highest monthly count since 2009, with 2,223 new machines registered last month alone. This figure shows an increase of 13% compared with the same time last year, and is more than 20% higher […]
UK tractor registrations at highest monthly level since 2009
Farmers Weekly The latest figures from the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) show that UK tractor registrations for March 2023 peaked at the highest monthly count since 2009, with 2,223 new machines registered last month alone. This figure shows an increase of 13% compared with the same time last year, and is more than 20% higher […]