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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland With this spring being one of the wettest on record, which has significantly delayed many herds getting out of sheds, it is now important to keep cows on track, UFAC-UK has said. The ruminant technical manager of UFAC-UK, Mark Townsend, said...

Hello, I am postgrad student reading Agriculture at uni. My name is Kitty :giggle: and I hope to complete my masters soon.. Can I please ask the farming community 2 questions. If you have any time and happy to reply I would honestly appreciate it. Part of my research is in to 'Why farmers farm...

For lambs? Went off them years ago, but wondered about giving the lambs a drench this year at working and clik time. 8 weeks old. Do they have any lasting effects for longer than a couple days?

Summary of the initial expanded SFI offer from summer 2024 The following information includes the SFI actions in the initial expanded SFI offer from summer 2024. It includes one SFI action which requires approval (GRH6: Manage priority habitat species-rich grassland). This ‘endorsed’ SFI...

See below https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-farming-incentive-scheme-expanded-offer-for-2024

Being of a certain age (65) would it be sensible to continue to take these throughout the year? Up to now done them from end Oct to end March, but as daylight hours increase and my diet also probably gets better in spring/summer... Advice please!

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Written by Agriland Team from Agriland By Chris McCullough An ambitious young couple milking 350 sheep in Greece have future plans not only to expand the flock, but to improve their genetics by precision breeding. Situated at the foot of Mount Olympus, close to the town of Elassona, is...

Hello- probably a silly question but here goes. We have a big block of upland sheep grazing that’s been pretty neglected the last few years. Always put bagged fert (20-10-10) on every spring but gave up 5 or 6 years ago and it’s really started to show the last couple of years. We are looking at...

1 block of land has a really good spot to film aeroplanes from. Never bothered me until these live streamers turned up. I guess the spotters just did it for there own use. Now almost every day there is someone there filming putting it on YouTube for over a thousand people to see live while I...

As it says, I know you can claim GS15 and GS4 together but can you claim GS15 in CS and LIG1 on sfi, given that LIG1 and GS4 are broadly the same and the same payment rate. THe helpline has given me 3 answers - No you cant, its double funding (doesnt make sense) yes you can because LIG1 and GS4...

Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one... Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock. You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader, You have an old shed, potential...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has said it has “increasing concerns” for the UK’s rare native pig and poultry breeds following the release of its new watchlist. The conservation charity said it is calling for targeted government action to...

Webinar follow up: Uplands Written by Becky Briggs On Wednesday 27 March, we held a webinar on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship (CS) schemes for upland farmers. In this post, I’ll summarise what we covered and include links for you to learn more. We were...

Webinar follow up: livestock and grassland Written by Becky Briggs We recently held a webinar for livestock and grassland farmers in England. A recording is embedded above. In the webinar, we gave an overview of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer and how the scheme supports both...

Acting on the recommendations of the Dartmoor Review Written by The Team Credit: Stuart Allen Dartmoor is one of England’s most loved landscapes, with wide open moorland framed by steep woodland valleys and rolling hills. People are drawn to Dartmoor to immerse themselves in its nature...

Matt baker program offering a tenancy on a NT farm northumberland

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland An Australian company has announced the launch of a new product, “Ashgrove Eco-Milk”, which is a climate-friendly milk. Ashgrove Cheese stated that this new eco-milk retains all the nutritional benefits and taste of Ashgrove full cream milk while...

Just read this article in the Washington Post, about how the multinational food companies are encouraging dieticians in the "anti diet movement" to encourage people to stop dieting and just eat whatever they want when they want. I didn't even realise there was an anti diet movement! As...