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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Investment in specialist resources and technology will make rural Hampshire and the Isle of Wight “impenetrable” to criminals. This is according to Hampshire police and crime commissioner, Donna Jones, and Isle of Wight chief constable, Scott Chilton. The rural landscape and the types of offending taking place within these communities means drones are a vital information and intelligence gathering tool to scan large areas of land, checking...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Scottish Parliament has passed the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill, which bans the practice of snaring in Scotland. The bill aims to increase protection for Scotland’s wildlife and includes a range of measures to ensure that the management of species on grouse moors is done so sustainably and with animal welfare as a priority. The measures in the bill include: A ban the practice of snaring in Scotland; A ban the use of glue traps...
Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Variable rate nitrogen applications could be a valuable tool for managing uneven crops this spring, urge experts. Omnia’s Aidan Monaghan says while some crops sown before the weather broke last October have established well and show potential, others have struggled where seedbeds were compromised or land suffered prolonged waterlogging. “There’s huge variation out there and some sensitive crops will require careful management. Using variable...
Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Yesterday (Thursday, March 21) The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published the agriculture price indices (API) from January 2023 – January 2024. The price index for agricultural outputs decreased by 5.6% in the 12 months to January 2024. According to the API, there were eight upward contributions to the 12-month inflation rate for agricultural outputs recorded for January 2024. The largest upward contribution was...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The president of the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has said that the recent farm income figures are a “mixed bag”. The Scottish chief statistician released figures on 2022/23 farm incomes yesterday (Thursday, March 21). These show that average farm income increased to its highest level since 2012/13, after adjusting for inflation. The average farm income now sits at £69,100, an increase of £14,600 on the previous year. NFUS...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has appointed a new national chair – Cumbrian tenant farmer Robert Martin. Martin said he considers it a “huge privilege” to have been elected to lead the association for the next three years. Looking ahead to his term as TFA chair, Martin said: “Never before has there been so much potential opportunity for the tenanted sector of agriculture in England and Wales, whilst at the same time a raft of...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has called on the new Welsh cabinet secretary for climate change and rural affairs to address its concerns relating to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). Huw Irranca-Davies was confirmed as the new cabinet secretary for climate change and rural affairs yesterday (Thursday, March 21) after First Minister Vaughan Gething announced his new Cabinet. NFU Cymru has congratulated Irranca-Davies on...
Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Grazing remains impossible in some areas, while in other areas, although challenging, cows are now returning to grass. Many dairy farmers are asking themselves ‘when will silage be removed from the diet?’ and ‘when can cows be turned out grazing full-time?’. At this stage of the season, most dairy farmers would have been hoping that cows would be out almost full-time. Although the weather this week was a little better, the heavy rain last weekend...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The diesel particulate filters (DPF) fitted to all modern diesels are something of a Cinderella feature, in that everybody knows they are there, but nobody takes much notice of them. As a rule, they work well, except for the occasional regeneration period in certain models, where the vehicles’ computer initiates a sequence of actions that cleans them off. Yet, as vehicles to which they have been fitted get older, they are increasingly becoming a...
Farming Podcast: improving animal health and welfare on your farm Written by Martin Jenkins In this episode of the Farming podcast, our lead for healthier animals, Martin Jenkins, talks to dairy farmer Karen Halton. They are joined by infectious disease expert and vet James Russell. Karen has 500 ProCROSS cows and 260 followers on her farm in Congleton, Cheshire. She recently accessed the SFI annual health and welfare review which is part of the wide range of support offered through...
Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland British Wool experienced “weaker demand for its product” at a recent auction, which saw 30% of the wool offered at the sale unsold and being taken back in. This auction was held on Tuesday, March 19, and was reported as “having a very similar dynamic to the previous auction on March 5,” according to British Wool. British Wool said it was “prepared to meet the market to a certain extent, with the index falling back by 2.5%, but with a comfortable stock...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Yesterday (Wednesday, March 20), the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) stated that soil sampling has entered its final weeks on the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS). 128,000 fields have been sampled in the SNHS during the 2023/24 sampling period. This makes a total of 261,000 fields sampled across zone one and two during the two years of the scheme to date. The £37 million Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd., has today (Thursday, March 21) released its FY24 interim results which show a continuation of strong earnings performance. CEO Miles Hurrell says the co-op’s performance has been driven by higher margins and sales volumes across Fonterra’s diversified product and category mix. “I’m pleased to report we’ve continued the positive momentum seen in our earnings performance and delivered an interim dividend of 15cents...
Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland Yara, one of the world’s biggest fertiliser manufacturers, has reported that revenue and other income stood at $15.5 billion in 2023, down 35% from over $24 billion in the previous year. The Norwegian company’s 2023 Integrated Report published today (Thursday, March 21) shows that net income stood at $54 million, down from over $2.7 billion in 2022. This was mainly driven by lower margins and higher impairment loss driven by a $168 million...
Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Avian influenza (bird flu) strain has been detected in a a junior goat in the US for the first time. In Minnesota, a Stevens County goat kid residing on a farm with a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)-positive poultry flock tested positive for the same virus. This is the first US detection of HPAI in a domestic ruminant (cattle, sheep, goats, and their relatives), according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. All poultry on the...
Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Safeguarding yield and quality will be pivotal in what could be a competitive spring barley grain market this harvest, is the message from agronomy experts. This includes proactively minimising stress on the crop after the wet winter. “Spring barley has to hit the ground running,” explains ProCam’s Justin Smith. “But it’s also a crop that’s very sensitive to stress. “Soils and seedbeds compromised by wet weather aren’t the perfect entry for it...
Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Labour and Co-op parliamentary candidate for Peterborough, Andrew Pakes argued that the government needs be more “ambitious” towards food security and production targets. He argued in an essay for the Social Market Foundation (SMF) that while the UK produces 60% of the food it eats, they need to ensure that supply chains can become more “resilient” to future crises. “Food production targets should be supported by regular reports, and food...
Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) received almost 5,000 responses on a recent consultation on the proposal to reduce the compensation rate for cattle removed under the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) programme. DAERA confirmed yesterday (Wednesday, March 20) at an industry stakeholder event, that 4,945 responses were received on the proposals announced by DAERA, on the instruction of the Secretary of State for Northern...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Tractor manufacturers have long been regaling farmers with news of how they see data collection as driving greater efficiencies within farming, yet just how the information gathered by machines is to be used, has not always been so clear. John Deere is leading the pack when it comes to manufacturers implementing data management systems; however, they all have one thing in common, and that is reliance upon the cloud. Using the cloud as a warehouse...
Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is encouraging eligible organisations in Northern Ireland to apply to the new €50million Rural Regeneration and Social Inclusion investment area, under the new PEACEPLUS programme. The Rural Regeneration and Social Inclusion Programme aims to create a more cohesive society through an increased provision of shared space and services in rural areas. This will result in strategic...

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Tractor Chat #01 - with Direct Driller Magazine Farmer Focus writer Phil Rowbottom


Discussing direct drilling wheat, Oil seed rape growing in the UK, Fendt 724 tractor and his Sky Easy Drill.
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