Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
It’s been 60 years since the tractor factory at Basildon in Essex opened and New Holland is keen to mark the event, as the company remains proud of its long and illustrious heritage.
The occasion could well have brought forth the usual long, but worthy speeches by various people attached to the facility over the years, as its history was pondered over and company’s naval excruciatingly gazed at.
However, the management team at New Holland had...
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Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland
The eight Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction is set to take place from September 23 to September 29.
For the first time, the auction is open to an even greater number of woodlands who can benefit from the auction.
The Woodland Carbon Guarantee is a £50 million scheme that aims to help accelerate woodland planting rates and develop the domestic market for woodland carbon for the permanent removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Farmers...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Farm “litter”, including empty chemical drums, blue piping and plastic, is adding significantly to the pollution burden on the River Blackwater in Co. Tyrone.
That is according to members of Blackwater Paddle Sports, who have organised a number of litter picking events on the river between the Moy and Maghery in recent months.
Blackwater Paddle Sports committee member, Kate Curran, said: “The volumes of material in the water that emanate from...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) has just published a crops update for Northern Ireland.
It relates the continuing impact of the poor weather on winter cereals, while also reflecting on the 2024 spring planting opportunities for grain and potato growers
Weather conditions permitting, growers should aim to apply the second nitrogen (N) dressing by early stem extension.
Crops should also be inspected for recently...
Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland
As the wet weather continues to drive some farmers to despair across the island, some may have considered diversifying the use of the likes of a slurry spreader or other machinery on their farms.
Given the amount of rainfall that has fallen in recent weeks, there are currently some fields that closely resemble a large pond – and might well seem like jet ski territory.
Farmers are always under time pressure and given the fact that many have not been able...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
Landini, part of the Argos Tractor Group, has two events to celebrate this year.
The first being the 140th anniversary of its foundation by Giovanni Landini, who established a business in Fabbrico in 1884, while the second is that it is now 30 years since the Morra family acquired control of the company in 1994.
Like many founders of modern-day machinery companies, Landini started off by working with local farmers, which, in Giovani’s case...
Coverage of the launch of the Water Restoration Fund
Written by defrablogs
There has been coverage, including in the Independent, ITV, Evening Standard and Sky News of today’s announcement of the launch of the Water Restoration Fund, which will see £11m in water company fines and penalties invested back into projects that improve the water environment. Water Minister Robbie Moore also carried out a morning radio round including interviews with Times Radio and Bauer Media.
All water...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
M&S has announced a £1 million investment into a change to the diet of the pasture-grazed cows in its milk pool to reduce the amount of methane produced in a cow’s stomach and released into the atmosphere.
This initiative will be implemented by all 40 M&S select dairy farmers with the aim of removing a projected 11,000t of greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere annually.
This would cut M&S’ Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said that “unrelenting” wet weather means farmers are facing continued financial pressure.
Lockhart, who is the Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) environment, food and rural affairs Westminster representative, welcomed reassurance from banking institutions that they are aware of the financial pressure on farmers because of the weather.
Ulster Bank agricultural manager, Cormac McKervey, recently said banks...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Scotland’s Climate Engagement Fund has reopened for applications and will remain open until Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
Organisations across Scotland, including community, cultural and education groups, will be able to bid for support from a fund aimed at engaging people in tackling the climate emergency.
The £250,000 fund supports activities such as climate festivals, skills workshops, art exhibitions and youth development programmes.
These...
Water Restoration Fund: grants now available
Written by The Team
Credit: William Hook
Groups of farmers in England can now apply for a grant to improve freshwater habitats.
Through the new Water Restoration Fund, local groups can apply for funding to bolster their capacity and capabilities for delivery of on-the-ground projects which improve the water environment.
The fund, announced in Defra’s Plan for Water, is funded through environmental fines and penalties issued to water...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The vice president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said that it is “no exaggeration to say a crisis is building” for farmers due to prolonged poor weather.
Rachel Hallos welcomed the opening of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) Farming Recovery Fund today (Tuesday, April 9), stating that it will be a “lifeline” for farmers.
She said: “People should be in no doubt about the immense pressure UK farm...
Storm Henk: grants available for affected farmers
Written by The Team
Credit: Mike Finn
Storm Henk caused significant damage to large swathes of the country. Thousands of acres of farmland were left under water as a result.
Eligible farmers in England who suffered damage to their land during Storm Henk that was uninsurable, will be contacted by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) about a grant to help cover the costs of returning the land to the condition it was in before it flooded.
In...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
A Somerset farmer has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling nearly £5,000 after silage effluent polluted the Fivehead river close to his farm.
44-year-old Daniel Macey of Underhill Farm, Staple Fitzpaine, near Taunton, was ordered to pay a total of £4,821.21 in fines and costs after he admitted causing pollution to enter the river.
Taunton magistrates heard that officers from the Environment Agency went to the Fivehead river in June...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for other Rock Review recommendations to be taken forward, including the creation of a tenant farming commissioner.
The union welcomed the launch of the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice yesterday (Monday, April 8), and said a tenant farming commissioner could take up non-compliance with the code.
NFU deputy president David Exwood said: “A code of practice to help foster fairness...
Coverage of Ministerial Direction on waste incineration facilities
Written by defrablogs
Environment Minister Mark Spencer has issued a Ministerial Direction to the Environment Agency, to temporarily pause the determination of certain environmental permits for new waste incineration facilities.
It applies to proposed developments in England that do not yet hold an environmental permit for waste incineration. The pause took effect on 5 April and will last until 24 May 2024, but could be...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The UK government has today (Tuesday, April 9) opened the Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers affected by flooding.
The fund will support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding this winter.
Eligible farmers are being contacted directly by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) and will be able to access grants of between £500 and £25,000 to return their land to the condition it was in before “exceptional...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, stated that the restoration of nesting and foraging habitats is essential if the population of the "rare" hen harrier is set to increase.
He spoke on the issue following a new Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) part-funded survey which revealed that the hen harrier, a “priority species” in Northern Ireland, declined by 26% since...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Up to £11 million in water company fines will be reinvested back into a new Water Restoration Fund, environment secretary Steve Barclay announced today (Tuesday, April 9).
The £11 million in fines and penalties collected will be allocated for water improvements in the water company areas on which they were accrued in:
Anglian Water: £3,085,000;
South West Water: £2,150,000;
Thames Water: £3,334,000;
United Utilities: £800,000;
Yorkshire...
Written by Louise Hickey from Agriland
March 2024 was warmer than any previous March in the global data record, making it the tenth month in a row to be the warmest on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
The month had an average ERA5 surface air temperature of 14.14°C, meaning it was 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average for March, and 0.10°C above the previous high set in March 2016.
The month was 1.68°C warmer than an estimate of the March average for...
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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.
Discussing direct drilling wheat, Oil seed rape growing in the UK, Fendt 724 tractor and his Sky Easy Drill.