Written by Agriland Team
A large number of staff have held a walk-out at sites owned by Moy Park and ABP in Northern Ireland, according to trade union Unite the Union.
The trade union claims that 1,000 workers have walked off a Moy Park site in Seagoe in Portadown, while approximately 80 workers have left the ABP site in Lurgan over Covid-19 concerns.
Sean McKeever, Unite regional officer, confirmed that there had been a mass walkout of workers at Moy Park at Seagoe, Portadown:
“Unite...
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Download PDF The potato sector has suffered more than its fair share of pesticide losses over the past few seasons. Fortunately some new products have gained approval to take the place of some old stalwarts. CPM reports. If Meloidogyne becomes established in potato soils, PCN and FLN will arguably become an irrelevance. By Rob Jones Concern surrounding the threat posed by soil-dwelling nematodes and the risk they pose to crop performance could see land managers under pressure...
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Download PDF Taking the long-term view has not only ensured a profitable and sustainable future for a Cotswold farm, but made it carbon positive. CPM visits for a closer look. This is a soil that’ll hold on to its carbon. By Tom Allen-Stevens The term ‘Climate Change Champion’ doesn’t sit right with Hamish Campbell. “My idea of sustainability is to make it work as a business,” he says. “I look after the soil, but the overriding aim is to have a farm business that’s still here...
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Investigations are ongoing following the theft of 15 ewe lambs, as well as a galvanised gate from a farm in Co. Derry earlier this month, according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
In a statement on social media, members of the PSNI based in Foyle said:
“We are currently investigating the theft of 15 suffolk-cross ewe lambs and a 14ft galvanised gate.
“Can we please ask that if you saw anything or anyone acting suspiciously in the area to please...
Written by Rachel Martin
Departmental farm inspections and testing for bovine TB are set to continue in Northern Ireland, despite extreme lockdown measures across the UK to tackle Covid-19.
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has confirmed that on-farm inspections and testing will continue, but only in line with the latest health advice.
Under the plans, farmers affected by Covid-19 will be able to postpone a TB test but the herd will be immediately closed should the test become overdue.
It...
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Download PDF A new British food ingredients company started out selling locally grown pea flour for gluten-free products. But then the market for this protein took it in a new, exciting direction. CPM travels to Norwich to find out more. There couldn’t be a better crop for growers looking for a more sustainable way of farming. By Tom Allen-Stevens One of the big four supermarkets has introduced a new hoisin spring-roll wrap. Take a bite, and you can’t deny it really is rather...
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Download PDF Cambs grower Hannah Derby has soils that don’t resemble any you’d find in small-plot trials, nor even on other farms. CPM visits to find out how that’s shaped her approach to on-farm trials. With soils as unique as these, if you don’t do you own trials you never understand what works on your own farm. By Tom Allen-Stevens At the edge of the field, it looks as though someone’s emptied a small bag of compost into a neat heap. It is, in fact, a molehill, that...
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Meath Farm Machinery has announced the sale of a “black beauty” in the form of a black-edition Kramer KL55.8T telescopic loader – the first such machine to be sold on the island of Ireland.
Landing on Irish shores just last week, the Meath-headquartered firm announced the sale of the loader yesterday evening, Monday, March 23.
The first Irish owner of this machine was revealed to be well-known potato and tillage farming family Paud Flynn & Sons in North county...
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Download PDF As a greater spring barley crop is anticipated this season, getting the most out of the crop is key, with several concerns highlighted in a recent CPM/FMC survey. CPM has delved deeper into some of the key issues ahead of spring drilling. If nothing has germinated over the winter, it could be that we see an influx of weed issues over the coming months. By Charlotte Cunningham Following a difficult autumn drilling window which left many growers unable to sow...
Written by John Swire
The government has commissioned the first systematic review of our food and farming system for 70 years. So, what it might look like? Chloe Ryan takes a look
“Our scope is broad, you might think insanely broad,” says Henry Dimbleby, of his role at the helm of the National Food Strategy. “In the dark hours just before dawn I sometimes think about that too.”
Mr Dimbleby – the co-founder of the Leon restaurant chain – has been tasked by the government with devising the...
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Download PDF We’re experiencing an unprecedented spring this year in terms of weather and cropping. Nufarm are sponsoring Tech Talk to help provide farmers and agronomists with a series of spring cereals agronomy solutions. It may have been a washout this winter, but spring is set to be one of the busiest in memory with broadleaf weeds still to tackle in just about all cereal crops. CPM looks at some options which will help broaden the herbicide armoury. Phenoxies can provide...
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Download PDF Researchers at John Innes Centre have been studying cabbage stem flea beetle to gain a better understanding of the pest. In the first of a new series, CPM explores some of the research that will help growers fight the threat. Knowing your enemy has to be the key to tackling flea beetle. By Rob Jones An enterprise threat with serious rotational consequences. A problem made worse by key agrochemical withdrawals and increasingly resistant populations. And one that’s...
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Download PDF With the future of oilseed rape on tenterhooks, the NFU unveiled an ambitious policy at this year’s NFU Conference that would see Defra underwrite up to 80% of growers’ costs. CPM delved deeper into what exactly this could mean for the industry. There’s a perfect storm being created because the industry is being undercut. By Charlotte Cunningham and Tom Allen-Stevens Since the ban on neonics, the UK area of oilseed rape has progressively fallen year on year...
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Download PDF The new Defra Secretary of State George Eustice was criticised for failing to live up to expectations and thwarting ambition when he addressed the NFU conference and took questions from hard-pressed farmers. CPM was there to gauge the mood. The responsibility that sits on his shoulders is huge. By Tom Allen-Stevens If a Defra Secretary of State has ever enjoyed a honeymoon period after being appointed, George Eustice’s glowing moment appeared to end abruptly at...
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Download PDF The end of year report for amino acid biostimulants reads ‘could do better’. CPM finds out where the independent evidence suggests we’ve got to on the learning curve. We’re using biostimulants as a blunderbuss at the moment. By Lucy de la Pasture The buzz around biostimulants has reduced to more of a whisper. And that’s hardly surprising in a difficult year where inputs will be carefully considered with a careful eye on their probable contribution to the bottom...
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Download PDF With a larger-than-normal area of spring barley anticipated this year, disease control will be essential for getting the best from the crop. CPM spoke to three pioneering growers about how a modern SDHI has been helping them tackle the most yield-robbing diseases in barley crops. By targeting the crop at the late T2 timing, we’ve found it really has helped to just hold the crop clean until harvest. By Charlotte Cunningham According to the AHDB Early Bird planting...
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Download PDF Every year in early March a group of plant breeders, researchers and agronomists gather in Cambridge to hear the results of the UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey. CPM was there to find out if there was an explanation for the unexpected incidences of yellow rust reported in some varieties last year. It’s likely new pathotypes will spread in 2020. By Lucy de la Pasture Something strange was happening in KWS Zyatt winter wheat last year. In some areas yellow rust...
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The UK’s largest Food and Farming Assurance scheme, Red Tractor, has today launched a new look which aims to set out the credentials of the food which carries its logo.
The new visual identity addresses a number of the challenges that British food and farming industry face – clearly differentiating to consumers the food which has been carefully produced to world-leading standards, to ensure that it is safe and fully traceable.
The 18-month programme to roll out...
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Scottish Arable Farm of the Year finalist, Balbirnie Home Farms at Freuchie in Fife, has been selected to be the first AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm for arable growers in Scotland.
Chris Leslie, AHDB knowledge exchange manager (Arable) in Scotland, said: “We are delighted that David Aglen, farm manager at Balbirnie Home Farms, has been appointed as the first host farmer for our Strategic Cereals Farm project in Scotland.
“We are looking forward to working with him...
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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.