Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Extreme weather incidents are serving to rock Europe’s potato industry to its very foundations. Last year was actually the second warmest year on record in Europe.
The drought conditions resulted in a dramatic downturn in overall potato output.
Estimate figures suggest that the harvest across northern Europe, UK and Ireland was around two million tonnes less than normal.
That’s around one third of the total UK and Ireland potato production with...
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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Nearly 40 Nuffield Farming scholars will present their findings at this year’s Nuffield Farming ‘Super Conference’ held in November.
The conference will take place at Sandy Park in Exeter, Devon, from November 14-16, 2023.
Director of the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust, Mike Vacher, said the event is open to all and will features a diverse range of titles and studies from the scholars.
“Tickets to our conference are not restricted just...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
A new chair has been appointed of a Voluntary Initiative (VI) in Scotland that promotes the responsible use of plant protection products (PPP) through Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Angus-based Amy Geddes is to take over from Dave Bell as chair of the initiative, which represents Scottish interests at the UK Voluntary Initiative – a body which encourages the responsible use of PPPs, with the aim of ensuring that “every farmer and grower...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Cereals 2023, a technical event focused on the UK arable industry, will open its doors to 60 urban schoolchildren for the first time this year.
The 14- and 15-year-olds are coming from schools in Nottingham, Loughborough, Derby and Leicester with the aim of inspiring them to look at potential careers in farming, engineering, science and technology, organisers said.
Organised by Agri-hub and the education branch of the National Farmers’ Union...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Davidson & Robertson has called for more focus on the “key principles of managing estates” in the “ever-changing” rural marketplace.
The Scottish rural consultancy said that it is more important than ever to focus on the key principles that make managing rural estates more effective in the “fluctuating world of agricultural policy”.
Director and head of property and forestry at Davidson & Robertson, Niall Milner, said there are seven...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has analysed the benefits experienced by a Cornish farmer while grazing herbal leys.
Dairy farmer Andrew Brewer reported maintaining cow milking performance while eliminating the need for artificial fertiliser over four years and promoting healthy autumn forage wedges.
Brewer carried out his work as part of the Farm Net Zero Programme in Cornwall at an Innovative Farmers Field Lamb...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/business-food/china-animals-crops-extreme-weather-intl-hnk/index.html
At a farm in eastern Jiangsu province, hundreds of pigs died this week after a sudden power outage caused fans to stop working at night, according to several state media reports.
The pigs suffocated to death amid extreme heat and poor air circulation, Jimu News, a government-owned news website, cited an unnamed employee at the farm as saying.
The heat wave was blamed for killing large...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The rapid development of flash droughts are predicted to occur on a global scale, according to a new study carried out by researchers at the University of Oklahoma.
The study, ‘Global projections of flash drought show increased risk in warming climate‘, was published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment.
The study showed that the risk of flash droughts, which are unexpected droughts that can “severely impact agricultural and...
Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag
PlantTape brought their demo automated transplanter system to southern New Jersey and growers were amazed and excited, but some […]
The post Vegetable Growers Gaining Speed to Plant Faster Than They Can Sell It appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
Continue reading on the Precision Ag Website...
Coverage on Hedgerows
Written by Defra Press Office
On 30 May, coverage in The Guardian on post-Brexit farming payments reported that farmers and nature groups are concerned the transition away from the basic payments scheme will cut funding that protects English hedgerows. The piece suggests Defra could drop requirements which ensured the protection of hedges, such as hedgerows not being cut between 1 March and 31 August. It carries comments from nature groups such as the Royal Society...
Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland
King Charles III is currently recruiting for a farmer to work on his private country retreat at Sandringham Estate.
The estate is home to an organic farm set on 2,400ha of arable lands in the heart of Norfolk producing a wide variety of crops, along with cattle and sheep.
The Sandringham Estate has been run by King Charles since 2017, who has converted the “home farm” into a fully organic operation.
A large-scale conservation project has also...
Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland
Kepak Merthyr has underlined its commitment to its 850-strong workforce in Wales with a £16 million investment programme for 2023, according to the meat processing company.
Kepak has highlighted that its plant in Merthyr Tydfil contributes over £200 million each year to the local economy in wages and livestock purchase.
During a visit by Vaughan Gething, Minister for the Economy of Wales, the company confirmed its plans to create another 150...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
The coming weeks will see large numbers of children exploring every nook and cranny of the farms they live on.
This puts an even greater onus on parents to keep them safe.
Farms are dangerous enough places at the best of times, but particularly so when the likes of large tractors, silage harvesters and trailers are being used around the clock.
Keeping our children safe
Earlier this year I was on a farm just after milking time and the man in...
Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland
International quotations for wheat, maize, vegetable oils and cheese have dropped significantly, while the prices of meat have risen last month, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has said.
Lower prices for dairy products, most cereals and vegetable oils led to a decline in the FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international food commodity prices, in May 2023.
The FAO Food Price Index averaged...
Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has today (Friday, June 2) urged farmers in Northern Ireland to “work safely” and make their health a priority during the current busy silage season.
The UFU said that the current dry, sunny weather is set to continue and farmers across Northern Ireland are busy mowing, cutting and drawing silage.
“Silage season can create time pressures,” the UFU warned as it urged farmers to focus on safety at all times.
It...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Primary school children throughout Northern Ireland are being urged to get creative and in the process learn important lessons about farm safety.
The Health and Safety Executive of Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched a child farm safety poster competition in collaboration with the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP).
The HSENI wants primary school children to get involved in the ‘Avoid Harm on the Farm’ 2023 competition.
It plans to produce a...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
Grange Machinery of Holderness, East Yorkshire, is a manufacturer of mainly tillage implements which are designed with modern cultivation practices in mind rather than following the traditional path of plough and till.
The company has just appointed its first dealer in the Republic of Ireland, Kellys of Borris, which is based in Borris, Co. Carlow along with its sister branch Kellys of Laois, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois.
Reducing establishment costs
In...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
A new heat alert system is set to help farmers and rural communities prepare for very high temperatures .
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today (Thursday, June 1) launched a new heat-health alerting (HHA) service in partnership with the Met Office.
The new system will focus more specifically on the health impacts that high temperatures could have on the health of the population.
Any HHAs will contain the following information when...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to launch a new export strategy later this month.
AHDB will launch the strategy, which includes plans to encourage businesses to develop their export potential, at its export conference in London this month.
Speakers at the event will provide insight into the growing markets of Asia, the Americas and the Middle East, as well as outlining what AHDB plans to do to maximise their...
Coverage of River Wye roundtable meeting
Written by Defra Press Office
Yesterday (Tuesday 30 May), Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey met local farmers, councillors, environmental groups, MPs and the Welsh government in Hereford to discuss actions to improve the state of the River Wye. The meeting came as Natural England updated the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) condition assessment for the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC) from ‘unfavourable recovering’ to...
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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.