The Guardian view on rivers: delaying pollution controls will only lead to harm | Editorial
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Allowing farmers to continue dumping slurry is short-sighted. If ministers want nature to recover, they must regulate
England’s rivers are in a shocking, filthy state, with every single one failing the last set of quality tests carried out in 2019 under EU rules. This is bad for biodiversity, above all the fish, mammals such as otters, and other species that...
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Written by William Kellett from Agriland
Northern Irish food company Moy Park, together with a consortium of UK companies known as Project Butterfly, has secured £4 million in match funding to progress pioneering research into sustainable factory projects.
Funded through UK Research and Innovation’s Sustainable Smart Factory competition, Project Butterfly links businesses from sectors including food and drink; technology; automotive; aerospace; and defence, with research partners to share...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
A Welsh dairy farmer has taken to Twitter to highlight the disruption caused by current weather conditions which have resulted in his milk not being collected.
Michael Williams took to the social media platform today (Monday, December 12) and said that “due to adverse weather yesterday and our milk not being collected, we had hoped (it would) be collected today”.
However, Williams said that he received “the call that dairy farmers dread in...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
High-tech drones are being deployed across Scotland as part of an innovative project to estimate the carbon stored on the country’s farms.
Environmental specialists at SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), are using drone-mounted LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors to estimate above-ground carbon storage in hedges and trees.
Combined with laboratory soil analysis, the project will deliver an estimate of farm carbon...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The National Sheep Association (NSA) and Moredun have today (Monday, December 12) announced a further three-year agreement to work collaboratively for the UK sheep sector.
The partnership allows NSA members to benefit from the quarterly Moredun disease factsheets involving sheep topics, along with the biannual magazines, members’ updates and webinars.
In return, the groups said, Moredun scientists can access copies of the NSA weekly email...
Ruminant digestive systems have the ability to degrade and ferment fibre through microbial activity. The fibre components, and the subsequent production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs), provide the majority of the energy for the ruminant. But energy (and milk) production is not the only role of fibre: it is the fibre that ensures the proper function of the rumen. Hence the quality and properties of fibre is a key element to ensure optimal rumen function and rumen health to preserve cows’...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
For the second month in a row, tractor registrations in the UK in November was significantly higher than in the same month last year.
At 728 machines, the monthly total was up by more than a third, compared with figures from November 2021.
Although tractor registrations were unusually low a year ago, this year’s figure was also 12% higher than the average November figure for the previous five years and was the highest for the time of year since...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called for the Dairy Council of Northern Ireland (DCNI) to support the resolution of issues that it said could have “potentially devastating consequences” for dairy farmers.
The four issues, which the union said are as a result of the Northern Ireland Protocol, are veterinary medicines, cattle movements, plant protection products (PPP) and farm machinery.
The union wrote to the chief executive of the council, Mike...
Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag
Results derived from grower yield responses and unique automated approach reveal new crop health insights.
The post AquaSpy Releases Industry’s First Yield Correlated Study Comparing Thousands of Growing Fields appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
Continue reading on the Precision Ag Website...
Did you know that a cow spends at least 12 hours per day lying down, either resting or ruminating? It is easy to understand how the microbial quality of the bedding and manure — that are in close contact with the udder for so long — is an important factor to help maintain a healthy udder and reduce the risk of environmental mastitis.
From bedding to udder health
Bedding is a source of heat, moisture, and organic matter. It represents a perfect environment for undesirable microorganisms such...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office until Thursday of this week (December 15). The yellow weather warnings predict snow, ice and fog across different areas of the UK for the next four days.
Today (Monday, December 12), the north of Scotland will see wintery showers and icy conditions. Ice and fog will impact the midlands and southeast England.
There is also a Status Yellow ice and fog weather warning in place for the whole of...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Real estate agency Baird Lumsden has brought a 1.2ac site fit for a rural enterprise opportunity or a private home to the market.
The former outdoor centre and traditional stone cottage is located on the site at Balafuil, Strathyre, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
The property, located off a woodland road in the countryside, is available for offers over £340,000.
Baird Lumsden said the property is “a truly unique offering to the marketplace, the...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
Following on from its launch of a new suite of education resources and website for children and teachers, the Welsh red meat body Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has been speaking to education professionals at a series of key events.
HCC joined well over 100 organisations in participating in the National Education Show in City Hall, Cardiff, where the new teacher-approved resources and bespoke website were on show.
The body’s consumer...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has said it is worried that there will be an increase in neglected and abandoned animals this Christmas “as families struggle with soaring bills”.
The animal welfare charity said it has already seen a 25% rise in the number of abandonment incidents being dealt with by its rescue team this year.
Head of the RSPCA frontline rescue teams, Dermot Murphy, said: “We’ve sadly seen a...
Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland
Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin have teamed up with agtech company, Syngenta, to develop biodegradable materials that help to protect crops.
In this 12-month collaborative project funded by Syngenta, experts in polymer chemistry at RCSI are exploring how cross-linked coatings of polymers could be applied in agriculture, allowing environmentally friendly protective...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Dairy company Dale Farm has once again sponsored the Grand Opera House pantomime this year for the seventh year in a row.
Produced by Crossroads, the biggest pantomime company in the world, this year’s show tells the tale of Cinderella.
The partnership is part of Dale Farm’s commitment to supporting the arts sector in Northern Ireland and celebrating the “joy of live festive entertainment”, according to the farm.
Corporate marketing and...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Veterinary nursing students from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have completed their course and attended a winter graduation.
Friday, December 2, marked the end of the year of 2022 graduations at the college as it welcomed back past students and their families to the Greenmount campus in Antrim to celebrate their achievements.
Dr Eric Long, head of education service at CAFRE, extended a special welcome to Fiona...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
British Wool has announced that it is seeking a number of candidates for election to its non-executive board.
British Wool’s non-executive board consists of nine regionally elected and two publicly appointed independent members.
Collectively the board is responsible for the success of British Wool and provides strategic direction to the executive team that manages the business and reviews business performance, major business initiatives and...
Tracking structural change in EU agriculture
Written by Alan Matthews
Let me welcome you to the first blog post on capreform.eu since I last posted in July. The long absence was due to two reasons. First, the blog was hacked which prevented me from accessing the back end where I construct the posts. And second, a series of commitments over the summer and autumn meant that I did not have the time (or skills) to work out how to regain access to the blog. Fortunately, the blog posts...
Guardian coverage of the Natural Flood Management Programme report
Written by Defra Press Office
There is coverage in the Guardian of a new report published by the Environment Agency which evaluates the impact of our national Natural Flood Management Programme.
The programme, which received £15 million of government funding, including benefits to communities and to biodiversity alongside protecting homes and businesses from floods.
Across 60 pilot projects the programme created an...
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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.