Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland
Scour is the biggest killer of calves on farms under one month of age and with calves arriving thick and fast onto autumn-calving farms keeping calves healthy is a priority.
Unfortunately livestock will become sick in many cases which places a large amount of stress on farmers.
Cases can be reduced by having high standards of hygiene in the calf shed, including clean feeders, footbath at entrance and not wearing visible soiled clothes into the...
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Written by Bernie Commins from Agriland
Speaking ahead of his attendance at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, which commences today (Monday, November 1), Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, said “we must act now before it is too late”.
Minister Poots said joining forces to tackle climate change, to create green jobs and to nurture opportunities through investment and innovation, must be our focus over the next...
Written by Tom Allen-Stevens from CPM Magazine
CPM readers are invited to join a unique meeting of Climate Change Champions as they outline how the innovative practices they apply to their soils could get UK Farming more than halfway to its net zero goal. Crop production’s environmental champions and leading agricultural companies are coming together with NFU office holders on Wednesday 3 November at the Faccombe Estate in Hants to discuss the way forward on climate change. Broadcast live...
Climate change has driven farmers to despair and in return we get callous disregard | Sophie Love
Written by Sophie Love from the Guardian
The drought, the fires and the floods have nearly broken us, but the government keeps playing games on climate action
My husband has left the farm we have worked so hard on since 2007. He says, “I can’t do it any more.” He needs time to rest and heal. I don’t know what that means for my marriage or if I can run this farm alone. Will he want to sell the...
Written by Michael Geary from Agriland
The UK sheep kill for the month of September has been described as being exceptionally low for the time of year.
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) said that the lamb kill for September stood at just over one million head – which was back 16% year-on-year.
Furthermore, the ewe kill fell by 15% to stand at 108,000 head for last month.
Why is the sheep kill down?
Indications from the Department for Environment, Food &...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
Breedr has smashed its crowdfunding target just 24 hours into the campaign.
Initially opening to existing farmer members and investors, the firm raised over £1.6 million in just 24 hours, well beyond its £1 million target.
The Crowdcube campaign opened to the public on Monday, October 25, and is likely to reach the investment ceiling far earlier than expected.
“We’ve been overwhelmed with the support from our farmer members and investors,” said...
Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland
Although most fields are currently too wet to take soil samples, you should consider doing so when conditions improve.
The majority of the country has experienced significant amounts of rainfall in recent days, with most fields now wet under foot.
Generally if a field is too wet to graze, they are usually too wet to take soil samples.
Although it is too wet to sample, it is not too wet to plan for taking samples. You should make contact with...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
Biosecurity Minister Lord Benyon has appointed six non-executive directors to the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE).
The appointments of Peter Laurie; Emma Slawinski; Gwyn Jones; James Russell; John Reed; and Charles Sercombe will take effect from November 1, 2021 for three years, and the appointees will support the new chair Jonathan Statham.
All appointments to AHWBE are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
One of Canada’s most famous and trusted cheese connoisseurs has joined the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to help enhance the work of British dairy exporters in the North American markets.
With more than 36 years’ experience of the specialty cheese business in Canada, Paul Blake, former president of Finica Food Specialties, has this week taken up his new role of dairy agent for AHDB.
Blake, who was also an executive member of...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
Relative cuts to Wales’ agricultural and rural development funding allocation announced in the latest spending review break, the Conservative manifesto pledge not to cut rural funding for the second year running, the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has said.
The UK budget and spending review announced on October 27, revealed that an average of £300 million a year would be allocated to Wales for agriculture and rural development over the next three...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
It was the desire to get away from planting under plastic that led Pat Kinsella to take a long hard look at the way in which he grew the maize for his beef finishing enterprise in Co. Wicklow.
Pat feels strongly about filling his soil with plastic. These fragments came from a field that was planted several years ago
For many years he had followed the tried and trusted method of establishing the crop in this way. However, this season he decided...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
On the eve of the global climate change summit COP26, next week, LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) has announced it has set a new target for 85% of all UK fruit and vegetables to be grown more sustainably.
The target will see the amount of UK fresh produce grown by LEAF Marque certified businesses almost doubling within the next five years.
All Waitrose’s UK-grown fresh produce has been LEAF Marque certified for the past 14 years and LEAF...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
National Geographic Traveller (UK) has teamed up with Food & Drink Wales to launch a new multi-stage initiative designed to showcase the country as a culinary destination.
The project is centred around a new 52-page food-focused guide to Wales, which was sponsored by Food & Drink Wales and distributed with the October edition of National Geographic Traveller — the first time a culinary guide has been distributed with the magazine in its 10-year...
Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland
Pneumonia and scour are the main illnesses that are experienced by young calves, with pneumonia being the most common cause of death in calves between one and six months of age.
Pneumonia multi-factorial disease is caused by a range of bacteria, viruses and mycoplasmas.
The autumn-calving season is well underway in autumn-calving herds, and keeping calves healthy is a priority for farmers.
Pneumonia can cause damage to the lungs of a calf...
Written by Contributor from Agriland
By Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots.
In January 2020, ‘The New Decade, New Approach’ called on the Northern Ireland Executive to tackle climate change head on. This was shortly followed by the Northern Ireland Assembly declaring a climate emergency.
Climate change is the defining crisis of our time on a global and national scale and Northern Ireland is not immune.
We have seen first-hand how...
Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag
The team at Cerfontaine wanted to improve the crop yield by using the latest agriculture technology, and turned to Topcon for reliable and efficient solutions.
The post Case Study: How Topcon Helped Agriculture Specialist Cerfontaine Improve Yield appeared first on PrecisionAg.
Continue reading on the Precision Ag Website...
Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland
Large parts of England should be on alert for potential flooding this weekend, the Environment Agency has warned.
From midday today (October 29) there are 11 flood warnings in place and 38 flood alerts, spread across parts of north, southwest and southern England.
The 12 flood warnings are in place for the following areas:
Keswick Campsite;
River Clyst, from Broadclyst to Clyst St. Mary;
River Derwent at Workington, Seaton Mill and Barepot;
River...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Dawn Meats Group, head of agriculture, Sarah Haire has confirmed that beef farmers must measure, review and implement as they respond to climate change.
She spoke at the last of the four sustainable beef webinars, hosted by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) and a range of other sectoral stakeholder groups in Northern Ireland.
Haire said: “The time for the beef industry to start actually verifying its...
Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for a ‘One Health approach’ in its ‘wish list’ for COP26, taking place in Glasgow this weekend.
The One Health approach is the recognition of the fact that people, animals and the environment are interlinked, and the combined utilisation of all three – at local, regional, national and global levels – to achieve optimal health outcomes.
In its wish list, the BVA said:
“We need a true One Health...
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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.