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As per the title, I am available for all aspects of chainsaw work (excluding climbing) and brushcutting.
I'm a qualified and experienced operator with my own professional equipment.
Felling and processing, logging up timber, limbing, brushcutting/scrub clearance, etc, etc. Hourly rates or "per job" for bigger projects in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire.
I can also drive a tractor, loader, etc. but you would need to supply it!
Message me here or
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Going local: how to make a big difference in small ways

Written by Patrick Barkham

For readers feeling anxious about the climate crisis, a fresh crop of nature writing is energising grassroots activism and inspiring local conservation

Confronted by climate breakdown, the extinction crisis and rising inequalities, it is easy to feel anxious and hopeless. I feel those things, but in recent months I’ve also been heartened by a surge of grassroots action, of diverse people responding in myriad ways to multiplying crises. To call it an ecosystem of resistance would be overly dramatic, but it is a flowering of good deeds and positive care for local neighbourhoods.

In my blue corner of...

Agriculture in the European Green Deal

Written by Alan Matthews

The Commission published its Communication on the European Green Deal in mid-December 2019. Previously flagged in Commission President von der Leyen’s Political Guidelines for the new Commission, it defines the key political objectives of the new Commission for the next five years.

The headline commitment is to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 (while conflating the EU with Europe may seem...

Following the January 5 announcement by ChemChina and Sinochem that they are consolidating their agricultural businesses into a new holding company which will be called the Syngenta Group Co., ADAMA has today confirmed that it is entirely business as usual in the UK and that it, and sister company, Syngenta, will continue to trade completely independently of each other.

The formation of the Syngenta Group – which is expected to become the world’s leading agriculture inputs company – will further bolster the alignment between the companies, enabling them to further capitalise on the value creation and synergistic opportunities in the fields of crop protection, seeds, fertilisers and additional agricultural and digital technologies.

ADAMA becomes a key member of the newly formed group...

114: Recommended List updates plus new Variety Selection Tool

Written by AHDB

Welcome to the first AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds podcast of 2020!

In this short episode AHDB Communications Manager Jason Pole explains the recent changes to the Recommended List (RL). Speaking to Paul Gosling, head of the Recommended List team, the two discuss the launch of the online Variety Selection tool and how it works. The new tool brings the features of the RL into a digital format and includes a new metric: ‘Agronomic Merit’ which combines a number of agronomic statistics into a single measure. Looking ahead, this spring will see the launch of the RL...

Just wanting to know so many contractors hire in extra tractors over the busy season to help out ? Would have 2 tractors with drivers ready to go if anyone knows anyone interested

Written by Matt Hopkins

Hyperspectral technology allows for quick and easy soil organic matter testing at a cost-effective rate.

The post Soilytics: Replacing Chemistry with Physics in Soil Nutrient Testing appeared first on PrecisionAg...

Can lab-grown food save the planet? | Letters

Written by Letters

Daniel Pryor of the Adam Smith Institute, David E Hanke, Georgina Ferry and Prof Mick Watson respond to an article by George Monbiot claiming that lab-grown food will end farming and save the planet
It’s encouraging to find agreement across the political divide on the potential of new technologies to combat climate change, reduce animal suffering and supplant massive agricultural subsidies. The Adam Smith Institute recently released a paper on the topic that made many of the same points as...

Written by Agriland Team

A farming family in the midlands had a pleasant post-Christmas novelty last month with the arrival of six hale and “hardy” sextuplet lambs a few days ahead of the new year.

The six lambs are owned by Offaly farmer and J Grennan and Sons feed merchant employee Mervyn Hardy.

Taking to social media, J Grennan and Sons paid tribute to the farmer, his prolific ewe and her million-to-one offspring, stating:

“We are delighted for Mervyn Hardy, a long-term employee of J Grennan and Sons, whose ewe had sextuplets on Saturday, December 28.

“All six lambs are healthy and ‘hardy’ themselves,” the feed merchant quipped.

The midlands-based company noted that the ewe...

Oxford Farming Conference 2020

Written by Defra Press Office


Environment Secretary, Theresa Villiers, speaking at Oxford Farming Conference 2020

After speaking at Oxford Farming Conference on Wednesday morning, an interview with the Environment Secretary featured in this morning’s Farming Today programme, where she discussed the government’s vision for the transition into a new farming system that would support farmers...

Skilled tractor driver required for a large arable/livestock farm, duties to include spreading fertiliser, mowing, baling, buckraking, ploughing, relief drilling etc. Must be willing to maintain machinary to a high standard. We are looking for an all-round motivated and conscientious individual with a 'can do' attitude prepared to help out with the many tasks at hand and work as part of a team.
A good 3 bedroom double glazed oil central heating house avilable.
All enquires will be treated in confidence

hi all, I have 19 years experience managing broiler chicken and duck sites, looking for a new challenge could possible consider a profit share arrangement this may suit someone wanting to spend their time doing other things. Can use tractors, telehandlers, bobcats also some experience with cattle. any area considered and accommodation would be required. Thankyou all for looking at this and if anyone wants to discuss this further please get in touch.

NEW COUSINS TOP DISC FOR LAMMA 2020

Cousins Top Disc™ At Rock Bottom Price

Cousins of Emneth Ltd will unveil to farmers the latest addition to their wide range of UK designed and manufactured cultivation equipment at the Lamma Show 2020.

The Top Disc™ is a linkage mounted high speed compact disc harrow, fitted with the new Open Channel™ soil to soil roller, for fast and efficient cultivations.

The Top Disc™ features individually rubber mounted 510mm diameter discs and maintenance free bearings.

Open Channel™ rings are set at 150mm centres with a 600mm diameter.

3m rigid, 4m & 5m folding working widths are available.

The 3m machine is now on offer for the special introductory price of £6,995 On Farm. (Terms and...

I am looking to renew and expand my experience in agriculture with a view to getting back into the industry, having formally lived and worked on a mixed arable and beef farm. More recently I spent the harvest period running the grain store for a large arable farm.
I have experience of tractor work, grain and bale carting, ploughing, cultivating, grassland management as well as feeding and bedding cattle. I hold a current tele handler license.
I can offer weekday afternoons and weekends on a voluntary basis in return for a little training. Anything from the odd day or two to something more regular would be appreciated.
I am based in Cirencester, Glos so anywhere local to the area that can help please get in touch.
07966 273746
[email protected]

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Written by Rachel Martin

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is celebrating the 100 years since a ground-breaking change to the law allowed women to enter the profession in the UK for the first time.

To mark the occasion, the BVA’s officer team visited the Parliamentary Archives to view the document which opened the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Register to women on December 23, 1919.

The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 removed the legal barriers that prevented women entering these professions as well as the civil service.

It allowed universities to award women degrees and paved the way for Aleen Cust to become the first female veterinary surgeon to be...

Looking for a tractor driving role. Finished college last year and have been mainly working with livestock but would like to move to arable. Got my tractor, trailer and front loader tickets and have been doing a good amount of tractor and trailer work among other things like topping but want to push on and progress and get more tickets so I can do as much as possible in an arable setting.

Enthusiastic to start, don't have a notice period so could start straight away. I'm near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk but would also consider the Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset areas.

Please contact if you know or have anything I would be suitable for.

Kind Regards

Dan