The Farming Forum

Written by Agriland Team

When Diane Banville’s husband Kevin (33) died in a farm accident on St. Patrick’s Day 2014 her whole life changed “in a split second”.

The couple had been married just 11 months and were celebrating the birth of their second child; for Diane “everything changed” on March 17 when Kevin went out to his farm and never came home.

Diane and Kevin’s sons Ryan (7) and Cillian (5) are to the fore now as far as their mother is concerned and her focus is on their emotional and psychological well-being.

In the aftermath of her husband’s death Diane reached out to Embrace FARM – Ireland’s dedicated farm accident support network for those that have been affected by farming...

22 years old from North Norfolk.

Have experience with various different aspects of farming from cultivating to doseing sheep. I am keen to learn new skills to further my career. I have plenty of experience and would like to think I'm a good problem solver.

Looking for full time work or part time, would be starting as soon as possible.

Full clean licence, keen to fill in any gaps in experience.

If your interested or want to know more, then contact me.

Contact Jake

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have just finished a harvest vacancy and looking for my next vacancy, experience of ploughing, primary and secondary cultivation.hedge cutting ,trailer.work, Heston bailing and relief combine operator. Based on Cambridge Bedfordshire Hertfordshire border

41 years old family man , shotgun instructor and keen shooter and ex part time gamekeeper

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Stockperson /Gfw seeks position in Scotland over thirty years experience all farm work as well as 360 machine work mainly drainage on farms, willing to relocate for right position.
can provide various reference's
contact William on 07590253064.

Written by FB reporters

The NFU’s initial response to the government’s latest proposals to replace the Irish/ Northern Irish ‘backstop’ includes the observation that it’s getting ‘very late in the day’ to achieve a breakthrough.

Commenting this morning, the union said: “We have argued strongly that we cannot leave the EU without a deal if we are to avoid significant damage to UK farming. While we welcome the fact that the government is continuing to pursue a deal with the EU that would secure an orderly Brexit, it is getting very late in the day and it of course remains to be seen whether the latest proposals will lead to a much needed breakthrough in negotiations.

“We will now look...

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Talk from Global Summit by Geoffrey von Maltzahn, PhD - CTO at Indigo. Geoffrey is co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer for Indigo, as well as a Partner at Flagship Pioneering, where he focuses on inventing technologies and starting companies to address global challenges in nutrition, environmental sustainability, and medicine.

When Agriculture is facing so many challenges, this is a really interesting video. Lots of information showing how technology and agriculture need to come together more. Lots of snippets could be taken from the video, here are just a few.

Nitrogen fertiliser utilisation efficiency (NfUE) is a useful indicator when making grassland nutrition choices. It tells you precisely how much of your valuable N is reaching plants and how much is being lost to the atmosphere or left in the ground.
Numerous trials over many years have shown that Ammonium Nitrate (AN) fertilisers, like Nitram, comprehensively outperform all sources of urea giving a consistent 10% lift in NfUE that gives protection against challenging growing conditions and difficult years, whilst boosting enterprise profitability.

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For Sale - Guide Price £2,000,000

• Residential mixed farm
• Three bedroom farm house subject to an agricultural tie
• Range of buildings suitable for conversion (subject to planning)
• Productive arable and grass land
• 141 acres (57 hectares)

Sowe Fields Farm is a ring fenced, mixed farm comprising a three bedroom farm house, a range of traditional buildings together with two more modern portal framed buildings and in all extending to approximately 141 acres of pasture and arable land with road frontage and being strategically located on the edge of Coventry.

The farm house constructed of red brick with wood cladding externally to the first floor is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition full details are...

Written by Rachel Martin

Fresh milk processor Muller Milk & Ingredients has warned its Scottish suppliers that their 25% surge in farm milk production has not been supported by growth in the local market.

The firm claimed that a result, the increase was not sustainable and would have “significant environmental consequences” as the extra milk is currently transported to England to be sold.

The dairy business has confirmed a review with its 230 dairy farmer suppliers in Scotland to address the issue strategically.

It comes less than a year after Muller completed the largest single investment in Scottish dairy processing in a decade.

The £15 million project saw substantial upgrades made...

Written by Jamie Day

The UK’s largest milk processor, Arla Foods has reported a 3% lift in first half revenues but warns that Brexit could impact its full year and short-term outlook. Arla Foods UK made net revenues of £987m in the first six months of 2019, compared to £961m in the same period of 2018. It says the […]

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A commitment by the Government to significant levels of investment into the country’s infrastructure and public services has been welcomed by the NFU.

Union Vice President, Stuart Roberts, said the investment promise made by Chancellor Savid Javid to the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester would help ‘equip’ farming businesses and rural communities, giving them improved connectivity and other services, which are so desperately needed.

The Union’ upbeat response followed the Chancellor’s announcement of new investment in roads, bus services, and broadband in what he called an ‘infrastructure revolution’.

The package he outlined included £5bn to support...

Written by Matt Hopkins

Agricultural robotics is the undoubted solution for reducing the drudgery of work for producers. It allows them to […]

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Written by Rachel Martin

The Government has started the hunt for two new leaders to join the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).

A new chairman is being sought to head the AHDB when Sir Peter Kendall reaches the end of his term of office in March.

An independent board member, with the additional responsibility of serving as chairman of the AHDB Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, is also needed to replace Will Lifford at the end of his term in March.

The roles

Ministers in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Devolved Administrations are responsible for appointing AHDB board members.

Strong leadership and the...

Hi, im an experienced arable/machinery operator, I've worked in Australia, usa and varying places in England operating combine harvesters, cultivations, drilling, spreaders, and many other things looking for work around Yorkshire(possibly further afield) from the 14th October or possibly earlier, please don't hesitate to get in touch, cv on request.

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For Sale - Guide Price £2,195,000

• Georgian five bedroom farmhouse requiring modernisation
• Farmhouse annexe in need of comprehensive refurbishment
• A range of traditional buildings comprising a range of single and two storey red brick outbuildings
• Central courtyard
• A range of workshop
• garage
• loose housing areas
• dairy parlour
• tank room and farm office
• The traditional buildings may have potential for alternative uses subject to the necessary consents

Lot 1 - A farmhouse with an annexe, an extensive range of traditional and modern buildings which could be put to a variety of uses with land, about 87.62 acres in all

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Longcroft Farm is a highly productive commercial...

We are a family run pig business looking for a caring and logically minded stock-person to work on and manage our 4500 place outdoor pig finishing unit, located near Salisbury in Wiltshire.

The ideal candidate would be an excellent stock-person capable of managing a small team and operating machinery. In return we would offer an excellent remuneration package tailored to the individual.

All applications will dealt in the strictest confidence.

Please reply to:
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Over 2,750 exhibitors will show innovations, concepts and visions for the agriculture of today and tomorrow on the completely booked-out trade fair grounds in Hanover, Germany – guiding theme: "Global Farming - Local Responsibility"

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From 10 to 16 November 2019 (exclusive press days on 10 and 11 November), approximately 2,750 exhibitors from 51 countries will present their innovations, concepts and visions for the agriculture of today and tomorrow at the Agritechnica, the world's leading trade fair for...