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I can't find any information on the the number of tractors in the UK since their inception, only for the last decade or so. I would be very grateful for any help/ links/ information on this. I would particularly like to know how many tractors were in the UK in the 1920's and 30's.

During Covid, the supermarkets were started on a path of 'pre-competitive collaboration'. It worked well and they were keen to do more. This resulted in the WWF basket; https://www.wwf.org.uk/wwf-basket We then have a cost of living crisis and the government want the supermarkets to subdue food...

An interesting document; https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65735eca049516000f49bf45/Delivering_30by30_on_land_in_England.pdf It starts by saying; New contributions to the 30by30 target will be made on a voluntary basis, and there is no obligation on landowners or land managers to...

The budget for SFI is the same as when SPS first started. It was about £100/ acre then, which would be worth about £55/ acre now. So if everybody that claimed BPS, claimed SFI on the same area as before, and on similar value options, that is what we would all get paid. This would probably not...

Have you been asked to do their survey? Have you/ will you do it? We’re in the business of providing robust timely data and insights to help our clients solve their customers' problems. While we’re one step removed from farming practice, our core knowledge is what is going on, and in, the...

Sorry, I know this is a well trodden path, but I hope you will take a minute to read this and vote. IF the NFU reflected on the furore around the GFC module and made the statement; We have been pleased to have had involvement with RT since it's inception but we now feel that it no longer meets...

Sustainability is surely the thing on which the world needs to concentrate. Measuring carbon etc. is surely all smoke and mirrors compared to showing that you live, work or produce in a manner that is [at least in the main] , infinitely repeatable. It is clear that everybody has a view on what...

Interesting program on Radio 4 this afternoon; https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001pm37 I appreciate it may be the way it is edited, but Minette Batters seems awfully concerned that food must be affordable without mentioning how.

You may have missed this post; https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/an-open-letter-to-the-uk-dairy-industry.391816/#post-8783050 You may think it only affects dairy; "The dairy welfare strategy is part of a wider body of work at RH&W to facilitate and create welfare strategies for...

It is probably difficult to compare when there are so many different variables such as; Cost to buy/ rent land Energy costs Necessary infrastructure Help in the form of subsidies, tax breaks and central support Constraints such as regulations, restrictions and other requirements Availability of...

Leaving the Brexit argument aside [it has been done], it would look like we took the EU's policy and the lobbyist's removed the important parts and left British farmers holding the baby; "The Farm to Fork Strategy is at the heart of the European Green DealEN••• aiming to make food systems fair...

"Officers also discovered that general farm welfare fell short of expected standards during their visit in January as a number of animals did not have a dry lying area, had access to sharp objects, such as a rusty gate and barbed wire, contained within a sheep field which posed a risk to their...

I could hazard a guess as to what has happened here but although it's not far from me, I've not heard anything about this case until today when @unlacedgecko posted it the Natural England knows best thread...

I was sceptical about the need for plate meters and sward sticks, but I am told they are very useful when managing grazing. I am then interested in precision grazing which concentrates more on time scales. I see I can now pay to get pasture remotely monitored and future predicted...

After much time trying to find the cause of a Renault Celtis being in almost permanent limp mode, it would seem it is down to the fuel temperature reading dropping under revs. Sensor and earth have been checked. Any ideas of how to cure this?

I just thought I'd share this as I found it an interesting read; THE FOLLOWING TEXT HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE OWNER OF AYLESCOTT FEEDS & DRIERS, MR ALAN FRASER-SMITH TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND TO THE BUSINESS AND INFORM CUSTOMERS NEW AND OLD OF THEIR INTENTIONS MOVING FORWARD. Changes at...

Since George Eustace said farmers need to cut costs and compete with imports or do something else, there is clearly no need for any farmer to feel any obligation to 'feed the nation'. It does however scare me as a UK citizen, that we are running towards a cliff edge of shortages. I have kept...

Whether you are a member of the NFU or not, as far as most of the country is concerned, she is speaking on your behalf. Yet again this morning, she was given a prime slot on Radio 4 to make comment and said nothing of any interest. Please, please, please, can everyone support the BFU so that...

I had hoped to go to the event near Exeter yesterday and would love to hear any comments/ thoughts/ experience of anybody that went [or didn't!].

but only if you don't understand you have 'a little knowledge'. Whereas an expert can be dangerous by being confident they know everything about their subject without having understanding of how they may be completely ignorant of matters which may have a considerable impact or be impacted. Maybe...