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https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-if-the-worlds-systems-are-already-cracking-due-to-climate-change-is-there-a-post-doom-silver-lining-213890 I liked this quote. As Jonah E. Bromwich wrote for the New York Times in 2020, “even if the [Deep Adaptation] math doesn’t add up, does that make...

https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/agrifood-brief-the-best-thing-that-could-ever-cap-pen/ It would seem the EU has some worries and reforms to make, what is your take, while it’s not a uk issue, our government do still take initiatives the EU use even if they get a UK spin...

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-grass-packaging-materials-plot-sustainable.html More demands on agricultural land, what's your take positive, or negative?

Ok what’s your opinion about how they work? Would you as a uk farmer want changes that did similar?

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-farms-world-declining.html while not news to us, it does throw out some interesting observation's. the remark, small farms farm 25% of the land, but produce 30% of the food was telling. do you actually think there is any way to change the trend? if yes what?

it would seem the US livestock farmers are also under attack. the pressure on family farming around the world seems to be universal, do you think there is a plan at play or are the worlds governments just sleep walking towards this? share your stories, and your opinions.

It looks very likely that farming is going to be dragged, like it or not into carbon trading. https://ahdb.org.uk/news/environment-sustainable-farming-incentive-and-carbon-outlook https://ahdb.org.uk/news/why-the-regulated-uk-emissions-trading-scheme-could-impact-farmers-in-future If what...

Ok I am not sure if many people DIY their installs I know with kits like the one I got from Fieldbee, you get some basic instructions but you mostly it’s do it yourself. ok my tip is for the position of any receiver on the tractor, there is a reason John Deere push them right to the front...

https://www.lowcarbonranch.com/ https://www.wired.co.uk/article/low-carbon-beef now as a concept I give them full marks, if it’s actually run in a remotely sensible way It’s not a stupid concept giving value to low carbon products is not foolish. I also think it’s dangerously misleading, if...

https://ahdb.org.uk/news/trade-and-policy/UK-Aus-sign-deal The outline of the new deal, I did note the measure to avoid the race to the bottom, with standards, I did feel this plays right into Red Tractors hands. I am not in the livestock industry but, what effects them will effect me in the...

Hi I have a question can the FieldBee base station talk to Trimble receivers and kit? I asked fieldbee they said. Quote View attachment FieldBee-L2-RTK-GNSS-Base-station-Datasheet.pdfView attachment FieldBee-L2-RTK-GNSS-Base-station-Datasheet.pdfFieldBee RTK base station (1599 EUR) and have...

Ok, first thanks for voting if you have. Second if you have a reason why you voted that are positive please post a few details. :) This poll really needed multiple questions but that’s not possible So I will ask you to add the following. If you have had positive experiences with a telehandler...

ok I currently run 2 old 1540 newholland combines, we have around 200 acres of wheat to cut, now they cut it fine, but running 2 requires labour I am finding harder to find, so I am looking to update. We tend to only cut when it's fit so when we do go let's say when we are running we can cut...

I have been thinking about alternatives to subs, we already have fair trade items now including some milk in a way. Do you think it would be possible to use this type of system, to bump farm gate prices to the point farmers don't need subs. The only possible issue I have with this is it...

Mod Note: New thread started with all the posts with political content, which were contained in light hearted thread here https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/predictions-for-2017.151758/ I predict Europe going to talk a good talk, but give us what we want. They still need us more...

For any chemical company's reading. I think there are some gaps in the market. New ideas for chemical control of Black grass. We never hit 100% kill rates so these will always be useful. Spray to, 1. Trigger 100% germination or better still make BG grow in the ear. 2. Just make it sterile. We...

its somthing that came up chatting to my dad, about pre or post spraying for drilling, he mentioned that there was a seed dressing he thinks for bulb fly, that was in unpopular because it slowed germination of the wheat by up to 2 weeks. This may have been a bad thing at the time but, for...