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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has extended its relationship with ScotEID and Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to make more Scottish mart pricing data available. This announcement follows contractual changes in England...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is set to co-host a GrasscheckGB grass management workshop with a farming business next week. The workshop will take place on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Penmaen Bach near Machynlleth. Richard...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Beef steaks, cheese and desserts are predicted to perform well on Valentine’s Day (Wednesday, February 14) this year. Analysts from the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have explored last year’s sales and current data to form their 2024...

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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland 95% of UK farmers under the age of 40 have cited poor mental health as one of the biggest hidden problems facing farmers today, according to a study by the Farm Safety Foundation. The rural charity conducted the study on a sample of 450 farmers...

Maybe we are getting this wrong. Double the Red Tractor fees and spend all the money on a marketing campaign. But... "If it doesn't have a Red Tractor on it, it's cheap stuff from God knows where, that has been sprayed and injected with God knows what" That would call out the supermarkets...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Following what’s been a miserable autumn season, the pressure is undoubtedly on to ensure spring crops successfully overcome potential weather extremes that come their way. CPM looks at some of the options on the table. By Janine Adamson...

428: Tackling mental health and sexism Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Mental and physical wellbeing, as well as sexism in the workplace, are on the agenda as AHDB reporter Alice Perry chats with Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald, a chartered clinical psychologist and...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The EU-spec standard pig price (SPP) has moved up after being in decline for 16 consecutive weeks. It moved up by 0.11p to 211.47p/kg during the week ended February, the National Pig Association (NPA) said. This was only the second weekly rise...

Two weeks ago I asked for volunteers to help organise a farmers protest. To make the risk-reward of farming worthwhile. JUST ONE FARMER STEPPED FORWARD! In the face of this level of apathy I give up on trying to get (English) farmers to do anything. Indeed, the vast majority of comments on...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Is there much more left to say on potato storage and life after CIPC? CPM speaks to recent industry award winner, Adrian Cunnington, to find out his thoughts on what could happen next. By Janine Adamson It’s important to give credit...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Prioritising crop quality in the grain store can provide a multitude of benefits and doesn’t have to be an expensive investment. CPM speaks to a farm manager who’s installed a new system to reduce labour and put crop quality first. By...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Given the highly variable field conditions across the country, devising an effective spring fungicide programme may feel like an insurmountable feat. Although it’s difficult to predict impending disease pressure with so many unknowns, CPM...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF AHDB Monitor Farms is a nationwide network of like-minded growers with the common goal of improving their business through sharing performance information and best practice. CPM learns more about what’s involved. By Janine Adamson...

We are forever being told to price things and shop around to try and run our business more cost effectively but these salesmen don't seem to like it when people try something different and they might lose a sale. They will have to get back to their bosses and sharpen their pencil, but then I...

You are a cereal farmer so understand all the pressures farmers in general are presently under. Your videos over the last 2 years have highlighted things like high fertiliser prices, low market prices, high machinery prices etc and it gives your none farming viewers an understanding of what we...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The latest agri-market outlook from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has concluded that the inflation of inputs is a threat to the long-term resilience of the agriculture industry. Other threats to the resilience of...

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...

Folks, why we aren’t we getting organised and using the massive support that the European farmers (and Canadian truckers) are getting by not protesting in at least some form here I’m Britain? Before we all believe the NFU’s mantra about ‘lack of public support’, just pop onto YouTube and read...

I feel the AHDB "consultation" over the levy increase was a complete sham. I was never asked if I approved of the levy increase, or given an opportunity to give any feedback on the proposed levy increase. I remember being told a levy increase was being applied for, but that is not a...