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Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have announced the next steps for a jointly run independent review of farm to fork assurance. Together, the organisations say now is the right time to...

How very generous …….. How VERY condescending ! The open market can decide the value and we can decide if we want to sell at that price “supermarket god complex reaches new levels” should have been your headline @Abi Kay

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will host a technical webinar on bluetongue for vets next week. The event will feature a panel of experts who will provide an update on bluetongue and the current serotype 3 strain that...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The all pig price (APP) has suffered another “big dip”, while the standard pig price (SPP) continues to decline, the National Pig Association (NPA) has said. The EU-spec SPP lost a further 0.51p during the week ended January 6 to stand at...

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/nfu-officeholder-elections/#culley So what’s the REAL story as to why Andrew Ward, Ollie Harrison and Martin Williams are not running for positions. Have they been told they are not allowed to because it would upset the gravy train?

Grain producers, please feed into the consultation for digital grain passports. Their introduction is likely to disadvantage independent grain traders and result in further consolidation of the grain trade. As growers we need greater diversity in the grain market not less. It seem like growers...

I'm wondering if its possible to do dairy costings without a consultant or feed rep doing them?

Bugger paying for it. There must be enough of us on here to get a good idea of trade. What info do people look at when looking at the days lamb trade?

What the best tup in your chosen breed? Your criteria. Don’t feel you have to even share your reasoning. For Texels I’ll say Muiresk Blondin. Had everything - length, shape, skin, character, size. And he bred true.

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Members of the National Pig Association (NPA) will begin voting for a streamlined Pig Industry Group (PIG) from next week. Voting for the new NPA group, which will be made up of eight producer members and four allied industry members, will begin...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that malting barley premiums continue to rise in the UK. For the week ending January 4, the UK spot ex-farm malting barley premium came in at £78.40/t, relative to feed barley...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said the Mexican market opening further to include offal from British pork exporters is “fantastic” for the sector. The additional trade has a potential estimated value of £18 million...

Sorry quite a few questions . Due to whole farm reversion from arable to HLS , I will be running store cattle from the spring on the herbal leys and existing pp grass . I am in a level 1 area for TB and so will be running the risk of going down with TB on a pre movement test ( although hopefully...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland There are just under three weeks left for cereals and oilseeds producers to respond to the Combinable Crops Digital Passport consultation. The consultation on implementing a digital passport for combinable crops closes on Friday, February 2...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The standard pig price has lost a further 1.05p over the first week of 2024, falling to 212.79p/kg during the week ended January 6. The standard pig price (SPP) has now lost 5p since the start of November and it is currently nearly 13p below the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Regular cleaning of feed storage is “vital” to maintain the health and welfare of animals and reduce the potential risk of mad cow disease. This is according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), which said that Bovine...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), potassium affects both the yield and quality of grain, as well as the general health and vigour of the plant. Cereal crops need at least as much, if not more, potassium than any other nutrient...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced the first Roots to Resilience module for farmers, industry stakeholders and the wider agricultural community. AHDB said the module is possible due to the success of its beef...

Slurry Infrastructure grant: last chance to apply Written by Thomas Proudfoot Credit: Ian Livesey Round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant will close for applications on Wednesday 17 January. We’re supporting many more projects than we did last year so, if you need slurry storage, now...