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Place to have a good old RANT ...... not necessarily to elicit any responses Anyway, I have been sat on the phone for the last 20 minutes waiting for someone from APHA to answer to explain a letter they have sent me. I emailed and got an auto response saying if it's urgent, to ring the number...

Today it was raining v heavy and for some reason I happened to think about flotation tyres for spring work. Does any of us on here remember an article about flotation tyres in the FW or even Big Farm weekly about a chap that fitted very large flotation tyres to a ford 46? From memory they were...

Interested to know what pressure people are running rowcrops at for mounted sprayer/fert spreader work. Amazone 2000ltr rear 1000ltr front sprayer combination and 3ton spreader, though mainly just run 2400kg. Currently on 14.9r50 rears @ 40psi, more work and timeliness means we'd like sprayer...

Up and down the country, hill farmers are discovering whether their local NE staff are 'rewilders' or not. Because if they are, draconian cuts in livestock numbers are being demanded for inclusion in enviro agreements - and if you decline, they may very well force your hand. (See the newspaper...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Hydrogen is often mooted as an alternative fuel, yet its critics are quick to point out the major disadvantage to use, and that is that much of it comes from the cracking of fossil fuels. This problem is being addressed in Germany where the state of...

Developed by AHDB, the Medicine Hub helps dairy, beef and sheep producers monitor and compare medicine use and tackle antimicrobial resistance. Charlotte Grime, Engagement and Communications Manager for Medicine Hub, explains more. You have probably heard about Medicine Hub, the industry-wide...

We at PFFA are keen to support farmers and producers in working more directly with community (like the Hardwicke Alliance model), rather than directly with supermarkets. Any thoughts or ideas?

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Culling badgers will have “no meaningful impact” on campaigns designed to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB), according to a leading UK animal welfare consultant. Tris Pearce, from the Shropshire-based family run ecological and wildlife consultancy...

Today, the British horticulture sector finds itself in an increasingly precarious situation with major labour shortages, cost increases on almost every front (transportation, packaging, energy) and more and more unpredictable weather as a result of climate change. At a time when British...

Supermarkets and contracts have some much control. Do you see them as a saviour, a burden or something else?

Defra calls for more action to protect the world’s ocean Written by Defra Press Office There was national and regional coverage following our announcement of new projects under the Blue Planet Fund to boost marine conservation efforts worldwide, fight climate change, and support...

Does anyone believe anything that the mainstream media report around covid to be true? I’ve been pretty sceptical of the whole thing from the start, ie it’s origins and real impact, the measures used to control its spread, and especially the experimental gene therapy injections. There do seem...

My foot just through the ORC and Agricology door as Farm Engagement Officer, I started the year in a similar way to many farmers and growers, by going to the Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC). This was a first for me and delivered all that it promised and more. Here are some of my...

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Every bit of news seems to be about climate change or crisis politicians whinging about something constant crap about carbon and rewilding. Governments lack of proper support and understanding of our reliance on a large amount of imported food. Did the beginning of the Second World War not teach...

Transitioning to regenerative agriculture Understanding the key principles of regenerative farming is important, but it is not the be-all-and-end-all when it comes to transitioning to a regenerative system. Practical know-how, effective measurement of progress and being set up to reap the...

Has anyone experience of Maxam tyres? Considering a set for our combine but not heard of them till now. Combine is 15 years old, looking to keep for another 5 seasons.

anybody delt with them. good/bad?

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A spokesperson for the Countryside Alliance has dubbed a push by University of Cambridge’s Students’ Union (SU) for an all-vegan menu across its on-campus catering services an “attack on freedom of choice”. University of Cambridge’s SU voted on...

This thread is being opened after much thought by a group of your fellow TFF members. I think you will all agree that this resource is very much needed. I am sure, like us, you find that on a daily basis you read and hear falsehoods from the media, organisations, Government quangos, etc. At...