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I expect my staff to take a 30mins dinner break at noon. Which is unpaid. Is this reasonable? If we are busy and they don't stop I pay them.

Water Restoration Fund: grants now available Written by The Team Credit: William Hook Groups of farmers in England can now apply for a grant to improve freshwater habitats. Through the new Water Restoration Fund, local groups can apply for funding to bolster their capacity and capabilities...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Up to £11 million in water company fines will be reinvested back into a new Water Restoration Fund, environment secretary Steve Barclay announced today (Tuesday, April 9). The £11 million in fines and penalties collected will be allocated for...

"The UK could have hosepipe bans and water shortages this year despite experiencing the wettest eighteen months on record, experts have warned."...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Innovation never stands still and with focus moving towards environmentally conscious management, the drill and planter section of the machinery industry is no exception. CPM takes a look at some of the newest products and updates...

FiPL spotlight: improving nutrient use and reducing nitrate and phosphate pollution in the Broads Written by Juliette Howlett The Waveney Farming Cluster receiving a talk from soil a soil compaction specialist. With a population of just over 6,000, spread across 303 square kilometres, the...

We have just had United Utilities water leak guys in our yard , their losing water on our stretch of the road and our meter is spinning. Turned off the stop tap next to the farm we put in when we were trying to find a leak we had 5 years ago , meter stopped, the leaks across the tarmac house...

Yes it does affect farming, but why? my local council seems to be "awash" with money, from the many thousands of private houses paying council tax, plus all the indusrial estates with small and extra large industrial/commercial businesses are occupiyed, never seen it so busy, and nots even...

….in Bruxelles Brussels farmers' protest: Police fire water cannon at burning tyres https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68402627

Having done a bit of rotational grazing, I'm going to try a further intensification of grazing for my cattle, ideally once mob on daily moves. Fencing isn't too much of a problem, I have plenty of reels, polywire and posts. Water is the stumbling block. The water infrastructure here isn't...

I thought I’d just start this off as something to think about during cold dark winter days, so please feel to add to the list: Lundell forage harvester Lundell seed drill Bamford Wuffler Cock Pheasant Tedder Kidd Rotaflail Taskers Fertispread

The above named was on the radio 4 today program this morning to discuss biological net gain in relation to new housing developments. At best this is smoke and mirrors, at worst it is deceiving and lying to the public. What was even worse though, was that he couldn't resist having a pop at...

Anyone applied Glpho to cover crops when ground frozen but foliage dryish? say 11am?

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Sheep Association (NSA) has appointed Devon sheep farmer Peter Delbridge as its new chair. Peter Delbridge Delbridge was elected at an NSA board meeting and will now start a term of three years in the role. He takes over the...

The famous documentary is on BBC Four now

We moved to a propery two years ago and inherited a shared water supply with a domestic neighbour. I pay the bill and then bill them for their usage through a sub meter, independent of the water company. The debt built up to the point where I had to send them a large invoice . They started to...

We're looking for a new electricity provider and the best quote has come from Smartest Energy. I've not heard of them before. Does anyone use them? Thoughts? Thanks.

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Put this is Agriculture because call out charges can apply to lots of things. Simple question: A straight forward (mechanic, vet, or other) call out is easy enough to understand and usually involves time and mileage. But what is the contractural situation when you know the vet or mechanic is...