Saba Amir, IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Since the ban on the use of in-feed antibiotic growth promoters, gut health has been the focus of animal nutrition to improve performance and reduce the burden of enteric diseases
A number of different feed additives, pre, probiotics and synbiotics...
Traditionally, Labour redistributes wealth and massively increases its civil service for checks and balances.
What would you want put in place to support the production of UK food remembering that most of us like consistent prices for our budgets?
The choices are:
1. Socialism of the supply...
Fruit and vegetable supply
Written by Defra Press Office
There have been media reports on shortages of some fresh fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes, peppers and salads, with some supermarkets limiting the amounts of each product that customers can buy.
We are aware of the issues...
Defra announces further support for farmers at NFU conference
Written by Defra Press Office
A panorama of a field of yellow rape or canola flowers, grown for the rapeseed oil crop. Late spring in Hampshire, UK
Both Defra Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey and Farming Minister Mark Spencer...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The 2023 National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference saw discussions surrounding food security, headed by the union’s president Minette Batters, insights into farming realities and hardships, as well as government initiatives and funding to help the...
Our record on farming: 30 actions we have taken to support our farmers and growers
Written by defrablogs
We are re-investing £2.4 billion per year in the sector through new farming schemes
Provided farmers with extensive detail on the ELMs scheme, ensuring there is something for every...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the opening date for the £300 million Single Applications and Map Service and the Entitlements Transfer Service.
The services will open on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, and...
388: Agri Market Outlook - Arable
Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
The latest Cereals and Oilseeds Agri Market Outlook takes stock of the current situation and looks forward to what we might expect in the coming months for supply availability, trade and demand.
In...
3Keel’s collective soy initiative report brings together data from the supply chains of the major European retailers and food service to shed light on the challenges faced, and how to collectively work towards solutions for achieving deforestation and conversion free soy.
Companies are under...
I see UK Flour Millers have recently put out a press release about grain assurance.
https://www.ukflourmillers.org/post/assurance-of-imported-wheat-shows-the-value-of-red-tractor
^^^the pdf at bottom of this page goes into further detail.
They clearly like Red Tractor/ SQC, and highlight...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that its latest agri-market outlook released today (Friday, February 10) indicates that high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis will continue to impact farm business planning...
This is a question for people cleverer than I, because I can’t find an immediate answer online, and I don’t know how to work it out myself.
We, all of us, grow food. Be it beef, lamb, potatoes, cereals etc etc. All of this is made up of a % of the co2 either the plant has sequestered, or the...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
ForFarmers and Boparan have decided to abandon a proposed joint venture which would have seen the companies operate 19 animal feed mills between them.
The companies, which are both manufacturers of poultry feed, said today (Tuesday, February 7)...
DEFRA have set out a scheme with 280 options (and counting) to replace BPS few of which appear to have any measurable outcomes to demonstrate public money for public good and do not provide adequate compensation for government interference in food production.
This forum provides an information...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
A number of potential causes, including those of any “notifiable diseases”, for the death of 100 cows in Jersey have been ruled out, the island’s government said today (Thursday, January 26).
The cattle fell ill and died in the space of just a few days in...
Nitrogen Stabilisers (part 2): Carbon Inputs
Joel Williams, Integrated Soils
In part 1 of this article, we highlighted that both urease and nitrification inhibitors have a minor impact on soil biology but there remains some concern over the negative impact of urease inhibitors on the plants...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has revealed the results of its farmers and crofters intentions survey, with participants identifying growing uncertainty over the Scottish government’s future agricultural policy as the greatest...
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