animal feed

illustration by Dorottya Poór for Agroecology Europe What role for legumes in the agroecological transition? And what is bulatura? Here, author and researcher Lucia Nicastro interviews two farmers – Stefano Vegetabile of Nuove Rotte. Andrea Giaccardi, of l’Orto del Pian Bosco – about how and why...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Growing beans has a multitude of known benefits, be it improved soil health or retained nitrogen for the following wheat crop, but what about replacing soya in laying hen feed to produce a carbon neutral egg? CPM investigates. By Melanie...

https://www.sruc.ac.uk/all-news/research-to-unlock-the-potential-of-edible-insects/ “In addition to leading the animal feed project, researcher Dr Pattanapong Tiwasing is calling for restrictions to be lifted on the sale of whole insects and their ingredients for human consumption in the UK.”...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As the Genetic Technology Bill made its way through Parliament, plant breeders and innovators met to discuss other paths to a sustainable future. CPM summarises the discussion and the content of the new Bill. By Tom Allen-Stevens...

Food supply and food security Written by Defra Press Office There has been some coverage of calls by the National Farmers Union (NFU) for more government support for farmers to safeguard the nation’s food supplies. We understand that farmers are facing increasing costs as a result of the...

The area of spring cropping in 2023 is likely to be down on previous years given favourable conditions for autumn drilling, however it remains an important option for many farms... This is especially true where maize and spring barley are grown for animal feed, and where planned winter sowing...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that a “bleak” winter may be on the cards as food prices continue to rise. In food inflation statistics published today (Wednesday, November 30), the BRC revealed that food inflation is at 12.4% this...

NFU specialists have answered questions on this technical subject, following the publication of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill. Are there trade implications if the UK starts growing gene-edited crops and the EU doesn't? Could gene-edited crops be grown alongside conventional...

A much better and relatively trouble-free 2022 crop for most and unprecedented rapeseed values have certainly raised the winter oilseed rape growing bar. But with higher input prices and extreme market volatility really upping the ante, CPM gets some much needed, risk-reducing market...

Earlier today, AHDB published the first official UK supply and demand estimates for wheat, barley, oats and maize for the 2022/23 season. Heavy wheat balance leading to substantial exportable surplus In 2022/23, total availability of wheat is forecast to rise 8% on the year to 18.735Mt, driven...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine AHDB has published the first official 2022/23 UK supply and demand estimates for wheat, barley oats and maize, with wheat supplies set to increase significantly. According to the levy board, total availability of wheat is predicted to increase...

Evening all. Hopefully you will be able to read the attached screenshots of a worksheet that was presented to my son's food tech class. What do you make of it and what is fact? And what is fiction? I know our supposed representative bodies certainly don't do us any favours re the whole...

Thought this would have been on here by now, apologies if I have missed it

Wynnstay, the agricultural supplies group, has announced that it has acquired Tamar Milling Limited, a manufacturer and supplier of blended feed products, based in Whitstone, Cornwall. Tamar Milling supplies a range of mixed feed rations for dairy cows, cattle, and sheep, mainly in the southwest...

Hedgerows are more than just field boundaries. They are a central characteristic of a thriving nature-friendly farm. Hedgerows are synonymous with the UK countryside and have been present in our landscape for centuries. They contribute immensely to our sense of place, and they can provide...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit (SFCIU) has issued a warning for the red meat sector as it is labelled as ‘high risk’ for exploitation and food crime. The SFCIU has listed the red meat industry as being high risk because it has “been...