Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland
Higher international quotations for vegetable oils, dairy products and meat have more than offset lower quotations for cereals and sugar last month.
This is according to the latest Food Price Index by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the...
The budget for SFI is the same as when SPS first started. It was about £100/ acre then, which would be worth about £55/ acre now. So if everybody that claimed BPS, claimed SFI on the same area as before, and on similar value options, that is what we would all get paid. This would probably not...
Our money is electronic, spending can be tracked, so why do we as farmers feed everyone regardless of their actions. There are forces at work decimating UK agriculture. Surely these people need investigating and a debate had as to whether UK farmers are prepared to continue to supply food to them?
I'm livid about this, and I hope British Farming Union will hold NFU, RT, AHDB and the other farming unions to account over it.
Read on....
According to F Weekly article, Red Tractor planned to introduce the GFC to help several supermarkets meet their “WWF basket” commitments to source 50% of...
https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/compliance/independence-of-red-tractor-review-under-threat
So both AHDB and NFU have promised independent reviews into Red Tractor to dampen the flames caused by the farmer outrage over Greener Farm commitment plans
It's easy to promise such things but HOW do you...
At our county NFU AGM yesterday, in a discussion of the merit (!) of Red Tractor, Kit Papworth (RT crop sector chair) claimed that RT was responsible for up to £20/t of the wheat price due to the RED declaration- can this possibly hold any truth?
See Olly's video (first 3.37 minutes).
RT haven't officially said anything about this as yet, but looks like this is coming, although now probably delayed due to RT being on hold until the BFU review is completed.
As Olly suggests, if all farmers drop the full RT standard, and move to the new...
2023-2024 El Niño outlook October through March, the risks to watch.
The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has issued an El Niño Advisory with a greater than 95% chance it will last through February 2024. Central and eastern Pacific Ocean temperatures are above average. The temperature departures...
Was thinking how many bits of farm machinery could very easily be electric as battery already perfectly capable of doing a days work for most
In practical terms ( let’s ignore cost for now to keep things simple!). which of the above could you replace ICE on farm with ?
any other option you...
I have a steel fuel tank that started leaking after the last fill. A couple of years ago, when i got it from an ex-farmer i had it cleaned on the inside and there was a lot of rust and orange peel like surface on the bottom. Can it be sorted or should i just scrap it? The leak is at the bottom...
The public still isn’t being told the full, horrifying truth about the net zero permanent revolution
A restrictive architecture of carbon budgets and climate committees is killing democratic choice
ALLISTER HEATH9 August 2023 • 7:32pm
What is it with bureaucrats and their five-year plans? The...
Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland
Unannounced integrity audits have been carried out at several biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil plants in China following reports of potential biofuel fraud.
There have been unusual trade volumes of biodiesel made from waste and residues coming...
It was obvious it was always going to be ridiculous but we've reached the point now where it is being mocked.
I'm sure we will evolve away from fossil fuels in due course, but net zero is dead. Good thing too because whether you are a climate change acolyte or not, as a policy it was absolutely...
New rules are in place that have to be followed before farmers can access the biofuels market. Crops adviser Chloe Lockhart looks at the changes, how they affect you and what the NFU has done to help farmers.
With the upcoming introduction of RED II, there have been several changes to Red...
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.