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How many dd guys have gone cultivating? Out next door neighbours practices a full range of cultivating and has 95% crop cover after a hard winter we dd a majority of ours and a currently re drilling 50% .cultivating a fair bit as the top is solid from rain. Any one else feal like abandoning...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Carla Lockhart MP is urging farmers to prioritise their health and stay safe around slurry following a ‘near miss’ incident with slurry gas in recent days. The incident occurred near Larne in Co. Antrim and involved two men, one aged in his 30s...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Lidl has today (Friday, April 26) announced a £500 million investment into the British pork sector to address recent sector-wide challenges. These challenges include rising costs, a Chinese import ban on EU pork and butcher shortages, which led...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Yara has reported that first-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) in 2024 were $435 million compared to $487 million in first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 11%. Net income was $16 million ($0.07cents per...

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Written by Agriland Team from Agriland In honour of Great British Beef Week 2024, from Tuesday, April 23 to Tuesday, April 30, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is bringing consumers behind the farm gate to strengthen their connection with where their beef comes from. UFU president, David Brown...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Securing optimal levels of carbon reduction within a robotic milking enterprise was the focus of a recent farm walk. The event was hosted by William and Alan McConnell from Drumgaw in Co. Armagh, in association with the College of Agriculture, Food...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs announced today (Tuesday, April 23) that the 2024 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Entitlement Transfer is closing soon. Farmers are being reminded that any BPS Entitlement Transfers for this year...

does anyone have any info on the gas emission of plant residues that are left in the field. getting sick of the vegans going on about cattle gas emissions, and was wondering if any research has been done on the emission of plants as they break down ?

Destroyed OSR as a reliable break crop in the U.K. while welcoming in imports grown using chemicals they banned here on the flimsiest of evidence for populist reasons. If that isn’t duplicitous then I don’t know what is. At the next election when I go into the polling station I’ll remember this.

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The eighth tranche of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Higher Level, is open for applications from Wednesday, May 1 until Friday, May 17. This is a voluntary scheme which supports...

some pretty generous grants about, all seemingly based on reducing out put. we know from sheep and cattle prices, numbers are short, if they were not, prices wouldn't be where they are. the world is getting more dangerous by the day. And yet, politicians here, from all parties, think we can...

Hi all, this year I've decided no more fert.....for now. Got fed up with fert and spray market profiteering and making sure even if we got a huge lift in price for any produce we were only allowed to make the same money as they'd take it all back the next season. Didn't help not having the space...

Does anyone think we need cloud cover as like a kind of insulation?

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A study co-authored by scientists at UNDO has found that enhanced rock weathering contributed to a 9.3-20.5% higher crop yield and suggests increased crop resilience to future climate challenges. Rock weathering is a nature-based carbon dioxide...

Farmers face many challenges in the modern world of agriculture. The Up Acre platform is breaking ground by revolutionising land diversification and supporting struggling landowners. It is a free-to-use online tool that can transform the landscape for farmers trying to sustain their farms in an...

FiPL spotlight: the Central Dartmoor Farm Cluster Written by Mark Ward Dartmoor is a distinctive landscape. Open, windswept moorland sheltered woodland valleys, enclosed farmland, varied geology and unrivalled opportunities for recreation are just a few reasons why it was designated as a...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Openfield Group has teamed up with Voltloader to trial fully electric trucks in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. The partnership will see grain loads moved from Openfield member farm gates to consumer customers using an all-electric fleet, which is...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The right cover crop mix can help improve nutrient management and provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical pest control. CPM speaks to two growers who are making the most of Severn Trent’s funding scheme. By Rob Jones...