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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68381160.amp Way to HMG. Let’s export environmental problems using taxpayers funds. Absolutely could not happen with food.

As the title suggest considering going down this route with the cattle. Mega simple system, no breeding stock, one stock class. 12 month old bought in 400kgish animals, groups of 40 grazed from March to November on good free draining ground. Fresh cell every day, grazing herbal lays, no corn...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlement registers for 2024 are now available to view online. From today (Tuesday, February 27), farmers can view the number of...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Two Northern Irish farmers have joined a seven-year initiative that sees M&S collaborate with farmers to reach net zero. Co. Antrim lamb and beef farmer, Trevor Bamford, and Co. Tyrone egg farmer, Kingsley Bell, have joined the programme, which...

The SFI pilot: designing the improved offer with farmers Written by Joseph Evans Since 2021, over 800 farmers in England have been testing an early version of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), delivering 10,000 actions on their land. This piece of work, known as the Sustainable...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The dairy board of the Welsh National Farmers’ Union (NFU Cymru) has warned of a “huge risk” to the dairy supply chain if Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) proposals go ahead. The board said that the Welsh government’s SFS proposals, in their...

Less than a year into her Presidency, without any prior democratic consultation, Minette committed English Agriculture to Net Zero. Just 30 days before the NFU had responded to the Committee on Climate Change using these exact words: “There are no ‘silver bullets’ to deliver a net-zero-...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has called for hedgerows to be included in the Welsh government’s 10% woodland requirement in the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). GWCT said research shows that good-sized hedgerows provide equal or...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The Kverneland Ecomat shallow plough range was launched several years ago, and has been available in eight to 10 furrow versions in furrow ploughing. The company has now extended that range with smaller models suitable for in furrow use. The new...

Exact moment is 5.07 mins. Or listen from 3 mins in. This was R4 Farming Today 20th Feb 2024. Presenter asks if RT roadshows will be to discuss the GFC, or is that again on the back burner? Christine says "when we start moving forward on it again, and I'm not saying an 'if' it is a 'when'."...

Welcome to the Environment Agency Q&A event on The Farming Forum. For the next two days, this thread will be open for questions for our team at the Environment Agency to answer farmers questions on agricultural regulations. The Environment Agency are aiming to engage with the community on the...

Perception and perspective are very different things. Generally individuals and old farmers see food security as an existential threat eg if we had a major war (see WW2) and we struggle to have enough food in the UK. Retailers and governments see food security along the lines of “are the supply...

Yet more supermarket sharp practice !. does no one hold them to account , got to be a trading standards issue i should think

Looking to wind up some HT sheep netting to reuse elsewhere. I know Quickfencer make an attachment with a hydraulic motor that is supposed to make a tidy job of it. Are there any other options that I’ve overlooked?

Scottish one Spouting off in farmers guardian. He has no teeth and only deals with easy cases. Still warbling about right to buy reducing lettings, when we all know its the golden carrot of bps and carbon trading that keeps farms in hand

Just seen in FW that RT plan to press ahead. RT(and so NFU) have now come out with it. So that's the battle lines drawn.. If you want GFC, then stay in nfu If your again it, join BFU Also looks like we need to talk with NSA Anyone with contacts at top of NSA? Updated on 8th March following 2...

As I finish off hedging for customers I found myself getting really depressed looking at all this cs and sfi sh!t. Once fields I mowed and baled in some fallow weeds. Fields I fert spread the arable on either fallow stubble or bird seed. The whole lot looks unloved. Then onto hedges. Got most...

Was looking for reliable answers to how much carbon pasture sequesters vs trees as seems to be an awful lot of misinformation out there. No idea if this is accurate but thought it interesting, one could conclude that planting up 10% plus of Welsh livestock farms with trees provides no meaningful...

Hey. So I’ve just got a start up loan for a business to get into farming I’ve got a loan of £10,000 would that be enough to get started I know the cost of land and so on but I’m looking at contracting like horse haddock’s, land clearing/ grading, livestock services and so on I’ve had plenty of...