I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving.
I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous.
Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...
Does anyone know how the RPA/Natural England calculate the size of muck store you can get a grant for? I was told that it was based on the average number of cattle on the holding but can’t seem to find the actual calculation.
We constantly see students posting questionairres on TFF asking for their opinions
I’m just wondering what subject or question , in the Environmental field would be “helpful” for farmers and agriculture ?
Students looking to do their final year/dissertation may be looking for some inspiration...
Next phase of TB eradication strategy
Written by Defra Press Office
The Government has published a consultation on the next phase of its TB eradication strategy, which has been covered in the Guardian, iNews and on BBC R4 Farming Today.
Bovine tuberculosis is one of the most difficult and...
Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland
A new government proposal has been welcomed by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for “fairer” food labelling that is set out to provide a greater transparency around the origin and methods of food production.
Department for Environment Food and...
From application to agreement: making the process to join SFI simple
Written by The Team
When you apply for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), we want your experience to be smooth and we want to offer you as much flexibility as possible.
In this post, we’ll set out what you can do...
Hi all, Please can you take 5 minutes to fill out my dissertation survey on vertical farming. Thanks.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-rKZc65vv0mnaFhQugcXP38IAJ-4WGZJva_7xW0FrX1UNUtHSjI0NUsxSDZKMDBYRVhTMUlQQThMTy4u
So I’m needing to get a rough value of all my stock for the bank. Only things I’m struggling with as I’ve never sold or bought at that age is the price of my cows and heifers with calves at foot?
they are all blue x dairy cows and heifers with good shapey 2 month old lim calves on them. What...
https://newsroom.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/news/substantial-fines-for-farmers-who-knowingly-kept-cattle-with-bovine-tb-reactors-on-farm
Read the article. It brings the dairy industry into disrepute and in my opinion they should have substantial jail time as well as confiscation of assets on top of...
Too many deer in East Anglia justifies re-introduction of lynx and wolves ..........
BBC report on floods on Somerset Levels that may make farming impossible amplified by Goldsmith to become as iconic as the Camargue in France :
Wolves thriving across Western Europe, time to bring them...
Coverage of fairer labelling consultation launch
Written by defrablogs
There has been widespread coverage today (12 March), following the launch of a Government consultation looking at ways to make food labelling clearer and fairer. The announcement has been covered across a number of...
Blending private and public finance
Written by The Green Finance Team
Credit: cattan2011
We want farmers and land managers in England to confidently and securely access payments from both the public and private sector for the environmental benefits and food they produce.
In March 2023...
Grants available in 2024
Written by The Team
Credit: David S
In this post, we’ll give you a summary of the grants to look out for this year.
The information published in this post is correct at the time of publication but please note that blog posts do go out of date. For the definitive...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The National Pig Association (NPA) has voiced concerns with proposed food labelling changes, stating that they could have “significant implications” for the pork supply chain.
Environment Secretary Steve Barclay today (Tuesday, March 12) launched...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Plans to ensure British farmers’ products get the “recognition they deserve” through improved food labelling have been launched today (Tuesday, March 12).
Environment Secretary Steve Barclay launched a consultation on the plans, which aim to...
I thought they were going to answer all questions, either in the webinar or after it once they had more time?
I haven't seen any of the difficult questions answered anywhere.
Have I missed them?
The evidence we use to develop our environmental land management schemes
Written by Dr Anchen Kehler
Credit: Kumweni
We’re committed to ensuring that the policies underpinning our environmental land management schemes are based on the very latest and best possible evidence.
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