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  1. banjo

    Are farmers missing a trick with this scheme debacle cos they could sell their own credits !

    Now I read this before somewhere and thought what a great idea, tell the welsh government to stick their schemes up their hole and just sell our carbon storage pasture credits in an open market to wealthier businesses looking to store carbon on pasture or whatever and only take the price we want...
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    Scottish National Fat Stock Club raises £1.9k for RSABI

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Scottish National Fat Stock Club has raised £1,990 for the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) through its annual LiveScot event. The event took place in November 2023 at the Lanark Agricultural Centre. Head of...
  3. Panicnow

    Protest cancelled due to lack of interest

    Two weeks ago I asked for volunteers to help organise a farmers protest. To make the risk-reward of farming worthwhile. JUST ONE FARMER STEPPED FORWARD! In the face of this level of apathy I give up on trying to get (English) farmers to do anything. Indeed, the vast majority of comments on...
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    Mancozeb: As one door prepares to close…

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF After much uncertainty, the HSE finally announced last month that mancozeb doesn’t meet approval criteria and therefore it proposes to withdraw it from use. CPM asks whether the industry is prepared for the impending loss and what can fill...
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    Crop nutrition: Zoning in on net zero

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Managing crop nutrition is a nuanced subject at the best of times but add in net zero goals and it becomes a whole new ballgame. CPM explores how crop nutrition can go hand-in-hand with environmental goals. By Melanie Jenkins and Rob...
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    LAMMA: Breaking new ground

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF One way to brighten up the dreary month of January, as it turns out, is to be surrounded by endless amounts of shiny new machinery, something LAMMA 24 had in abundance. CPM reports on some of the latest launches and UK debuts from the...
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    Biostimulant Survey: Building biostimulation

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With the landscape of agriculture changing vastly over recent years, CPM explores the place for biostimulants in a new era of farming. By Charlotte Cunningham When you think about biostimulants as being any substance, other than...
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    NI ammonia proposals could reduce farm income by up to 38% – report

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Unsuccessful planning applications for on-farm developments could hamper efforts to reduce ammonia emissions and reduce farm income between 7%-38%, according to a new report. The research was conducted by KPMG on the Department of Agriculture...
  9. B

    A question for Ollybloggs Oliver Harrison

    You are a cereal farmer so understand all the pressures farmers in general are presently under. Your videos over the last 2 years have highlighted things like high fertiliser prices, low market prices, high machinery prices etc and it gives your none farming viewers an understanding of what we...
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    Inflation threatens long-term resilience of agriculture – AHDB

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The latest agri-market outlook from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has concluded that the inflation of inputs is a threat to the long-term resilience of the agriculture industry. Other threats to the resilience of...
  11. J

    Weighing a bulk bag

    Evening all, Anyone got any ideas of how to weigh a bulk builder's bag, with up to 1t in it? Would be handy to have something that it would sit on, but don't mind picking it up to weigh it if needed. Looking for the cheapest way! TIA (y)
  12. J

    Are there any do’s and don’ts for rain water harvesting for sprayer use

    I’ve just brought some tanks for collecting rain water and I’m going to get a filter to go on the intake. Do people filter it out as well, don’t want lots of nozzle blocks. We’re in a hard water area so hoping chemicals have a better effect.
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