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Why we’re putting area limits on some SFI actions Written by The Team Credit: Andrew Whether you’re designing a new product or policy, testing and gradual rollouts allow teams to gather feedback, grow in understanding and make improvements in a controlled way. From the beginning — and for...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland New measures announced today (Monday, March 25) will limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) also announced...

Breaking news: DefraGovUK says new applicants to SFI will only be able to put 25% of their land into six SFI actions that take land out of direct production The actions are: · Flower-rich grass margins · Pollen and nectar flower mix · Winter bird food on arable and horticultural land ·...

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming

Doesn’t look far off sticking out a seed head?

Anyone else panicking, hasn't rained all morning! 😱😱😱 Also wtf is that yellow thing in the sky?

Any help on spread width, speed shutter setting etc

I keep looking and currently am drawn toward South America Chile, Argentina and Brazil. but where else should I be looking? And who has actually done it and how is it going. My sister married a Kiwi and has farmed out there for the last 20 years but they no longer have the cheap land and are...

Hey Recently brought just over 4acres of agricultural land, it has not been used for anything and is just grass covered, the soil is like a reddish colour. to be honest not looking to go into anything agricultural as looking to change to residential. mum conscious that the land needs some...

Hi. I have a JCB 414 and am wondering what way people charge for buckraking. Per hour or per acer? What is the going rate for man and machine? Thanks

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland New analysis by European financial group ING, indicated that an increasing number of large dairy companies have plans to become ‘net zero’ in the future. In its publication ‘From grass to glass: The future for dairy companies on the path to net zero’...

Victory. Social media and farmer pressure, BFU, etc. we've all come together and pressurised change. NFU and AHDB originally backed the GFC, but changed their tune after the backlash. Tom Bradshaw and AHDB listened 👍. Thank you. And Farmers Weekly helped massively with excellent reporting. I...

Anyone managed to grab bits? I grabbed some real light bits but any clay and it’s a wet shitty mess. Not sure when to throw the towel in and go for sfi

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Red Tractor Assurance has today (Friday, March 22) announced that it is dropping its Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) module following “feedback from its members”. The module has faced criticism from many farming unions, with the National Farmers’...

Putting some MOP on a couple herbal leys this afternoon and there's quite a few volunteers mainly behind the combine. It's two years ago that it was in OSR. What to do about it? Top them as they are coming up to flower? Would rolling put them quiet? I want to mow the fields for silage ideally.

3 week old Angus and Hereford calves, out of crossbred cows, well reared and will be a decent size for age. How much should we ask? Always do price across the board for bulls and heifers; last year was 120 bulls, 90 heifers. Same buyer for three years, he collects within a couple of days of when...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Grazing remains impossible in some areas, while in other areas, although challenging, cows are now returning to grass. Many dairy farmers are asking themselves ‘when will silage be removed from the diet?’ and ‘when can cows be turned out grazing...

Piece in today's Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/17c78956-926a-4336-82b8-b7d03280abab?shareToken=b7c5cad963ae805bbdbe135f542df425 In case link doesn't work: FWIW, my thoughts are that farms DO need to cut water pollution. If the water industry finally sort their act out then...

Is there one? All we want to do is divert a public footpath round instead of it going the middle of our farmyard. Everybody thinks it’s a good idea for health and safety and to provide a pleasanter walk. The problem is the council want £3125 plus a bit and we can’t really afford it esiecially as...

I am after some practical splay measurement suggestions for the following situation. To gain access for timber trucks to collect cordwood that will be felled shortly, the entrance to the wood needs to be significantly enlarged to allow timber trucks to reverse along the new hardcore track, to...