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In Parliament vote tonight. 2009 born kids onwards banned. Lots for it but some parties against it ?

The rainfall and flooding that has hit the UK recently have posed farmers up and down the UK with unprecedented challenges setting usual progress back immeasurably. Grant James, Business Development Manager at Sea2Soil says regenerative farming - which harnesses the natural capabilities of fish...

There appears to be an acute shortage of Banana's. What country should we invade to gurantee supply ASDA have none this is serious.

Dear Farming Forum Members, Invitation to participate in questionnaire survey for a study titled: Development of a Framework for Managing Safety Practices in High-Risk Industries I write to sincerely request you to participate in a questionnaire survey that explores the development of a...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland A survey of UK consumers completed by farming charity, Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) revealed a “strong public backing” for fair prices and protecting farmers’ mental health. There were 1,039 respondents, of which 90% agreed that...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The Donard Methodist Church in Newcastle Co. Down are holding a Farmers’ Wellbeing Workshop on Saturday, April 20 from 10:00a.m until 3:00p.m. The workshop is being held at the 36-37 Central Promenade Newcastle, with free admission. The workshop came...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With wet weather and flooding commonplace during the past few months, clubroot zoospores are at high risk of migration. CPM looks at the importance of crop husbandry and on-farm hygiene in preventing the spread of the disease and how this...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The UK is seeing fewer and fewer ‘perfect’ spray days, so being ready to utilise any weather window that comes along is increasingly important. CPM speaks to a farm manager whose investment in a new self-propelled sprayer with pulse width...

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...

Dear Dairy Farmers, We want to hear your views and experiences about heat stress in your cattle. Irrespective of if you think its an issue or not on your farm, if you have 4 cows or 4000 cows, we want to hear from you. The first 250 respondents, which I can confirm has not been reached at the...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Vietnam has reported its first human infection with a low pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) A(H9N2) virus, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is a different sub-type of avian influenza than the highly pathogenic...

Not sure if this is interesting content "off topic" for a farming forum or not ? (please let me know if not and I will stop boring you all). Next week I set of on a bit of an adventure through Morocco via Barcelona in a Puma engined series 1969 2a landrover with my friend Alan The route...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Farm health and safety is a cultural issue and so needs to be embedded in farm workplace culture to combat agriculture’s “shockingly poor health and safety record”. This is according to REAL Success, which provides recruitment services and people...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is aiming to inform the public of the “essential role” that livestock farming plays in looking after the environment. Ahead of World Earth Day on Monday, April 22, HCC said it wants to highlight the...

Hello All. Received an enquiry to send some Large Black Gilts to Belgium. Does anyone have any experience of doing this or know a transport company who could help. We're based in South East 1.5 hours from Dover.

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is warning that farmers are caught in a perfect storm, squeezed between margin pressures, high feed input costs, and limited supplies of both forage and bedding materials. According to the organisation, the effects of...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The bovine TB technical advisory group (TAG) for Wales will meet for the first time this week on Wednesday (April 17). Prof Glyn Hewinson, who is the Sêr Cymru chair of the TB Centre of Excellence in Aberystwyth, will chair the TAG. The Welsh...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As increasingly technical sprayers become mainstream in the market, the future of widespread spot spraying looks set. CPM pinpoints some of the latest technologically advanced products to hit the market for a flavour of what’s around the...

Dear Farming Forum Members, Invitation to participate in questionnaire survey for a study titled: Development of a Framework for Managing Safety Practices in High-Risk Industries I write to sincerely request you to participate in a questionnaire survey that explores the development of a...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland New regulations are to be placed on public bodies in Northern Ireland (NI) for carrying out climate change reporting duties. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has said these regulations will come into...