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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is asking which political party will back British farming and deliver the right plan for British food ahead of a General Election at its annual conference. The union’s annual conference kicks off today (Tuesday...

Think this has been covered before ,but I have some land drainage to do and may struggle to get drainage stone on site ,are there any other options for backfill that will last other than stone , not done any test holes yet so unsure but it seems to be deep loamy topsoil over Clay for what I've...

Hello everyone, My team at University of Glasgow are running a project for developing a multifunctional remote controlled AI drone for fertilizing, pollination, watering and monitoring. We'll be very happy to hear what you all think about the idea, our main goal is to make it long lasting, much...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is urging those upgrading slurry storage to meet new requirements or building irrigation lagoons to apply before the April deadline. The latest round of funding opened yesterday (Thursday, February...

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is reminding those considering erecting or upgrading their slurry storage to meet new regulations, that the latest funding round will open tomorrow (February 15). The round also includes support for irrigation...

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland Last year (2023), saw the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) award more than £7 million to 517 rural businesses in Scotland. Overall, £27 million will be paid over the lifetime of the contracts to applicants, with the purpose of helping to support...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) has said that the spring budget must do more to encourage farm investment. Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will present his spring budget to parliament on March 6, 2024. The CAAV...

Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag Reinke will exclusively offer Reinke Direct ET by CropX to refine water management for center pivot irrigation. The post Reinke Irrigation and CropX Debut Pivot-Mounted Sensor to Monitor Field-Specific Crop Water Use appeared first on Global Ag Tech...

I’m self employed and just starting with a new farm. I want to use my Pick up as all tools and equipment etc in my own truck.(21 plate Nissan Navara) I’ll be using the truck for general farm duties like checking crops, in field repairs/break downs, irrigation etc. Very hard question but how...

Any recommendations for water troughs / designs that suit being dragged around most days for mob grazing? Top filling as I have mains water so need the ‘air gap’ dictated by regulations. any photos and advice and experiences appreciated!

Anybody actually done a winter wheat gross margin recently vs sfi?

Or is it a must to have those drip irrigation? I heard some farmers would water it every day, some would water it once a week. I'm from a tropical climate region, sometimes it'll rain everyday, sometimes like 3 to 5 times a week and i read that you can't over water maize/corn plant as the roots...

The current offer for horticultural growers and farmers Written by The Team Credit: Michael Brown The horticultural sector is a vital part of the UK economy. It contributed £4.3 billion in 2022. Ornamental growers make a significant contribution to promoting wellbeing and contribute £1.5...

How much would be fair rent to pay on 380 acres if the land owner takes all the payments and grants that the land agents can find for him.

Having done a bit of rotational grazing, I'm going to try a further intensification of grazing for my cattle, ideally once mob on daily moves. Fencing isn't too much of a problem, I have plenty of reels, polywire and posts. Water is the stumbling block. The water infrastructure here isn't...

This is the number someone has come up with for the Welsh government for losses down to the new agriculture policy. Great news. Not.

I have been quoted to mole under a small B road and run about 340m of 32mm mdpe through a field. The cost seems extortionate it has come at over £14k. Anyone else have any experience with what the costs are for this work or had any quotes for something similar This is in the Devon area.

I’m hoping to find out a little of peoples experience of moving from claiming tax credits to claiming universal credit. We’ve been informed that later this year we will get notice and a deadline to move to universal credit. A quick search on the internet comes up with a couple of stories from...