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Hello Landowners,
I live in the Croston, Leyland area, and I was wondering if there is a scrappy piece of land near to where I live that I could turn over so that I could use it. I would like to turn it into a piece of agricultural land which I can use for my attempts at a self-sustaining...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Members of the Welsh National Farmers’ Union (NFU Cymru) Crops Board are “extremely concerned” over proposals of the Welsh government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS).
The board met recently to discuss the contents of the third and final...
SoilEssentials, the leading precision farming experts are the exclusive UK reseller for these robust, waterproof and reliable irrigation sensors that monitor your hose reel irrigation system. Included in the next round of the FETF grant, contact us to find out more...
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!
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...
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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...
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...
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