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I have a few items of machinery to sell. Anyone any ideas on the most tax efficient way to dispose of them. We farm in a partnership. My accountant says sales will go into profit pushing us into high income tax bracket. Wondered if missing any other solutions? Tia

Just seen the above advert. What do dairy farmers make of it?? !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68818113

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Former chief executive of Arla Foods, Ash Amirahmadi, has today (Monday, April 15) received the RABDF Princess Royal Award. Amirahmadi was formally presented with the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Princess Royal Award in a...

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...

Agrochemical manufacturer Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe, best known for its biorational agricultural products and solutions, aims to strengthen its market presence in both Europe and the UK with a significant pipeline of new products according to Alberto Ancora, General Manager of Sumitomo...

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...

Suggestion in the Times yesterdayday that land bought by Compulsory Purchase should be limited to existing value plus a percentage for disturbance. Suggested that to Farmers would limit value paid to 200% of current land value. This would enable houses to be built very much cheaper when...

There will be no one-size-fits-all approach to T1 and T2 fungicide applications in 2024. The seemingly never-ending rain has seen to that. Instead, we expect to see wheat growers across the UK and Ireland to make their product and rate choices on a field-by-field basis depending on their...

A wet autumn followed by a very wet spring means weeds are thriving and giving grassland farmers yet another problem to grapple with. Many pastures were left unsprayed in the autumn as the wet weather set in, allowing grassland weeds to become more established than ever. Ryan Came-Johnson...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFU Scotland) has set out its priorities for the UK general election this year in a manifesto issued to all political parties. The NFU Scotland Manifesto 2024 sets out specific requirements that Scottish...

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...

I’ve got 40k to spend, so looking for a decent tractor. Would like 50k, air brakes and possibly front linkage. Main workload, hedge cutting, silage work ( mowing, raking, trailers etc) Baling, cultivations………

Heaps of manure in pens cows laid in /on it. sh!t everywhere. Is this normal practice??

I can imagine a bit of vulnerability to start with but with short memories and cheap food so imperative for our short sighted governments probably long term we will be worse off. I think Ukraine have shown real backbone but at the end of the day the odds are stacked against them while we...

Reports the 970 acre 'Sibleyback farm' on Bodmin has been sold to rewilders....£10 million to turn it into native woodland and bog. Where does this all end?

As a farmers son, almost 40 I do feel stigmatised by my farming friends and family for actually wanting to go home in the evening and weekends to my family. Quite a few of the farmers I know work constantly (12-16) hours a day 7 days a week and do nothing else. Of course they talk they have...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Having invested the time and money required to successfully nurture an oilseed rape crop through to flowering, taking an eye off the ball at this stage in the game isn’t an option. CPM investigates the work behind a new management tool to...

I was actually gob smacked that the advert has been allowed to be made and shown on national TV. It was horrendous militant vegan inspired hate. It wound me up so much I've actually complained to the ASA about it.