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From The Telegraph: Pret a Manger is ditching its final vegetarian-only stores as fewer customers seek out specialist meat-free branches. The sandwich chain will convert its remaining three Veggie Prets in London and Manchester into regular branches by the end of this month. It will bring an...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Agriculture depends on a large and thriving supply industry to keep its everyday operations going, and in a country where livestock predominates the provision of animal feed, it is an important segment of that business. Feeding stock the by-products of...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has created a new role and appointed Dr Anthony Hopkins as it’s head of policy. The BSPB said it is strengthening it’s ability to represent plant breeders in response to the many policy challenges the...

Having a go at fodder beet for first time in my "career"... South coast, dry sandy free-draining soils. Beet is for grazing store cattle over winter. Have bought a grazing variety. Any useful advice for a first-time grower? Thanks in advance 👍

Has anyone grown them on a field scale? Wondering about seedrates, nutrition, varieties, that sort of thing.

What has already been done? Last year, a project to establish the level of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in arable soils across a range of locations, soil types and management systems was carried out. The project, led by Dr Tom Thirkell of the Crop Science Centre, complemented work...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is encouraging young people to consider agriculture apprenticeships as a way to “unlock potential”. CAFRE offers diplomas in work-based agriculture at Level 2 and Level 3 for those aged...

Take advantage of hefty early bird discounts on a range of crop protection chemicals. Log in to see the prices here: Click here Or drop us a message to get a quote. Collective Our Glyphosate collective ends this Sunday (4th February). Make sure to join the collective before the deal end date...

I realise this is a bit of a open question because everyone seems to like different powders but I just wondered what other people get on with. The powder I've been feeding is an.. 18% protein 22% oil 35% skim I've reared plenty of healthy strong calves on this powder but it's comparatively...

Written by Administrator from Farming Monthly National NFU Mutual has launched its 2024 Centenary Award – with this year’s scheme now open for applications. The rural insurer’s annual award scheme provides bursaries to pay up to 75% of course fees for selected students who are undertaking a...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Despite popularity among some growers, the true potential of fodder beet is yet to be realised, is the message from an advocate of the crop. Among the many benefits is it’s the highest yielding forage crop, says Pembrokeshire agronomist Lyndon Harris...

Well what do others think? It seems to me, while our govt, makes "our " farmers, jump through all the hoops, ( rules, regulations etc etc), right? Meat from wherever? floods into the UK? Why i say this, just phoned my vet, to get some alymycin, for treating some foul of the foots, and been told...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The British Pig and Poultry Fair will return to a new venue for 2024 – the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. Event organisers expect to attract over 7,500 visitors and more than 330 exhibitors this year, with stand space nearly sold...

On bloomberg now

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A tough few months has resulted in a huge variation in crops across the country, posing numerous management headaches including weed control, warn experts. At one end of the scale are crops sown relatively early in September, that established well in...

Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland Vegan and vegetarian alternatives cost consumers 30% more per calorie than dairy or meat equivalents, according to the findings of an 18-month “informal” study. Two baskets of randomly selected vegan and vegetarian foods and brands were compared to...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland According to a soil specialist based at the University of Adelaide in Australia, potassium (K) availability is linked to the moisture content of soils. Prof. Mike McLaughlin made the comments on the most recent episode of the Tillage Edge podcast He...

What the best tup in your chosen breed? Your criteria. Don’t feel you have to even share your reasoning. For Texels I’ll say Muiresk Blondin. Had everything - length, shape, skin, character, size. And he bred true.

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Rural insurer NFU Mutual is seeking recipients for its Centenary Award bursaries, which will pay for up to 75% of post-graduate agriculture students’ course fees. The award was set up in 2010 to celebrate NFU Mutual’s 100th anniversary to support...