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Protest cancelled due to lack of interest
Two weeks ago I asked for volunteers to help organise a farmers protest. To make the risk-reward of farming worthwhile. JUST ONE FARMER STEPPED FORWARD! In the face of this level of apathy I give up on trying to get (English) farmers to do anything. Indeed, the vast majority of comments on...- Panicnow
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Coverage of farmer protests
Coverage of farmer protests Written by Defra Press Office There has been recent media coverage by the BBC on farmer protests. This government firmly backs our farmers. We are ensuring British farming is at the heart of British trade by putting agriculture at the forefront of any deals we...- GOV.UK RSS
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no farmers no food
whos actually involved in this and does anyone know who set it up?- graham mc
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Defra now looking at capping SFI
https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/business-management/agricultural-transition/defra-minister-hints-at-elm-cap-to-maintain-food-production?utm_source=hometopstories- jackrussell101
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- ab8 accident agreena agronomy ahdb ahl1 ahl2 ammonium analysis application avatar bank account banking beans beef beet biodiversity blackgrass boots break crop break crops brother buffer calf carbon carbon sequestration cattle cereals children cover crop cows csfb dairy defra diesel direct drill direct drilling disease docks drainage drilling drought electricity elms environmental establishment ewes family fat hen fertiliser finance financial forage forecast fuel fungicides gas gate gates glamping glyphosate grain store grass grassland grassweed grazing handling harvest harvesting health hedge herbal hoof igl2 insecticide insecticides interest rate ipm2 ipm3 ipm4 kwh lambs land drain land value landowners legumes levy lig2 maize management manganese market milk milking mounted nitram nitrogen num3 nutrients ofc online osr overdraft paddock parts peas performance pesticides plough pollinator potash potatoes premium range rover renewable energy renewal reseed rpa ryegrass sam2 sam3 sandy second wheat security seed sequestration sfi sheep silage slurry soil health sprayer storage storm stress stubble sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive technology thistle thistles trading training turbine variable rate varieties variety water quality weather weed control wheat winter wheat woodland worms yielding yields
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- Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
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feck me...they've won
EU backtracks on net zero..... where does this leave our shambolic 'union' after they signed us up🙄- spin cycle
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- analysis bank account beef brewing carbon carbon capture cattle children co2 cows diesel digital electricity elms environmental family fendt fertiliser fire forage fuel futures gas health health and safety kwh market methane milk natwest nitrogen performance pesticides pig platform pollution potato red tractor sequestration sheep silage storage technology tillage tower trading weather
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Hse pesticide inspections
Anyone had one yet. Be good to get a heads up on how vigorous they are, as if they find anything wrong they'll be charging as they do for all inspections.- Badshot
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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The current offer for horticultural growers and farmers
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...- Defra Farming
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Is there a margin in regen farming?
Please excuse the direct question. But if you were given the chance to enter a contract share farming agreement on a block which would have to be regeneratively farmed, would there be a margin to be split , so as a contractor I would see a profit to pull on first charge after doing it for cost...- spikeislander
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- Forum: Regen Ag General Discussion
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Changes to long-term crop study protocols at Rothamsted
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Rothamsted Research is confirming changes to some of its long-term crop study protocols, some of which were initiated almost 200-years-ago. The long-term soil and crop studies at Rothamsted are well-known as the world’s longest-running continuous...- Agriland RSS
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Glyphosate, retreat of the antis pt1
Brighton Council, that bastion of the Green movement and all things trendy thought it would be a good idea that they should ban the use of glyphosate on the city streets to help the environment. Roll on four years and having tried all the green alternatives the place is a jungle and they have... -
Digital Grain Passports poll
Please vote as to whether you are in favour or not and give a few reasons why you made your choice if you wish underneath. Apologies and please ignore if it's been done already, I just thought it would be interesting as despite the consultation being open until the 2nd Feb (see Ad in front page...- Flat 10
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FT - The dubious climate gains of turning soil into a carbon sink
Posted elsewhere but might as well post it here too. FT today. Bit of a read, but just shows how utterly fekked up all of this is. One bit stands out: Smith, the University of Aberdeen professor, says carbon sequestration can buy food suppliers “time to decarbonise the rest of their supply...- DaveGrohl
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French protests
On bloomberg now- glasshouse
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Condescending Supermarket
How very generous …….. How VERY condescending ! The open market can decide the value and we can decide if we want to sell at that price “supermarket god complex reaches new levels” should have been your headline @Abi Kay- Clive
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Kerb on beans anyone?
As the title, we’ve been advised that we can use Kerb on winter beans as long as there’s no frost looming and they have 2 leaves or more! Anyone done it or planning to do it? Did it work?- kevindb880
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- Forum: Cropping
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Environmental land management in 2024: details of actions and payments
Environmental land management in 2024: details of actions and payments Written by Jonathan Baker Credit: Jay Today we published an update to the Agricultural Transition Plan on GOV.UK. It includes our progress, priorities and plans for the coming years. In it, you'll find our overall...- Defra Farming
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Permanent Pasture
https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/04/environmental-land-management-in-2024-details-of-actions-and-payments/ This has just landed, on a quick skim it looks like they have listened.- delilah
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- cattle defra environmental gas grassland grazing hedge herbal igl2 ipm maintenance management nitrogen organic organic matter pesticides renewal ryegrass security seed sfi soil sampling supplement wheat
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Red tractor stakeholder survey on governance
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RedTractorStakeholder/ I have just had this bought to my attention. Red tractor survey to ‘inform’ the reviewers. first I have heard of it, nothing in the latest member matters, on any email or on social media. feels like they are trying to keep it quiet as usual.- ajd132
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Big Wool
Can someone explain to me who/what/where is big wool? 🤔 It seems his argument is to put 'big' in front of things he does not like to make it look bad! 😄- Poncherello1976
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Contrasting recent decisions on pesticides
Contrasting recent decisions on pesticides Written by Alan Matthews During the past week, I was intrigued by a post on the social media platform X from Pascal Canfin, Chair of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety in the European Parliament which in translation read: “We...- Cap Reform.eu
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