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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Pig Association (NPA) has said the EU-spec standard pig price continues to fall at a “very steady pace”, losing 0.41p during the week ended January 27. The standard pig price (SPP) now stands at 211.36p/kg. SPP has now lost over 2.5p...

Please only take part in the poll if your farm is subject to or could be subject to any sort of Farm Assurance scheme, including Red Tractor or QMS.

Clearing a chestnut coppice this winter, I've got to point a few hundred spiles and can't face doing them all with the side-axe. So 'acquired' an old pto-driven sawbench and of course there's lots needing to be done. Main thing is to remove the old blade and replace with a new tipped one...

Looking for a plough, 200 acres mainly arable and the odd bit of grass for reseeding. Tractors available Fendt 718 and TM190 both on 650 tyres Mixture of land types - 50/50 between flat reclaimed silty soils and steeper ground on medium to heavy clays with plenty of big stones. High rainfall...

Hi all, just wondering what you think is better. I’ve been offered a job on a farm for the summer and was wondering whether becoming self employed is better than becoming an employee?

We've been asked to do some repairs and fabricating of stock gates. It will fit in well as can do as and when along with plenty to go at. They will provide all materials, we'll supply labour and tools inc welder, most will be done in our workshop. Whats a fair hourly rate?

NH 7840 , chewed a few wires which isn't difficult to repair , however access looks a pig The wires are under the dash by the engine bulkhead , looks like starter wire and alternator plus a few more Any ideas how to get at these wires without dismantling the whole machine Cheers

He didn't once mention the farmer's supply chain, that all the risk is placed on farmers, without any compensation. He seems to think the NFU is solely an arm of DEFRA!

Hi all, we're restructuring our family farm and wish all sides involved in different enterprises pay a realistic price for what can be allocated. We've got a pig finisher shed ,scraped passage design, with capacity for 1000 finished pigs. Also, a converted straw barn with capacity for 300...

Farmers worldwide are being squeezed between monopoly suppliers and monopoly buyers. With farmers fragmented, they have to be "price takers". With worldwide governments content to allow food producers to "go hang", food shortages are becoming ever more commonplace. Be it wheat in Africa, rice in...

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...

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I’m sure many of you will know people who suffer from Parkinson’s Disease and understand what a challenging condition it is to live with. There is still no cure – those diagnosed can only try to mitigate their symptoms. As is so often the case, it largely falls to the charitable sector to...

I was half a sleep this morning but on Farming Today they were saying how bad things were for small farmers. I don't agree. Of course someone who owns 50 acre of land with development potential is very different to someone renting 50 acres of land at a high rent. But if we say perhaps 100...

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...

426: Water regulations for outdoor pig production Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board We discuss the water regulation guidelines, the Cab cards developed by the Environment Agency and how outdoor pig producers can minimise the risks of pollution. Our Knowledge Exchange...

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...

… and bought: So, like the children’s game, you can add your Lamma purchase(s)

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...

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