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  1. Clive

    Capital grants - Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024

    So to get our heads around how useful this support offered by Rishi yesterday, who plans to take advantage of the FETF capital grants this year ...
  2. JP1

    Suffolk Agri Pakenham

    McCormick / Amazon / Krone / McConnell closed yesterday I've heard some speculation but won't publicly comment All I know is it's closed permanently
  3. Agriland RSS

    Defra announces project to prevent crop loss from rot

    Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a research programme aimed at preventing crop loss from Fusarium Basal Rot (FBR), an infection caused by a soil-borne fungus. ‘FUSED – Integrated fusarium early diagnostic and...
  4. Jsmith2211

    Moseley Says Sack The Board

    https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/sack-the-board-if-you-sack-me-says-red-tractor-boss Can't say I disagree with him on that, fire the lot of them... Get some people in that care about the farmers they are supposed to be working for, not the supermarkets which they have decided to work for instead.
  5. Martyn

    Paraquat

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68215777 I can think of two sprayer operators who got to early 60s but no longer with us, both with chemical related body conditions, is this a national wide scandal?
  6. B

    Crew cab pickups to be taxed as cars from July

    Just seen on twitter that HMRC are to re classify crew cabs as cars for employees. As a Ltd Co. reckon it's back to pickups and wee vans. However the cost of them will maybe have stifled demand as it is. Best get the wax oil out and look after my current Hilux...
  7. L

    Tb are we(the English) winning the war?

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incidence-of-tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain/quarterly-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain-statistics-notice-september-2023 Not sure when these figures became available. But given the good news for English farmers I’m surprised how little news this...
  8. Dave W

    Cooks bale sledge belt

    Has anyone re belted one with non genuine belt? How critical is it to have correct thing?
  9. CPM RSS

    Potato storage: Storage stalwart

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Is there much more left to say on potato storage and life after CIPC? CPM speaks to recent industry award winner, Adrian Cunnington, to find out his thoughts on what could happen next. By Janine Adamson It’s important to give credit...
  10. CPM RSS

    Mancozeb: As one door prepares to close…

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF After much uncertainty, the HSE finally announced last month that mancozeb doesn’t meet approval criteria and therefore it proposes to withdraw it from use. CPM asks whether the industry is prepared for the impending loss and what can fill...
  11. CPM RSS

    Crop nutrition: Zoning in on net zero

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Managing crop nutrition is a nuanced subject at the best of times but add in net zero goals and it becomes a whole new ballgame. CPM explores how crop nutrition can go hand-in-hand with environmental goals. By Melanie Jenkins and Rob...
  12. CPM RSS

    LAMMA: Breaking new ground

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF One way to brighten up the dreary month of January, as it turns out, is to be surrounded by endless amounts of shiny new machinery, something LAMMA 24 had in abundance. CPM reports on some of the latest launches and UK debuts from the...
  13. B

    Mobile cameras

    Morning guys, Last year whilst potato planting we had 2 of our new Holland tractors broken into and the intellivew screens stolen whilst parked in a customers farm yard. I was just wondering if anyone had came across some kind of battery powered mobile camera I could hide each evening to use...
  14. O

    Spring beans.

    Looking at spring beans as a break option for some failed OSR this coming spring. Has anyone experience growing? Heavy land. Understand a fairly low input break crop and have a market for them local. Toying between that and a kings soil structure mix saw good results five years ago the...
  15. B'o'B

    AHDB announce Ministers have approved levy increase

    I feel the AHDB "consultation" over the levy increase was a complete sham. I was never asked if I approved of the levy increase, or given an opportunity to give any feedback on the proposed levy increase. I remember being told a levy increase was being applied for, but that is not a...
  16. Agriland RSS

    UAS calls for measures to support crop production in NI

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Ulster Arable Society (UAS) is calling for the introduction of bespoke measures to support crop production in Northern Ireland. UAS president, Barclay Bell, has confirmed that representatives from the organisation will meet policy development...
  17. Scrambler

    Low disturbance arable subsoilers

    I’m thinking I need one to relieve compaction now I am moving away from ploughing. I like the idea of low disturbance, but is that possible combined with removing compaction? Are leading discs important? How many legs/meter? Do some manufacturers make a better job of it than others?
  18. Agriland RSS

    John Deere goes off-boarding with Spudnik

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland In 2022 John Deere launched its Electric Variable Transmission (EVT) on its larger 8 and 9 series models. This option replaces a standard mechanical variable transmission with an engine-mounted generator and two electric motors. The company will...
  19. spin cycle

    feck me...they've won

    EU backtracks on net zero..... where does this leave our shambolic 'union' after they signed us up🙄
  20. P

    Winter wheat gross margin

    Anybody actually done a winter wheat gross margin recently vs sfi?
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