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  1. The Guardian RSS

    ‘Farming is a dirty word now’: the woman helping farmers navigate a grim, uncertain future

    ‘Farming is a dirty word now’: the woman helping farmers navigate a grim, uncertain future Written by Bella Bathurst from the Guardian In a moment of crisis for the industry, Heather Wildman tours the country helping farmers face up to the toughest of questions – not just about the future of...
  2. ajd132

    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.
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  3. Agriland RSS

    Influenza risks arising from mixed pig and poultry farms

    Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Recommendations have been published by university researchers for the reduction of the disease risks posed to public health by intensive pig and poultry farms that are situated in close proximity to each other, known as mixed pig/poultry farms. This...
  4. bobk

    Has 2023 been a good year for you ?

    Personally it's been a total sh!t storm , everything from March went tits up , even now it continues to take Might go on the Wassiel in 2 days , burn a few virgins or whatever they do
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  5. Agriland RSS

    Farmers faced ‘unprecedented challenges’ in 2023 – NFU president

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Minette Batters, said 2023 cannot be reflected upon without considering the “unprecedented challenges” faced by the farming community. In her New Year’s message, Batters said soaring production...
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  6. Agriland RSS

    Cornwall farmer receives suspended sentence for animal welfare offences

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland A farmer from North Cornwall has been given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted to a string of animal welfare offences. Kevin Hutchings of Pattacott Farm Camping and Glamping site, Maxworthy, Launceston, was also ordered to pay more than...
  7. puppet

    Mrs Kirkham

    With 30 cases of STEC and the same strain as that in the cheese it looks more like the 2 are linked Their website says they are the last Lancashire cheese using raw milk. There is possibly a reason for that. No doubt some on here will have been drinking raw milk since infancy and make spurious...
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  8. Vader

    Lidl in trouble...

    Lot of debt mentioned !! Lidl's chief financial officer quits after shock £75.9m annual LOSS...
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  9. W

    Orchard Sprayer

    Anyone have any 1000L or similar sized orchard sprayers for sale? Thanks
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  10. D

    Fewer Small Birds About this Winter?

    I’ve noticed far fewer small birds about the sheds and garden this winter. So I just wondered if anybody else had noticed the same. ( Started off in the holly berry thread but thought it might be worth a poll.)
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  11. D

    Winter 1963 with Cliff Michealmore

    The famous documentary is on BBC Four now
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  12. Agriland RSS

    90% of UK households will have a British turkey this year – BPC

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland 90% of UK households will have a British turkey this Christmas, and 8-9 million are set to be eaten, according to the British Poultry Council (BPC). Farming secretary Steve Barclay has paid tribute to British farmers, food producers and retailers...
  13. Still Farming

    Christmas Shopping Crazy?

    With repeated FB and news articles of supermarkets and shoppers going crazy , packed out and mad traffic jams??? A BIG shout out to All Local Small Businesses, Farm Shops and Village Stores that supply everything, great produce ,products and prices , free car parking and NO QUEUES...
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  14. Agriland RSS

    Phileo appoints new member of British ruminant technical team

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Phileo by Lesaffre UK & Ireland has welcomed Thomas Gerrard as the newest member of its technical team. Gerrard is joining the company, which makes yeast probiotics for animal nutrition, as ruminant technical sales specialist for Great Britain...
  15. GoodEgg

    APHA Late night messages

    Hello all, We are poultry and sheep farmers and are registered for APHA SMS update messages. These have been regarding Avian Influenza and now Bluetongue. We have noted that they often arrive in the evening, sometimes late. I am concerned that the timings of these could be unescessarily...
  16. Agriland RSS

    bTB costs continue to mount in Northern Ireland

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac McKervey, has highlighted the growing impact of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on dairy and livestock farms across Northern Ireland. “This is a genuine threat,” he said. “The footprint of the disease continues to...
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  17. Agriland RSS

    £4m fund rolled out to back ‘smaller abattoirs’ in England

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland ‘Small-scale’ abattoirs in England will be able to apply for capital grants through a new £4 million fund, which has been rolled out by the UK government. An update from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on Wednesday, December...
  18. P

    URGENT fresh turkey question

    Taking delivery of a fresh Turkey today Friday to roast on Christmas Day. What temperature should I set our fridge at or should I deep freeze although only for a day. I ask as bad weather (warm/humid) for storing poultry!!! Many thanks.
  19. M

    Fifteen acres??

    met a lady who had just retired.She was telling me she her two sisters and parents ran a 15 acres holing in Shropshire,which they still have today.These few acres were used to milk fifteen cows and provided a living for the father throughout his life .Today they tell you a minimum of 200 acres...
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  20. Agriland RSS

    SRUC explores red seaweed as a UK chicken feed alternative

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is set to explore the viability of red seaweed as a sustainable substitute for soybean meal in UK chicken feed. The Novel Seaweed Chicken Feed Feasibility (NSCFF) project will explore the feasibility of using tank...
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