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  1. Agriland RSS

    Defra launches £4m Smaller Abattoir Fund

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a £4 million Smaller Abattoir Fund to boost the sustainability of small red meat and poultry abattoirs in England. The fund will award capital grants from £2,000 up to a...
  2. Agriland RSS

    NI agri census: Less than 1% increase in cattle numbers in 2023

    Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The results from the June 2023 Agricultural Census in Northern Ireland, which have just been released indicate that cattle numbers only increased by less than 1% over the past year. The statistics compiled by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
  3. Defra Farming

    Introducing the Smaller Abattoir Fund

    Introducing the Smaller Abattoir Fund Written by The Team Credit: Rose Davies For the first time, smaller abattoirs in England will be able to apply for capital grants through a new £4 million fund designed to boost the sector. Smaller abattoirs are really important. They’re vital to...
  4. organic

    What A Shame - Another Vegan Foods Empire Collapses

    Heather Mills has blamed the “gaslighting” meat industry for the collapse of her vegan food empire. Ms Mills, who previously stated ambitions to turn the North East of England into the “Silicon Valley of plant-based foods”, said in a statement on her website that she was “devastated” as VBites...
  5. W

    Sam3 adding herbal to existing grass

    Has anyone done this and what was the best way to establish herbs into an existing ley
  6. P

    Question for farmers with children/youngsters just starting farming etc, etc?

    As above. A question,If you’re a farmer with children, a youngster interested in farming,a farmer’s son/ daughter just started farming at home on parents farm/ estate, and anyone in their 30s’ to 55’s actually running a farm for themselves or someone else( by running a farm/ estate I mean you...
  7. Hilly

    Skid steers

    Whats best ? jcb robots any good ? newholland ? bobcat ? case ? anything else ? whats good model for farm muck handling etc .yard scraper ?
  8. Agriland RSS

    FAO Food Price Index: Wheat and maize prices fall in November

    Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher prices of vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported today (Friday...
  9. Agriland RSS

    ‘Check every single poultry load from Poland’ – British Poultry Council

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The British Poultry Council (BPC) has called for every single load of poultry products and feed coming into the UK from Poland to be checked amid a rise in cases of food poisoning by salmonella. The council welcomed the Food Standards Agency’s...
  10. Agriland RSS

    GB animal feed production hits 7-year low

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The latest figures from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have revealed total Great British animal feed produce to be at its lowest level since 2016/17. The figures, which included integrated poultry units (IPUs), were...
  11. Defra Farming

    Livestock and grassland webinar follow up

    Livestock and grassland webinar follow up Written by Becky Briggs Credit: Judy Dean On Monday 20 November, we held a webinar for livestock and grassland farmers. Our aim was to go through the 2023 offer for those farm types and answer your questions. You can watch a recording of the...
  12. R

    Broiler chicken butchering?

    What's the rules on broiler chicken dispatch,butchering, and then sale to general public? Doesn't seem to be an abbotior around that will process chickens for me. So makes me think you don't need them to process small amounts of chicken for private sale. Wanted to do 10-20 grass fed broilers for...
  13. IOW91

    Which Rotor/barrel/side flinger/devils own machine (what ever you want to call them) spreader to buy.

    Good evening all, Next year I'm looking at buying a rotor spreader. 8-10 cube sort of size. It will be spreading our own FYM which is a mix of yard scrapings and strawy muck from a covered yard. Also I am hopefully getting some work in from livery yards, (run by ex farmers who don't...
  14. CPM RSS

    Pulse Progress: The quest for home-grown protein

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Having addressed substantial energy costs across its poultry and arable enterprises, Woodend Farm in Berwickshire is looking to home-grown pulses to reduce reliance on imported soya. CPM visits to get an insight. By Rob Jones There are...
  15. S

    Truth Is...............

    the first casualty of war, (Aeschylus (525 BC – 456 BC). Like many, I don't watch much TV anymore, and when I am unfortunate enough too, it is aways some uncontested nonsense being broadcast by the usual idiots about the damage cows, poultry or whatever are doing to the planet. We truly are in...
  16. Bossfarmer

    Farm Subsidies......expand or GET OUT???

    Given the fact that subsidy goes straight to the bottom line(net profit) how does everyone plan to replace this? im not asking can you "survive" without it, simply how will you replace it? or will you just accept that you will make less money? given the fact the general populations minimum wage...
  17. Q

    the big british beef battle

    on channel 4 plus one right now , what shower of b.........
  18. Sonoftheheir

    New Merlo

    Rubbish, ain’t they.
  19. Stags Agri

    THE SOUTH WEST NOVEMBER ONLINE TIMED AUCTION OF 2100+ LOTS - INC 80 TRACTORS, 25 DIGGERS, 60 VEHICLES, MACHINERY & FARM EQUIPMENT CLOSING 7PM 03/12/23

    THE BIGGEST SALE YET - 2000+ LOTS CLOSING SOON FROM 275+ VENDORS! THE SOUTH WEST NOVEMBER ONLINE TIMED AUCTION OF 80+ TRACTORS & TELEHANDLERS, 60+ VEHICLES, 25+ EXCAVATORS, DIGGERS & PLANT VEHICLES, 25+ ATV’S, UTV’S & COMBINES, 325+ LOTS OF FARM MACHINERY, 85+ TRAILERS, 500+ LOTS OF LIVESTOCK &...
  20. Farming Monthly National RSS

    Slurry Infrastructure grant Round 2

    Written by Administrator from Farming Monthly National The grant is available to help replace, build additional, expand or cover existing slurry stores to reach the grant storage requirements. This will help you improve the use of organic nutrients on your farm and reduce pollution. Your...
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