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Why we’re putting area limits on some SFI actions Written by The Team Credit: Andrew Whether you’re designing a new product or policy, testing and gradual rollouts allow teams to gather feedback, grow in understanding and make improvements in a controlled way. From the beginning — and for...

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Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd., has today (Thursday, March 21) released its FY24 interim results which show a continuation of strong earnings performance. CEO Miles Hurrell says the co-op’s performance has been driven by higher margins and sales...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Labour and Co-op parliamentary candidate for Peterborough, Andrew Pakes argued that the government needs be more “ambitious” towards food security and production targets. He argued in an essay for the Social Market Foundation (SMF) that while the UK...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is encouraging eligible organisations in Northern Ireland to apply to the new €50million Rural Regeneration and Social Inclusion investment area, under the new PEACEPLUS programme. The...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is set to host a screening of new documentary, Six Inches of Soil, which is putting the “spotlight” on soil health and regenerative farming. Six Inches of Soil will be screened at the university’s Boutflour Hall...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Farm walks are being held to assist farmers to both understand the issues and measures that can improve environmental and financial performance in sustainable milk production. The first two walks on ‘Efficient and Sustainable Milk Production’ will be held...

I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...

If the wet weather we have experienced for the last nine months was to be the "normal" I think I would have to pack in. It's just too miserable and hard work! Hopefully it's a one off season.

Welcome to our Biostimulant Supplement, exclusive to Direct Driller magazine. I hope you enjoyed reading our last supplement on Adjuvant Technology and it proves useful as we head into the spring spraying season. In this issue we explore the valuable role of plant biostimulants in helping...

The evidence we use to develop our environmental land management schemes Written by Dr Anchen Kehler Credit: Kumweni We’re committed to ensuring that the policies underpinning our environmental land management schemes are based on the very latest and best possible evidence. By using...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Research trials have consistently conformed that blackgrass thrives on heavy land, particularly where drainage is poor. Herbicide-resistant blackgrass has represented a significant challenge for the tillage sector in the UK for a number of years and...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Farmers are being encouraged to harness the full potential of cover crops by ensuring they are fully incorporated into soils this spring. Eastern product manager at Timac Agro UK, Adam Bartowski, said that, by doing so, soils will be more...

Welcome to our Biostimulant Supplement, exclusive to Direct Driller magazine. I hope you enjoyed reading our last supplement on Adjuvant Technology and it proves useful as we head into the spring spraying season. In this issue we explore the valuable role of plant biostimulants in helping...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Dale Farm has committed to reducing the carbon footprint of its milk production by 30% by 2030 as part of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). As part of its work with the SBTi, the dairy cooperative is required to set environmental...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Environment Agency has launched a campaign to highlight the risks of growing high-risk crops in the south west of England. The agency said the high-risk crops, which include maize, fodder beet and potatoes, can lead to pollution and flooding...

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland AB Agri has announced the appointment of a new managing director for it’s dairy businesses within the UK and Ireland. David Williams began his new role on February 20 this month. Williams brings a vast wealth of executive experience within the dairy...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for the spring budget to increase the ability of farm businesses to deal with volatility and build stability. The union wrote to Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, who will present his spring...

Perception and perspective are very different things. Generally individuals and old farmers see food security as an existential threat eg if we had a major war (see WW2) and we struggle to have enough food in the UK. Retailers and governments see food security along the lines of “are the supply...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Sainsbury’s has today (Friday,, February 23) launched a ‘Best of British’ page on its groceries website with the aim of championing British grown products. The retailer said the new page will spotlight over 450 British-sourced grocery products...