risk mitigation

Leading independent seed breeder Elsoms Seeds and United Oilseeds, one of the UK’s largest national agricultural co-operatives, are advising growers and agronomists to reconsider new conventional rape varieties in variety selection planning based on their targeted special traits, Agronomic Merit...

https://www.reuters.com/plus/could-the-euro-collapse

Has this been banned by eu?

I would like to propose a new farm assurance scheme, all that is required is an annual review to ensure that a farm business complies with current legislation. There will be no gold plating of any legislation, just a simple check, either by uploading documents or by a farm visit.

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Norfolk farmer Algy Garrod will host a miscanthus farm walk on his farm this September to display how he has benefitted from different farm diversification projects. The free event will take place in Bintree from 9.30am until 11.30am on Thursday...

Do you know how risky farming is compared to the average job in industry?

Tambien disponible en español | Egalement disponible en français Resource depletion and climate change pose major challenges Food, agriculture, and fisheries depend on the world’s natural resources, so future food production will depend on how well these resources are conserved and used...

https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/explosion-and-fire-kill-18000-cows-on-us-dairy-farm Job to get your head around 18000 cows in one shed.

What's going on with the banks , why is it all over internet and not a lot mentioned on news ! Is it 08 take two enroute or just a load of hype , And what is it they are saying will actually happen and why 🤷 it's all a bit over my yed 🤔.....

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The tsunami of digital technology which is engulfing much of agriculture is here to stay, yet many are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of new tech that is coming on to the market, some of which may actually work for Irish farmers, but a lot won’t. This...

Just read that Charlie Flindt is effectively surrendering his tenancy of his NT farm and it will be taken back for tree planting and rewilding with a relatively small area planted with grass with him probably becoming the Park keeper. Having seen other farms owned by the NT being left to rack...

The key to unlocking an agroecological revolution? Foster a culture of co-innovation The climate, nature and health crises necessitate a seismic change in the way we produce food and manage land. Tackling such major societal challenges requires a sophisticated approach involving a diverse range...

Ahead of the World Congress of Soil Science, Bruce Lascelles explains to us just why soil is such a crucial subject… Why is soil important? As Franklin D. Roosevelt said in 1937, “the nation that destroys its soil destroys itself”. The quote has become a powerful reminder around the importance...

UK’s top scientists join forces to battle bird flu outbreaks Written by Defra Press Office There has been widespread, positive coverage including in The Observer, BBC News, New Scientist, I News, Daily Mail, Vet Times, Farmers Guardian and BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today of our announcement that...

With input price inflation high, is anybody considering suspending production for a year?

Scheme means growers donât pay for failed OSR Oilseed rape growers taking part in a risk mitigation scheme now have even further support, thanks to the launch of a new incentive from Agrovista. Running for the second year, the KWS Oilseed Establishment Partnership (OEP) sees growers pay for...

Scheme means growers donât pay for failed OSR Oilseed rape growers taking part in a risk mitigation scheme now have even further support, thanks to the launch of a new incentive from Agrovista. Running for the second year, the KWS Oilseed Establishment Partnership (OEP) sees growers pay for...

Scheme means growers donât pay for failed OSR Oilseed rape growers taking part in a risk mitigation scheme now have even further support, thanks to the launch of a new incentive from Agrovista. Running for the second year, the KWS Oilseed Establishment Partnership (OEP) sees growers pay for...

Morning all and happy new year. Further to the information we published about the Sustainable Farming Incentive in December (see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-farming-incentive-how-the-scheme-will-work-in-2022), today we're publishing information about the 2 other new...

Have just received the Public Accounts Committee report on ELMS, and associated press release. I think 'damning' pretty much covers it. It is embargoed until Sunday so will post on here then, just starting a thread now in case anyone else who has had it is less worried about such niceties and...