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Featured Solution - Data Diagnostic Insights - The Rise of the Digital Farm Five years ago, when people started talking about Digital Farming and Big Data, most were not sure what this was or how it related to field base crop production. Since then, writes Keith Norman, the speed of technical...

Cover crops. A practical farm example The need to restore soil health, control blackgrass and reduce exposure to oilseed rape has resulted in a complete rethink over cropping and rotation on a North Yorkshire farm. Twenty years ago half of the land at Stephen Tuer Farms was in grass for dairy...

Farming and Horticulture Projects That May Qualify For R&D Tax Relief More and more, we are finding that businesses in the farming and agricultural industry are unknowingly engaging in R&D activities on a daily basis that could qualify for significant R&D tax relief. Below are some areas...

Are You Eligible for R&D Tax Credits? Research and development is crucial for businesses and for the UK economy as a whole. This was the reason that in 2000 the UK government introduced a system of R&D tax credits that can see businesses recoup the money paid out to conduct research and...

Featured Solution - Data Diagnostic Insights - The Rise of the Digital Farm Five years ago, when people started talking about Digital Farming and Big Data, most were not sure what this was or how it related to field base crop production. Since then, writes Keith Norman, the speed of technical...

Cover crops. A practical farm example The need to restore soil health, control blackgrass and reduce exposure to oilseed rape has resulted in a complete rethink over cropping and rotation on a North Yorkshire farm. Twenty years ago half of the land at Stephen Tuer Farms was in grass for dairy...

Farming and Horticulture Projects That May Qualify For R&D Tax Relief More and more, we are finding that businesses in the farming and agricultural industry are unknowingly engaging in R&D activities on a daily basis that could qualify for significant R&D tax relief. Below are some areas...

Are You Eligible for R&D Tax Credits? Research and development is crucial for businesses and for the UK economy as a whole. This was the reason that in 2000 the UK government introduced a system of R&D tax credits that can see businesses recoup the money paid out to conduct research and...

Putins forces deliberately targeting civilians over night . Are we really going to stand back and watch? If women and children were being attacked near by and you had the strength to stop it , surely you would? In a civilised world we would not just sit and watch. Putin would wet his pants if a...

Horrible thread title to start, ridiculous really, totally unnecessary; but Putin has done it... it seems crazy. :( I think we - Nato / the West / Democracies - should arm and finance Ukraine. I think we should have a zero tolerance of infringement of NATO airspace and territory. And I think...

Im looking for a map to hang on the wall of the office, ideally showing field boundaries etc. and with a wipeable surface so I can add notes as required. Has anyone done something similar and any suggestions for a supplier?

For some reason I can't post the video if someone can please do. Go to about 48 mins in and there is a farmer called Angus from Yorkshire who Is not using fungicides but concentrating on plant health and nutrition. I find this very interesting as we did some on farm trials and saw very similar...

Just received an email from TFF promoting a company who want to sell farm carbon credits to big industry. What a bàstard rip off company! Why are TFF promoting companies like this? On the company's website they give an example of the annual income expected from sales. The annual fee they take...

As the wheat prices seem almost completely dependant upon news about this right now which way does the crowd wisdom of TFF think things will go in the Ukraine ?

So, either he's realised how much trouble he's in and is being sensible, or he's diverting attention...

There was a time we had to do a fm4 form before ploughing permanent pasture Havent heard about this lately, is this still the case Got a few fields I want to reseed In Kim jon drakfords wales

We have got 3000m of FG2 (sheep net fencing) to do under the capital grants scheme. It specifies that you need to use 1.8m long stakes and 2.15m long straining posts. We would normally use 1.65m (5ft 6in) stakes and 2.1m (7ft) long strainers. I'm thinking of going for the 6ft stakes, but very...

Satellite technology creates virtual grazing areas in Epping forest Written by Robin McKie from the Guardian Satnav keeps cows safe without the need for fences and lets woodland thrive Epping Forest has swaths of designated land that is home to adders, grass snakes and common lizards, as well...

There is definitely some creative accounting going on when it comes to greenhouse gases and sources. The scary bit is that this then drives legislation. This one is pretty impressive though to just be omitted from the calculations: "Leaks from oil and gas wells spew 8 million metric tonnes...

Very interesting watching the news, you wonder what's round the corner. Very weak us president. This Ukraine things not going away.