wheat

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling for a halt to proposed changes to rules requiring growers to pay recruitment fees of seasonal workers. The new requirements to Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) workforce audits unveiled this...

Another soaking yesterday and not looking like any planting in the next two weeks with 170 acres unplanted which might not get done , how much is left to do , I recon most people around here are 1/2 to 3/4 planted at best.

How much can an average agricultural machinery sales person expect to earn in a year. Is there a set minimum wage then commission? Or is it based just on commission? Don’t really want people guessing I want to hear from people who actually know because we all know how that will go.

Have to say it says an awful amount about our professions stoic demeanour as many people would be on anti depressants and in therapy in other trades faced with what has been thrown at us in the last 18 months. It is a constant diet of bad news, changing rules and options on top of unrelenting...

How late have people gone, and still got a successful crop, obviously so many variables but interested in experiences had....direct drilled into terminated cover crop too.

Well I have had to downsize quite considerably due to Divorce and loosing land to non farming interests. So in a way Inam having to rebuild and tbh it’s no bad thing I am a bit older and a bit wiser (not a lot though) and just need to make it through the next few years with little and no...

The latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by James Barker and Chris Pickles from our Procurement Team. Chris starts by discussing the recent volatility in regards to the wheat market and how the situation in the Black Sea is affecting the market. James then talks through the USDA...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland According to College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops advisors, spring barley seed may be in short supply this year. This is a direct consequence of the widespread poor harvest conditions that characterised last year. According...

We are wondering whether to just clean and not dress it just incase we don't use it.I know others do it what are your thoughts?

Received an email today from NFU welcoming SFI cap and was a result of their lobbying. Can you believe it. !!

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine An estate in Somerset is aiming to supply its restaurants with ingredients grown, foraged and reared on site including heritage wheat. The Newt in Somerset, on the Newt Estate, is a boutique hotel which plans to process site-grown wheat to enable...

With the cut off date looming we have managed to spread most of the urea in store however we have a bit left that was destined for sp crops post emergence .We have a field of sp barley to go in and another of failed/drowned wheat to replace ,some has been ploughed and some cultivated earlier...

Will the price of the barley now around £150\t vs £330 for 16% nuts. Is barley beef back, and the best way to feed it. Thinking of buying some Aa x calves from a local dairy herd and then putting barley in to them ...?

Does any one know what is happening here? Neighbour is a member and has been told there has been a big fall out and cmg are being sued, and he wont be getting what he was told he would be paid for his wheat. Contract was a good one he says. Sounds like a right mess and they wont tell him...

AIC welcomes Defra cap on SFI actions in move to sustain food production Farming Minister Mark Spencer MP made the announcement on SFI. The amount of land farmers in England can take out of food production under the Government's flagship environmental scheme will be capped, following concerns...

The imperfect storm continues. Little carry over from damp harvest 2023. Autumn cereal drilling spoilt by rain. Autumn crops that were drilled have struggled. Spring cereal seed barely worth planting. SFI or fallow are an option many have embraced, very wholeheartedly. I've no history of...

SFI unravelling as the policy makers realise food might be in short supply and as of yesterday (25th March) not taking land out of food production is suddenly important to the government. Is it important to the population as a whole to have home grown food production subsidised? What should SFI...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Little to no winter crop has been sown out on farms, according to College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) crop specialists. This is a direct consequence of the atrocious weather that characterised the harvest of 2023 in Northern...

Any issues with feeding this in the parlour? Just going to place my first load and don't want a disaster. Palm kernel is screened Feed rep has warned about possibly not being that appealing to cows (bitter) but doesn't think it should be too bad. Plus I know people on here that feed it almost...

Any thoughts on this new group 1? Anyone been growing it?