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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The UK government has pledged £66.7 million to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The UN agency is dedicated to supporting those living in extreme poverty in rural areas. The UK government said nearly half of the world’s...

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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Growers are being urged by Syngenta to readjust certain aspects of how winter wheat crops are managed. The agricultural technology company said this is because arable farmers are facing late planted and stunted winter wheat crops after the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Silage agri-business Ecosyl has said that, with challenges in the dairy sector creating a “strong case” for maximising milk production from homegrown forage, farmers are being urged to learn lessons from 2023 silage making for 2024. Ecosyl silage...

Hi all. Currently milking with 2 lely a4 robots but planning to replace with a parlour in the next couple of years or possibly sooner. The machines have suited fine for our current stage of life but not for the next step. What is the value on 2 x 2014 a4 machines, central unit and crs...

Following from @Headless chicken s thread. Lots and lots and lots of farmers particularly in the southern half of the uk are seeing lower yields than last winter. So my question is why isn’t production down more . Last winter folks where chasing milk as prices were high this yr is very...

How accurate do people manage to get walk through auto id? Is there a difference between collars/pedometers/and Eid tags? Looking at various different options at the moment but we currently have pedometer id and it’s about 95% at best. Would a collar be better as the neck movement isn’t as...

We’re having some issues currently with cow performance being pretty poor and not consistent. Had a meeting with nutritionist and we’ve played around with some things and hopefully things will improve. Discussed with vets who also have a nutritionist and run the same program as far as I’m aware...

I've been talking to a few groups of people and we have had an idea that is it time that the farming industry had a vote or referendum on farm assurance. Things have become too much, with Red tractor selling us down the road by signing various environmental commitments without any consultation...

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Well isn’t it? If you can grow 4t per acre of wheat then isn’t the carbon footprint per ton less by virtue of the fact you’ve spread the fixed part of the carbon cost in growing the crop over more tons. This fact begs the question of what to do with marginal land. It would suggest it should be...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67714637 Indonesia's president has ordered the military to help farmers plant rice, as severe drought fuelled by the El Niño weather phenomenon threatens yields. Joko Widodo told army officers to take advantage of recent rainfall in some provinces and help...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland There is now a growing concern that silage stocks are starting to run low on many dairy and livestock farms across Northern Ireland. A recent survey has confirmed that 20% of farmers in the north are concerned that they will not have enough silage to...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new early maturing maize variety is showing promise for growers looking to offset the challenges of inclement weather. Mojito (MAS Seeds) is available in the UK from Elsoms Seeds and according to Toby Reich, it displays all of the ‘right’ agronomic...

The budget for SFI is the same as when SPS first started. It was about £100/ acre then, which would be worth about £55/ acre now. So if everybody that claimed BPS, claimed SFI on the same area as before, and on similar value options, that is what we would all get paid. This would probably not...

Having a nightmare with cows crashing their rumination and then in turn their yield , spoke with vet originally who recomended feeding limestone flour as it sounds like SARA, so borrowed a couple of bags and cows recovered , then my feed company recomended acid buff as a better alterantive , so...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland UFAC-UK has launched a new generation of sustainable feed alternatives to complement palm-free dairy feed supplementation. The new partial soybean meal replacement for dairy diets aims to improve yields, solids and feed conversion efficiency...

Well isn’t it?

Calling all farmers. How do you honestly feel mentally and physically during the demands of harvest season?

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