Longer tenancies key to agricultural growth, says CAAV
Short-term conacre tenancies are holding back farm production and investment in Northern Ireland, but now there is an opportunity for the industry to restructure. Following the release of John Gilliland’s report on Sustainable Agricultural Land Management on 21 October, Northern Ireland’s agricultural valuers met to consider the full impact of its recommendations. Speaking at the […]
Aussie pasture seeds fuel booming South American beef industry
Major forage seed distributor Pasture Genetics is preparing to meet Argentina’s growing cattle feed demand and has built a new warehouse in Virginia, South Australia, to house its export product. The company already sells its commodity varieties to Argentina and is in the process of establishing a market for its improved premium range. Pasture Genetics’ […]
Britt-Marie Stegs, founder of #ethicalmeat and Hälsingestintan receives international entrepreneurial award
Britt-Marie Stegs and Hälsingestintan awardee in International Women´s Entrepreneurial Challenge 2016. Britt-Marie who has shifted paradigms on the swedish meat market with her mobile abattoirs and ethical beef production, is now ready to take on the international market. She is (together with Isabella Löwengrip and Pingis Hadenius, Lowengrip Care & Color) Swedens awardee in this […]
Second-hand machinery sales soar as new tractor registration nosedives
The largest agricultural auction in Europe, Cheffins, saw the highest grossing sale of second-hand machinery on 7th November with sales totalling £3.5m at its sale ground in Sutton, Cambridgeshire. This is an uplift on sales of over £1m compared to November last year. The most expensive tractors were purchased by UK dealers who are reporting […]
McIntyre’s anti-pest legislation approved
An MEP’s drive to protect farmland, gardens and countryside from deadly plant disease has cleared its final legislative hurdle. A comprehensive set of measures negotiated by Anthea McIntyre to tackle the plant pests that devastate crops and woodland was approved today in Strasbourg at a plenary session of the European Parliament. The Conservative MEP for […]
New old look for special Quadtrac
Case IH is marking 20 years since the introduction of the Quadtrac, the world’s first high-hp articulated rubber-tracked tractor, by offering a special anniversary colour scheme on all Quadtrac 620 models ordered before November 30, 2016. The livery reflects the styling of the original 360hp model launched in 1996. Developed from the articulated tractor knowledge […]
Interesting times: exceptional surplus masks vulnerability in global grain markets
Grain markets are entering an unprecedented fourth year of surplus but all is not as it first appears. With comfortable stocks and record production continuing to put pressure on world prices, a dramatic shift in global supply dynamics could add vulnerability to the market. For the UK though, the depreciation of the pound since June […]
FUW welcomes Aldi announcement, but more commitment is needed
The announcement made by retailer Aldi to introduce PGI branded Welsh Lamb products in 29 stores in south and west Wales has been welcomed by the Farmers’ Union of Wales, but the Union says more commitment is needed. The FUW has long urged supermarkets to commit to the procurement of Welsh and British lamb and […]
Open Innovation: The answer to global farming challenges?
Global and British farmers face significant challenges in the years ahead, but a new approach to providing innovative solutions could be just the answer the industry needs. By bringing together key players from across the supply chain; from muddy boots farmers to cutting-edge scientists and manufacturers, the Rothamsted Open Innovation Forum aims to speed up […]
