Efficiency is vital as spray season gets into full swing
With the key autumn spray programmes fully underway in near perfect conditions, growers are being reminded to make the most of available spray days by maximising sprayer operation efficiencies this season. Timing of applications, combined with good product selection, is being seen as key to delivering a successful autumn spray schedule over the coming weeks. […]
Dont bin your pumpkin pulp this Halloween, urges the NFU
Ice cream, ravioli and cake – these are just some of the tasty treats you can create with the leftover pulp from your Halloween pumpkin. The NFU is urging creative carvers to head for the kitchen to serve up a range of sweet and savoury dishes with their leftover pumpkin pulp and seeds cutting down […]
Farmer confidence is positive but more needed for investment in industry
Farmers are moderately optimistic about the medium term prospects for their industry but higher confidence across the board is needed to secure the investment required for a thriving food and farming sector according to the NFU. Publishing a new set of survey results on farmer confidence today, the NFU has reported that although confidence levels […]
Biochar, biocompost, and zero-till saving your soil and your wallet
Soil is a farms greatest asset, and with fertiliser prices on an upward climb, new ideas are on the horizon to improve its health and productivity. Thats why Farming Futures is running a FREE workshop on soil fertility on 11th November. The event will be held at Loddington Farm, home of the Game and Wildlife […]
Extended services hold key to future for village schools
Rural schools could hold the key to the Big Society, but need to maintain their commitment to wider extended services, such as breakfast clubs, youth work and support for families, according to a new report by Capacity for the Commission for Rural Communities. The publication today of Small Schools, Big Communities: Village Schools and Extended […]
NFU President will tell EU that farmers can reduce emissions and increase food production
NFU President Peter Kendall will tell a major European workshop how British farmers and growers are working to reduce emissions and mitigate against climate change when it meets in Brussels today. Mr Kendall is chairing the afternoon session of the event run by EU farming union organisation COPA-COGECA. As Vice President of COPA, Mr Kendall […]
Ploughing to Sweden on Goodyear
On the 9th and 10th of October the British National Ploughing Championships took place at Grange de Lings near Lincoln. Leading farm tyre specialists, Goodyear, are the title sponsor for the ploughing event and were present in Lincoln supporting competitors running on Goodyear tyres. The winners of both the Reversible Final and the Conventional Final […]
Compact feeder provides option for farms with restrictive buildings
A new compact diet feeder range offering reduced height and width dimensions when compared to equivalent volume models provides a solution for farmers with restrictive buildings, says Kuhn. The Profile twin vertical auger mixer/feeder wagon, which is available in 14, 16 and 18 cubic metre capacities, maintains all the qualities of Kuhns successful Euromix machines, […]
Countryfile films Autumn special at The Co-operative’s Tillington Fruit Farm
The BBCs John Craven enjoyed a day of mellow fruitfulness as he joined apple pickers at The Co-operative Groups Tillington Fruit Farm in Herefordshire, to film an Autumn Special for Countryfile. The popular TV presenter spent the day getting to grips with harvesting on the farms apple orchard, for the special edition of the programme […]
