Feed company backs efforts to beef up UK dairy herds
A major UK animal feed company is working with a large beef producer in aneffort to help Britain’s dairy farmers increase their returns from the meatindustry, as well as milk. The UK dairy herd already supplies more than 50% of the cattle processed forbeef in the UK, but BOCM PAULS and the Blade Farming partnership […]
Expert asserts nitrogen supply critical to silage quality
4 May 2010 Assessing required levels of nitrogen (N) supply to growing crops is critical when aiming for high quality silage but its a delicate balance that only those farmers giving it serious attention will achieve. Dr Dave Davies, silage expert with IBERS and the Silage Advisory Centre (SilAC), says accurate fertiliser application can have […]
Evance first company to submit data for MCS Phase 2
Delivering confidence in product performance and reliability 4th May 2010 Evance, a leader in the manufacture of small wind turbines, is pleased to be the first company to have completed the Mircogeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Phase 2 requirements when the MCS Transition Arrangements document was issued on 28th April 2010. The MCS Phase 2 required […]
Close the gate on thieves with the ultimate security system
FARMERS KEEP TRACK WITH TRACKER PLANT The launch of TRACKER Plant brings TRACKERs fleet tracking capabilities together with its award winning stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) solutions, to meet the specific requirements of farmers and owners of agricultural plant. Now farmers and the agricultural industry can protect their machinery and vehicles with the ultimate security system, […]
Bluetongue: Vets warn that livestock imports are key to ongoing threat
National veterinary associations are warning livestock farmers that a major Bluetongue virus (BTV8) threat still exists due to the extremely high numbers of animals being imported to Britain from the confluent Protection Zone in mainland Europe this year. The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and its specialist divisions the British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA), Sheep Veterinary […]
Milk Link increases member milk prices by 0.5ppl
Milk Link is to increase its Member milk price by 0.5 pence per litre (ppl) from 1st May 2010. This will be paid by way of an increase to the Business Market Related Adjustment payable on all litres produced and will take Milk Links standard litre price to 23.75ppl for those Members on manufacturing contracts […]
SmartestEnergy and Agrovista join forces to provide one stop shop for farmers at Cereals 2010
Guidance available on Power Purchase Agreements, Feed-in-Tariffs andrenewable energy generation. SmartestEnergy, the UKs leading purchaser of energy generated by the independentsector has joined forces with Agrovista (a Marubeni affiliate), the UKs leading agronomyand agrochemical supply company, to provide a one stop shop for farmers andlandowners wanting to find out more about potential new revenue streams […]
Number crunching total high at Newark
Organisers of the Newark & Nottinghamshire County Show (8 and 9 May) are reeling from the mass of entries received across all sections of livestock and horses. Now that entries have finally closed, the number crunching has revealed a total of 1,099 received for cattle, dairy, sheep and pig classes the highest for several years. […]
New high-yielding, quality wheat and barley varieties to be launched by Syngenta Seeds at Cereals Event
The launch of three, high-yielding, quality wheat and barley varieties, plus a look at how Syngenta innovations in cereal breeding can help farmers now and in the future. Those will be just some of the items showcased by the cereal business of Syngenta Seeds at this years combined Cereals and Sprays and Sprayers Event (stand […]
