PGRO give timely advice on desiccation of combining peas and field beans
“Ideally, both combining peas and field beans are direct combined without the need for desiccation as this adds to costs and application causes crop loss,” advises Jim Scrimshaw, PGRO Principal Technical Officer. “However, this is not always possible, and some crops which are weedy and/or are ripening unevenly will benefit from the timely use of […]
Early harvest and high yield is a winning combination
Farm Manager Philip Steans of Lackham Farm in Wiltshire has already harvested some of his Alienor winter oilseed rape (on 9th July) and it has yielded a remarkable 3.75 t/ha (1.5 t/acre). “This has been one of the earliest harvests we have known on the farm and the fact that Alienor has come off the […]
MEPs in Strasbourg commit to backing British farming for the next five years
NFU President Meurig Raymond was in Strasbourg today to rally support from MEPs to sign the ‘Back British Farming EU pledge.’ By signing the pledge, 33 MEPs have committed themselves to using their position in European Parliament to champion the cause for British agriculture. Mr Raymond said: “I am delighted to see that MEPs from […]
Lakes farm gears up to host prestigious cattle open day
The Luing Cattle Society is holding its annual open day in England for the first ever time this year. The event takes place at High House Farm, Winster on Friday 1st August, from 12-5pm The Open Day will provide an opportunity for the public to join food, farming, and forestry industry representatives to find out […]
British farmers hit out at Tesco’s failure to deliver on commitments
NFU President, Meurig Raymond, has strongly criticised Tesco’s decision to heavily promote New Zealand lamb in the middle of the prime season for British lamb, given previous commitments that they have made. The NFU wrote to all supermarkets last week to highlight that British grass-fed, spring-born lamb is now in peak season while southern hemisphere […]
Iconic wool display at NSA Sheep 2014
At this month’s NSA Sheep 2014 (Wednesday 30th July) being held at the Three Counties Show Ground, Malvern, visitors will have the opportunity to gain a detailed understanding of the work done on behalf of UK sheep farmers by the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB). The BWMB, a mainline sponsor of the event, will display […]
Farmers welcome dismissal of Owen Patterson
Farmers and growers from the Landworkers’ Alliance (LWA) welcome the dismissal of Owen Paterson from the position of Environment Secretary. Rebecca Jones, a farmer and member of the Landworkers’ Alliance said “It is relieving that Owen Paterson has been removed from office. His unashamed focus on corporate agribusiness over the needs of farmers and the […]
A Welsh Lib Dem view on CAP reform
Commenting on the debate on Common Agriculture Policy, Roger Williams MP said: “The reform of the policy has ensured that less of the European budget is being spent on agriculture and the policy has less detrimental effects on third world countries. However, the purpose of the CAP, to close the gap between incomes in rural […]
Farmers set to discover how trees can grow their business
An event is being held for farmers to demonstrate how trees can grow their business by improving the health and wellbeing of their livestock. Experts from the farming industry are set to provide practical advice and discuss how the productivity of dairy, beef and sheep farming systems can be enhanced by planting trees and managing […]
