The power of hydraulics in agriculture
The integration of hydraulics within modern agriculture has revolutionised farming operations, transforming the way farmers work, boosting efficiency, productivity, and precision. Yet, with high volumes of produce to distribute, domestically and internationally, unplanned downtime through hydraulic failure can be costly. Thanks to unpredictable weather patterns, this is especially the case during growing season and harvest-time […]
Anglo Scottish Asset Finance Bolsters Service offering with Appointment of New Head of Agriculture & Food
Anglo Scottish Asset Finance have announced the appointment of Andrew Laird as Head of Agriculture & Food for UK & Ireland. Andrew will be responsible for establishing new Agriculture and food division, offering bespoke finance solutions to the sector, and building on Anglo Scottish’s strong business growth.Reporting directly to Carl Johnson, UK Sales Director (Asset), […]
Four delegates sought from UK & Ireland for Bayer’s Youth Ag-Summit
Entries are open for the third Bayer Youth Ag-Summit to be held in Brussels, Belgium in October 2017, in partnership with two Belgian young farmers associations, Groene Kring and Federation des Jeunes Agriculteurs. The Summit aims to inspire delegates to not just think, but to act, by developing solutions to enable the next generation […]
Farmers have their say on their industry’s future
Hundreds of farmers have turned up to have their say on what they think is needed from a future domestic agricultural policy for the British farming sector post-Brexit. The NFU kicked off the first of its member meetings this week – the start of 50 taking place up and down the country as part of […]
Joint FUW study suggests dramatic loss of agriculture and land use changes over past two centuries
A ground-breaking study comparing Welsh land use in the 1840s with current practices suggests dramatic falls in agricultural and particularly arable land use, even in Wales’ most mountainous regions. “A summary of preliminary comparisons between Welsh land use in the 1840s and 2015 in Wales’ non-LFA, DA and SDA areas” summarises initial findings from a […]
NFU’s largest member consultation ahead of Brexit set to get underway
An ‘options paper’ detailing the NFU’s ambitious vision for British agriculture post-Brexit has been agreed by its national Policy Board. This means the organisation can now embark on its biggest ever consultation with its 47,000 farmer and grower members. The paper covering crucial areas such as trade, access to labour, financial support and regulation was […]
UKIP agriculture policy announcement
Speaking to the Country Landowners Association during the Royal Welsh Show today, Neil Hamilton, Leader of UKIP in the Assembly and Spokesman on Agriculture & Rural Affairs, said: ‘I have taken the Agriculture brief for myself because farming and food security is so vital to rural Wales. I am announcing today a UKIP initiative […]
NFU urges new PM to champion British food and farming
NFU President Meurig Raymond has congratulated Theresa May on her appointment as the country’s new Prime Minister and urged her to champion British food and farming. In a letter to 10 Downing Street, Mr Raymond says he looks forward to working with the Government at an historic time to help shape a new agricultural policy […]
Farming sector should encourage more women into the industry
The farming sector needs to encourage more female participation in the industry and promote the significant role of women already working in agriculture. Those were the key messages at today’s Women in Agriculture event hosted by Scotland’s Rural College at the Royal Highland Show. Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity, Fergus Ewing, kicked off […]