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Nine ways to keep your farm vehicles safe

Nine ways to keep your farm vehicles safe

Good security is crucial to protecting your property. But as no two farms or rural businesses are the same, there’s no standard, one-size-fits-all solution.
Arable Farming Magazine

Arable Farming Magazine

Arable Farming, a magazine dedicated to the progressive arable farmer.
Dairy Farmer Magazine

Dairy Farmer Magazine

Serving the UK dairy sector for 85 years, Dairy Farmer continues to serve its sector with the information it needs.
British Farming Awards

British Farming Awards

18 Oct 2018
There are few occasions when farmers come together to celebrate all they have achieved but the British Farming Awards is one of those rare times.
CropTec

CropTec

28 Nov 2018
The CropTec show is for all farmers and agronomists seeking the latest information on innovative methods to increase profits from crop production.
LAMMA 2019

LAMMA 2019

08 Jan 2019
LAMMA is the UK’s largest agricultural trade show, where over 850 exhibitors will host the most extensive array of farm machinery, equipment, and services to be found in one location anywhere in the UK.
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MPs to look at giving farmers more say over AHDB levies

MPs to look at giving farmers more say over AHDB levies

Farmers could be one step closer to having more say over how AHDB levies are spent as MPs open an inquiry into the work of the board.
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Service launched to connect farmers with contract sheep dippers

Service launched to connect farmers with contract sheep dippers

Farmers wanting use a contract mobile plunge sheep dipper can now find service providers in their area, using a new online service from Bimeda.
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Planning this year's forage stocks

Planning this year's forage stocks

Planning ahead for this year’s forage stocks and weed control were some of the topics up for discussion at this years Grassland UK event held at Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Peter Hollinshead and Jonathan Wheeler report.
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Swedish farmers issue warning over UK lynx release

Swedish farmers issue warning over UK lynx release

A similar situation with wolves in Sweden has forced the largest organic lamb producers in the country to quit.
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Sainsbury’s denies farmers will bear brunt of merger price cuts

Sainsbury’s denies farmers will bear brunt of merger price cuts

Sainsbury’s has strongly denied any suggestion that farmers and processors will bear the brunt of planned 10 per cent price cuts resulting from its merger with Asda.
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MPs demand RPA publishes customer satisfaction statistics

MPs demand RPA publishes customer satisfaction statistics

MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee have called on the Rural Payments Agency to publish detailed customer satisfaction statistics in a bid to improve services for farmers.
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Harper Adams and Keele universities in talks for joint veterinary school

Harper Adams and Keele universities in talks for joint veterinary school

Harper Adams and Keele universities have confirmed plans to establish a joint veterinary school, set to take its first students in 2020.
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Sheep farmers warned of coccidiosis risk after poor weather

Sheep farmers warned of coccidiosis risk after poor weather

Sheep farmers are being urged to look out for signs of coccidiosis in young lambs, after the onslaught of unseasonal weather and delayed spring up and down the country.
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Weather knock-on for lamb finishers

Weather knock-on for lamb finishers

A look ahead to making the most of this year’s lamb crop as sheep farmers across the country emerge from a tough start to 2018.
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Multispecies mixtures add ‘punch’ to pasture

Multispecies mixtures add ‘punch’ to pasture

Adding some ‘punch’ to pastures for livestock, while reducing reliance on fertiliser applications and other inputs, can come from using multispecies mixtures in swards.
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Post-Brexit farming fund recommendation rejected by Government

Post-Brexit farming fund recommendation rejected by Government

MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee have been left ‘disappointed’ by the Government’s failure to set up a fund to help farmers adapt to a post-Brexit world.
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Red hot trade for Beltex ewes and lambs at Newark

Red hot trade for Beltex ewes and lambs at Newark

The sale of pedigree ewes and lambs and dry ewe hoggs at Newark hit a high of 1,050gns.
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Getting the most from silage cuts in a wet spring

Getting the most from silage cuts in a wet spring

Maximising second and third cut yields needs particular attention this season, following first cut harvesting delays and poorer yields on the back of the wet spring.
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Post-Brexit agricultural policy: What farming groups asked for

Post-Brexit agricultural policy: What farming groups asked for

With the Government’s flagship consultation on post-Brexit agricultural policy now closed, Abi Kay takes a look at what farming groups across the UK asked for.
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APHA lifts farm restrictions following contaminated feed fiasco

APHA lifts farm restrictions following contaminated feed fiasco

Confusion over contaminated feed and animal movement restrictions on more than 130 farms supplied by Midland Feeds has been this week clarified by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
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Welsh Government sets out plans to complete farm support change by 2025

Welsh Government sets out plans to complete farm support change by 2025

Welsh Government plans to complete the transition to an entirely new system of farm support by 2025 have been given a cautious welcome by farming groups.
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12 new varieties added to the recommended grass and clover lists

12 new varieties added to the recommended grass and clover lists

12 new varieties have been added to the 2018/2019 recommended grass and clover lists - to be launched at the Grassland UK event this year.
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Options to consider in a difficult grass growing year

Options to consider in a difficult grass growing year

With unsettled weather playing havoc with grass growth and future cropping plans, there will be plenty to discuss at Grassland UK. Katie Jones reports.
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BFA 2018: 'So much goes on behind the scenes in farming' - Dan Pritchard, Sheep Innovator of the Year

BFA 2018: 'So much goes on behind the scenes in farming' - Dan Pritchard, Sheep Innovator of the Year

Welsh farmer Dan Pritchard has turned what many would consider a liability into an asset and he is taking his product to the end user directly. Farmers Guardian finds out more about farming on salt marshes.
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Put food top of the agenda, NFU tells Defra in consultation response

Put food top of the agenda, NFU tells Defra in consultation response

The NFU’s response to the Government’s flagship agricultural policy consultation has made clear farmers must be supported in their role as food producers.
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