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The rise in UK feed wheat futures for harvest 2024 relative to world markets over recent weeks, has benefited old crop (May-24) prices. The provisional AHDB Early Bird Survey indicated a 1% fall in the wheat area but challenging conditions have continued. While it’s not clear yet what the final UK 2024 wheat area will be, the pricing relationships for …
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A new knowledge exchange platform has been launched for farmers who are part of the Nitrogen Climate Smart (NCS) project, hoping to bring together a like-minded community to grow more pulses and cut carbon emissions. The £5.9 million NCS project, funded Defra alongside Innovate UK, is a four year programme utilising over 200 UK farms and 17 industry partners to …
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The latest addition to the HE-VA cultivation range is the Top Strigle straw harrow, designed to help farmers spread straw evenly across the field to improve drilling performance and slug control, as well as battle grassweeds. Working directly behind the combine, it comprises five rows of heavy-duty harrow tines to spread trash and create a micro-tilth to prompt a flush …
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Lynx Engineering has announced the new RT Series of weights, extending the company’s existing ballast range. The new units will be showcased at Lamma, comprising a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) outer skin moulded around a concrete filling. HDPE can reportedly resist corrosion, cracks and deformation, as well as being impact resistant. It is also impervious to water, solvents, acids, detergents and …
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Yokit is a new app developed by farming cousins James and John Fairlie to streamline administrative tasks on the farm. James runs Fairlie Farming Co, a ware potato and cereals business together with a commercial scale biogas plant, while John runs Balmirmer Farms’ ware potato, cereals, and beef cattle enterprises and has previous experience as a chartered accountant. John said: …
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The November 2023 issue is now available online NEWS: Smallest UK oat crop for seven years Women in Agriculture Awards launched NEWS ANALYSIS: Red Tractor’s botched green move turns spotlight on farm assurance MARKET REPORT: No guarantee of long-term support COMMENT: Farmers let down by communication failure amid the fury at Red Tractor Why autumn storms are a reminder to …
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