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Farmers in Northern Ireland can access the new Farming with Nature Transition (FwNT) scheme, with cash now available for ...
The vining pea harvest has kicked off and yields are variable, reflecting the variable rainfall. Pests are also on ...
Thirty years ago, milk recording was dropped from spring-calving herds intent on cutting out superfluous cost. Breeding ...
I often start by talking about the weather, so here goes: it's very dry. That’s enough said on that. I’ll now move on to ...
Machinery manufacturers large and small were out in force at this year’s Royal Highland Show in Ingliston, Edinburgh. We ...
The wholesale removal of sheep flocks from Highland estates – driven by carbon offsetting, forestry, and rewilding – has ...
NFU Scotland leaders have vowed they “will not give up the fight” to stop damaging changes to farm inheritance tax, warning ...
In this episode, a former NFU combinable crops chairman sets the pace of change at Red Tractor is too slow to win back ...
Farm organisations have expressed relief that autumn muck and slurry spreading will be allowed to continue, but farmers will ...
My agronomist and I went for a walk around the winter barley, discussing how the year has gone so far and his predictions for ...
Soils are not just the ground we walk on or a medium to plant into – they are dynamic, living energy systems with a host of ...
Large farming operations with multiple sites have more opportunities to develop their people and retain high performers. But ...