Farmers Weekly Fencing and drain-laying equipment dominated this year’s Inventions Competition. Entries included a stack of ideas for simplifying the job of unrolling wire, natty field gate add-ons and simple but useful pipe-laying kit. See also: How to build the perfect livestock fence Geoff Bec…
Farmers Weekly The multisite fungicide chlorothalonil was once the mainstay for chocolate spot and rust control in field beans, but despite its loss, a range of other available actives mean successful prevention is still achievable. Signum (boscalid + pyraclostrobin), Amistar (azoxystrobin), general…
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, held her first official bilateral dialogue with the United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, in which they reinforced the strength of the Canada-U.S. agricultural trade relationship.
Ukraine’s agroportal website reported on February 20 that Ukraine’s potato production volume ranked among the top five in the world, ranking fourth, second only to China, India and Russia. Per capita consumption ranks second in the world, second only to Belarus. Ukrainians consume 139 kilograms of potatoes per person per year, while the world average…
Since 1 batch of frozen hairtail imported from Indonesia and 1 outer packaging sample was detected as positive for the new crown virus, according to the regulations of the General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 103 of 2020, the national customs will suspend the acceptance of Indonesia PT.PUTRI INDAH (registration number CR010) -02) The import…
Farmers Weekly Legal experts say a High Court ruling against an offshore wind farm in Norfolk could have wider implications for farmers and landowners affected by other infrastructure projects. The High Court has overturned a decision to grant planning permission for the Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wi…
Air Fryer Cod will change the way you eat fish! Crispy golden outside and flakey tender inside, you are going to love this! We love fish at our house, especially when it tastes this amazing! More favorites include Fish and Chips, Baja Tacos and this Salmon. Air Fryer Cod Filets Air frying fish is o…
Farmers Weekly Farmer-owned co-op First Milk has announced a £12.5m investment programme to update its cheese and whey processing facilities. The investment will be split across two processing sites. About £9m will go to the Lake District Creamery in Aspatria, Cumbria, and £3.5m to the Haverfo…
Farmers Weekly Sugar beet growers will not be able to use neonicotinoid-treated seed this spring after cold weather reduced the risk of virus yellows disease. Low temperatures during February mean that only 8.37% of the national sugar beet area is forecast to be affected by virus yellows by the end …
Farmers Weekly Farm leaders in Scotland are pushing for a relaxation of planning laws to allow retiring farmers to build a home on their land. NFU Scotland (NFUS) says change is needed because the lack of accommodation for farmers exiting the industry is a barrier to succession. During the launch o…