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Sheep farmers advised to breed cull ewes this season - Farmers Weekly
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Prices & trends. Prices & trends. Farmers Weekly from 127. In print AND tablet. Sheep farmers advised to breed cull ewes this season. Thursday 6 August 2015 6:00. A leading sheep advisor is calling for farmers to breed cull ewes this season rather than sell them in order to increase stocking rates. Sheep specialist John Vipond believes getting another lamb crop from existing stock is an ideal way to improve farm productivity, particularly as many UK sheep farms are understocked. Profitability has two mai...
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Spud growers to be hit hard by slug pellet ban - Farmers Weekly
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Prices & trends. Prices & trends. Farmers Weekly from 127. In print AND tablet. Spud growers to be hit hard by slug pellet ban. Tuesday 28 January 2014 16:24. Potato growers are set to be the hardest hit by the European Union ban on methiocarb slug pellets, which account for about half the slug control market for spuds. Sales of these poison-bait pellets, such as Draza forte and Decoy Wetex, are set to be banned by the end of August this year due to the risk to grain-eating farm birds. Mr Sarup advises g...
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Boosting efficiency lowers carbon footprint - Farmers Weekly
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Prices & trends. Prices & trends. Farmers Weekly from 127. In print AND tablet. Boosting efficiency lowers carbon footprint. Friday 7 October 2011 15:37. Livestock producers are under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint, but farm statistics collected by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) show reduced greenhouse gas emissions are a by-product of increased efficiency. This article is for subscribers. To continue reading subscribe. Subscribe and get access to the information that helps you:. Anima...
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What you need to know about MRSA - Farmers Weekly
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Prices & trends. Prices & trends. Farmers Weekly from 127. In print AND tablet. What you need to know about MRSA. Friday 3 June 2011 0:01. Following the discovery of a new strain of MRSA in dairy cows across England, Farmers Weekly answers some of the common questions about the superbug. MRSA stands for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It is a common skin bacterium that is resistant to a range of antibiotics. How do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics? Does MRSA affect everyone it infects?
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Bovine TB found in herd of welfare board chairman - Farmers Weekly
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Prices & trends. Prices & trends. Farmers Weekly from 127. In print AND tablet. Bovine TB found in herd of welfare board chairman. Monday 23 March 2015 9:05. This pedigree South Devon suckler cow tested positive for TB. This article is for registered users. To continue reading register. Register for free to read this article, and for access to:. Market and farming trends. To get unlimited access to FWI.co.uk. Opinion: The 25-year TB story continues. Farmer Focus: Wales has done nothing to solve TB problem.
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Farm Life from Farmers Weekly Interactive. Find farm recipes, competitions and read the Field Day agricultural blog
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Prices & trends. Prices & trends. Farmers Weekly from 127. In print AND tablet. Farm Life editor's picks. Farmer Ed Ling scoops medal for trap shooting at Rio. 8216;Harvest widows’. 10 ways of coping if you’ve been abandoned for combining. Get your harvest photo on Farmers Weekly’s front cover. The Countryfile presenter on farming, books and Braveheart. Opinion: Reintroducing lynx makes no sense. 9 sports of the Farming Olympics. Opinion: Scepticism about '100 harvests left' claims. Posted in Micky V.
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Organic farming 'boosts biodiversity and bees' - Farmers Weekly
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Prices & trends. Prices & trends. Farmers Weekly from 127. In print AND tablet. Organic farming ‘boosts biodiversity and bees’. Tuesday 4 February 2014 8:30. Organic farms support 34% more plant, insect and animal species on average compared with conventional farms, according to Oxford academics. Researchers from the University of Oxford reviewed farm data going back 30 years and they concluded that organic farms yielded greater biodiversity benefits than intensively-farmed land. Ournal of Applied Ecology.
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Market Prices - Farmers Weekly
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Prices & trends. Prices & trends. Farmers Weekly from 127. In print AND tablet. Daily livestock averages (by market). Cattle, lamb and pig deadweight. Markets at a glance. Prices and trends graphs. Grain, oilseeds and pulses. Local, spot and forward prices (£/t) ex-farm. NAAC contracting charges guide 2014/15. DEFRA agricultural market reports. WARNING: Prices likely to be forced lower as a result. CAUTION: Could affect prices in the future – watch this space. Privacy & cookies.
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CAP articles - Farmers Weekly
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Prices & trends. Prices & trends. Farmers Weekly from 127. In print AND tablet. Three-crop rule to remain for BPS 2017 scheme. Scotland seeks clarity on farm payments. Increase in uncropped land is three-crop rule to blame? Defra minister George Eustice survives reshuffle. EU farm commissioner issues warning over CAP payment rules. RPA probes queries on 13,000 BPS claims. 100 farmers needed for cross-compliance project. Brexit campaign insists farm support will continue. Privacy & cookies.
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