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  • Press release: Compensation scheme announced to support pollack fishers 11/04/2024
    Compensation will provide support for fishers to remain in the industry and diversify
  • Correspondence: Pollack compensation scheme: ministerial direction 11/04/2024
    Letters requesting and confirming the ministerial direction relating to the pollack compensation scheme.
  • Trelleborg announces 1,000 members in its Premium Care program 11/04/2024
    Trelleborg has announced that its Premium Care program has reached 1,000 members, just months after launching at Agritechnica. “We are thrilled to see the overwhelming response to our Premium Care The post Trelleborg announces 1,000 members in its Premium Care program appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Sclerotina control more important than ever as OSR area drops 11/04/2024
    Growers are been urged to keep dose rates high to control sclerotinia in oilseed crops this season. The disease limits the movement of water and nutrients through the plant, and The post Sclerotina control more important than ever as OSR area drops appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Pöttinger introduces new generation of Vitasem 11/04/2024
    The Pöttinger range of Vitasem mechanical seed drills has been updated. Available in working widths of 2.5m up to 4m, the machines can coupled with various seedbed preparation machines. According The post Pöttinger introduces new generation of Vitasem appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Burke cattle trophies move location following bluetongue outbreak 11/04/2024
    The Royal Agricultural Society of England, the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association and the Three Counties Agricultural Society have announced that the Burke Perpetual Challenge Trophies will be presented at the The post Burke cattle trophies move location following bluetongue outbreak appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Simple machinery adjustments could limit silage contamination 10/04/2024
    Ben Davies, product manager at Krone UK, has advised farmers and contractors about adjustments that can be made to silage kit to limit the risk of contamination after the wet The post Simple machinery adjustments could limit silage contamination appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • ADAS appoints new managing director 10/04/2024
    Jackie Evans has been appointed as managing director of ADAS, in addition to her role as director for agriculture and land management. It follows the retirement of Andrew Walker after The post ADAS appoints new managing director appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Two Somerset broiler farms go on sale 10/04/2024
    Two commercial poultry farms in Somerset – with a combined capacity of 240,000 birds – have gone onto the market through Carter Jonas. Milford Farm and Knaplock Poultry Farm have The post Two Somerset broiler farms go on sale appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Alliance introduces new excavator tyre for on and off-road operations 10/04/2024
    The Alliance 399, from Yokohama Off-Highway Tires, has been specifically designed for excavators with a non-directional, diagonal lug design to provide forward and reverse traction. It offers a steel-belted construction The post Alliance introduces new excavator tyre for on and off-road operations appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Early control needed for rust in wheat 10/04/2024
    Late-drilled fields, susceptible varieties and the mild winter mean that yellow rust could be a significant issue for wheat growers this season, according to Syngenta’s Joe Bagshaw. The disease has The post Early control needed for rust in wheat appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Guidance: Common user charge: rates and eligibility 09/04/2024
    Common user charge rates and how the charge will apply to imports entering Great Britain through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel from 30 April 2024.