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Farmers Weekly UK lamb prices are being strengthened by export trade with less lamb available in Europe. Despite some seasonal declines, farmgate prices remain almost 60p/kg up on year-earlier levels, with lambs averaging 570p/kg deadweight. Sheepmeat production on the Continent dropped back during the first half of 2023, and the EU sheep flock is forecast to ...

Farmers Weekly A new Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill has been proposed to ban live exports of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain. The King’s Speech on 7 November confirmed that plans to end the live export of animals are back on the agenda. This bill will allow the ...

Farmers Weekly A large UK surplus and competitive export markets are putting pressure on feed wheat prices. Some industry figures have suggested that the UK has a 1m-tonne wheat surplus this year and with UK exports remaining relatively uncompetitive compared with other major global exporters, markets are likely to remain fairly bearish. However, the AHDB’s early ...

Farmers Weekly The government has given a clear direction to British Sugar and the NFU that negotiations over the next season’s sugar beet price must resume. The NFU is furious that British Sugar, the sole buyer and processor of UK sugar beet, wrote to beet growers last week with a unilateral contract offer of £38/t for ...

Farmers Weekly A new report calls for a rethink of “overly restrictive” regulation of plant protection products (PPPs) inherited from the EU amid a warning that higher crop yields critical to UK food security won’t be achieved without synthetic pesticides. The report, commissioned by CropLifeUK, the body representing the UK’s plant science industry, says food security, ...

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Farmers Weekly Our latest machinery shed rummage unearths a fleet of well-worked Valtras on the Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, one of which has clocked 32,000 hours. James Andrews puts the questions to William Hugh, Ann, Tomos and Wil Roberts. See also: How to keep a four-cylinder Valtra N-series running at its best How brand loyal are you? Back ...

Farmers Weekly Calf pneumonia has stayed in the top 10 of the most frequent diagnoses from carcass submissions* in Great Britain for almost a decade. And while heifers can recover and eventually join the milking herd, there is long-term damage. See also: Why calf cough is unreliable as early warning for pneumonia Pneumonia has a consistent ...

Farmers Weekly Farmers Weekly has launched a landmark survey to measure the progress which has been made for women in agriculture over the past ten years. The views of women and men are being sought as part of the research, which builds on a similar survey carried out by Farmers Weekly in 2014. It is being ...

Farmers Weekly Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper rose to fame after appearing on Jeremy Clarkson’s hit TV show, which documented the highs and lows of running Diddly Squat – a 400ha farm in the Cotswolds. Farmers Weekly catches up with the self-made agricultural entrepreneur to discover more about his farming background, how he balances day-to-day farming ...

Farmers Weekly Diversification usually allows farmers more control over the prices they charge for goods and services than they have over farmgate values for produce. Farm income from diversification is steadily rising, says Savills’ Rural Tourism and Leisure report. However, the internet and changing customer expectations are influencing what is offered, while also providing new opportunities, ...

Farmers Weekly Delinked payments will replace Basic Payment Scheme income in England next year. The RPA is gearing up to send out delinked payments information statements to eligible former BPS claimants. These will show a reference amount which will form the basis for direct payment sums received from the RPA from 2024 until 2027. However, there ...