All from last 7 days CONTRACTOR COMMENTJag 980 a success as silage lurches from perfect to painful bitcoin hoy precio www.survivalprep.net It has been a harvest season of extremes for East Kilbride contractor Jim Watt, with a stonking first cut of silage preceding a stinking second. But the decision to replace… ASSESSING PERFORMANCECost-focused Angus herd targets further ￡8 a cow savingsA processor-led carbon benchmarking initiative has challenged a Cheshire Angus unit to squeeze more cost out of its already lean system. Ian Norbury at Mobberley Angus, near Wilmslow, has already… HARVESTVideo: Grower completes world's first Capulet bean harvestLincolnshire grower Andrew Ward has successfully harvested the world’s first field-scale trial of Capulet spring beans destined for the baked bean market. Thanks to the development of a UK-specific bean… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Defra needs to understand timing is everythingThe first week in September was one of the best I have ever seen for harvest. During the wet weather in July and August, we could not have forecast that… BUSINESS CLINICBusiness Clinic: How do I arrange digital accounts on death?Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Emily Prout, a wills, tax and trusts specialist and partner with law… NEWSOpinion: Better to learn from each other than fightNot so long ago I was sat high above what looked like a heavy crop of grass. Had I been cutting silage this would have been good news. As it was,… NEWSELM payments ‘not generous enough’, says Ben GoldsmithEnvironmental campaigner and former Defra non-executive director Ben Goldsmith has said payments under the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme are "not generous enough". Mr Goldsmith, who was speaking exclusively to… COMMUNITYScots hold special thanksgiving service for farmersBringing the countryside into the heart of Edinburgh city centre, a combine harvester stole the limelight at a harvest service on Sunday October 1 at the historic St Giles’ Cathedral.… BUSINESSCanadian cattle groups say ’no’ to UK’s entry into CPTPPThe Canadian meat industry has launched a campaign demanding its government block the UK’s accession to a new trans-Pacific trade deal unless it accepts imports of Canadian hormone-fed beef. The… SUGAR BEETNo 2024 beet crop price agreed, NFU Sugar insistsNFU Sugar has written to its beet-growing members, assuring them that it has not struck any price deal with British Sugar for the 2024 crop, and that negotiations are continuing.… BLACKGRASSFarm trial shows best blackgrass strategy with new herbicideThe arrival of a new mode-of-action residual herbicide has seen major changes to one farming company’s pre-emergence programme on winter wheat, after trialling different combinations. Velcourt has spent the past… NEWSFarmer poll: How much AHDB levy are you prepared to pay?The amount farmers and processors pay to fund the work of the AHDB is up for review, with the organisation due to present its proposals to levy payers this autumn.… DAIRYHow milk solids increased from fine-tuning genetic selectionBuilding up a spring-calving herd that produces a large proportion of its milk from grazed grass was a complete departure from David Homer’s previous way of breeding and farming his… MOWERSKrone revamps biggest EasyCut B mower-conditionersThe biggest two “butterfly” models in Krone’s EasyCut disc mower-conditioner range have been revamped to cut a little wider for increased versatility and output, while the largest model can have… PLANNING PERMISSIONBNG delayed until January 2024 with more guidance awaitedThe start date for developers to deliver at least 10% improved biodiversity associated with their sites has been pushed back to January next year. Biodiversity net gain (BNG) obligations were… AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION5 grants for farmers to consider applying for nowA complex web of grants and other support schemes is currently on offer to farmers to help increase productivity, make their businesses more resilient and enhance the environment. But farmers… YOUNG FARMERSOpinion: Government seems oblivious to environmental crisesJust as La Coupe de Monde was kicking off in France last month, we were breathing hot sighs of relief as we brought in our last load of Fuggles hops,… MACHINERYFendtONE offboard – your farm management and planning toolFendtONE offboard is a new tool from Fendt to help support farmers with management and planning of their operations. The environment can be accessed at www.fendt.one from your office or… POTATOESShould you use DMN in potato stores this season?Processing potato growers had a positive experience with a new potato sprout suppressant last year, with the product achieving good sprout control in very challenging circumstances. However, pre-pack growers are… FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Rainbow bodes well for next wheat cropThere can't be a better sign than this for a future wheat crop. This rainbow overseeing wheat drilling in Ocle, Herefordshire was captured by George Williams. It's lovely to see… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Hoping straw matches timely BPS paymentOrkney seems to have been lucky this year with the weather. We had a decent summer, and, so far, a decent but mixed harvest is a lot better than what… MACHINERYLemken's Steketee fully integrated as hoe sales tripleA five-year process of integration with the Lemken group will be completed within a few weeks as Steketee, the Dutch manufacturer of inter-row hoeing equipment acquired in 2018, reports a… NEWSOpinion: Why landlord-tenant relationships need to be worked atIt could be argued that the current Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancy model is outdated and insufficient in addressing the challenges posed by the post-Brexit era. With the shift towards… COMMUNITYAg industry leaders raise ￡200,000 for Farm AfricaA group of 12 food and farming professionals have completed a gruelling six-day hike covering 80km in the mountains of Tanzania in aid of Farm Africa. The team was made… TRACTORSFendt goes 4-cylinder with 150 to 200hp 600 series tractorsFendt has raised the bar on how much power can be squeezed out of a four-cylinder tractor engine by cranking its new 600 Vario up to more than 200hp. The… More articles