Beef producer boosts sale prices with free app
Lois Black
A Scottish beef producer has been tackling inefficiencies in her business and selling her cattle at higher prices using a free precision livestock app. (more…)
Conference provides answers to Government woodland ambitions
Forest Canopy Foundation and partners review plans for 15 new woodlands on the Blenheim Estate in Oxfordshire
England and Wales have just unveiled ambitious plans to dramatically increase woodland areas – but neither has addressed the financial and practical viability of doing so. (more…)
Better breeding with Bulls Out for Cancer
Beef and dairy farmers are joining forces to raise money for testicular cancer, while also improving their herd genetics as part of Breedr’s Bulls Out for Cancer campaign. (more…)
Are biostimulants worth the hype?
The biostimulant market has exploded in recent years, offering an answer to reduced chemical inputs and big healthy crops, but do they actually do what it says on the tub? (more…)
Pig & Poultry Forums help farmers to balance consumer demands
Balancing consumer demands for higher animal welfare with lower emissions, and greater productivity with reduced inputs are very real problems for pig and poultry producers. But new research and technology…
Finance package releases green energy potential
Miscanthus is an attractive crop for bioenergy and carbon sequestration – but its up-front costs can be a barrier for new growers, given that it doesn’t reach its first harvest for two years. But now growers can access a bespoke finance package which covers almost all the upfront costs for crop establishment, and pay it back interest only for up to two years. (more…)