PICTURES: Combine clocks up three continents in a year
Farmers Weekly A New Holland combine harvester is becoming one of the most travelled in the UK The post PICTURES: Combine clocks up three continents in a year appeared first on Farmers Weekly
View ArticleWhat’s going on in the World?
Farmers Weekly Find out about what is going on in the world of trade and economics, and how it will impact on your farming business. Features and videos explaining global market trends. The post What’s...
View ArticleAdam Bedford: Australia farm trip opens the eyes
Farmers Weekly I have recently returned from a trip to Australia. The excessively long flight soon reminds you how far away the place is, but I was unprepared for the travelling distances involved when...
View ArticleFarmer Focus Arable: Harvest nearly complete in New Zealand for Bill Davey
Farmers Weekly Swan Vesta matches are still the best straw baler available. Stubble burning on these fine silt loams is extremely valuable to us The post Farmer Focus Arable: Harvest nearly complete in...
View ArticleChina raises tariff on US chicken
Farmers Weekly The Chinese government has announced it will introduce a series of tariffs aimed at US chicken products imported into the country The post China raises tariff on US chicken appeared...
View ArticleNew Zealand organics defy the downturn
Farmers Weekly Organic food production in New Zealand continued to grow strongly in 2009 despite the global economic downturn, a study has revealed. The post New Zealand organics defy the downturn...
View ArticleRW 2010: Fewer than 100 cases of bovine TB in New Zealand
Farmers Weekly New Zealand has fewer than a hundred cases of bovine TB remaining thanks to a rigorous possum-culling programme The post RW 2010: Fewer than 100 cases of bovine TB in New Zealand...
View ArticleArable Farmer Focus: Bill Davey rocked by huge earthquake
Farmers Weekly Back in 2005, I mentioned in my column how I almost laughed at receiving a pamphlet from the New Zealand Earthquake Commission telling us how to prepare for, and survive an earthquake....
View ArticleVariable rate irrigation cuts costs for NZ grower
Farmers Weekly Irrigation systems that allow each nozzle to apply variable rates of water according to soil type and moisture deficit are improving New Zealand farmers’ water use efficiency The post...
View ArticleVIDEO: Mapping shows a profit in New Zealand
Farmers Weekly The use of innovative precision farming techniques on two New Zealand arable farms is paying dividends. The post VIDEO: Mapping shows a profit in New Zealand appeared first on Farmers...
View ArticleGreenpeace trashes Australian GM wheat trial
Farmers Weekly Greenpeace protesters have destroyed a genetically modified wheat trial growing in Australia The post Greenpeace trashes Australian GM wheat trial appeared first on Farmers Weekly
View ArticleVIDEO: Insight into New Zealand TB control
Farmers Weekly A new educational resource looking at how New Zealand tackled bovine tuberculosis has been developed by the country's Animal... The post VIDEO: Insight into New Zealand TB control...
View ArticleChina bans NZ milk powder in botulism scare
Farmers Weekly China and Russia have halted imports of milk powder from New Zealand after its largest dairy exporter, Fonterra, found a strain of bacteria causing botulism in some of its products The...
View ArticleNew Zealand grazing optimises grass use
Farmers Weekly Adopting a New Zealand-style grazing system is providing optimum use of grass on a Scottish hill farm The post New Zealand grazing optimises grass use appeared first on Farmers Weekly
View ArticleTips from New Zealand to achieve top wheat yields
Farmers Weekly Keeping wheat crops green as long as possible using fertiliser or fungicide is the key to achieve top yields, according to trials in Britain and high-yielding New Zealand. The post Tips...
View ArticleFarmer suicide rate climbs in Australian drought
Farmers Weekly The suicide rate among farmers in drought-stricken Australia has risen to an all-time high. The post Farmer suicide rate climbs in Australian drought appeared first on Farmers Weekly
View ArticleDrone cuts costs on New Zealand sheep farm
Farmers Weekly Watching a documentary about the war in Afghanistan inspired New Zealand farmer Neil Gardyne to change the way he farmed his upland sheep, beef and arable farm in the Otama Valley, near...
View ArticleNew Zealand sheep farming doesn’t suit all UK systems
Farmers Weekly Is the New Zealand-style sheep system the route to successful prime lamb production in the UK? One Cumbrian sheep producer is not so sure. Jeremy Hunt reports The post New Zealand sheep...
View ArticleNew Zealand lamb heads to China
Farmers Weekly New Zealand’s sheepmeat exports to China have grown rapidly but less has been shipped to Europe. The post New Zealand lamb heads to China appeared first on Farmers Weekly
View ArticleThousands of toxin-crazed sheep die in Australia
Farmers Weekly Thousands of sheep have died of self-inflicted head injuries after consuming a poisonous plant in Australia. The post Thousands of toxin-crazed sheep die in Australia appeared first on...
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