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Farming News - Five ideas for better maize in 2025
1 day ago · The challenging 2024 season produced some unwelcome weather for growing forage maize, but it also underlined several valuable lessons, says Simon Montgomery, ProCam Field Options technical lead. Taking on board these lessons could help produce better maize this year, he suggests. “Like other high ...
Farming News - Strutt & Parker: Farmland values remain high, …
Oct 18, 2024 · Supply over Q1-Q3 2024 is 30% higher than the five-year average and the second highest amount for 10 years; The number of farms for sale is the highest since 2015, with more larger farms and estates for sale than is typical
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Funding and Scalability of UK Farming: The Agriculture Outlook 2025
Nov 20, 2024 · The agricultural sector is one of the UK’s oldest and most treasured exports, but has faced some of the most significant challenges of any industry in recent years.
Farming News - Budget blow for British farming, says NFU
Oct 31, 2024 · Today’s Budget is a blow to British farmers and could lead to food price rises, the NFU has warned. The Budget will add to the cost of producing food at a time when hard-pressed British farmers cannot absorb it, meaning either the supply chain or consumers will end up bearing the brunt.
Farming News - DEFRA: Government announces reforms to boost …
Jan 9, 2025 · Environment Secretary to set out his vision to boost farmers' profitability and sustainability as part of the Plan for Change. First steps towards government to use its own purchasing power to buy British food Government to consider new reforms to speed up the planning process on farms to boost food ...
Farming News - WRAG announces first case of glyphosate …
Jan 13, 2025 · The Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG) today announced that a glyphosate-resistant population of Italian ryegrass has been confirmed on a farm in Kent. This is the first field population of any weed to have glyphosate resistance in the UK. "Glyphosate is probably the most important herbicide for UK ...
Farm input costs rise sharply over past five years
Oct 2, 2024 · Farm input costs have increased by an average of 44% since 2019 according to research by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).. The research examined how farming costs have changed in line with inflation between December 2019 and May 2024, taking into account a 'basket of goods' based on typical costs incurred by farms.. Straw costs (bedding) more than doubled, while ...
DEFRA: Updated HMG statement on farming measures in the Budget
Nov 5, 2024 · £2.4 billion for farming budget next year – with the largest ever directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s history.