By Tim Harfield.
Tim Harfield is a working British farmer in Suffolk with 21 years in UK commercial agriculture — primarily salad and veg, with arable added to the rotation in the last two years. Full stack from hand-harvest to running the whole operation. He founded BritFarmers as an independent publication alongside his day job, sourcing every guide from DEFRA, AHDB and NFU primary material.
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News
UK farming exposed to fertiliser shocks, new report warns
The National Preparedness Commission’s report adds a useful piece to the picture: the structural reasons UK farming will keep getting hit, regardless of ...
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Industry
Considering cell counts ahead of breeding
Cell Counts — Milk recording before breeding is the task that always loses to whatever’s louder on the day, and it’s exactly the task that pays back later.
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News
What are the environmental pressures for bTB restricted farms
Bovine tuberculosis is building up serious environmental pressures on both dairy and beef farms, according to a stark new report from the Andersons Centre.
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Industry
Over 100 jobs in doubt as meat supplier edges towards closure
Donald Russell sliding towards closure is the kind of story that should make every premium supplier with sub-scale processing capacity rerun their.
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Industry
Tips on managing a compact calving pattern in suckler herds
Suckler farmers who maintain a compact calving pattern are witnessing tangible benefits in herd fertility, weaning weights and labour efficiency, accordi...
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Grants
Reading Defra scheme guidance: five questions to answer before you apply
Reading Defra — Reading scheme guidance is a skill, not a task, and most working farms only develop it under pressure of a deadline they’re trying to meet.
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Industry
NI farmers hit with £96m yearly bill from bovine TB, study finds
The new UFU/LMC/Dairy Council study puts the annual cost of bovine TB to NI farmers at £96 million, and the distribution is the part that should change the.
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News
Tesco turns surplus food into livestock feed in UK first
Surplus Food — Tim’s take:Supermarket waste streams have been a frustration for working farms for decades, and Tesco actually shipping surplus into a.
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News
First UK dairy carbon network farm walk in Northern Ireland hosted in Down
AgriSearch hosted the first UK Dairy Carbon Network farm walk in Northern Ireland on the Williamson family's Co. Down farm, focusing on breeding and.
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Machinery
Farm data system moves closer as AHDB pilot wins industry backing
A national farm data-sharing system has moved a significant step closer after an AHDB pilot demonstrated strong industry backing and clear practical bene...
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