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Farming News - New technology in the spotlight at the Dairy Show
WEB23 hours ago — New technology in the spotlight at the Dairy Show. 04 Oct 2024. This year's Dairy Show brought together knowledge, innovation, and a shared determination to tackle key industry challenges and help build healthy, resilient dairy businesses. The show, which attracted more than 300 trade stands and over 6,000 visitors, covered a broad range of ...
Farming News - ICSA welcomes positive budget 2025 measures …
WEB1 day ago — ICSA president Sean McNamara has acknowledged several positive measures for farmers announced in Budget 2025 but stressed that key challenges remain unaddressed. Mr McNamara welcomed the additional €5 per ewe under the Sheep Welfare Scheme and the €25 increase under the Beef Welfare Scheme but ...
Farm input costs rise sharply over past five years
WEB2 days ago — While farm input costs increased by more than 40%, the total funding pot for agriculture in the UK has remained constant at £2.4 billion since the 2019-24 parliament. Megan Hesketh, AHDB Lead Data Analyst, added: "According to our analysis, the farming budget would need to increase by 44% to £3.4 billion just to offset the effect of inflation.
DEFRA: New legislation to support precision breeding and boost …
WEB3 days ago — Farmers could be caught by HMRC’s multimillion pound tax crackdown New laws will increase food production, reduce costs to farmers and allow drought and disease resistant crops to be grown. The government will support investment in precision breeding to ensure our leading scientists and breeders ...
Farming News - Nuffield Farming report explores how …
WEBSep 26, 2024 — Farmers could be caught by HMRC’s multimillion pound tax crackdown Welsh agronomist Chris Taylor NSch 2022 has published his Nuffield Farming report entitled 'Do regenerative farming practices pave the way for UK agriculture to meet net zero?', sponsored by McDonald's UK & Ireland. During his ...
Farming News - DEFRA: Government unveils major package of …
WEBMay 15, 2024 — A major package of measures to support farmers and grow the UK’s farming and food sector has been announced by the government yesterday (Tuesday 14 May). The package, unveiled at the Farm to Fork Summit hosted by the Prime Minister at Downing Street today, will support domestic food production, boost innovation in the sector supporting it to ...
Farming News - Ploughing Through Uncertainty: How UK Farmers …
WEBThe general outlook for the UK’s economic growth is difficult, to say the least. The International Monetary Fund’s October forecasts predicted the UK’s growth for 2024 to be the lowest of the G7 nations.. But how is the 2024 outlook looking for farmers in the UK?
Farming News - NatPower UK investing £10bn into future …
WEBSep 13, 2024 — NatPower UK investing £10bn into future-proofing farms and food security. The Farming Transition: Embracing clean energy for farming’s future. By John Sturman, Managing Director of NatPower UK. Farmers in the UK are facing major threats to their livelihoods. Climate change is now having significant impacts, …
Farming News - DEFRA: Expanded and improved Sustainable …
WEBMay 21, 2024 — Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer from July will give the sector a clear path forward and boost farm business resilience. Actions available to farmers quadruple versus last year and include a new, expanded offer for upland farmers, agroforestry and precision farming actions to boost food productivity.