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FWi Today - 29 May
2008-05-29 19:21:00 A round-up of all the latest stories appearing on FWi Thursday 29 May 2008 More About: Today
DEFRA rules on sugar compensation share-out
2008-05-29 19:20:00 DEFRA has decided that compensation for lost production, following British Sugar 's decision to relinquish 13.5% of its quota under the EU's restructuring scheme, should be split 86% in favour of the grower with 14% going to contractors. More About: Share , Rules , Compensation
Ear sprays pay three years out of four, according to TAG
2008-05-29 19:00:00 TAG trials over the past 22 years showed an average yield response of 0.45t/ha to ear sprays, the Group's Stuart Knight said at a Syngenta press briefing. More About: Years
New launches from Grassland and Muck 2008
2008-05-29 18:00:00 Austrian maker Pottinger had its new Eurohit 100 tedders and a range of big Jumbo Combiline forage wagons on show, but this Novacat V10 mower combination was pretty impressive too. More About: 2008
Focus should be on topping up disease control at ear spray timing in wheat
2008-05-29 18:00:00 Agronomists and pesticide manufacturers are predicting widespread use of T3 ear sprays in wheat this year, but the focus will be on topping up foliar disease control rather than mycotoxin suppression. More About: Wheat , Disease , Focus , Control , Spray
New kit from the Grassland and Muck event
2008-05-26 11:00:00 A look at some of the new pieces of equipment from Grassland and Muck 2008. More About: Event
FWiSpace photo galleries keep on growing
2008-05-25 14:15:00 Browse almost 4000 farming-related pictures in the FWiSpace picture galleries More About: Photo , Galleries , Growing
Who would you like to see interviewed by Farmers Weekly?
2008-05-25 11:04:00 Is there someone in the world of farming that you would like to see interviewed by Farmers Weekly ? You name some names - and we will see what we can do.
More new machines from Grassland and Muck 2008
2008-05-25 11:00:00 Slurry injection may once have been a specialist service offered by contractors, but with fertiliser prices at £300/t and a ban on splashplate application reasonably likely, it's fast becoming a mainstream farm operation. More About: Machines , 2008
VIDEO: Highlights from Grassland and Muck 2008
2008-05-23 19:40:00 Watch the fifth of FW's videos from Grassland and Muck 2008 . It shows many of the machines on display at the event which took place 21/22 May More About: Video , Highlights
VIDEO: Watch a squirrel get turned into a pasty
2008-05-23 18:00:00 For generations, farmers have hated them - referring to them as "tree rats" or "rats with PR". But now the grey squirrel could be seen in a new light - as dinner. More About: Video , Watch , Pasty , Squirrel
GPS gives maize drill end-of-row auto-shutoff capability
2008-05-23 18:00:00 You may already know about GPS-activated sprayer shut-off, whereby the nozzles are automatically switched off one-by-one as you hit the headland at an angle. But what about maize drill auto-shut-off? More About: Auto , Drill
RASE chief exec on 'special leave'
2008-05-23 16:30:00 Farmers Weekly Interactive has learned that Royal Agricultural Society of England chief executive John Moverley has taken ?special leave? More About: Chief , Leave , Special
Bluetongue protection zone set to extend again
2008-05-23 15:00:00 The bluetongue Protection Zone is set to extend again after additional vaccine doses were made available.
Should Scotland go GM-free?
2008-05-23 14:51:00 The SNP government has no faith in GM technology. But should it turn its back on GM crops and declare Scotland a GM-freezone? More About: Free
FOR: Should Scotland go GM-free?
2008-05-23 14:50:00 Organic farmer Carey Coombs puts the case for a GM-free Scotland . More About: Free
AGAINST: Should Scotland go GM-free?
2008-05-23 14:50:00 The case against a GM-free Scotland by GM trial host Shirley Harrison. More About: Free
Chancellor Alistair Darling holds food summit
2008-05-23 11:35:00 Chancellor Alistair Darling has held a food summit at 11 Downing Street today (Thursday) to consider the threat to the economy posed by rising food prices. More About: Food , Summit , Alistair Darling
Viscount leads new Group 3 wheat variety market charge
2008-05-23 10:00:00 Three new Recommended List candidate wheat varieties should help reverse the recent steep decline in popularity of Group 3 varieties, says Keith Best of KWS UK. More About: Market , Leads , Wheat , Charge , Variety
50 years of Massey Ferguson
2008-05-22 21:00:00 The Massey Ferguson name is 50 years old this year. Visit our Massey Ferguson 50th Anniversary Gallery. More About: Years
Farmers debate subsidies, the press and the rising costs of production
2008-05-22 18:00:00 The CAP health check has sparked debate among farmers about the future of subsidies, how the press portray farmers and the rising costs of production. Read what farmers say and join the debate... More About: Press , Debate , Production , The Press , Costs
Video: New machines on display at Grassland and Muck 2008
2008-05-22 17:58:00 Watch a video of some of the machines on display on the opening day of Grassland and Muck 2008 . For more pictures from the 2008 Grassland and Muck Event visit the online gallery More About: Video , Machines , Display
Chancellor Alistair Darling holds food summit
2008-05-22 16:00:00 Chancellor Alistair Darling has held a food summit at 11 Downing Street today (Thursday) to consider the threat to the economy posed by rising food prices. More About: Food , Summit , Alistair Darling
Construction kit that can make the move to the farm
2008-05-22 14:00:00 From cranes and concrete pumps to disc-cutters and dump-trucks, SED - the UK's biggest construction event - has it all. Nick Fone took a look at the farm-friendly kit on show More About: Construction , Move , Make , Farm
Video: NFU president Peter Kendall urges farmers to be positive
2008-05-22 13:15:00 Farmers need to continue to be positive about their futures but will need to ensure they use new technologies to improve efficiency to realise sustainable profits, Peter Kendall told visitors to Grassland and Muck 2008 More About: Video , President , Positive
Video: Improved analysis of organic manures
2008-05-22 13:00:00 Watch the demonstration from Grassland and Muck 2008 More About: Video , Analysis , Organic
Video: Prof David Beever on nutrition
2008-05-22 13:00:00 Prof David Beever of Keenan Rumans talks on nutrition More About: Video , Nutrition , Prof
PICTURE GALLERY (updated): Grassland and Muck 2008
2008-05-22 11:00:00 View over 50 pictures from the 2008 Grassland and Muck Event which is taking place 21 and 22 May. View the machines on show and add your own comments More About: Picture , Gallery
Economic optimum N likely to fall as fertiliser prices rise
More articles from this author:2008-05-22 10:00:00 Economic optimum N likely to fall as fertiliser prices rise Next season's economic optimum fertiliser application rate is likely to be about 40kg/ha... More About: Economic , Rise , Fall , Prices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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