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The coronavirus pandemic has affected us all, and in many different ways. Perhaps one of the most under-reported consequences of the outbreak is that, for some people, the restrictions placed on working and social lives is having an impact on their wellbeing and mental health. And farmers are not immune....
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Farmers have always recognized that managing and reducing their cost of production brings obvious benefits. But whilst, in the past, this may have been more of an aspiration than a commitment - today, the need to cut fuel consumption and increase operating efficiencies is perhaps more urgent than ever. There...
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Climate change is very real and it is likely to have very real implications for farmers, the crops that they grow and the future of agriculture in the UK. There is a plethora of data available through the Met Office which serves to confirm what many of us are already...
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The latest figures for new tractor (>50hp) registrations in the UK have been released by the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA), and they don’t make good reading. There were only 620 new tractors sold in August compared with 667 units in the same month last year, which equates to a 7%...
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Rarely has there been a more crucial time for the industry’s renowned resilience and innovation to shine through. As with many other industries, the coronavirus pandemic has certainly had a profound effect on farming enterprises around the UK, with some sectors taking a bigger hit than others. Dairy farmers in...
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