Blog – Page 119 – Anglia Farmer Magazine

Farming talk won’t save government

Opinion 28/02/2023

“It’s often been said that people with full stomachs fail to realise the importance of farmers. Only when people go hungry – or can’t get the food they want – do they start to take a keen interest in where it comes from.”

Supermarket Sweep

Fen Tiger 28/02/2023

Big retailers are making big profits at the expense of farmers and suppliers, says Fen Tiger.

More water needed to recharge aquifers

Water & Irrigation 28/02/2023

Groundwater sources in the eastern region have seen only 80% of average rainfall over the last 12 months with more needed to recharge underground aquifers.

Farmland prices set to outstrip inflation

Professional Services 28/02/2023

East of England farmland values are expected to see continued growth for the next five years – outstripping any increase in inflation, say land agents.

Vaccine shortage for beef and sheep

Livestock 28/02/2023

Supplies of clostridial animal health vaccines must be secured as soon as possible before spring lambing and calving, say experts.

Fields leak carbon as drought threatens soil

Soil Health 28/02/2023

Drought-hit fenland soils in Cambridgeshire are leaking 112 times as much carbon as nearby peat-free fields, says a study.

New world record wheat crop grown in Lincolnshire

Arable Wheat 28/02/2023

A winter wheat crop which yielded almost 18t/ha has been confirmed as a world record.

Yield Enhancement Network celebrates 10th anniversary

Arable 28/02/2023

Two world record crops and the Innovator of the Year Award were celebrated at this year’s Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) conference, held at Peterborough.