Norfolk farm sale ‘biggest’ of 2024
News 31/05/2024
Three Norfolk farms with a combined value of almost £10.7m have come to market in what agents believe could be the county’s biggest farm sale this year. The productive and versatile arable farms, spanning 965 acres of land between the villages of Mileham and Gressenhall near Dereham, are currently farmed as a... Read more
Would-be MPs are being urged to recognise the role of food and farming as candidates pitch for the rural vote ahead of next month’s general election. Confidence among farmers is the lowest since the NFU began its annual state of the industry survey in 2010. Farm businesses are being... Read more
More than 100 options to generate additional revenue are now available to producers who sign up to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). The government’s latest offer – which increases the number of SFI options from 23 to 102 from July – was published on 21 May as the government... Read more
Record rainfall has significantly increased financial pressures on farm businesses – but action can be taken to tackle many challenges. Large areas of farmland remain waterlogged following the wettest 18 months on record. The wet winter and spring have left some farms facing the first season without a harvest... Read more
The amount of farmland being sold in the East of England has increased by almost a third in the early part of this year, say land agents. Some 4,300 acres of farmland were publicly marketed in the region within the first three months of 2024 – a 28% rise... Read more
A new fertiliser promises to boost grassland yields, quality and palatability for dairy, beef and sheep producers. Launched by Origin Fertilisers, the sustained release multi-nutrient fertiliser is called Origin Sweet Poly Power. Based around ICL Polysulphate, it combines seven key nutrients in a balanced formulation with proven benefits in... Read more
High levels of liver fluke this spring mean farmers should consider clostridial vaccination and control to avoid potentially serious livestock losses. “Farmers have recently been warned over a later than normal liver fluke threat in 2024 following unusual weather patterns during 2023,” says Kat Baxter-Smith, veterinary adviser with MSD Animal Health.... Read more
Agco and technology company Trimble have completed the formation of a new company to factory fit and retrofit precision equipment to farm machinery. Known as PTx Trimble, the venture aims to give farmers greater access to next-generation precision agriculture tools – no matter what brands of tractors and implements... Read more
More investment is needed to harness the full benefits of technology for food and farming, say business leaders. Nearly half of all decision-makers in the combined agri-food industries (48%) say innovation or investment is lacking in their supply chain – with one in four farm business leaders describing new... Read more
Britain’s biggest supermarket has joined forces with one of the UK’s biggest banks to offer farmers a green energy finance package. Retail giant Tesco and NatWest have come together to launch a discounted climate and sustainable finance scheme – giving 1,500 of the supermarket’s suppliers preferential rates on borrowings... Read more
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