Budget 2020 : Red diesel subsidy frozen for UK agriculture
12th March 2020
Following chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the government will provide a £30bn package to help the economy get through the coronavirus outbreak, it was declared that the red diesel subsidy
Caring for compromised wheat
10th March 2020
Challenging conditions last autumn are now presenting growers with difficult decisions for spring. Many might be considering what to do with, and how much to spend, on winter crops although
Major machinery auction to take place this summer
9th March 2020
Strutt and Parker (Farms) Ltd was incorporated in 1918 and has a strong reputation as being one of the leading farm businesses in the UK, farming c.20,000 acres. In 2019
Serious concerns over red diesel plans
6th March 2020
Speculation that Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to scrap the red diesel subsidy in next week’s Budget has prompted serious concerns among farmers. According to a report in Financial Times,
Open evening celebrates new premises
5th March 2020
Ireland’s Farm Machinery Ltd, a family run machinery dealership with 3 depots in Lincolnshire, Carrington, Sutterton and Market Rasen, held an open evening to celebrate the launch of their new
Farmers warned to tread carefully on wet ground
2nd March 2020
Extreme winter weather has left fields extremely wet or waterlogged. Using heavy machinery in wet conditions increases the risk of soil compaction so farmers are being advised to adjust tyre
NFU20: Frustrations aired over three-crop rule
28th February 2020
Severe flooding across the country in recent weeks formed a key part of discussions at the NFU Conference this week, with particular concerns raised about the three-crop rule. Under the
Jeremy Clarkson’s farm shop ‘cheaper than Aldi’
25th February 2020
Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson invited fans to the first opening of his farm shop on Saturday, where he sold produce grown on his 1000-acre farm, Diddly Squat, in
Three crop rule derogation urgently needed to manage flood impacts
24th February 2020
With thousands of farmers across the country battling floods after Storm Dennis and unable to get onto their land to plant crops, farming organisations from across the UK have asked
Simple safety for ATV users
24th February 2020
When you think of a farmer’s vehicles, the first ones that come to mind are tractors and all-terrain vehicles (ATV). These are the cornerstone of any farm. However, what an