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M&S drives carbon reductions with its first autonomous field trial
WEB4 hours ago · 07 Oct 2024. M&S is trialling autonomously farmed parsnips to reduce carbon and improve crop quality and quantity. Use of new technology aids farmers and is expected to create more highly skilled jobs for the sector. On sale this November, M&S will be first retailer to sell lower carbon parsnips as part of its journey to be Net Zero across its ...
Low Carbon Agriculture 2025 returns to Stoneleigh NAEC 5-6 March
WEB13 hours ago · The Low Carbon Agriculture Show 2025, the UK's only event dedicated to sustainable farming and carbon reduction practices, is returning to NAEC Stoneleigh on the 5-6 March 2025. As the only event of its kind in the country, the show offers exhibitors a unique opportunity to showcase cutting-edge technology, services, …
Farming News - ICSA welcomes positive budget 2025 measures …
WEB4 days ago · ICSA president Sean McNamara has acknowledged several positive measures for farmers announced in Budget 2025 but stressed that key challenges remain unaddressed. Mr McNamara welcomed the additional €5 per ewe under the Sheep Welfare Scheme and the €25 increase under the Beef Welfare Scheme but ...
DEFRA: New legislation to support precision breeding and boost …
WEB6 days ago · Farmers could be caught by HMRC’s multimillion pound tax crackdown New laws will increase food production, reduce costs to farmers and allow drought and disease resistant crops to be grown. The government will support investment in precision breeding to ensure our leading scientists and breeders ...
Farm input costs rise sharply over past five years
WEB5 days ago · While farm input costs increased by more than 40%, the total funding pot for agriculture in the UK has remained constant at £2.4 billion since the 2019-24 parliament. Megan Hesketh, AHDB Lead Data Analyst, added: "According to our analysis, the farming budget would need to increase by 44% to £3.4 billion just to offset the effect of inflation.
Farming News - Nuffield Farming report explores how …
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Farmers could be caught by HMRC’s multimillion pound tax crackdown Welsh agronomist Chris Taylor NSch 2022 has published his Nuffield Farming report entitled 'Do regenerative farming practices pave the way for UK agriculture to meet net zero?', sponsored by McDonald's UK & Ireland. During his ...
Farming News - Ploughing Through Uncertainty: How UK Farmers …
WEBMar 13, 2024 · The general outlook for the UK’s economic growth is difficult, to say the least. The International Monetary Fund’s October forecasts predicted the UK’s growth for 2024 to be the lowest of the G7 nations.. But how …
Farming News - DEFRA: Government unveils major package of …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · A major package of measures to support farmers and grow the UK’s farming and food sector has been announced by the government yesterday (Tuesday 14 May). The package, unveiled at the Farm to Fork Summit hosted by the Prime Minister at Downing Street today, will support domestic food production, boost innovation in the sector supporting it to ...
Farming News - DEFRA: Expanded and improved Sustainable …
WEBMay 21, 2024 · Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer from July will give the sector a clear path forward and boost farm business resilience. Actions available to farmers quadruple versus last year and include a new, expanded offer for upland farmers, agroforestry and precision farming actions to boost food productivity.