February 4, 2022
Addressing the labour challenge
There is absolutely no chance that any grower taking on staff at the current time is paying anything less than the living wage.
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February 3, 2022
Lots of volatility
In the UK, the big fall in price has not encouraged farmers to sell.
February 3, 2022
Considerable courage to keep positive
his is particularly true given the current staggering rise in the cost of fertilisers.
February 2, 2022
Key word is sustainability
The days have started to get longer and finally spring is around the corner (we hope).
February 2, 2022
I thought I was ‘a goner’
I mistakenly considered myself tough and relatively healthy, but on Christmas Eve I thought I was ‘a goner’ despite being double jabbed and boosted.
January 7, 2022
Welcome to the New Year
We enter the new year on a relatively positive note, with all of the indicators pointing towards a continuation of the robust trade in sheep meat experienced in 2021 and with fingers crossed that they…
January 6, 2022
Schemes not likely to be simple or cheap
We’ve long understood that our beloved BPS is for the chop.
January 6, 2022
Glimmers of hope
We see glimmers of hope in the recent milk price/lamb price, but is this sustainable?
January 5, 2022
£20 per tonne has haemorrhaged from the wheat market
Most of this fall has been caused by non-grain market events.
January 5, 2022
Farming needs real political support
Given present fertiliser price trends, the viability of growing many food crops in the UK is diminishing rapidly.
January 5, 2022
Can drones improve tree health?
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” – Albert Einstein.
