1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1125+ words) Business asset rollover relief allows capital gains tax to be deferred when selling land, buildings or fixed plant and machinery by buying a new qualifying asset. It is available only on assets used in a trading business and careful consideration…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (306+ words) A focus on key problem areas for mastitis control in automatic milking systems has informed updates to the Mastitis Control Plan for robotic dairy units. Deliverers of the plan are increasingly being called to mastitis investigations on units with automatic…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (310+ words) The Welsh government has pledged to protect the best and most versatile farmland from large-scale solar developments as part of efforts to strengthen food security. Speaking in the Senedd on Wednesday (30 June), first minister Rhun ap Iorwerth said work was…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (686+ words) Variety choice has improved for those still growing winter barley, but after such a high-pressure year, the barley yellow dwarf virus tolerance or resistance debate has reopened. Unexpected symptoms of the disease on the first winter barley variety with a…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1952+ words) A mix of owned and shared equipment resides at Graham Weeks" farm near Bath. Manager Patrick Benney guides Farmers Weekly around the 310ha business"s machinery sheds See also: On test: Fendt"s four-cylinder, 224hp 620 " small engine, big power I was brought…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (298+ words) A "3, 500 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a series of rural thefts across Northern Ireland's South Area. Independent charity Crimestoppers has launched the reward scheme following several thefts involving quad…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1215+ words) Recent autumns have proven that delaying drilling much beyond the end of October increases risk as weather shuts down opportunities, especially on heavier soil types. But there is always a late drilling window " it's just knowing whether the variety in…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1268+ words) For all its high-tech functions and the modern digital tools used to create it, there is something comforting about the use of a "retro-tech" feature created in an analogue era to help the aerodynamic performance of JCB's speed record-chasing, hydrogen-fuelled…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (292+ words) Farmers across Wales are being invited to apply for funding to test new ideas through collaborative on-farm trials led by farmer groups. Farming Connect has opened applications for its Our Farms Network initiative, offering up to "12, 000 (excluding VAT) a project…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (345+ words) Just a part-time farmer. That's me, apparently. Although it's not said as an insult, I do have to wonder if there is such a thing. Does it just mean someone who chooses to work in agriculture as opposed to being…...