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Focuses on the pesticide handling practices on the farm of Jim Reeve in Long Itchington, Rugby, England. Effect of the improved pesticide handling practices on water pollution; Information on the sprayer filling system of Reeve; Regulation on the disposal of sprayer washings.

Presents information on a house at Horsebrook Farm, a family farm in Brewood, Staffs in England. History of the house; Details on the alleged existence of the ghost of farm laborer Samuel Harris in the farmhouse; Description of the house.

Presents information on testing procedures developed at the University of Reading that will help eliminate sewage sludge in farmlands in Great Britain.

Focuses on how Easton Lodge farm in England regained profitability after four years. Net farm income in 2002; Yield of crops; Role of farms manager John Lambkin.

The article discusses how to improve swine weaners' performance and offers insights from Devenish Nutrition nutritionist Mick O'Connell. It highlights several factors behind good performance post-weaning, which include post-weaning water and feed intake, diet selection, and pre-weaning feed intake. O'Connell suggests creep feeding piglets and offers tips on how to do it. The article also highlights a case study of weaners at Alexander and Angell Farms in Gloucestershire, England.

The article provides information on Chalke Valley Farming at Stratford Tony near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. It says that the company has a membership of five members and a total of 2,400 hectares, wherein 2,000 hectares is used to grow combinable crops. According to managing director Steve Hockley, there are substantial savings when working as a co-operative. The advantages offered by the use of three combines are also discussed.

The article reports on the performance of the Fellside Farm that manages 135 Beaconside cowherds of Holsteins pedigree in Bleasdale, England. Farmer Anthony Bretherton announced that the farm experienced an increase in milk production by 900 liters due to a huge increase in silage dry matter intakes. Moreover, the farm was able to reduce feed costs by 30 British pounds. Information on the silage analysis of the farm is provided.

The article features the nominees for the Green Energy Farmer of the Year award to be given by the periodical "Farmers Weekly" in Great Britain in 2009. They include farm manager Russell Armstrong of the Co-operative Farms in Cambridgeshire, England, Chairman John Ibbett of Bedfordia Farms in Bedfordshire and farmer Richard Gedge in Devon. The factors favored by the judges in their farms are detailed, including the motivation to reduce energy costs, the ability to solve environmental problems and the ability to prove the feasibility of a green lifestyle.

Tenders are being sought for four farm tenancies - three in Wales and one in Cumbria. Currently used for beef and sheep production, the farm's buildings include a large steel-framed loose housing shed, a traditional Dutch barn and a steel portal-framed cubicle building. However, Powys County Council has released an outline which suggests the holding is a 90-acre grassland farm with a three-bedroom house. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on costs incurred at the Glebe Farm in Lincolnshire and Garendon Park Farms in Leicestershire in England. According to Glebe Farm owner Andrew Ward, he calculated crop establishment costs as being £103 per hectare. Ward mentions that almost £30 per hectare is spent by the farm in running a power-harrow.

Profiles the finalists for the Terra Arable Farmer of the Year award in England in 2005. Vision of Mark Ireland for his Irelands' Farms in Lincolnshire; Principle of arable production employed by Patrick Levinge of Sparsholt Manor Farms in Oxfordshire; Farming philosophy of Mike Pilgrim of Lower Wingbury Farm in Bedfordshire.

Focuses on the actions taken by farmer David Webber together with Richard Smith and Nick Maye of the British Environment Agency to address the soil erosion problem in his farm in Devon, England. Factors that led to soil erosion; Information on the practices which could help keep soil in place; Sign of soil compaction.

A mix of land, property and woodland is set to go under the hammer in two upcoming summer auctions. Instruct a solicitor who is familiar with land sales and auction procedure Lot 4 - 12.5 acres of pasture land, suitable for grazing or amenity purposes, with roadside access. [Extracted from the article]

A review is offered for the Duchy Home Farm organic farm located in England.

The article reports on the view of Tenant Farmers Association chief executive officer George Dunn regarding the tenant progression in county farms in England. Information is offered on the implementation of the Agriculture Act 1970, discussing opportunities provided by landowners for tenant farmers. Mentioned is the decision of the Cambridgeshire County Council on refusing the sale of farms estate in 1992 based on the majority votes of its members.

The article reports the decrease in the number and area of county farms in England, according to a report from Great Britain. Dept. for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and discusses the concern voiced out by Tenant Farmers Association's (TFA).

The article reports on the two farms in north Devon, England that are up for tender under 15-year farm business tenancies from September 29, 2019.

The article discusses the #60minworms project of farms in England which is organised by Jackie Stroud and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. Topics mentioned include the concept of the project which requires volunteer farmers to dig small pits across a field to survey the presence of earthworms, determination on the baseline of farmland earthworm populations against which the health of the soil can be tested by the farmers, and the absence of worms in several fields.

The article reports on downfall in the average value of bare agricultural land in England. Topics discussed include views of Andrew Shirley, head of rural research at Knight Frank, on declined price of agricultural land; effects of Brexit over price of agricultural land; and an observation that prices of agricultural land started to decrease before the European Union (EU) referendum, due to falling commodity markets.

The article reports on the sale of farms, including private sales, in the North Yorkshire area of England.

The article offers information on the investigation by the Environment Agency of Great Britain of a heap of waste fly-tipped on a Cambridgeshire farmland. Topics discussed include the efforts of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) and Country Land & Business Association (CLA) to prevent fly-tipping in Great Britain; the views of Ben Underwood, CLA East regional director, on it; and the householder fines proposed by government on fly-tipping.

The article discusses the significance of a salt marsh in sustaining the Cumbria, England, farm known as Castletown Estate, operated by Giles Mounsey-Heysham.

The article reports on a fine levied against the J.S. Wood and Son farm partnership in Cumbria, England, in relation to the death of a worker on the farm, Stephen Toppin, in a tractor accident.

The article reports on a grant program available to dairy farmers in Great Britain to implement various kinds of farm improvements, which is funded by the restaurant chain McDonald's in cooperation with Arla Foods.

The article informs on the ban on four men including Denny Loveridge, James Crickmore, John Jefford and Mark Loveridge suspected of nearly 60 hare coursing offences from entering farmland in Cambridgeshire in the East of England. It mentions the issues relating to the hare coursing in the region. It also mentions information on injunctions against the suspected men.

The article reports that DEM (King's Lynn) Ltd. was fined by the Environment Agency (EA) of Great Britain for storing too much highly polluting waste in a lagoon and spreading too much of the organic waste onto land controlled by Trevor William Sieley causing runoff and pollution. Topics covered include amount of waste deposited or spread by DEM at Poplar Farm in Otwell, Norfolk, England and amount of penalty imposed on DEM.

The article reports that farmers are being urged by the police to be more vigilant in response to a number of quad bike and trailer thefts that occurred on farms across Dorset, England. Topics covered include number of quad bikes stolen from farms in the county in 2017, number of trailer and tractor thefts for the year 2018 and the advice issued by Dorset Police and National Farmers Union (NFU) Mutual to farmers.

The article informs that Doug McCowan, who farms 456 hectare of arable land at Woodlands Farm on a mix of soils, ranging from very sandy to medium to heavy loam, in Great Britain, has switched from metaldehyde to ferric phosphate slug pellets without compromising slug control. It discusses how McCowan applies sludge cake in rotation to replace phosphate and apply potash variably.

The article offers information on an attack on a farm owned by Charlie Rand in Cambridgeshire, Great Britain that has left three fallow deer dead and a large stack of straw destroyed, in September 2018. It reports that when Rand went to investigate, he found his biggest straw stack, approximately was well alight and saw tire tracks around the field and the stack, and then found three dead deer which had been run over.

The article offers the information on the Landowners fear proposals to close and cut the opening hours of recycling centres in Buckinghamshire may lead to an increase in fly-tipping on farms in the Thames Valley. The article mentions about the effect of fly-tipping on farms; and fly-tippers have been prosecuted in Buckinghamshire in the last 15 years – and the council has one of the highest prosecution rates for waste crime in England.

The article reports on the decline of nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) designations in England following a series of appeals by farmers. Topics discussed include the publication of the revised NVZ maps by the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the appeals process according to National Farmers' Union (NFU) environment adviser Grace Righton, and the history of NVZ designations since 2000s.

The article offers information on the annual photography competition for the front cover image of the periodical "Farmers Weekly" (FW). Details about the entries submitted for the competition are mentioned which include a photograph of wholecropping, a photograph of a sunset silhouette at Coldharbour Farm in Oxfordshire, England, and a photograph of winter barley.

The article focuses on searching for an Audi driver who crashed into a farmer's field in Bedfordshire, England. Topics discussed include founding an abandoned silver Audi A4 in a field containing livestock; using a Manitou telehandler to remove the vehicle from field to the roadside by farmer; and enquiries to trace the driver.

The article reports on potentially lethal asbestos cement roofing having been found dumped at the entrance of a farm in Haymans Hill, Horsmonden, Kent, England, and that the toxic material has been fly-tipped outside the farm gate reportedly amid many such incidents taking place.

The article announces that Wolverhampton, England farmer Ivor Powell pleaded guilty to breaching environmental regulations and was ordered to pay a 5,000 pound penalty for burying illegal waste, and it mentions an effort to conceal the compressed waste material under the farmland.

The article offers information on the variable planting conditions in Yorkshire, England after two days of raining as of April 27, 2018. Topics discussed include avoid planting wet areas of fields; improvements in soil structure and workability with cover crops; and correlation between planting depth and greening.

The article reports on the effects of wet spring to farmers in several places such as Scotland and England. Topics mentioned include the soil temperature that affects the planting time of farmers, the temperature controlled-seed storage during cold season, and the use of potash fertiliser by some farmers to ploughed land during wet season.

The article reports on the penalty charged against skip operator Connor Calam for dumping waste at Pudson Farm in Okehampton, England by Judge Peter Ralls of Exeter Crown Court after he was tracked down by farmer Courtney Heard.

The article focuses on the move of the London, England High Court on March 6, 2018 to overrule a decision to penalise the Stody Estate in Norfolk after its former gamekeeper Allen Lambert was convicted of breaching the Wildlife Conservation Act 1981 in October 2014.

The article presents information on the farming land market in north-west England focusing on price fluctuations of farms and its demand at the auctions as of 2018. Other topics discussed include the land use of a dairy farm between Crewe and Middlewich Bottoms Farm, diversity in farm types, and a decrease in the sales of farms.

The article reports on the availability of business tenancies at four county farms in Norfolk, England. Norfolk County Farms states that new starters and established growers that are planning to expand can take advantage of the fiver-year lettings. The characteristics being sought for the farms include enterprising, adaptable, and hardworking.

The article offers information on the death of two alpacas in a farm in Little Kingshill, England on January 6, 2018. It mentions the concerns of farmers Lesley and Andrew Sapsford on the lives of their 80 alpacas. It presents views of inspector Rachel Smith on the investigating the killing of alpacas.

The article presents an interview with the director of West Ridge Veterinary Practice, Dick Sibley who is working on a cattle tuberculosis management package at a farm located in Devon, England which comprises of two tests that are the phage test for detecting tuberculosis bacterium in cows and the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) test for detecting the bacterium in cow faeces. Topics he discusses include the benefits of the tests, their results and countering the disease spread.

The article presents an interview with the director of West Ridge Veterinary Practice, Dick Sibley who is working on a cattle tuberculosis management package at a farm located in Devon, England which comprises of two tests that are the phage test for detecting tuberculosis bacterium in cows and the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) test for detecting the bacterium in cow faeces. Topics he discusses include the benefits of the tests, their results and countering the disease spread.

The article discusses the benchmarking techniques which improved the profits of two arable farms. It describes the case of farmer Brian Matheson based in Black Isle, Scotland who with the help of benchmarking increased the wheat yield in his farm. It also discusses the case of farmer Simon Brock based in Norfolk, England who through cost cutting methods improved his farm profits.

The article informs that Local buyers snap up Herefordshire County Council farms in Great Britain, as of December 1, 2017. It mentions that demand for the County Council's 4,000-acre land and farms portfolio has proved to be strong with sales now agreed for all 59 lots, while the mass sell-off proved controversial after a number of the council's tenants who were operating on farm business tenancies (FBTs) were served notices to quit ahead of the land being marketed.

The article offers information on the building of houses on agricultural lands by the government in Great Britain and how this would affect farmers. The article mentions how village people gathered for a discussion to protect farmer Charlie Wray's dairy farm. The article mentions how Wray had installed milk dispensing machine for direct selling of milk to people. The article also mentions the concerns of the farmers on the impact of Brexit on their farming business.

The article focuses on the decrease in the demand for troughs and peaks in the farmland industry of Great Britain.

The article reports on the selection of Brian Barker as AHDB's host farmer for its first strategic farm for the arable growers in Suffolk, England. Topics discussed include the use of Barker's farm in testing several agronomic practices, the consideration of that strategic farm project as a distinct opportunity for outcome assessment, and its manipulation with nutrition.