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The article offers information on the Livestock 2015 trade show, to be held in Great Britain on July 8-9, 2015, along with the timeline for several events including Calf Rearing Demonstration Programme, Farm Health Planning Seminar, and Feed Science Forum.

The article focuses on a new project called Farm Power Initiative developed for benefits of farm-based renewable energy generation in Great Britain. Topics of the initiative include energy generation potential in Great Britain farms ranged between 10 gega watt (GW) and 20GW, 76 percent respondents of the survey of farmers by the periodical believe that renewable energy could have greater impact in their business and views of Ian Watt from sustainability charity Forum for the Future.

Several tables and charts related to farm prices and trends in Great Britain as of March 2012 are presented including weekly spot and forward prices of grain, oilseeds and pulses, cattle deadweight prices, and year-on-year comparison of finished cattle.

The article focuses on the three finalists in the 2011 Farm Adviser of the Year and their commitment to boosting business. The intervention by nutritionist Ian Smith in the Red House farm in Dry Doddington, England resulted to improved milk yields, fertility and health of cows. Land Management adviser Matt Willmott has bought environmental value to the diversification project for Toft Farms. James Miles-Hobbs helps farmers through his business called Rural Development Associates.

The article offers advice on how to eradicate Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus on British cattle farms. Several surveys found that more than 85 percent of the national herd were endemically infected with such virus. Viral damage results in different clinical signs which may be as diverse as diarrhoea and weight loss, impaired immune function, reduced fertility or pregnancy failure. It suggests that vaccination plays a significant role in controlling such virus.

This section presents photographs taken during Farm Sunday, Britain's first national open farm day. About 100 people turned out for a farm walk and barbecue at Tablehurst Community Farm near Forest Row, East Sussex, England. Visitors to Phil Smallwood's Greenheyes Farm, in Bostock, Cheshire, enjoyed a spot of pond dipping in one of the farm ponds. Teacher Susy Crossland explained where beer comes from at Ore Hall Farm near Burgess Hill, Sussex.

The article offers advice on hosting a farm visit. Holding a farm walk or inviting the local school to visit is important in bridging the gap between farmers and non-farmers. The strategies to ensure the safety of visitors, the recommended farm activities or demonstrations and the methods for promoting a farm visit are discussed. INSETS: Steve Perry;Ann Darlington;Jake Freestone.

Presents information on several fungicides for farms. Cyflufenamid; Fenpropidin; Fenpropimorph.

The article offers tips for farmers on their insurance. One way of reducing insurance costs is cutting the insurance coverage. Ensuring the safety of farm can reduce insurance risk. A public liability insurance compensates a policyholder in cases of being liable for injury to members of the public. Richard Scott, general manager at Rural Insurance Group, emphasizes the need for reporting losses when making insurance claims.

Suggests ways to improve personnel management in farms. Importance of providing fair bonus and incentive schemes; Factors to consider in providing parlour and cow housing conditions; Advantage of being aware of the changes to the British employment legislation.

Explores the use of home fueling to produce heat and power on several farms in Great Britain. Efforts in improving the electricity markets in the country; Common denominator in the attempts of farmers in addressing their heating and power problems.

Presents news briefs on the arable industry in Great Britain as of March 18, 2005. Appointment of Richard Hirst at the National Farmers Union; Availability of free septoria diagnostic kits from BASF; Extension of the nematicide stewardship training courses of Bayer Cropscience.

Presents information on the Single Farm Payment system. Overview of the process; Examination of the calculation of entitlements; Guidelines for establishing and claiming entitlement; Terms of payment.

Discusses the importance of planning for inheritance tax (IHT) to families that own farms in Great Britain. Assessment of the liability of an estate to pay IHT; Reduction of the value of qualifying assets through the reliefs; Retention of the nil rate band through a banding system.

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 news briefs on agriculture in Great Britain as of November 2004. Guidelines on avoiding contamination of groundwater by surface run-off from saturated soils; Concerns on food safety raised by delegates attending the British Crop Protection Council conference; Reason for the emergence of rhizomania in farm sites.

Presents news briefs on arable farming as of October 2004. Percentage of Scottish fields which have exceeded the recommended treatment threshold for wheat bulb fly infestation; Absence of the evidence of breakdown in the defenses of rhizomania tolerant sugar beet; Forecast on the crop harvest by the Ukrainian government.

The article offers news briefs on the farmland markets in Great Britain for the first six months of 2004. The English farmland market has been affected by the lack of supply in all sectors, such as the commercial arable farms, small residential farms and dairy farms. The announcement of the single farm payment in Wales resulted to the quietness of its farmland market. More commercial working dairy farms launched in Lancashire, England, than the previous two years.

Focuses on the expansion of the arable unit of Easton Lodge farm in Great Britain. Effect of the expansion on the expenses of the farm; Cost of the different equipment used in the farm; Remarks from John Lambkin, farms manager at Easton Lodge, on the production of the farm.

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.

Reports on the financial performance of Easton Lodge farm in Great Britain in 2001. Average crop yields between 1998 and 2000; Gross margin analysis at Easton Lodge; Summary of the farm's profitability from 1997 to 2001.

The article offers Great Britain's farms news briefs as of December 2014. Topics discussed include alarming rise in farm fires in 2014 according to the National Farmers Union (NFU) Mutual, farmers in Great Britain targeted by fraudster and presents an obituary for Ben Gill, former president of National Farmers Union who died on May 7, 2014.

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 offers some ideas for farmers in England who are preparing for the single payment scheme (SPS). It states that online payment is a good quality idea for Great Britain Rural Payment Agency (RPA) when filing the SPS application form. It mentions various mistakes to be avoided by farmers when using the online payment including no additional Protein Crop Premium for peas and beans, land parcel numbers included in column C2 and the correct area in which SPS is being claimed.

The article discusses how reducing stress in cows and getting the most from the ration can raise performance and lower the carbon footprint of a farm. It cites dry matter intakes as the most important indicator of technical efficiency on dairy farms, according to Kite Consulting national nutritionist Tim Davies. It explains how boosting intakes can help reduce carbon emissions.

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 focuses on the Assured Land-Based Contractor Scheme launched by National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) in 2007. The scheme helps farm contractors address various challenges including the growing pressure for sustainable environmental management. Its key sectors include mobile feed and mixing, farm-processed seed, agricultural waste, and agricultural operations scheme. A description of each sector and how to become a certified operator and contractor is cited.

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.

The article focuses on matching oilseed rape to region and farm when choosing OSR varieties in Great Britain. Simon Kightley of NIAB said that since any of the varieties included in the HGCA Recommended List are worthy of their place on farm in terms of gross output, varieties must be selected based on the combination of straw character and disease to suit regions and farms. In terms of regional selection, he noted that good leaf spot resistance is the key in the north while good lodging and stem canker resistance in the south.

The article focuses on the advantages of using biogas to British farmers. It notes that biogas is a fuel that can power a generator as it is or be cleaned up to produce biomethane. It details the process of producing biogas through anaerobic digestion. It offers insights on installing biogas plants in farms.

The article focuses on the coastal realignment or managed retreat project of the British Environment Agency (EA), which calls for flooding localized areas of farmland with sea water as an alternative use for farm assets. The program began in July 2006 at Wallasea Island in Essex, England with the Wallasea Wetlands Creation Project, which was conceived to improve flood defenses and restore bird habitats lost to development during the 1990s.

The winter of 2019-20 is heading to be one of the wettest on record since national records began, according to the Met Office. Since last autumn, persistent spells of powerful storms and heavy rainfall have brought widespread flooding to farms. Relentless rain, including two storms in two weeks, has left many farms under water and the UK Farming Roundtable says the flooding situation is "unprecedented". [Extracted from the article]

Farm leader Minette Batters has repeated her assertion that British food standards must not be undermined by a flood of imports post-Brexit. Speaking at the NFU's 2020 conference in Birmingham, Mrs Batters said it was vital that British standards were the benchmark for any food imports in future trade deals. Mrs Batters made the comments days after Defra secretary George Eustice failed to explicitly rule out the possibility of importing chlorine-washed chicken or hormone-treated beef. [Extracted from the article]

Farmers in northern England are being warned to expect further flooding this week with further heavy rainfall in the forecast. As of 3:15pm on Monday, there were two severe flood warnings for Ironbridge and Shrewsbury - meaning there is an immediate risk to life - 106 flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected - and 208 flood alerts, meaning that flooding is possible, in place. [Extracted from the article]

Beef farmers have been given new recommendations for measuring the amount of antibiotics they are using. Mr Armstrong said it would help farmers compare use to similar farms across the industry and inform vets and farmers of specific health challenges and areas of high antibiotics use when developing health plans to help improve management practices. [Extracted from the article]

TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has opened the doors to his new farm shop, selling "guaranteed non-organic" food grown on his farm. Writing on his Twitter page, he said the farm shop would be unheated and meat-free and only sell produce grown on his farm. [Extracted from the article]

A Welsh beef farm is achieving carbon emissions that are 17% lower than average. The reason the dairy beef enterprise was higher is because benchmark farms are all indoor intensive dairy bull beef units while Cae Haidd is the only grass-based dairy beef rearing unit, explains Simon Travis, of SAC Consulting. [Extracted from the article]

Our very last monitor farm meeting coincided with a spell of drying weather before Storm Ciara hit us, so we lost a few attendees who were catching up on spraying, fertiliser applications and even a bit of drilling. I have one more AHDB challenge: I'm looking forward to visiting Hereford monitor farmers Martin Williams and Russell Price for their final meeting, where they are having a farming Dragon's Den, and guess who's a dragon?. [Extracted from the article]