Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Farmers Weekly King Charles has officially opened The MacRobert Farming and Rural Skills Centre at Dumfries House in Ayrshire – a new training base designed to help young people into the farming industry.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Farm income from diversification is steadily rising, says Savills’ Rural Tourism and Leisure report. Farmers Weekly Diversification usually allows farmers more control over the prices they charge for goods and services than they have over farmgate values for produce.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Farmers Weekly NFU Cymru deputy president Abi Reader has said she is “absolutely furious” about Welsh government cuts to the rural affairs budget, claiming agriculture is the “forgotten sector” in Cardiff. Ministers have chosen to fund increases in the NHS and transport budgets with savings from elsewhere, including £37.5m

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Food Tank

JUNE 28, 2024

In the United States, consolidation throughout the agricultural sector makes it difficult for smaller, independent farms to survive. According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture , large farms comprise only 4 percent of the total number of farms in the U.S. Between 1935 and 2023, the number of farms in the U.S.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Massie runs a grain farm in west-central Saskatchewan alongside her family and draws on her experience at the Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health. Massie runs a grain farm in west-central Saskatchewan alongside her family and draws on her experience at the Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 3, 2023

Farmers Weekly A new rural crime unit is leading a nationwide and international crackdown against the hordes of thieves plaguing the British countryside. Established in April, the National Rural Crime Unit (NRCU) has been charged with combating rural thieves.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Farmers Weekly Ex SAS soldier Mick Hawkes spent four years breaking into farm complexes under cover in Northern Ireland to combat the IRA. The covert operations mainly involved working against terrorism, looking for hidden devices, weapons and explosives.

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Food Politics

MAY 7, 2024

Every five years or so, we have to deal with another farm bill. Like the dietary guidelines, also every five years, the farm bill doesn’t really change much. And just so you know where i”m coming from on this, here are my classic thoughts on the matter: “ The farm bill drove me insane. ” So here we go again. Stay tuned.

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NASDA

JULY 18, 2023

Letter Dear Chairwoman Stabenow, Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Boozman, and Ranking Member Scott: We write to you today in support of the “ReConnecting Rural America Act,” which was introduced by Senators Welch and Marshall in the Senate and Representatives Nunn, Craig, LaHood, and Sorensen and others in the House.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But what did we learn about food and farming? Labour rural election manifesto to be ‘broad brush’ Labour shadow farming minister Daniel Zeichner has said the rural offering in the party’s manifesto ahead of the next election is going to be “broad brush”.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 6, 2023

Farmers Weekly A Scottish government admission that almost 16m trees have been chopped down on public land to make way for wind farms shows current land use policy is generating “perverse” outcomes, NFU Scotland has said.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Massie runs a grain farm in west-central Saskatchewan alongside her family and draws on her experience at the Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health. The Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMAF) has named Merle Massie as the organization’s new executive director. Read More

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Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A new initiative seeks to increase the number of farmers of color through a new freight farm to be placed in rural Minnesota. In February, Route 1 will place its first freight farm in the rural community of Loretto, population 650. It will be the first Black-owned freight farm in Minnesota.

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Western FarmPress

MAY 14, 2024

The Aurora Borealis was a sight to behold, as they were visible farther south at farms and rural areas from the Upper Midwest to the Delta and beyond.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JANUARY 13, 2025

John Deere announced today the release of JDLink Boost, a satellite connectivity solution to ensure customers continue seamless […] The post John Deere revolutionizes rural farm connectivity with JDLink Boost Launch appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Food Tank

MAY 3, 2024

Iowa is the number-one pork producer in the United States, but it has relatively few hog farms. Large factory farm facilities have replaced smaller family farms. The state lost nearly 90 percent of its hog farms from 1982 to 2017, according to U.S. They want to come out to the farm.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 14, 2023

Farmers Weekly The Prince’s Countryside Fund, the charity founded by His Majesty King Charles to support family farms and rural communities, has officially become the Royal Countryside Fund.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Removing the current tax treatment of these awards will allow more ranchers and farmers in rural America to gain better access to a wide array of veterinary services needed for their livestock and poultry. Every American community deserves ready access to veterinarians.

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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Farm Action , an organization devoted to stopping corporate agrocultural monopolies and building fair competition in rural America, has issued a short report, Balancing the US Agricuiltural Trade Deficit with Higher Value Food Crops. Its point (you have heard this from me repeatedly): the U.S. Make them happen!

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Farmers Weekly The new president of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), Victoria Vyvyan, has vowed to champion the next generation, celebrate the regions and take its Rural Powerhouse campaign to the next level during her two-year tenure.

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USDA Blog

JUNE 14, 2024

With a long family history of farming in rural communities, Nils Christoffersen, a member of USDA’s Equity Commission Rural Community Economic Development Subcommittee, was inspired to learn about the challenges impacting rural America.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 4, 2023

Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your Saturday compendium of the best of Farmers Weekly from the past seven days. Here are the five topics that have driven the farming agenda this week and a look ahead to what’s coming up in the FW podcast.

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Daily Yonder

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

But recent research from the University of Georgia suggests the unique stresses from farm life may be taking a toll on one of the pillars of the families that make your dinners possible: the women who keep farming families running. “If And one of the big factors in helping farms survive is women.”

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 8, 2024

From improved telehealth services to reimagined small-town hospitals, the National Rural Health Association is working to help folks in farm country tap into more and better medical care options.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 19, 2023

Farmers Weekly Natural England has been accused of promoting an “anti-farming agenda”, with leading politicians calling for a review of its remit. I […] The post Natural England under fire for “anti-farming” stance appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Food Tank

JULY 20, 2024

Ustawi Afrika is working to improve gender equity for rural women and expand sustainable agricultural practices in Kenya. Doreen Irungu founded Ustawi Afrika after watching her mother struggle as a woman in agriculture in a semi-arid, rural area. According to UN Women , over 60 percent of people living in rural Kenya are women.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill (PDF) will reform how Scottish government will support farming and food production, with the aim of making Scotland a global leader in sustainable […] The post Draft bill aims to deliver sustainable farming for Scotland appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Press Release INDIANAPOLIS – NASDA’s newly appointed board of directors unanimously passed a resolution expressing support for the expeditious passage of a comprehensive, bi-partisan farm bill. Agriculture is national security and it is critical that Congress pass a new farm bill in 2024.” territories.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Stroup and her husband farm about 200 acres near Bessemer City, NC. But they have been consistently stymied when it comes to internet access on their farm. Even now, the lack of internet keeps the farm lagging behind. Most new farming equipment relies on an internet connection for GPS or other services. We’re cut off.”

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 21, 2023

Farmers Weekly Fresh calls have been made for the Welsh government to end the on-farm slaughter of in-calf animals who test positive for bovine TB, with one farmer describing allowing an unborn calf slowly suffocating inside its dead mother as “horrible’’.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 11, 2023

There are eight categories to enter, spanning a range of farming and rural topics – from livestock and […] The post Farmers Weekly Photography Competition now open for entries appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Daily Yonder

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Stroup and her husband farm about 200 acres near Bessemer City, Nortth Carolina. But they have been consistently stymied when it comes to internet access on their farm. Even now, the lack of internet keeps the farm lagging behind. Most new farming equipment relies on an internet connection for GPS or other services.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 20, 2023

According to the latest Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) farm business survey, 68% of […] The post How genetics are adding value to dairy diversifications appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Farmers Weekly Pig producers and other farmers who cannot currently access Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) in England will be able to sign up in 2024, and are actively encouraged to do so.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Family farming is a vital part of agriculture, providing food security and sustaining rural communities. This guide will cover essential aspects of family farmi

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 14, 2025

Their business had been booming in Florida, where they farmed citrus and vegetables. Alvarado hoped they could turn the acreage into a blueberry farm and make a decent profit. He called the number he had been given and soon was connected with a farm advocate named Benny Bunting. But their fresh start quickly turned sour.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Nicholson represented the Alliance for National Nutrition Incentives to emphasize the importance of the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, advocating for its continued support in the next farm bill. million – supporting farm-direct businesses,” Nicholson said. territories.

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