Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

He was regularly active on the farm, but had […] The post Young farmer campaigns for more rural defibrillators appeared first on Farmers Weekly Sophie says her father was just 54 years old at the time, and appeared outwardly fit and healthy.

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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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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 1, 2023

Farmers Weekly The cost of rural crime in the UK shot up by 22% over the past year as highly organised crime gangs continue to steal livestock, high-value farm machinery and expensive GPS equipment. NFU Mutual’s latest Rural Crime Report (PDF) shows that rural crime cost the UK an estimated £49.5m in 2022, up from £40.5m

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The […] The post Self-build demand creates opportunities for rural market appeared first on Farmers Weekly Working in their favour is the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015, aimed at diversifying the housing market and increasing the amount of land available to self-builders.

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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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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

There’s no two-ways about it: 2025 is going to be a challenging season for farm profitability. It’s anyone’s guess right now what factors could pop up to push the commodity complex higher, but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Farmers Weekly A committee of MPs has accused the government of having a “worrying degree of complacency” on rural mental health issues. The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) select committee spoke out after the government rejected its calls for targeted action on the issue.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 4, 2023

Farmers Weekly The government announced the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) in 2022 as a top-up to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). A total of £110m is ringfenced in the REPF for local authorities to provide capital grants to businesses and organisations in rural areas, with the aim of creating jobs and promoting economic growth.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Farmers Weekly The government has revealed plans to improve broadband access for about 100,000 homes and businesses in rural parts of the UK. See also: Is this Britain’s most […] The post Improved broadband access coming to 100,000 rural homes appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 21, 2023

Farmers Weekly New legislation has been passed which should make it less attractive for rural criminals to target quad bikes and ATVs by requiring manufacturers to fit immobilisers and other theft prevention measures.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Farm Safety Roundup is a new podcast series designed to promote health and safety culture to farmers, their families, and their workforce by advancing the conversation on prevention as a powerful tool. In this series, you’ll learn strategies to prevent illness and injury, as well as be connected to resources to keep workers safe.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Mick and his military colleagues would spend days “doing lots of recce” before they did the move on the […] The post Video: Former SAS soldier on a mission to combat rural crime appeared first on Farmers Weekly The covert operations mainly involved working against terrorism, looking for hidden devices, weapons and explosives.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 8, 2024

Planting corn directly into a living cover crop before it is killed by herbicide or tillage is not something growers would have considered 30 years ago, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural affairs soil management specialist Jake Munroe. More and more farmers, however, are now willing to take the leap thanks to advances.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Farmers Weekly Farmers and people living in “hard to reach” rural communities must not be overlooked in the race to upgrade traditional landline phones to new digital services, the NFU has said.

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USDA Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

Each year, as part of this nationwide celebration , USDA highlights programs that help people in rural and Tribal areas buy, build and repair affordable homes. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked off National Homeownership Month.

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USDA Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

Rural Development Leadership Network (RDLN) President Starry Krueger is working to keep people on their traditional lands, and to keep the land grounded in agriculture.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 20, 2025

Gen Z Aggie: For many 20-somethings who want to move back to their rural hometowns to live and work, finding affordable housing can be challenging.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner says growers are okay with the “power lean” — that’s when pod-laden plants tilt slightly under the weight of their bean bounty. When soybean plants lodge, bad things happen.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On this edition of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike Cowbrough looks at control options for the perennial pest in both identity-preserved (IP) and conventional soybeans. Read More

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Food Tank

JULY 25, 2024

The Rural Studies Institute (RSI) at Georgia College is working to support the sustainable development of rural communities in the southern United States. And she hopes to show young people that these rural areas are places worth living and investing in. Storytelling, Womack believes, is an important part of this work. “I

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 30, 2024

That’s a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist. That’s a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist. But how important is it to make the right agronomic and management decisions at planting to set up that yield success? Read More

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 28, 2024

One, that my costume was always worn over top of winter gear, and, two, that we rarely bothered to pick up any candy to hand out — we were just too rural for anyone to bother stopping by to Trick. There are a few things I remember clearly from my childhood spent in southern Manitoba. Read More

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 10, 2025

Kansas Tourism: Enjoy a cozy couples getaway at one of these rural Kansas getaways.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

That’s the combined number of years Horst Bohner and Rob Templeman have spent leading Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) soybean research and extension efforts. You can learn a lot about reducing tillage in 35 years. Read More You can learn a lot about reducing tillage in 35 years.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 31, 2025

Cowtowns & Skyscrapers: Rural volunteer departments keep their neighbors safe and need our help.

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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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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2023

“It’s simple physics,” says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs application technology specialist Jason Deveau. “It’s simple physics,” says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs application technology specialist Jason Deveau. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Jason Deveau, application technology specialist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Tom Wolf, co-founder of Agrimetrix and both of Sprayers 101 are BACK for this episode of Exploding Sprayer Myths! If you’re cleared to fly a drone, spraying product with a drone is easy peasy, right?

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 28, 2024

One, that my costume was always worn over top of winter gear, and, two, that we rarely bothered to pick up any candy to hand out — we were just too rural for anyone to bother stopping by to Trick… Read More There are a few things I remember clearly from my childhood spent in southern Manitoba.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner says good arguments can be made for planting either crop first. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner says good arguments can be made for planting either crop first. Read More Soybeans or corn?

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plant pathologist Albert Tenuta says a dry start to the growing year meant tar spot arrived a little late in 2023. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plant pathologist Albert Tenuta says a dry start to the growing year meant tar spot arrived a little late in 2023.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 6, 2024

The Nuffield Scholarship is a rural leadership program available to Canadian citizens who are involved in any aspect of agriculture. Applications for 2025 Nuffield Canada Agricultural Scholarships are due by June 30, 2024. Nuffield Canada offers $20,000 scholarships to develop future leaders in agriculture. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs has published its new Guide to Vegetable Production in Ontario – Publication 839.

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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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Real Agriculture

JULY 18, 2023

On this episode, we will hear from Brett Halstead with SaskWheat on pending Canadian Grain Commission changes for August 1, and Colin Elgie, with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, on nitrogen loss in. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this “Tuesdays with Lyndsey” edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Corteva!

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Real Agriculture

JULY 18, 2023

That’s a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs corn specialist Ben Rosser has been hearing a lot lately as many areas of the province have been dealt a deluge of rain. Read More Can heavy July rains fuel nitrogen leaching and push the valuable nutrient beyond the reach of corn plant roots?

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