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ISSN 2044-0200 Inside this month: On Topic – Suffolk pig farmers feed one million bees in pioneering project, Grass & Silage - Wilt rapidly to reduce dry matter losses, Cereals & Grain – Cereals LIVE celebrates online success, Arable – High alert for potato blight, Climate – Agricultural Infrastructure: Climate Impacts, PLUS: Pig & Poultry, Buildings, Security, Livestock, Machinery, ATV, Motors and much more... Farming Monthly National - THE publication for farmers and landowners in print and digital format. Visit our website at www.farmingmonthly.co.uk

Landowners warned about public rights of way as Covid-19 sees increase in walkers

Farmers and landowners are being advised to protect themselves from unwanted public rights of way being created, as the Covid-19 pandemic results in an increasing number of walkers in the countryside.

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Suffolk pig farmers feed one million bees in pioneering project

Pig farming brothers have succeeded in feeding one million bees thanks to an innovative and pioneering project that saw them turn over half their land to wildflowers.

3 mins

Changing weather pattern puts potato growers on high alert for blight

Rain showers and warming temperatures have heightened the threat of potato blight with Hutton Criteria disease warnings declared across many of the UK’s key growing regions.

2 mins

5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Making Silage For Biogas

Does your silage have an unpleasant odour? Does your clamp suffer from excessive losses, effluent or mould? Are your biogas yields lower than they should be? If so, you may be guilty of making one or more of the most common mistakes when producing silage for biogas production. Here, Tim Elsome, General Manager of FM BioEnergy, explains how cropfed biogas plants are only as good as the silage put into them – and how you can prevent poor silage from affecting your bottom line.

3 mins

Scottish solar farm basks in the spring sun to set new record

Unseasonably sunny weather has seen a solar farm that helps power a Scottish food business set new records for the time of year.

2 mins

Agricultural Infrastructure: Part 1 - Climate Impacts

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

6 mins

What do Drone IP Rating Standards mean for the agricultural sector?

The drone market has experienced significant growth in recent years. And as both hobbyist and professional users alike take great interest in exploring the capabilities these devices have to offer, this growth is set to continue, with a huge 76,000 drones projected to be flying the UK skies by 2030, according to Skies without Limits, a 2018 report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

4 mins

Environmental impact: Can it stop the job?

Cash flow is important fuel for any business. The impediments to cash flow are many, and as the current pandemic is showing, can bludgeon an unexpected visit direct to the front door of a business and put a padlock on it. Another potential padlock to business, one that quite correctly needs to be negotiated through the many requirements of 2020 life, is the planning process.

4 mins

AW Brandreth & Sons aiming to fuel UK's racehorses thanks to new ground source heat pump

AW Brandreth & Sons – a family-run farming business famed for its organic milk, hay and straw production – is diversifying its business by implementing a £1.6m 4Mw Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) as it looks to supply highquality feed to the UK's racehorse industry.

2 mins

Carl Fogarty goes from on-track racing to offroad adventure with Isuzu

Former motorbike racing world champion Carl Fogarty has collected the keys to his new Isuzu D-Max XTR from Walton Summit Truck Centre in Lancashire. Featuring a custom designed body kit, a sophisticated and sporty interior, performance brakes and a bespoke Pedders suspension arrangement, the XTR is the perfect fit for the adrenaline-filled petrolhead.

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