The Government’s Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs) has been branded a ‘deliberate assault’ on farming by Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron.
Lowering the protein in parlour concentrate has the potential to boost margin over purchased feed by 5p/cow/day and reduce predicted nitrogen excretion by 15 per cent on one Wiltshire farm.
Farmers Guardian campaign reaches new heights as it launches to a non farming audience
In 2022, the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway will be launched as part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI); the culmination of more than two years’ worth of research and co-design between farmers, vets and Defra specialists.