http://www.fwi.co.ukFarmers Weekly interactive provides an all farming and agricultural news feeden-gbSat, 02 Jun 2012 09:42:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133055/we-should-retaliate-against-fly-tippers.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133055/we-should-retaliate-against-fly-tippers.htmlThe Daily Mail is not my favourite newspaper. Its anti-GM stance blatantly panders to the non-scientific tendency in society and is chiefly responsible for the ridiculous situation in which our industry finds itself, with British scientists leading the research while British farmers (and consumers) are denied the opportunity to benefit. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 09:42:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133218/farm-commodity-comparison-1952-vs-2012.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133218/farm-commodity-comparison-1952-vs-2012.htmlIn 1952 it took the value of the wheat output on 10.5 acres to pay for the best-selling tractor of the day - the 24hp Ferguson TE20, which cost £365 then. That's at the 1952 average wheat yield of 1.2t/acre and at the wheat price in June that year of £29/t.Sat, 02 Jun 2012 08:50:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133238/enter-wellywood-over-jubilee-weekend.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133238/enter-wellywood-over-jubilee-weekend.htmlThere's still time to enter Farmers Weekly's Welcome to Wellywood competition, offering £600 of prizes. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133212/success-with-spraying-plan-for-andy-barr.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133212/success-with-spraying-plan-for-andy-barr.htmlMy SDH I fungicide of choice at T2 timing was Aviator (bixafen + prothioconazole) in the end.Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:42:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133209/robert-warburtons-hopes-are-beng-cut-short-by-dry-drilling-conditions.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133209/robert-warburtons-hopes-are-beng-cut-short-by-dry-drilling-conditions.htmlIt's hot and dry and we're only a few days from the start of winter.Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:04:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133208/rye-is-a-growing-problem-for-robert-law.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133208/rye-is-a-growing-problem-for-robert-law.html I took the shepherds and the shearing team from New Zealand out to celebrate the completion of this season's shearing. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:04:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133245/winter-cropping-continues-to-deliver-best-margins.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133245/winter-cropping-continues-to-deliver-best-margins.html Ploughing continues to give the highest margins, but the gap with shallow cultivation is narrowing, as the Star Project enters its seventh year. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133237/natural-england-uk-must-overcome-fear-of-gms.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133237/natural-england-uk-must-overcome-fear-of-gms.htmlThe country needs to overcome its fear of GM technology and large-scale farms if it wants to continue to enjoy cheap food in future, says the head of Natural England. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133217/foreign-fields-argentiniians-opt-for-direct-drill.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133217/foreign-fields-argentiniians-opt-for-direct-drill.htmlOur series on farm machinery around the world has returned due to popular demandSat, 02 Jun 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133191/iain-green-is-busy-preparing-for-royal-highland-show.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133191/iain-green-is-busy-preparing-for-royal-highland-show.htmlAfter returning home from a five-day trip away, including a visit to Beef Expo, I could not believe the huge difference in the growth of both grass and cereals....Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133079/new-nfu-campaign-does-what-it-says-on-the-tin.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133079/new-nfu-campaign-does-what-it-says-on-the-tin.htmlFarmers Weekly writer Ian Pigott considers the NFU's new promotional campaign for British farming and concludes that, like the Queen, it has the country's best interests at heart.Sat, 02 Jun 2012 05:30:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133213/new-pension-rules-will-affect-all-employers.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133213/new-pension-rules-will-affect-all-employers.htmlAll employers will have to automatically enrol their workers in an approved pension scheme by 2017, starting from this autumn with the largest employers. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133202/how-to-keep-up-with-new-pension-rules.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/02/133202/how-to-keep-up-with-new-pension-rules.htmlIn the sixth of our Farmplan office-based features, Olivia Cooper finds out what employee pension reforms mean for farmers. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133250/buyer-found-for-rock-farm-dairy.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133250/buyer-found-for-rock-farm-dairy.htmlRock Farm Dairy has been bought by UK Dairy Sales Limited (UKDS), securing its future after it entered administration in March. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:34:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133243/celebrating-the-best-of-british.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133243/celebrating-the-best-of-british.htmlAs the Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee this weekend it seems fitting to pay tribute to some of her fine and resilient farm machinery manufacturers. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:38:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133234/farmers-dont-need-fast-broadband-says-labour-mp.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133234/farmers-dont-need-fast-broadband-says-labour-mp.htmlRural broadband funding should be spent elsewhere because "farming has existed without the internet for eternity," a Labour MP has claimed. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133239/fugitive-pigs-bring-traffic-to-a-standstill.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133239/fugitive-pigs-bring-traffic-to-a-standstill.htmlThis is the surreal moment when a group of runaway pigs were caught on camera roaming through a town centreFri, 01 Jun 2012 12:20:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133233/brussels-hits-back-at-cap-criticism.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133233/brussels-hits-back-at-cap-criticism.htmlBrussels officials have hit back at claims that CAP reform will reduce food production and harm the environment.Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:56:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133232/kent-tenancy-on-offer.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133232/kent-tenancy-on-offer.htmlKent has seen a good deal of activity in recent weeks and now offers another large mainly arable Farm Business Tenancy. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:06:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133231/double-devon-opportunities.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/06/01/133231/double-devon-opportunities.htmlStags has neighbouring farms coming to the market this week at Exbourne near Okehampton, Devon.Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:00 GMT