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    Farm Management Handbook 2020/21

    The 41st edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, rural professionals, students…

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    A small orange digger at work in a grassland field to clear vegetation and sediment from a boundary ditch which is adjacent to a well established hedge.
    A small orange digger at work in a grassland field to clear vegetation and sediment from a boundary ditch which is adjacent to a well established hedge.

    Ditching and draining for profit and flood prevention

    Well managed watercourses and margins through arable or grassland fields bring a wealth of benefits to the farm. Careful management not only improves biodiversity and water quality but can increase farm business resilience from flooding and damage during wet weather. With increased rainfall and longer, and wetter periods predicted as a result of climate change, farmers and land managers need to work to minimise the effects on their land and business.

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    Uncertainty – the new normal?

    There is a sense in the agricultural sector that Brexit preparation isn’t particularly advanced, not because we don’t understand it will have a big impact, but because of (a) the…

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