Tom Fannon shares his experience with managing the cost and consumption of chemical products on the farm; to keep both compliant and profitable. Tom Fannon is the Owner and Manager at Fannon Agriculture, a 38-hectare apple and pear farm near Maidstone, Kent, UK. He didn’t grow up in a farming family or have an operation […]
In Spain, the value of agricultural products produced per year exceeds €60 Billion and it is consistently in the top 5 food producing nations in the EU. In 2024 , Spain’s 800,000+ farms are highly incentivized to report crop treatments in a new, digital platform. The Spanish government is taking a big step to get […]
Why unglamorous technology is exactly what your farm needs in 2024. December 21, 2023 The technology spectrum There is a spectrum of technology coming down the pipe to the farm. We have seen it grow for years, and many farm managers are still waiting for useful, finished technology to arrive at their farm gate. Visionary […]
Important decisions impacting your farm are coming from the EU Commission. This week, Farmable takes you to the front row of the 2023 INSPIRE Conference. What is the INSPIRE Conference? The INSPIRE Conference is an annual event organized by the European Commission in collaboration with the INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community) […]
Farmers want to grow food. It would be hypocritical of us to stop them. November 23, 2023 Something unexpected happened this week. On Wednesday evening, 299 MEPs in the European Parliament voted against the long-debated Sustainable Use of Pesticides (SUR) policy. SUR had been developed by the EU Commission and adopted as a proposal in […]
New EU regulations are a game-changer for farm managers globally. If your crops are heading to Europe, you need to know the new rules to play by. What is the Farm to Fork Strategy? If you haven’t heard about the Farm to Fork Strategy, you aren’t alone. Farms situated inside the EU are struggling to […]
Feature Story: Zest Macadamias with Fiona Grigg & Richard Cobcroft It started with a curiosity for farming and a keen interest to learn something new in the second half of their careers. Experienced entrepreneurs Fiona Grigg and Richard Cobcroft built a successful healthcare business together before considering a new venture in farming. In 2019, they […]
Understanding the new regulations as a Cooperative The Farm to Fork strategy in the EU has been introduced to promote better decision-making on farms and thereby reduce the environmental impact of chemical pesticide usage. These new regulations come with legally binding targets that are expected to be finalized by the end of 2023. But did […]
Article update November 23, 2023 There are only two growing seasons left You’ve probably heard that there are new regulations coming from the EU Commission to Agriculture. It might not be clear that some of the legally binding decisions have already been concluded and impact farms sooner than you think. Many of the regulations are […]
