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Parents pay tribute to son following farm shooting

09 October 2024 • 2 min read
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Milk prices up again but output not following suit

03 October 2024 • 4 min read
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King Charles announced as patron of NFYFC

09 October 2024 • 1 min read
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M&S becomes first retailer to farm and sell low carbon parsnips

07 October 2024 • 2 min read
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Talybont rams reach record 26,000gns

09 October 2024 • 1 min read
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Dairy Show tiebreaker sees Holstein take inter-breed win

04 October 2024 • 5 min read
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On Test: the Merlo TF30.7 compact telehandler
Machinery

On Test: the Merlo TF30.7 compact telehandler

James Huyton
clock 07 October 2024 • 8 min read
Data-led decision-making with Herd Advance's automated weigher
Machinery

Data-led decision-making with Herd Advance's automated weigher

James Huyton
clock 06 October 2024 • 6 min read
Lely previews autonomous Juno prototype
Machinery

Lely previews autonomous Juno prototype

Toby Whatley
clock 04 October 2024 • 3 min read
Opinion and blogs
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Farming Matters: Sarah Sankey - "We are calling on the Government to provide more and better funding for nature-friendly farming"
Environment

Farming Matters: Sarah Sankey - "We are calling on the Government to provide more and better funding for nature-friendly farming"

Farmers Guardian
clock 08 October 2024 • 3 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Right now, trust in the SFI system is low"
In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Right now, trust in the SFI system is low"

Farmers Guardian
clock 07 October 2024 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Alice Bathard: "Farming is not just a job – it is a lifestyle"
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Alice Bathard: "Farming is not just a job – it is a lifestyle"

Chris Brayford
clock 07 October 2024 • 2 min read
Latest business news
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Farming in a 'position of paralysis' as the industry waits for outcome of the Autumn Budget
Politics

Farming in a 'position of paralysis' as the industry waits for outcome of the Autumn Budget

Mr Bradshaw said October 30 would be the ‘moment of truth', when farmers will see ‘whether this Government backs British farming or not'

Rachael Brown
clock 09 October 2024 • 2 min read
Change is 'inevitable' with Labour's workers' rights plan
Politics

Change is 'inevitable' with Labour's workers' rights plan

From the outset the Labour party has been clear the new Employment Rights Bill will be the biggest upgrade in workers' rights in a generation

Rachael Brown
clock 09 October 2024 • 1 min read
Defra Secretary gives 'clearest signal yet' on Tenant Farming Commissioner
Politics

Defra Secretary gives 'clearest signal yet' on Tenant Farming Commissioner

In an opposition debate in Parliament on Tuesday (October 8) Mr Reed said the idea of a commissioner had ‘merit' and there would be an announcement ‘shortly'

Rachael Brown
clock 09 October 2024 • 1 min read
Rural crime
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Police to investigate suspected 'arson' involving 70 hay bales
Rural crime

Police to investigate suspected 'arson' involving 70 hay bales

“We are carrying out a review of CCTV to identify who is responsible"

Chris Brayford
clock 08 October 2024 • 1 min read
Working farm 'devastated and horrified' after sheep is shot
Rural crime

Working farm 'devastated and horrified' after sheep is shot

"To our absolute horror one of our sheep has been shot"

Chris Brayford
clock 06 October 2024 • 1 min read
Eighty-five-year-old farmer handed jail sentence over 'failing miserably' to care for livestock
Rural crime

Eighty-five-year-old farmer handed jail sentence over 'failing miserably' to care for livestock

Council says case should serve as an animal welfare warning to farming community

Jane Thynne
clock 01 October 2024 • 2 min read