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Royal Highland Show: Commercial sheep champions claim supreme title
Shows & Sales

Royal Highland Show: Commercial sheep champions claim supreme title

In what is thought to be the first time at the show, it was the commercial champions which claimed the sheep supreme

Angela Calvert
clock 21 June 2025 • 8 min read
Register for our FREE webinar: The Spending Review: Understanding its impact on the rural budget
Farm Business

Register for our FREE webinar: The Spending Review: Understanding its impact on the rural budget

Farmers Guardian
clock 06 June 2025 • 2 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast: Live from Cereals Event – taking a closer look at John Deere's 9RX 830 - the world's largest production tractor
Podcast

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Live from Cereals Event – taking a closer look at John Deere's 9RX 830 - the world's largest production tractor

The FG machinery team take a first look at John Deere's 9RX 830, it’s certainly an eye catcher, but does its size offer a true practical solution for many UK farms?

James Huyton
clock 23 June 2025 • 1 min read
Three generations, one breed: How Montbeliardes drive organic dairy success on the Scottish coast
Livestock

Three generations, one breed: How Montbeliardes drive organic dairy success on the Scottish coast

Three generations of the Ramsay family are involved in one dairy farm on the Scottish coast where the Montbeliarde breed has long been at its core

Wendy Short
clock 23 June 2025 • 7 min read
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Farmers set to hold protest rally at Welsh Labour Conference
Politics

Farmers set to hold protest rally at Welsh Labour Conference

The agricultural sector said it is not happy with Welsh Government's position on Inheritance Tax, bluetongue, and the Sustainable Farming Incentive to name a few

Chris Brayford
clock 23 June 2025 • 3 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast: Live from Cereals Event – taking a closer look at John Deere's 9RX 830 - the world's largest production tractor
Podcast

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Live from Cereals Event – taking a closer look at John Deere's 9RX 830 - the world's largest production tractor

James Huyton
clock 23 June 2025 • 1 min read
Royal Highland Show: Power in the hands of backbench Labour MPs to make Gov 'rethink' IHT
Politics

Royal Highland Show: Power in the hands of backbench Labour MPs to make Gov 'rethink' IHT

Chris Brayford
clock 23 June 2025 • 5 min read
Regenerative agriculture survey: What does farming regeneratively really mean?
Sustainable Farming

Regenerative agriculture survey: What does farming regeneratively really mean?

Farmers Guardian
clock 23 June 2025 • 1 min read
Man treated for reported stab wounds at farm in Yorkshire
Rural crime

Man treated for reported stab wounds at farm in Yorkshire

Chris Brayford
clock 23 June 2025 • 1 min read
Farmer banned from keeping animals after 'failing' to test cattle for bovine TB
Rural crime

Farmer banned from keeping animals after 'failing' to test cattle for bovine TB

Chris Brayford
clock 23 June 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: Biosecurity in focus with concerns over Government's preparedness for disease threats

Alex Black

Hosted by Alex Black

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses concerns over biosecurity and the issues raised for farmers on the border between England and Wales following bluetongue restrictions

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Farming in Five: Biosecurity in focus with concerns over Government's preparedness for disease threats

Alex Black

Hosted by Alex Black

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses concerns over biosecurity and the issues raised for farmers on the border between England and Wales following bluetongue restrictions

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Cereals 2025: Grizzly shows its Isobus bale trailer

Cereals 2025: Grizzly shows its Isobus bale trailer

Massey Ferguson introduces new compact tractor range with the 1M series

Massey Ferguson introduces new compact tractor range with the 1M series

John Deere's latest self propelled sprayer - an upfront view

John Deere's latest self propelled sprayer - an upfront view

Cereals 2025: Razorback takes on GreenTec

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Three generations, one breed: How Montbeliardes drive organic dairy success on the Scottish coast
Livestock

Three generations, one breed: How Montbeliardes drive organic dairy success on the Scottish coast

Wendy Short
clock 23 June 2025 • 7 min read
Sheep special: German sheep farmer constantly under high alert for flood warnings
Livestock

Sheep special: German sheep farmer constantly under high alert for flood warnings

Chris Mccullough
clock 22 June 2025 • 4 min read
Multi-hopper front tanks for establishment flexibility
Machinery

Multi-hopper front tanks for establishment flexibility

James Huyton
clock 20 June 2025 • 8 min read
Opinion and blogs
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OPINION: Local abattoir network is essential for farmers
Livestock

OPINION: Local abattoir network is essential for farmers

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 23 June 2025 • 1 min read
Farming Matters: Nigel Miller - "A reset of climate change policy is required now"
Farm focus

Farming Matters: Nigel Miller - "A reset of climate change policy is required now"

Farmers Guardian
clock 22 June 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Roger Nicholson - "Things will go wrong when rearing animals"
In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson - "Things will go wrong when rearing animals"

Farmers Guardian
clock 21 June 2025 • 3 min read
Latest business news
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'Yuck factor' keeps consumers away from insect-based meat alternatives
Farm Business

'Yuck factor' keeps consumers away from insect-based meat alternatives

New report says creepy crawlies fail to make the grade in search for animal-free proteins

Mia Willemsen
clock 23 June 2025 • 2 min read
Middle East crisis impacts agricultural commodities
Farm Business

Middle East crisis impacts agricultural commodities

Rising tensions in the Middle East could impact grain, oilseed and fertiliser markets

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 20 June 2025 • 2 min read
Royal Highland Show: Red meat sector calls on retailers to back Scotch over low welfare imports
Farm Business

Royal Highland Show: Red meat sector calls on retailers to back Scotch over low welfare imports

Quality Meat Scotland chair Kate Rowell said supermarkets must now send a clear message to farmers that they support and back their high reputational standards over lower welfare farming and cheap imports

Chris Brayford
clock 20 June 2025 • 8 min read
Rural crime
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Man treated for reported stab wounds at farm in Yorkshire
Rural crime

Man treated for reported stab wounds at farm in Yorkshire

South Yorkshire Police said a 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and for being in possession of a knife

Chris Brayford
clock 23 June 2025 • 1 min read
Farmer banned from keeping animals after 'failing' to test cattle for bovine TB
Rural crime

Farmer banned from keeping animals after 'failing' to test cattle for bovine TB

Shropshire Council said the farmer was also found guilty of five offences related to animal welfare

Chris Brayford
clock 23 June 2025 • 1 min read
Farmer's despair as fly-tippers cause £40,000 of damage
Rural crime

Farmer's despair as fly-tippers cause £40,000 of damage

40 lorry-loads of asbestos and cannabis waste dumped on fields as locals say waste crime is out of control

Jane Thynne
clock 20 June 2025 • 3 min read