Mid-October and Cheshire is looking reasonably on top of the job. Maize is all but finished, although some crops have been disappointing in terms of yield.

It is our favourite time of year. There has been a farmstead here since the 12th century, with the addition of a cider house in 1696 for payment of cider to farm labourers. We are continuing this tradition.

Methane inhibitor Bovaer is the first EU additive found to reduce methane emissions in dairy cows by 30 per cent and could prove a handy climate tool for farmers here in the UK.

Regenerative farming is built on multiple interactions within a highly biodiverse system, but how do you manage this complexity? Jez Fredenburgh reports.

Annie Stones, 24, is based in Richmond, North Yorkshire. She works on the family sheep and beef farm alongside her full time job at W E Jameson Feeds as a feed sales representative.

John Deere has unveiled a new strategy for sustainable food production which utilises time-honoured farming practices and existing John Deere technology platforms to improve global food security. Simon Henley reports.

Our second TB test was read recently with one more reactor found in the herd. The previous inconclusive reactors all passed through successfully. Hopefully this one will also show no legions, meaning no blood test is required as this normally results in more cows been taken off-farm.

Dairy and beef farmers across the UK are being urged to draw up plans to make the most of this year’s ‘mixed bag’ silage.

New guidance on vaccination to improve cattle health in the UK prioritises scours as a disease which livestock should be protected against by default.

A slurry storage and processing system which could provide extra income for dairy farms and help to comply with new legislation is being piloted in the South West, Jane Carley reports.