With costs running upwards of £1,800 to £3,000 per animal, choosing which calves to rear is a decision that can have long-term impacts on herd efficiency, profitability and sustainability

When Andrew Walters first arrived as farm manager at Boddington Estates in 2014, the rotation was tight, black-grass pressure was high, and soils needed improvement

A Cumbrian dairy herd which recently won an award for predicted genetic improvement has adopted a three-way cross breeding programme for the past five years. Wendy Short finds out more

Could new varieties in both Group 3 and soft Group 4 sectors see soft wheats make a comeback on farms?

Andrew Clements, partner at Greenslade Taylor Hunt, on the rising cattle trade

A move into wholecrop beans has helped a high-output Yorkshire beef finisher move away from bought-in protein supplements and improve soils, with no loss in herd performance

Emma and family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farm gate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with RABI

Roger Nicholson farms with his family at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has sparked various Channel 5 series including 'Springtime on the Farm'

We take a look at the global biologicals market which is expected to be worth $25 billion in the next decade

A controlled traffic farming-compatible Kuhn Prolander 12000 arrived on a large-scale farming business in Bedfordshire during harvest 2024 to increase cultivation speed and options for heavy soils