Farmers in the Midlands have until January 31 to apply for up to £10,000 of match funding to help make business improvements that protect water and the environment, as part of the Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme

More women and girls living and working in Scottish agriculture are to be able to apply for funding for courses to help develop their skills.

Every industry is experiencing a shortage of available talent. This has been seen in the dairy industry for the last few years, especially on dairy farms.

I hope you have all had a happy and peaceful festive season. It is mid-January and the hustle and bustle of the Christmas turkey rush seems like a long and distant memory.

Jessica Armitage has used her experience gained from working overseas to set up her own direct supply business, which runs alongside her family’s dairy farm. Jonathan Wheeler reports.

Benjamin Middlewood, 24, works on his family’s 182-hectare (450-acre) arable farm in Driffield, Yorkshire Wolds. They grow a typical range of combinable crops, as well as vining peas for a local group, and sugar beet for the Newark factory.

I am writing this on January 1, so Blwyddyn Newydd Dda pawb (happy new year all). May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door. Lang may yer lum reek (long may your chimney smoke).

With Veganuary underway, AHDB’s We Eat Balanced campaign has returned with a new TV advert.

Issues with labour were seen throughout the agricultural industry, both up and down the supply chain, but farmers can take steps to ensure effective recruitment and retention. By Ruth Wills

With Veganuary underway, AHDBs We Eat Balanced campaign has returned with a new TV advert.