September rolls on with the local area mostly caught up now. Fields of grain, straw and silage have led to some very full barns locally.

We had a great day at Usk show. The sun shone and the hospitality stands were brimming with thirsty farmers grateful for the alcoholic beverages offered to them.

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Australia’s near record milk price is set to provide dairy producers with a welcome boost in profits after years of unsustainable returns. By Bruce Jobson.

Australias near record milk price is set to provide dairy producers with a welcome boost in profits after years of unsustainable returns. By Bruce Jobson.

Laura Yates, 25, lives on her family’s beef, sheep and arable farm near Bridgnorth, Shropshire. She currently works at Pinstone as an agri PR consultant.

Allowing farmers to fairly compete for milk contracts could help accelerate the shift to dairy systems which are better for people, animals and the planet.

With changes to support structures throwing up a host of questions at the farmgate, AHDB’s new Farm Business Review is helping one mixed farmer future-proof his business and prepare for the loss of Basic Payments. Mollie Leach reports.

Investment in controlling bovine TB at the farm level and badger cull licences were top of the agenda when Ceredigion farmers hosted a visit from Member of the Senedd, Elin Jones.

Farming is the bedrock of the rural economy and fundamental to its success – 70 per cent of land in the UK is farmed and farmers have a role in caring for much of the rest of it.