The use of linseed as a spring break crop is increasingly on the agenda for many growers, but further reassurance is needed about managing and harvesting it.

An NMR/RABDF Gold Cup winner has increased cow numbers to 1,830 since winning the award as an 80-cow herd, but it is not just a numbers game for the family, as the name is synonymous with some of the most influential cow families. Debbie James reports.

By the time you read this, we should all be emerging out of lockdown 2.0. Like all sequels, it was delayed in its release, had budget concerns and was not well received by the populace. Still, let’s be honest, it wasn’t as bad as Rocky V, was it?

November saw the highest monthly value of British grocery sales ever, with shoppers spending £10.9 billion. That record is only expected to stand for a month, with sales of £12 billion in December on the cards. Cedric Porter reports.

In the week we learned a scotch egg constituted a ‘substantial’ meal and The Path to Sustainable Farming was published by Defra, we were catching up on a list of autumnal jobs on-farm.

Next year will see farmers facing a complex mix of challenges, whatever happens with Brexit, farm business consultants Andersons have said. By Jonathan Wheeler

With an eye on expanding cow numbers in the next couple of years, the Darke family decided to replace robots with a rotary parlour. Rebecca Jordan visits them to find out how the new system is working.

Combine harvesters continue to increase in capacity and sheer bulk, but for smaller or mixed farms, there are still plenty of options, extending to used or hired machines. Jane Carley reports.

A rewilding charity is to challenge the Scottish Government’s nature agency NatureScot in court over what it sees as a failure to make the killing of beavers a genuine last resort.

For farmers it’s a novelty to have your hometown in the news. Even rarer to see bits of your farm in the papers.