Farmers have been encouraged to develop a Covid-19 contingency plan to ensure the welfare of their stock is not compromised if family or staff become unwell.

The Government has a golden opportunity to protect standards in the Agriculture Bill and it must be taken, say Plaid Cymru’s Ben Lake MP and Llyr Gruffydd MS.

Keeping tractors and trailers visible on the road can undoubtedly save lives. Jane Carley looks at the legislation, some of the packages available and talks to farmers committed to ‘being seen to be safe’.

This week, I want to talk about something which has been in the back of my mind for quite some time, even more so since I started farming in my own right and probably since I grew up on a farm where my desire to be like my father and uncle first started.

Satellite technology is offering opportunities to look at new ways of monitoring grass growth, the health and movement of animals and milk yields. LIC is a New Zealand company leading the way.

Another example of the ‘work smarter, not harder’ ethos of New Zealand farmers is a range of fully automated feeder wagons being developed by Zeddy.

Spikey is the flagship product of Pastoral Robotics, a New Zealand company focused on reducing nitrate leaching and greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farming.