In the final part of a four-part series examining the US beef industry and markets, Farmers Guardian’s sister company Urner Barry looks at the impact of Covid-19 in the US and the UK.

In the tough times ahead, I hope farmers will see there is more to gain from working together than from being king of your own sandcastle, says arable farmer and NFU Sugar Board member Tom Clarke.

Lots of things have gone wrong in the Brexit talks with the EU, but the nation needs farmers to pull through, no matter what comes next, says Oliver Dowding, apple juice producer and agricultural spokesman for the Green Party in the south west.

If the UK is ambitious about its future, the interests of farmers and consumers must be front and centre in any new trade policy, says Conservative peer Anne McIntosh.

September 2020 Arable Farming Issue

At the start of this year, I said 2020 could be the year of opportunity for dairy. Little did I know at the NFU Conference in February that we would all be facing a global pandemic and the many challenges which have arisen as a result of Covid-19.

When the time came to swap an ageing seven-furrow plough, one Somerset grower turned to Halse South West and downsized to an Ovlac six-furrow fully-mounted model. Geoff Ashcroft reports.

Writing this as we enter the last week of August I am reminded of how our industry is at the mercy of the weather.

I would like to start with a heartfelt apology to the people of Scotland. Last month I mentioned that an Englishman, an Irishman and a Welshman travelled to Scotland and achieved their 400-a-day shearing goals.