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Well it's wet. I can only hope by the time you read this it's dry, or we're all in trouble

NFU, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru and Ulster Farmers Union are calling on major retailers’ commitment to support the industry following the challenging spring

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

But new research shows the public say farmers cannot be expected to provide food and environmental benefits at the detriment of their mental health

Alastair Sneddon on Red Tractor and the weather

High quality silage is a high energy, palatable and digestible forage which can provide a significant proportion of the nutritional needs of a high yielding dairy cow

The winter’s remarkably wet conditions will have led to soil compaction, silting and nutrient losses

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

Prolonged rain during winter and spring has caused surge in grassland weeds