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The Elveden Estate in Norfolk has a long history of growing Christmas trees. Clemmie Gleeson speaks to forestry foreman Tim Handford about customers changing preferences when it comes to Christmas tree size, scale and variety

January 2021 Arable Farming Issue

For sheep farmer, Edward Adamson, the Dutch Spotted breed is adding value to his sheep flock through strong demand for lambs and breeding stock. Chris McCullough reports.

Climate change has posed some very real challenges for Phillip Muller, who farms beneath the Outeniqua mountains, near George, on South Africa’s famous Garden Route. Clemmie Gleeson reports.

Representing an all-new market for Deutz-Fahr, we get an in-depth insight into its latest tractor development, the 8280TTV.

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.

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 partnership depicting the fusion of a historic landscape, an entrepreneurial mindset and the need to develop a new farming business model is underway in the Vale of Glamorgan. Gaina Morgan reports.

With a host of crop establishment and protection manufacturers present, Alex Heath looks at increasing the efficiency of the dwindling crop protection active ingredients list, both through cultural methods and advances in