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THE long journey from Cumbria to West Sussex paid off for Thor Atkinson when he claimed both the beef inter-breed champion and reserve titles on his first visit to the South of England Show.

Low payments to farmers for siting telecommunications equipment on their land are holding up the rollout of 5G, according to a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).

NFU Cymru has used Welsh Farming Week to unveil a raft of key policy demands that it says should be addressed in the upcoming Agriculture (Wales) Bill.

Farmers with access to digestate are being encouraged to explore the benefits of using it as a cost-effective source of crop nutrition.

The spread of African swine fever (ASF) into a new area of Europe has sparked fresh calls from NFU Scotland for proper border checks on imported pigmeat to be introduced.

Increased land values were raising barriers to new entrants to farming as natural capital and afforestation interest drive Scottish farmland markets according to a new report by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).

The horticulture sector has long been dependent upon foreign pickers and packers, but Home Office Ministers are keen to wind down the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS).

Dairy cows in New Mexico have been euthanised due to pollution from a nearby Air Force base after their milk was found to be unfit for human consumption. By Bruce Jobson

I have recently returned from an interesting few days visiting farms and conservation projects in Latvia.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is turning into one of the most shocking episodes in recent European history, creating unexpected waves across global supply chains.