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The UK Government has promised to launch a consultation on public procurement this summer, with a view to buying more local food.

Christopher Price, chief executive of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, has written to Defra Secretary George Eustice after he appeared to dismiss concerns about the state of the abattoir network at Groundswell.

Sheep farmers are being urged to integrate the two newer wormer groups, 4-AD orange and 5-SI purple, into their worm control plans now.

NEW at this year’s Borderway Agri-Expo to be held on October 29 at Carlisle is the David Thomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award which aims to recognise commitment, success and accomplishment within livestock farming industry.

Record-breaking temperatures last week swept across from the west-coast of Canada. By Bruce Jobson and Alex Black

Charlotte Bevan, 26, grew up on a Herefordshire farm and works as a senior accounts administrator for CXCS, a firm of agricultural compliance advisers.

Diversifying into rearing livestock could present an opportunity for arable farmers looking to plug their future Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) gap.

AHDB’s recently published Planting and Variety Survey shows improved 2020/21 autumn and winter planting conditions allowed GB grain areas to swing back to trend levels.

With more than 90 classic tractors for sale, The Shrubbs Farm Collection which was recently dispersed by auction house Cheffins, had several record breaking prices.

Unlike previous pandemics or plagues, Covid-19 has happened at a time when the ability to monitor the spread of the disease has been far more advanced than any previous era.