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Tributes have been paid to Linking Environment and Farming (Leaf) chief executive Caroline Drummond who has died following a short battle with illness.

The co-operative said the ’significant increase’ in farmgate milk price will allow many farmers to make longer term operating and supply-chain decisions.

An end to supply issues, fair prices and increased market demand were needed to get the pig industry back into a healthy position, according to Karro Food Group chief executive Steve Ellis.

With the liver having a vital role in supplying energy to the cow, paying close attention to liver function is crucial

With the liver having a vital role in supplying energy to the cow, paying close attention to liver function is crucial

British Sugar and NFU Sugar have announced a 25 per cent cash advancement, interest free, for the current sugar beet crop ahead of the 2022/23 campaign to help alleviate ’commercial pressures’ growers are facing.

Becky Fenton and husband Paul milk 180 pedigree Holsteins under the Springlebee prefix at Centenary Farm, a Cheshire county council farm. In 2021, they bought a farm in Staffordshire and they plan to farm there once the new dairy set-up has been built.

Scottish Government funding has breathed new life into the rural training sector, helping upskill instructors and bring in new recruits.

Retailer urges competitors to source more UK pork.

Thousands of farmers have had their say in AHDB’s Shape The Future ballot, but some have been left feeling ‘dissatisfied’ with the process.