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Tributes have begun to pour in for Lord Henry Plumb, who died today aged 97.

As green shoots literally reappear and multiply amidst the UK’s farmland hedges and woodland, so too will visitors and day trippers re-emerge en mass this Easter weekend as the countryside once again gears up for an influx of people.

The Farmers’ Union of Wales has stepped up its campaign to protect local producers by once more appealing to government and retailers to recognise the growing pressures the industry faces from the ongoing Russian war on Ukraine.

Spring on the farm is a crazy balancing act which comes with the territory of being a mixed farm.

Heather Mackie, 25 is from a dairy and beef farm in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire. Her family has been farming for as far as they can trace back.

Police responses to sheep worrying incidents are improving as more farmers opt to report the crime, industry chiefs have said. 

As input costs continue to soar ahead of rising prices, Cedric Porter takes a look at the impact on the pork sector.

The council at the heart of a row over its move to serve only plant-based dishes at council events has said it may ‘look again’ at suppliers after a number of council officials abandoned the group’s first meat-free feast in search of alternative fayre at the local pub and pictures posted on social media showed a decided lack of local produce.

AHDB analysis in its latest Horizon report concluded the SFI will fall far short of offsetting direct payment losses and will only provide a small financial benefit to many farmers after costs are taken into account

As the new potato season gets underway, Farmers Guardian gets the latest crop management advice from two agronomists in contrasting regions of the UK.