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Growing maize instead of underproductive grass could help farmers improve forage output per hectare and, in doing so, boost profitability and survivability.

Heather Murray, 25, lives in Beeswing, Dumfries, and works as a stockperson at Glenkiln Farms.

UK Government talks on an Expanded Trade Partnership (ETP) with Brazil have been put on ice after Ministers refused to discuss beef.

The Beltex Sheep Society has appointed Cumbria-based Pedigree Livestock Services run by Andy Ryder to take on the administrative roles for the breed Society.

AHDB take a look at the knock-on effect on agricultural trade

Commodity markets have continued to rise as Russia invades Ukraine

Malting barley and milling wheat prices have risen sharply over the past six months

The sale of the Ormiston and Charlesfield stores completes the disposal of the former Alexander Inglis sites

A succession of storms have battered farming communities across the UK, with more than 2,000 claims already made to rural insurer NFU Mutual. 

The NFU officeholder team was given a refresh this year, with former NFU vice president Tom Bradshaw elected deputy president and South East regional chair David Exwood voted vice.