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Benjamin Middlewood, 24, works on his family’s 182-hectare (450-acre) arable farm in Driffield, Yorkshire Wolds. They grow a typical range of combinable crops, as well as vining peas for a local group, and sugar beet for the Newark factory.

I am writing this on January 1, so Blwyddyn Newydd Dda pawb (happy new year all). May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door. Lang may yer lum reek (long may your chimney smoke).

With Veganuary underway, AHDB’s We Eat Balanced campaign has returned with a new TV advert.

Issues with labour were seen throughout the agricultural industry, both up and down the supply chain, but farmers can take steps to ensure effective recruitment and retention. By Ruth Wills

With Veganuary underway, AHDBs We Eat Balanced campaign has returned with a new TV advert.

Northern Irelands Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots, has warned the UK could be walking into a food crisis.

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots, has warned the UK could be ‘walking into a food crisis’.

Industry leaders have warned the Government’s announcement on two new Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes this week still leaves farmers in the dark about their future.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has announced that Countryside Stewardship (CS) payments are set to increase by an average of 30 per cent.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said he expects the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) to continue indefinitely, contradicting the Immigration Minister who does not want it to become permanent.