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Forecasters have warned the weather is set to turn colder as UK farmers experience a first taste of winter. 

In farming circles we know that Christmas is approaching not through gaudy lights plastered to houses or driveways, but the fact winter fairs are taking place across the UK and quality stock is on display.

British Columbia has suffered its second agricultural disaster during the past six months. By Bruce Jobson.

Ben Greenfield, 24, is a butcher and third-generation farmer from Twycross, Leicestershire. The farm runs 1,000 Texel cross breeding ewes, 500 free-range laying hens and a few pigs.

November has seen the return of the Young Farmers dinner dance season here in south west Lancashire.

Farmers and growers flocked to the East of England Showground for this year’s Croptec Show to hear and see the latest news and developments in the arable sector.

Farmers and growers flocked to the East of England Showground for this year’s Croptec Show to hear and see the latest news and developments in the arable sector.

Processors and retailers have been warned to stop playing the blame game or face dairy farmers banging on their doors to get the price rises they need.

A dairy farmer who says he is lucky to be alive after he was impaled by a three-foot bale spike hopes his story will act as a warning to other farmers to prioritise health and safety and not be complacent.

Government plans to scrap the sale of all diesel-fuelled heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) by 2040 could disrupt middle-sized food business and the suppliers of farm inputs, industry chiefs have warned.