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Legislation banning live animal exports for fattening and slaughter, while-well intended, is ’full of loopholes which unscrupulous traders will exploit’, Bill Wiggin, MP for North Herefordshire, has said.

Pumpkin picking has provided a new diversification opportunity for many farmers as Halloween becomes a major event in the calendar

Being at the mercy of the weather is nothing new for farmers – the drought of 1976 is still etched in many peoples’ memories, but there is no denying the seasons are becoming more extreme. But what does this mean for crops?

AHDB has used Recommended Lists (RL) data to build a tool to guide variety blend decisions, following growing interest from farmers to use varietal mixtures to increase genetic diversity in the field.

A dedicated off-farm cull and render service to help producers struggling with the backlog of pigs on-farm will be funded by AHDB’s Pork Board. 

Farmers in England and Wales want to move away from centralised supply chains where they have little say over prices and not enough connection to shoppers, new research from Sustain has found.

Ahead of COP26, Hannah Binns explored some of the ways the agricultural industry has adapted to farm climate-smarter. 

Farmers will not be sent emails or texts containing website links to ’confirm’ personal or payment details, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has stated. 

THREE days of Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association C District ram sales at Kirkby Stephen peaked at 60,000.

Retailers will focus on farming believing the sector holds ’the greatest opportunity’ to address climate change and biodiversity challenges, as they look to demonstrate the sustainability of their own supply chains.