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New Recommended List winter wheat varieties, of which there were several from Group 3, as well as candidates for Group 2 and hard Group 4 feed wheats attracted interest at Cereals.

Thousands of people witnessed sustainable food production and environmental stewardship first hand on Sunday June 27 as more than 100 farms across the UK opened their gates for Open Farm Sunday.

The fifth Groundswell event was the biggest yet, welcoming farmers to cultivate new ideas and dig out the latest thinking on regenerative farming techniques. Alice Dyer and Chloe Palmer went along.

With tenant farmers facing major changes in Basic Payment Scheme payments and rules on succession over the coming years, property consultancy Berrys takes a look at how farmers should be planning ahead

It is already halfway through 2021; where on earth does the time go? This year seems to have flown by faster than usual as I have been busier than ever working on different projects across the farm.

Hannah Rees, 24, is from Clarbeston Road, Pembrokeshire. She is currently studying at Harper Adams University and has completed a research project looking at mental health within agriculture.

Reported plans by financier Ben Goldsmith to breed wildcats on his Somerset estate have raised the issue of species reintroductions without proper assessment of the potential impact on the countryside.

A mixed farmer from Warwickshire who has diversified into growing and processing industrial hemp is calling on more farmers to consider the crop. 

For the first time in its history, this year the Great Yorkshire Show will be run over four days from Tuesday July 13 to Friday July 16 at its Harrogate showground.

Refining strategies for prevention of hypocalcemia could optimise herd transition periods, according to research presented by Dr Jesse Goff at the recent online Alltech One Ideas Conference.