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A natural decline in both grass growth and cow milk yields in July to September means creep feeding is a no brainer if you want to maintain calf growth rates.

The addition of sodium, selenium and sulphur to nitrogen fertiliser applications has successfully boosted growth rates of freshly weaned lambs by over 17 per cent according to a 2020 study.

NFU Scotland has urged Pilgrim’s to stop operating pricing practices which they say are putting the sector at risk

With the Government’s decision on post-Brexit gene editing (GE) regulation due to be announced any day now, Prof Wendy Harwood of the John Innes Centre (JIC) outlined some of the opportunities the technology could bring.

As the industry prepares for the new Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs), existing farm management software (FMS) data could help farmers to get ahead in preparing for the transition. 

Alice Dyer hears from growers around the country, on their ‘five’ tips for keeping harvest staff safe this season.

Red Tractor says it has listened to members’ feedback as part of its major review of standards, but some farmers fear its soon-to-be launched fifth version will prove too onerous and costly.

British Sugar and NFU Sugar could be heading to arbitration for the first time in history after a bitter tussle over the contract price for the 2022 crop.

A clip of Jeremy Clarkson submitting his entry for the British Farming Awards (BFAs) has caused a social media storm, with more than 650,000 people watching the two minute spoof.