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A decent spell of spring weather has seen field work progress up and down the country. However, delays to sugar beet seed deliveries on-farm are holding up drilling for some growers.

Horticulture businesses have been ignored in Defras Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot, NFU vice president Tom Bradshaw has said.

An MP has accused Askham Bryan of asset stripping Newton Rigg in a brutal Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee hearing.

Horticulture businesses have been ‘ignored’ in Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot, NFU vice president Tom Bradshaw has said.

Phasing out of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments, rule changes due to Brexit and the impact of the pandemic have delivered a blow to farm businesses confidence, with short- and mid-term confidence remaining negative for the third year in a row.

An MP has accused Askham Bryan of ‘asset stripping’ Newton Rigg in a brutal Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee hearing.

Farmers were warning it could be the end of the British sugar industry if the processor did not take their concerns seriously

AHDB’s We Eat Balanced campaign aims to protect long-term attitudes to British meat and dairy, by reassuring consumers they can be part of a healthy and sustainable diet. After the first three months, Olivia Midgley assesses the changes in consumers’ hearts and minds.

Wormer resistance is posing a threat to profitable production, but there are steps farmers can take now which will improve the sustainability of worm control and safeguard the future of cattle production.

Serious about making more milk from forage? If you still have last season’s silage analysis reports, they offer a goldmine of tips for making better silage.