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A year-long pilot scheme is taking place on a new platform for sugar beet growers

By the time you read this, we should all be emerging out of lockdown 2.0. Like all sequels, it was delayed in its release, had budget concerns and was not well received by the populace. Still, let’s be honest, it wasn’t as bad as Rocky V, was it?

November saw the highest monthly value of British grocery sales ever, with shoppers spending £10.9 billion. That record is only expected to stand for a month, with sales of £12 billion in December on the cards. Cedric Porter reports.

Vicon has refreshed its RV5200 Series variable chamber round baler models, with a number of changes designed to improve output and lower operating costs.

Extending its offering of agricultural telehandlers, Manitou has launched two new models, the MLT 841 and MLT 1041.

Farmers must speak to their suppliers and confirm productivity-boosting equipment is available to order before accepting their Countryside Productivity Small Grants (CPSG) by January 18, 2021.

While there is room for optimism in spring barley markets, growers will need to work more closely with traders, maltsters and brewers to tackle increasing variability in the crop.

A series of adverts thanking British farmers for their ‘tremendous perseverance’ through the Covid-19 pandemic have been produced by online grocer Farmdrop.

UK agriculture is providing part of the solution to climate change, but farmers also need to get to grips with their own carbon footprint figures, an audience in a recent AHDB-organised webinar heard.

Next year will see farmers facing a complex mix of challenges, whatever happens with Brexit, farm business consultants Andersons have said. By Jonathan Wheeler