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AHDB has today formally announced a ballot on the continuation of the statutory potato levy will go ahead in the New Year.

Maschio Gaspardo has launched its Chrono high speed, precision drill into the UK, equipped with several features designed to increase output and seed placement accuracy.

Protections on areas such as greenbelt in the Government’s new planning policy will allow for consideration of appropriate development, according to Branwen Evans, deputy director of planning policy and reform, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Two of Agco’s largest UK dealerships are to merge, with Chandlers Farm Equipment purchasing the agricultural division of Lister Wilder.

Expanding its Dynamic Command Transmission (DCT) offering, New Holland has introduced the T6.160 DCT to its T6 tractor range.

The gap between agricultural policy could grow on either side of the Scottish border post-2024, as England moved towards environmental payments while Scotland was set to retain the ‘known quantity’ of the Basic Payment Scheme.

Eilidh Duncan, 22, was brought up on her family farm in Dullatur and recently moved to the hills of Fintry, Stirlingshire, to live with her farming partner. She works as a full time livestock procurement officer covering North and Central Scotland for Farm Stock (Scotland).

Providing foster care in the farming community is a rewarding experience, but more people are needed to fulfil this vital service. Hannah Park speaks to foster carers about their journey and what it entails.

Veenhuis has expanded its Premium Tank range, designed for wet conditions, with the introduction of the 15,850 litres capacity Premium Quad-Shift.

Another week, another strategy document, this time in the form of the five-year AHDB ’change strategy’.