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After a truly fantastic September that felt more like May, the seasons have definitely changed here in Dorset.

The British Farming Awards will take place tonight (October 21) at 7:30pm. For the first time ever the awards will be hosted virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions. 

The 2020 winners are revealed

Ranging in width from six to 24 metres, Tramspread has launched a new range of low profile dribble bars.

Progress with drilling is variable across the country, tending to be more complete the further north you go. However, wet conditions in some areas are raising concerns over a second consecutive autumn of delayed drilling.

A top price of 35,000gns and an average of £6,683.85, up £905.87 on the year were the highlights of the sale of Limousin cattle at Carlisle.

A top Welsh Government official has admitted that some ‘stresses and strains’ of farmers can be caused by Government actions.

Simmental bulls sold to a 14,000gns high for Islavale, with the average up 411 on the year at 5,589 and a clearance rate of 64 per cent.

Limousin bulls sold to a 9,500gns high, to average 4,652, down 143 on the year, with a clearance rate up 5 per cent on 2019 at 70 per cent.

This month’s column takes the the form of an open letter to MP Lucy Frazer, who represents south east Cambridgeshire.