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While participating in the LiveWheat project, Green Acres Farm in Shropshire has shown resilience in extreme weather and achieved consistent wheat crop quality and yield. Farmers Guardian spoke to organic grower, Mark Lea.

As pest control and extreme weather put sugar beet crops under pressure, BBRO’s online BeetField20 Virtually Live events provided growers with some pointers to adapting to the changing meteorological and political climate.

A farmer from Ashburton, New Zealand, has won the Guinness World Record for the highest wheat yield for the second consecutive time.

A second review is underway to find a new owner for Newton Rigg campus, Cumbria after Askham Bryan confirmed it will no longer provide education at the site from July 2021.

Lincolnshire police are investigating a report of animal cruelty in which three sheep have died after being run over by a vehicle and one set alight, with a further eight missing.

THE Suffolk Sheep Society National sale at Shrewsbury had a top price of 5,200gns with a 68 per cent clearance rate for rams.

With isolation and social distancing impacting farmers’ mental health, Stephanie Berkeley, Farm Safety Foundation manager, is calling on everyone to look out for each other in these challenging times.

John Deere dealership Netherton Tractors will operate from two new outlets in Turriff, Aberdeenshire and Nairn, Highland, replacing HRN Tractors in the region.

Immediate action on rural planning is needed to help businesses thrive and secure jobs.

With the coronavirus pandemic creating personal and financial hardship for farmers across the country, farm groups have committed to keeping the spotlight on mental health issues at this year’s Virtual Royal Welsh Show.