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Farm lobby groups call for lower imports with the price of durum wheat falling below the cost of production

An innovative portable telematic system from Krone UK received an award for technical innovation at the Royal Highland Show.

The first of two Down to Earth events, organised by RABDF, took place in Somerset, with speakers and exhibitors focusing on all things regenerative farming. Ellie Layton reports. 

There was an impressive display of livestock forward at a very sunny Lincolnshire Show

Ivor Taylor died just three days short of his 78th birthday

Peter Beattie, one of the Monitor Farm Scotland programme's regional advisors, had three-year's worth of hair growth shaved off at this year's Royal Highland Show

The 66-year-old, who was known to be in poor health, had pleaded guilty to six regulatory offences when he appeared at Exeter Crown Court last Friday

June is probably the best month of the year as the days are long and the countryside looks at its most verdant.

Industry advisors have questioned whether the Rural England Prosperity Fund announced last September can deliver on its promises on diversification, under local authority control.

Investing in on-farm infrastructure has often been seen as a toss of a coin, with farmers needing to weigh up the pros and cons and questioning whether the capital expenditure can be justified.