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NFU president Minette Batters is urging the Government to revisit UK competition law to ensure greater protection for producers.

Maize trials carried out at the Carlisle Regional Technology Centre, at Smalmstown Farm, Longtown, have shed a new light on the use of narrow film.

Under-sowing grass alongside maize crops is increasingly becoming an option for many due to soil erosion prevention and winter grazing options.

Therese Coffey has been given the top job at Defra by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Sharply escalating costs for fertiliser and fuel, coupled with extremes of weather, mean there has never been a better time to look at your farm’s carbon footprint.

Easy-to-use IT means it is now straightforward to see the impact changes in practices might have on your farm.

Concerns have been raised about the leadership of farmer-owned meat business Farmers First after several dividend cheques bounced.

Farmers could be left to clear up after fly tippers for the foreseeable future after a Parliamentary Committee branded the Government’s waste crime policy as ‘rubbish’.

Inevitably, downer cow syndrome is an issue many dairy farmers will have to deal with at one time or another. Vet Dr Charlie Mays discusses best practice for managing downer cows and how the correct use of hip hoists can be life-saving.