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Rent freezes could have decades-long consequences for the private rented sector in rural Scotland.

 A woman in her 70s has been found dead in a field after it was believed she was injured by cattle. 

This October, the cereals industry will be given the chance to decide whether to move away from the current paper grain passports and move to a digital system.

A slurry storage and processing system which could provide extra income for dairy farms and help to comply with new legislation is being piloted in the South West, Jane Carley reports.

Protestors from anti-livestock lobby Animal Rebellion vandalised a number of high-end food retailers and country clothing stores as they held demonstrations across central London last weekend.

Consumers are shunning fruit and vegetables in favour of other produce in a bid to beat increases in grocery prices, a recent report has found.

As nitrogen prices remain high, growers are being urged to consider how they can tailor and optimise their nitrogen products and application rates for the 2023 crop.

WITH further rainfall seen in the last fortnight, the risk for phoma leaf spot infection is now considered high as 20 days of rain has been recorded in most areas across the country, warns ADAS.

Lowlands farm, in southwest Birmingham, is home to Beth Withers and her husband, Tom. Here, she talks about bringing up her growing family at Lowlands, a beef and sheep farm, and the balance between motherhood and farming.

Dairy and farm hygiene chemical manufacture GEA Farm Technologies has been fined £40,000 after a large cloud of toxic chlorine was released into its factory in Wiltshire putting workers at risk.