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Scottish farmers waiting for advance payment of their 2022 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) last week were disappointed to find that the promised funds had failed to reach their bank accounts.

A 55-year-old farmer from Kinross has been killed in an incident involving at all-terrain vehicle (ATV).

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Concerns have been raised about the availability and cost of forage after organic dairy producers were offered a derogation by Defra to use conventional forage.

A disconnect between what UK buyers are willing to pay compared to world markets could see a cheese shortage on supermarket shelves this winter, David Evans, Millbrook Dairy Company co-founder, has warned. 

Video footage showing a tractor swerving on an A-road before mounting an oncoming car has sparked warnings about the consequences of dangerous driving.

A number of on-farm actions, each driving incremental change, will be required to meet industry net zero targets and Arla are looking at the impact protein efficiency has on yield and environmental performance.

Dairy farmers need to figure out what arrangements suited their individual circumstances if they wanted to have a secure future, according to Promar’s Andrew Suddes.

Shadow Defra Secretary Jim McMahon did not mention farming or agriculture in his speech to Labour conference, save to say there was ‘work to do’ in this area.

The Aireburn herd from Skipton, North Yorkshire, has been crowned as the winner of the 2022 Holstein UK National Premier Herd Award.