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Simon Nelson, Agrovista agronomist covering the northwest is encouraging growers to consider early nitrogen applications for late spring crops and advises on wheat and barley spray timings approaching this season.

Climate smart reseeding was the subject of a recent webinar organised by seed breeder Germinal. Wendy Short reports.

At the Farmers Guardian supported Hereford Cattle Societys spring show and sale at Shrewsbury, the top call of 12,000gns was for October 2021-born Normanton 1 Whiskey.

Brecon Beacons National Park has moved to reassure farmers that sheep grazing will not be restricted under new environmental plans.

A procession of 40 tractors made its way around Strathmore on Sunday (April 16) on a fun run with a serious purpose.

Farmers in priority catchment areas are now able to apply for Severn Trents Environmental Protection Scheme (STEPS) to achieve up to 30,000 to improve water quality.

Landowner John Price has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after causing environmental harm to the habitats of hundreds of species in the River Lugg in Herefordshire

A bull that escaped has been killed by police after charging at people near a primary school in Cheshire.

Farmers and rural communities are being reminded that the Governments new Emergency Alerts system will be tested at 3pm on Sunday April 23.

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Big Farmland Bird Count has had another successful year with more than 460,000 birds recorded on-farm.