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Lancashire-based engineering company Bradleys Group is finding its niche in bespoke builds with a continued demand from customers requiring high-specification trailers to meet the diverse demands of agriculture and allied industries.

After taking over Hope Farm in 2000, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is using the land as a testbed to demonstrate how farmers can transition to more nature-friendly practices while remaining commercially profitable.

Irregular and long working hours, fluctuations in prices and having to put down pigs on farm for animal welfare reasons are affecting farmers’ and workers’ mental health on pig and sheep farms.

Britain must dramatically increase the amount of controlled environment horticulture it has in order to offset imports and meet health eating targets.

The levy body confirmed it has achieved the target of reducing operational costs by £7.8 million by the end of the 2022/23 financial year

I know for other parts of the country it’s practically summer, but here in the Scottish Borders spring is just around the corner at last.

Lake district farmer Rachel Tennant speaks about her experiences of sheep worrying in Cumbria

LINCOLN Reds led the trade at 7,000gns at the Farmers Guardian supported multi-breed pedigree sale at Melton Mowbray.

As one of farming’s most well-known champions, Adam Henson continues to be part of a rural force bringing the countryside to life for the general public. Alice Dyer reports.

A refreshed bovine TB eradication programme, which puts ‘partnership working’ between Government, farmers and vets at the heart scheme, has been unveiled by Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths.