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A conservationist has warned that adopting a ‘land sparing’ approach to food production would lead to ‘ecological apartheid’.

Taking on so-called regenerative farming techniques undoubtedly has social and environmental benefits, but it is good for the bank balance too trials have found.

An investigation is under way after more than 100 dairy cows died at a Jersey farm within a matter of days.

Farmers were losing between £23 and £29 per pig in November according to AHDB estimates

The process around tax returns for farming business is growing in ambiguity, but a campaign proposed by the CLA aims to counteract some of its potential headaches.

What happens when farmers, looking to expand their business, are declined by a traditional lender? Peter Taylor-Whiffen takes a look at the help and support available.

An upgrade of the robotic milking management programme on the four robots used to milk Richard Warren’s 245-cow herd has led to improvements in cow health and performance. Wendy Short reports.

As new record high temperatures are set in the UK, more dairy farms are installing ventilation fans to protect cow health and milk production. 

In the second of a series looking at how English farmers are coping with the phase out of the Basic Payment Scheme, Emma Penny talks to Cumbrian beef producers David and Maggie Kelly.

One of the key disadvantages in the use of pyrethroid insecticides is their assumed effect on beneficial insect populations, but there are actions farmers still using insecticides can take to protect beneficials.