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The Bank of England has raised interest rates by 0.75 percentage points this morning, from 2.25 per cent to 3 per cent

Emily Mosley, 23, is originally from Derbyshire, but currently works as a farm administrator for Fearn Farm in Tain in the Scottish Highlands. She is also the current vice-chair of Ross-Sutherland Young Farmers Club.

Watch the interview with Amanda Owen for this month’s podcast, At Home With Amanda Owen with features editor Emily Ashworth.

Russia suspended its support for grain exports through the Black Sea causing grain prices to rise this week

Farmers struggling to mill over-dry grain for livestock feed this winter now have access to a treatment which is more typically used by the feed processing industry.

More than half of farms inspected last year by the Environment Agency (EA) were found to be in breach of slurry and silage permits, with the dairy sector being identified as the main offender, a new report has revealed.

Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch this week joined key members of the dairy industry to discuss the sector’s plans to double exports over the next decade.

Questions surrounding labelling, animal welfare and the impact on devolved nations have been raised regarding the Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, which had its third reading in Parliament this week.

The CropTec Show is the UK’s leading technical and knowledge exchange event for the arable farming industry, since our launch in 2013. This two-day show provides you with the ideal chance to explore ways to improve efficiency and reduce unit costs of production.