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Entries were up on the year at the All Britain All Breeds Calf Show held at the East of England Showground, Peterborough.

Future farm policy has been plunged into uncertainty once more, as Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned after just 45 days in office.

NFU president Minette Batters has called for Defra’s labelling plans to be ‘killed off’, warning they will allow Ministers to import sub-standard food into the country in the name of consumer choice.

NFU president Minette Batters has called for Defras labelling plans to be killed off, warning they will allow Ministers to import sub-standard food into the country in the name of consumer choice.

Digitalising the grain passport could provide a two-way data flow for all combinable crop supply chains across the UK.

Nationally the NFU estimates yields will be below the five-year average this harvest.

No let up in high fertiliser prices can be expected this year or next, as growers around the world compete for depleted supplies.

The West-Midlands based industrial equipment supplier Strimech Engineering, has developed a new hopper bucket, which has been designed so it can be used for refilling bulk seed/fertiliser bags. Simon Henley reports.

Weeks of economic turmoil may mean that the UK has a deeper recession next year than previously predicted, according to new analysis from Goldman Sachs.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon may not have mentioned farming when she announced her ‘Building a New Scotland’ economic plan this week, but many of the proposals, if ever enacted, would have a direct effect on the industry.