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Nottinghamshire Police have launched an appeal to catch the people responsible for the ’brutal slaughter’ of 18 lambs in a ’savage’ dog attack, which were discovered dead or seriously injured by a distraught Warsop farmer.

The result of the temptation to drill earlierlastautumn to ensure crops were safely in the ground is evident insome fields as highnumbers of black-grass headsemerge above the crop.

The farming industry has reacted with concern to news that the UK and Australia have agreed a trade deal in principle.

It was a victory for team Moralee at the end of a very different first day of this year’s Royal Highland proceedings.

Farmers are being asked to assist in a new study looking at the spread of rat’s tail fescue, a grass-weed that is already posing problems in France, Switzerland, Spain and Denmark - and is now starting to take hold in England

Farmers and villagers are calling on the Government to have a public debate on land use policy, before plans to install solar panels across 1,130 hectares of farmland are submitted next month.

Charollais from Bruce and Gregor Ingram’s Loanhead flock, Inverurie, dominated the MV accredited sheep inter-breed championships on the first day of the Royal Highland Showcase, taking both the individual and pairs titles.

Through a series of live events, discussion and debate, Arable Weed Week will showcase the latest thinking and best practice on weed management in the context of the changing political and environmental agenda.

The industry has called on consumers to continue to support local

The UK’s first ever certified soil carbon credits scheme designed specifically for farmers has officially been launched.