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Askham Bryan’s sale of Newton Rigg’s land and assets near Penrith could be classed as unlawful, a Cumbrian Lord has claimed.

With the primary aim of providing a break crop between reseeding of grass leys, for one Carmarthenshire dairy farm, root crops also provided a much-needed source of extra feed for cows and helped extend dwindling forage reserves.

Changes to Johne’s disease testing protocols have raised concerns among some cattle breeders, after CHeCS published details of rule changes last month.

Scotland’s farmers and crofters have a new Cabinet Secretary to deal with following Wednesday’s cabinet reshuffle.

When a cow gets mastitis in the first month post-calving, the chances are she picked up the infection during the dry period.

Farm groups have welcomed the publication of the Government’s long-awaited consultation on a lump sum retirement scheme and delinked payments in England.

Hallelujah it has rained; and just in time for most crops. The improvement in winter crops is already clear as they tuck into the reservoir of nitrogen available to them.

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has urged farmers to submit their claim to the Countryside Productivity Small Grant (CPSG) scheme before it closes at midnight on May 31.

More than 2,000 farmers have responded to Defra’s call for applicants for the pilot of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), one of the Government’s three new schemes.

LAA has reminded vendors markets should be operating a business only basis with some still retaining a drop and go policy