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In our new foodie series championing British produce, Jenny Jefferies, author of two award-wining cookbooks will share monthly recipes with Farmers Guardian.

Some 300 cattle entries, along with 1,000 sheep, 200 pigs and 50 goats, made Edenbridge and Oxted Show the largest gathering of livestock in the South East this year.

A salmonella infection can be devastating to a dairy herd, as dairy farmer Derek Semmens found when he experienced an outbreak in his calves and milking herd. Dairy Farmer reports.

A Welsh dairy farmer has shared footage of rescuing three cows from bogs as a warning about the consequences of ignoring the countryside code.

As this year’s sugar beet harvest approaches, British Sugar has announced the campaign start dates for each factory. 

A new breed record of 28,000gns was set at the Dutch Spotted Sheep UK Society show and sale at Carlisle for the male and overall champion, Diamond Fireball, a ram lamb from Emma and Allen Shortt, Co Tyrone.

Carrs Group has announced it has entered into an agreement to dispose of its interest in the Carrs Billington Agriculture stores to Edward Billington and Son Limited for an aggregate consideration of up to 44.5 million.

Carr’s Group has announced it has entered into an agreement to dispose of its interest in the Carr’s Billington Agriculture stores to Edward Billington and Son Limited for an aggregate consideration of up to 44.5 million.

The Government has introduced controls on the movement of pork and pork products into Great Britain in a bid to protect the domestic pig herd from African swine fever (ASF).

Industry leaders have warned the situation for small abattoirs is getting worse, not better, after a well-respected slaughterhouse was forced to close its doors due to staff walkouts.