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The UK produces about 7TWh (terawatt-hours) of energy from slurry, food waste, manure and crops, each year meeting just 1% of gas demand. Howeve…
Dairy producer Paul Waterfall has had to contend with an 8p/litre drop in milk income since last autumn. The business produces 6m litres of milk…
A trial assessing different cultivation practices on the presence of farmland bird species has revealed striking evidence how regenerative agric…
Farmers and residents in Brockweir, a village of 400 on the River Wye in Gloucestershire, have raised £400,000 in less than a year to buy their…
A startup firm is delving into English whisky making, which is a relatively rare concept, and its core product is rarer still – rye whisky. Fiel…
Budgeting, stock valuations and targeting effort where the rewards are greatest have helped put a farming business in the Scottish Borders on a…
The BBC Scotland documentary series This Farming Life is returning – and producers are on the lookout for Scotland-based farmers and crofters to…
Cambridgeshire auction company Cheffins has raised more than £80,000 at its vintage tractor sale to support the new Cambridge Children’s Hospita…
Much can happen in four months. And so it’s proved for Isle of Wight contractor Rob Chapman. When we last visited Rob’s base at Westover Farm, C…
A popular topic of conversation between farmers is misconceptions about agriculture. It gets people, myself included, all riled up. Often it’s s…
Vaccine supply disruption has frustrated beef and sheep farmers over the past two years, but things could be turning a corner. Industry leaders…
With an accelerating trend among growers to tackle at least some weeds by mechanical means, established tillage equipment manufacturers have been
Versatility is key when it comes to bale processors, whether shredding and blowing long straw for bedding into pig or cattle yards; chopping or…
Defra has set out plans to boost home-grown fruit and vegetable production and improve the uptake of technology in the horticulture sector. To k…
There are many factors affecting establishment of winter oilseed rape including sowing date, sowing depth and sowing method. Sowing method can p…
Our quarterly dealer update rounds-up the latest franchise changes, business mergers and acquisitions. We see a popular dealer go into liquidati…
Farm consultancy and land agent Brown and Co has launched an initiative to help Ukrainian refugees find jobs and accommodation in the UK. The fi…
For years the big debate between combine owners, operators and engineers came down on one of two sides – straw walkers or rotors. But by the 199…