Over 1 million people sign food standards petition
18th June 2020
A petition urging the government not to allow cheap, low-quality imports to undermine British farmers has now reached over one million signatures in just over two weeks. The NFU, which
John Deere brings high-capacity X-Series combines to Europe
17th June 2020
John Deere has added two new X-Series combine harvester models to its 2021 harvesting line-up to help large-scale farmers harvest more tonnes per hour and more hectares per day, specifically
Clarke & Simpson timed sale
17th June 2020
One of the big farming news stories last year was the sale of one of the UK’s largest arable farming businesses – Strutt & Parker (Farms) Limited. Under the new
NFU Mutual checklist to help farmers plan for a safe harvest
16th June 2020
NFU Mutual has launched a checklist to help farmers keep themselves, their families and workers safe through what could be one of the most challenging harvests since the Second World
CLA calls on Education Secretary to teach Countryside Code in schools
15th June 2020
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has written to the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson MP, calling for the Countryside Code to be taught in schools. It
New VetTech service to cut hassle and drive farm animal health
12th June 2020
Willows Vet Group have launched a VetTech service to support with essential tasks to improve animal health, welfare and productivity on-farm. Matt Haslam, farm director at the practice, explains that
Cereals LIVE celebrates online success
12th June 2020
Cereals LIVE – the online version of the arable event – has been a resounding success, attracting over 10,000 visitors from all over the world. Having postponed the physical event
BPS claims deadline rapidly approaching
11th June 2020
Farmers are being urged to submit claims for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2020 as the deadline is looming. The government announced in April that it wold extend the deadline
Young sprayer operator wins FSOOTY 2020
10th June 2020
Matt Fuller has been named this year’s winner of the Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year (FSOOTY) award at the Cereals LIVE virtual event. After leaving university four years ago,
Doing it differently: ‘We are farming the way our fathers did’
9th June 2020
As we face a global pandemic that is unprecedented in most of our lifetimes, there has been much in the press about utilising the ‘blitz spirit’ to get us through