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Farmers Weather

Grain prices hold up against a backdrop of volatility

20 Sep 2020by Cedric Porter

Weather worries, no-deal uncertainty, a tighter global market and Covid-19 continue to influence grain prices.

CLA update ‘action plan’ to combat hare coursing

19 Sep 2020by Hannah Binns

Eustice rejects calls to put Trade and Agriculture Commission on statutory footing

19 Sep 2020by Abi Kay

Farmer's frustration over influx of ‘irresponsible’ countryside visitors

18 Sep 2020by Hannah Binns

'Adhere to social distancing or auction marts will have to close'

18 Sep 2020by Ewan Pate

Poultry plant calls for Gov aid as Covid plant closure costs £2m a week

18 Sep 2020by Hannah Binns

Farmer auctions off gimmer lamb for cancer charity

18 Sep 2020by Hannah Binns

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Two tonnes of rotting meat dumped in Lanarkshire

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Research shows buying milk substitutes is less sustainable than dairy

16 Aug 2020by Alex Heath

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Sexed semen sales outstrip conventional

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Spring barley yields just ahead of five-year average

18 Sep 2020by Marianne Curtis

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18 Sep 2020by Angela Calvert

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Melton Mowbray Martket thriving in town centre

18 Sep 2020by Angela Calvert

Marts show resilience in face of pandemic

18 Sep 2020by Angela Calvert

Auction marts combine business with pleasure

18 Sep 2020by Angela Calvert

Cancellation fears for 2021 agricultural shows

18 Sep 2020by Katie Jones

Netting livestock sales in lockdown

18 Sep 2020

Wet, warm weather boosts cercospora and rust levels in beet

18 Sep 2020by Marianne Curtis

Work still needed on colostrum management

18 Sep 2020by Katie Jones

Top grassland management slashes costs on Welsh farm

18 Sep 2020

Study looks at impact of slurry acidification

18 Sep 2020by Hannah Park

RSPB defends biodiversity record at Lake Vyrnwy after mismanagement accusations

18 Sep 2020by Abi Kay

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19 Sep 2020

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19 Sep 2020by Abi Kay

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18 Sep 2020by Marianne Curtis

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Looking to the future

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Melton Mowbray Martket thriving in town centre

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