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Phil Stocker appointed chair of Dartmoor Land Use Group

Defra has appointed National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker as the independent chair of the newly created Dartmoor Land Use Management Group. The group has been formed following last…

COLLEGES

Four postgrad students awarded NFU Mutual bursaries

Four postgraduate agricultural students from across the UK have been awarded the Centenary Award bursary from the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust to support their studies in 2024. The Centenary Award,…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Tighter margins for pig producers as prices drop to 208p/kg

The tide has turned following a summer of support for domestic pig markets, with sluggish EU demand and ample pork supplies currently weighing on domestic pig markets. Average finished pig…

TAX

Countryside Alliance calls for fuel duty freeze

The Countryside Alliance is urging the chancellor to freeze fuel duties or risk adding further financial pressure to people who live and work in the countryside. Its chief executive Tim…

CEREAL DRILLS

Lemken Solitair F front tank gets four metering units

With four metering units as standard, Lemken’s new Solitair F front-mounted tank can apply seed and fertiliser – as well as other product combinations – while providing half-width section control.…

CRIME

Fraudsters steal 22 tonnes of high-value cheddar

Neal’s Yard Dairy in London has fallen victim to an alleged identity scam, resulting in the loss of £300,000 worth of artisanal cheese. The distributor and retailer shipped 22t of…

TAX

'Final plea' on tax relief to chancellor Reeves before Budget

Farm leaders have put in a final plea to chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of this week’s Budget, not to end or tamper with agricultural property relief (APR) from inheritance tax…

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OPINION

Editor's View: At last the Budget is here, whatever happens

A poor harvest. Anxiety about the farm budget. The impact of inflation. And fear over Labour’s seeming disinterest in food production… Fifty years ago this week saw hard-up Welsh farmers…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Why I've made a temporary return to tillage

There’s something about ploughing. I don’t know if it’s the smell of freshly turned earth, the satisfaction of the straight lines and level surfaces, or the solitude and time to…