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CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Falling global sugar markets put pressure on domestic prices

Bearish global sugar markets and increased supply have weighed on prices across Europe throughout 2024. A global surplus is forecast by traders for next year and into 2026, based on…

ROOT CROP HARVESTERS

AVR's debut Scorpio potato box filler good for 75t/hour

Automatic control and a claimed working rate of up to 75t or 60 boxes an hour are features of the first vegetable box filler from Belgian manufacturer AVR. The Scorpio…

RAKES AND MERGERS

Massey reveals second-generation RK twin-rotor rakes

High-tech features to ease the operator’s workload and achieve as clean a sweep as possible are available with Pro versions of the latest Massey Ferguson (MF) twin-rotor grass rakes. First…

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Scots and Welsh farming unions demand better budget

NFU Scotland says the Labour government must match its ambitions for food security with an increased multi-annual funding commitment for farming. Labour’s election manifesto states “food security is national security”…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Abattoir sector near 'tipping point' warn meat processors

Meat traders are warning of a sharp decline in livestock farming, increased reliance on imports, and a loss of UK food security if the government fails to halt the decline…

COMPLIANCE

Fruit and veg growers oppose planned audit changes

Growers have called for proposals to reform the Sedex (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) auditing process to be paused, due to the significant cost implications it would have for businesses and…

FARM POLICY

Lib Dem Alistair Carmichael tipped to chair Efra committee

Just one MP has thrown their hat in the ring so far for the position of chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee, which is due to…

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OPINION

Editor's View: It's not beyond us to keep kids safer on ATVs

The essence of farming culture is the broad streak of independence that runs through most farmers, as bold and wide as the bull bars on proper Defenders. It’s surely not…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Things that go bang at harvest time

I call this time of year “injury season”. Farming’s a hazardous job as it is, but add the physical and mental exhaustion that comes with weeks of harvesting, and you’ve…