All from last 24 hours TRACTORSDriver's view: Dan Chanin's Claas Axion 870Armed with a 6.7-litre FPT engine and a choice of transmissions, Claas’s five-model Axion 800 range has the 200-300hp sector covered. And it’s the range-topping 870 with Cmatic CVT that’s… ARABLEYoung farmer completes marathon 2,000-mile US harvestWhen Eleanor Gilbert graduated from university, she knew she wanted to travel overseas – not looking out the window of a tour bus, but by completing a marathon 2,000-mile harvest… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Cows dry and culls gone for a good priceAnnual shut down is here. The herd was all dried off this week – though we had already dried off 150 over the previous month. They all get a teat… FARM POLICYNew SFI 'must support smaller farms' says Defra ministerThe new iteration of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), expected in 2026, must support smaller farms and be simpler to engage with, Defra farming minister Dame Angela Eagle has said.… FARM POLICYStarmer taken to task by Labour MP over farm taxSir Keir Starmer was confronted by a Labour MP over the government’s proposed inheritance tax changes for farming during a tense Commons Liaison Committee session, exposing mounting unrest on Labour’s…
