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NEWS

Tractors seized during London farmer protest

A last-minute Whitehall tractor ban on Wednesday’s Budget day protest caused confusion, disruption, and two vehicle seizures, leaving farmers questioning why long-planned arrangements were overturned hours before the demonstration. Farmers…

FARM POLICY

Devon tractor rally shows unity with London protestors

Protestors in Devon staged a “go-slow” tractor parade around Exeter on Wednesday evening (26 November) in a show of support for fellow farmers attending the anti-inheritance tax rally in London…

MEDICINES

Clarity sought on Northern Ireland vet medicine rules

A coalition of veterinary, farming and animal health bodies has urged the UK government to clarify how new post-Brexit arrangements for supplying veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland will operate when…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

UK wheat markets falter with global supplies set to rise

UK feed wheat futures for May 2026 dropped to a contract low of £171.50/t on 26 November, as a stronger pound made domestic wheat less competitive on global markets. The…

BOVINE TB

Bovine TB: Badger vaccination faces its defining test

Defra’s decision to expand badger vaccination and wind down intensive culling marks one of the most significant shifts in bovine TB policy for a decade. Beginning early next year, a…

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Advice on employers' liability, injury and H&S management

Employers’ liability insurance is a legal requirement for any business using labour. It provides cover for legal liability for injury or illness caused to anyone working on the farm. Businesses…

LAND MARKETS

Land reform priorities misaligned with public, say Scots

Government priorities on land reform do not reflect public concerns, according to Scottish Land & Estates (SLE), which represents landowners. The organisation was responding to a report from the Scottish…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Umpteen jobs and a recycled shed

Since it’s now distinctly “back end”, and for a change we’re pretty much worked up, focus here has turned towards winter jobs. Alongside the usual machinery and shed maintenance, we…

HEALTH AND WELFARE

Advice on applying lime to cubicles to aid mastitis control

Liming cubicles may not be anyone’s favourite job, but it remains an important task in mastitis control. Push/pull-along dispensers, auger-driven models (spreading lime with bedding sawdust), or the traditional bucket-and-mug…

CEREAL DRILLS

Versatile Vredo DZ5 Overseeder sows three species at once

Both direct drilling and overseeding of multi-species swards are now possible with the latest iteration of Vredo’s Overseeder. The DZ5 is capable of sowing three different seed types or products…

COMMUNITY

Soil-to-sourdough traceability is key focus for farm bakery

A Suffolk couple who began baking loaves in a garden potting shed have spent three years reshaping their family’s 110ha farm, creating a fully traceable soil-to-sourdough system that now supplies…