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OPINION

Editor's View: Creaking jobs market may tempt more into ag

This week saw a trip to the House of Commons courtesy of Arla, which launched a report conducted in partnership with Harper Adams calling on MPs for a new strategy…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: We can't keep calm and carry on importing

At the height of the Battle of Britain, during the critical month of October 1940, Winston Churchill emphasised the importance of agricultural production in a letter to the National Farmers…

LAND MARKETS

Land market 2025: Wales

A noticeable divide in performance between top and second-quality farmland was evident in Wales in 2025. Quality arable and productive pasture with good access and mains water sold very well…

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Why spring linseed could be a strong option in 2026 rotations

With demand for UK-grown linseed continuing to remain high against a backdrop of depressed markets and uncertainty surrounding many other spring crops, spring linseed could be the solution for many…

SLURRY TANKERS

Hi-Spec tankers get hydraulic suspension and electric steer

Hydraulic suspension with self-levelling capability is a new option for Hi-Spec trailers and slurry tankers running on two or three axles. The Sidra system, produced by Italian running gear specialist…

DIVERSIFICATION

How robust livery contracts help avoid disputes

Business cost increases, alongside the rising cost of living, are challenging many alternative enterprises, especially those involving the paying public. There has been a substantial increase in disputes between horse…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Three cattle dead after hare-coursing havoc

Salisbury Plain’s unique landscape, with its wide-open chalk grassland stretching on for miles, is frequently used by members of the public. However, not all of the visitors are welcome –…

FARM POLICY

EU alignment risks £810m hit to UK farm incomes

Aligning Great Britain’s crop protection rules with the EU’s is set to slash farming profit by up to £810m and trigger steep falls in UK crop production, according to new…

NEWS

Somerset Levels farmland floods again after Chandra

Farmland and communities across the Somerset Levels are under threat of serious flooding again after Storm Chandra brought heavy rainfall to already saturated ground, prompting Somerset Council to declare a…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Margins tighten for beef finishers as abattoirs cut prices

A number of major meat processors have cut base prices for beef cattle in the past week, as more animals come forward. Finished beef prices have been well supported throughout…

ARABLE

Sugar beet campaign set for earliest finish since 2016

The 2025-26 sugar beet lifting campaign is drawing to a close, with frost insurance triggered, yields sharply divided and growers facing mounting trade pressure from imported sugar. The campaign, which…

NEWS

Defra consults on tougher sewage sludge rules

Defra has launched a consultation on whether decades-old rules governing the use of sewage sludge on farmland should be tightened, replaced or scrapped altogether. The consultation, published on 27 January,…