All from last 24 hours TRACTORSChallenger gets reverse drive conversion for tree pruningAfter decades of hauling heavy cultivation kit, a 1990s twin-track crawler has found an unlikely second career in the cider orchards of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The Caterpillar Challenger 55 is… CROP WATCHCrop Watch: Protecting OSR yields and weevil damage in pulsesThis week's key discussions include protecting yields in flowering OSR crops, fertiliser strategies for milling wheat and the severe pea and bean weevil attacks in the north. See also: How… AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONWhy collaboration is key to a resilient future for dairyOxfordshire-based dairy farmer David Christensen says fair pricing and farmer-led collaboration are central to delivering sustainable milk production. UK dairy farmers are operating in an increasingly complex environment, with volatile… TENANCIES AND RENTSHow greener, longer-term FBTs are gaining momentumHot on the heels of a new guidance note from the Farm Tenancy Forum on how to set up a long-term farm business tenancy (FBT), the Duchy of Cornwall has… COMMUNITYFarmers deliver more pick-ups to war-torn UkraineBritish farmers and other industry stakeholders have just completed the delivery of another 38 pick-up trucks and vans to Ukraine – the 26th successful mission by UK charity Pick-ups for… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: 10 years on, we’re a proper family farmIt has been busy here, but definitely a good busy, rather than a bad busy. We are eight days post due date for our spring-calving suckler cows. So far 40%… BOVINE TBCompulsory TB blood testing to expand in EnglandCompulsory interferon-gamma blood testing will be extended to more cattle herds in England from July, under changes by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha). From 1 July 2026, all… POULTRYAdvice on protecting flocks from Newcastle disease virusIt was in 2006 when Great Britain last had an outbreak of Newcastle disease. With cases now confirmed in western Europe, it is possible that this highly contagious avian virus… LIVESTOCK DISEASESVaccine ready to counter emerging bluetongue BTV-8 threatFarmers looking to protect their livestock against the BTV-8 bluetongue variant have another tool at their disposal, with the Syvazul BTV-8 vaccine now available for use in England, Scotland and…
