Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

Farmers from across the country are preparing to join the Day of Unity on 24th November to express their dissatisfaction with IHT reforms ahead of the Autumn Budget.

Rumenco will roll out its pink Lifeline Lamb and Ewe buckets following an “overwhelmingly positive” fundraising result. The campaign launched in 2024 in aid of the Pink Ribbon Foundation has already raised over £21,000 in donations.

In response to increased findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds, confirmation of new cases in poultry and kept birds, and amid increasing risk levels, an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone with housing measures will be introduced for north, central and parts of east of England to to help reduce the risk of further outbreaks. 

Representatives of the Welsh farming industry have responded to the latest government announcement regarding bovine TB and changes to resolved inconclusive reactors.

Bayer’s Jessico Fusion, the first co-formulation of Iblon (isoflucypram) and Inatreq active (fenpicoxamid), will be available to growers for use across a range of winter and spring-sown cereals in spring 2026 following the regulatory authorisation. 

Researchers have created pigs that are resistant to classical swine fever (CSF). When exposed to the virus, gene-edited pigs remained healthy, while unedited animals showed typical signs of disease, a study found.

Fifth-generation farmer Charles Rees has opened up about recent cancer diagnosis and his worries about the inheritance tax burden he will pass onto his son, during the latest episode of Countryfile. 

NFU has warned that rising energy costs and higher standing charges on business electricity bills are putting major pressure on the supply chain. Without action, these increases could threaten the survival of many farming businesses. 

New Holland dealer T H White Agriculture will extend its dealership territory into Shropshire and Powys. 

Over the weekend, DEFRA confirmed several cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 across England and Wales. 

The Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show returns next month with one of its most ambitious programmes yet.  

A fully restored 1963 Fordson Super Dexta tractor was sold for £40,280 at the Cheffins Cambridge Vintage Sale, with all proceeds going to the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital.