Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

An Essex arable farmer lost nearly £30,000 after being tricked into paying for a non-existent John Deere tractor. 

New Holland is set to unveil the evolution of its T7 tractor range and the expanded alternative fuel line-up during Agritechnica 2025. 

Farmers will be able to use the independent data on biofungicide performance in crop protection programmes, thanks to a series of AHDB-funded pilot trials.

An early-stage review of the UK Dairy Cattle Welfare Strategy 2023–2028 has highlighted reduced lameness, improved udder health, and greater cow comfort as key outcomes.

The UK is expected to have the highest inflation among G7 countries this year, with rising food prices identified as a key factor.

With grain prices under pressure and input costs climbing, more UK farmers are turning to strategic selling to manage risk and secure margins. According to Hectare Trading, there is growing interest among farmers in selling their crop forward over the harvest period.

Youngsters who would like to build a career in food, farming, or supply chain sectors are being encouraged to apply for the latest McDonald’s Progressive Young Farmers (PYF) programme.

The British Beet Research Organisation has shared advice to help sugar beet growers maximise yields and sugar content when harvesting in warm conditions.

The feed industry has urged livestock producers to carefully consider their feed requirements through to late spring 2026 and to discuss these with their feed suppliers at the earliest opportunity.

A woman from Willington, Derbyshire, has been banned for a year from taking dogs onto agricultural land after her dog attacked and injured 25 sheep.

A crop sprayer manufacturer, Knight Farm Machinery, has appointed Steve Dunning as its new area manager to oversee the needs of dealers and customers across Scotland and Northern England.  

The Welsh and Scottish governments confirmed that, because lower temperatures are expected to prevent midges from spreading the bluetongue virus, movement restrictions on ruminants and camelids have been eased.