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Top Gear host turned farmer Jeremy Clarkson has bought a Lamborghini tractor with ‘48 gears and 188 buttons’, he revealed in a recent Sunday Times column.

JCB has started to sell machines online for the first time in its history – and a Dorset landscaping and groundworks contractor has become the first customer to place an order.

Meat exporters will have the opportunity to learn about the impact of coronavirus on global trade during the first in a series of export webinars starting next month.

National Beef Association (NBA) sends open letter to George Eustice MP after amendments to the Agricultural Bill to protect UK standards were not adopted.

Warm weather this week after a prolonged dry period across much of the south east of England has prompted wildfire warnings.

The arrival of a new generation of Clearfield varieties offering improved performance and reliability will be particularly welcome to growers needing to keep on top of cruciferous weeds and ensure the most robust establishment and early crop development this autumn.

Well-known Welsh farmer and TV presenter Gareth Wyn Jones has said he was left “fuming” after walkers left a gate open on his farm, allowing sheep to escape.

Two long-running agricultural educational courses have been postponed for 12 months because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Deosan HH+ is the latest product to join the Deosan range and aims to effectively target lameness, an issue that is currently costing the dairy industry more than 1p per litre of milk produced on the farm, according to AHDB.

Speaking out in support of the ‘Pick for Britain’ campaign, Prince Charles praised the UK’s “remarkable farmers and growers” as he urged people to adopt the ‘Land Army’ spirit and help get the harvest in.

When Covid-19 restrictions lift, campaigns should be ready to promote holidays in rural areas, as they offer a combination of limited travelling time, health benefits of fresh air and easier social distancing than cities.

To support the UK agricultural industry, the Farm Safety Foundation wrote and published a follow up to their popular Little Book of Minding Your Head – a 32 page guide to dealing with the stress of COVID-19.