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Farmers are set to gather outside the BBC South recording studio tomorrow to put farmers’ current issues in the spotlight.

With many effective soil insecticides now banned and remaining options offering limited efficacy, growers face increasing challenges in managing these pests.

Alicia Kearns, MP for Rutland and Stamford, has proposed a new clause which makes theft of high value farming equipment an aggravating factor on sentencing.

Omnivent explains how to ensure your potato cooling system can withstand extreme weather patterns and harvest variations.

County show season is here again – which is always a great opportunity for the British farming community to get together.

An ambitious Land Use Framework (LUF) needs to give food production the same priority as delivering legislated environmental targets, otherwise the ability to continue producing food for the nation could be put at risk, the NFU said.

Agricultural contractors are planning to increase their service charges by almost 6% to reflect rising costs and inflation.

The sunniest March on record has contributed to a bumper early harvest of British asparagus and rhubarb. Ocado’s latest sales data is showing that consumers are taking full advantage of it.

A casting agency is looking for farmers and agricultural workers to appear in an advert for what is believed to be Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone lager.

A wartime-themed farming demonstration that will highlight the reality of Britain’s food and farming crisis is set to take place in London next week. 

Farmers Guide talks to Rebecca Wilson, recently listed in The Times Young Power List, about her family farm, government policy and what it’s like to be a woman in agriculture.

Farmers have been invited to join food system workers, migrant farmworkers, hospitality workers, consumers, and food justice activists to march in London under the banner ‘Food In Our Hands’ this Saturday.