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Attracting 150 delegates to hear the latest advancements in agri-tech, the first South West AgriTech Showcase was held on Thursday 20th April at Exeter Racecourse. So, what was in store for the attendees?

Openfield’s health, safety and environment manager Mark Smith was recognised at the 2023 Safety & Health Excellence Awards for his significant contribution to the implementation and enhancement of health, safety and wellbeing standards at the company.

If the lack of confidence and uncertainty in British farming is allowed to continue, we could see further shortages on supermarket shelves, the NFU warns.

Perthshire-based Taylors Snacks and Abertay University are joining forces in a new project looking at mitigating levels of acrylamide, a suspected carcinogen, in potato crisp production in a bid to enhance food safety.

In times of high volatility in the finance market, Mark Ashbridge of finance solutions firm Ashbridge Partners believes there are still opportunities to be had for farmers wishing to expand their business, and even suggested that raising debt in an inflationary environment can be, on the long term, really quite productive.

Farmers are being urged not to compromise on safety in the rush for the first silage cut of the season.

To help address concerns around creating a health and safety policy, the Farm Safety Foundation (also known as Yellow Wellies) have launched a new online ‘Build Your Own Health & Safety Policy’ tool to help farmers create a tailored policy that meets HSE requirements and standards set out by farm assurance schemes.

Having sold his international pig breeding business in 2014, Jeremy Barber and his wife Sarah diversified into holiday lets and have managed to achieve consistently high bookings and customer reviews. We spoke to them to find out the secret to their success.

John Deere will be holding an open day at its Apprentice Training Centre this May in a bid to recruit the next generation of technicians to work across its agriculture, turf and parts business.

Farmland values have increased for an eighth straight quarter, new data from property consultancy Carter Jonas shows.

With biodiversity net gain (BNG) and woodland carbon units (WCU) utilised by more and more farm businesses to generate additional income, Gavin Birchall, tax advisory partner at Scrutton Bland, shared expert advice on the various tax implications of green farming in 2023.

Despite a year-on-year increase in meat-free meals, dishes containing meat, fish and poultry (MFP) are still a firm favourite with diners and account for the majority of spend in the out-of-home market, AHDB research has shown.