Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

Almost a quarter of farming business owners have identified the need to diversify their operations to ensure survival following Autumn Budget announcements, research by Shakespeare Martineau has revealed.

Razorback, the award-winning British manufacturer, is set to launch two exciting new products: the Razorback 57 Reach Mower and the Razorback Blade Rotary Mower.

Farmers are being warned to take extra care with medications after a working sheepdog swallowed a hormone implant used on sheep.

Trials carried out by Orion Future Technologies, working with Hutchinsons and Richard Austin Agriculture, have revealed how the application of silicon biostimulants can have a positive effect on potato yields and improve the plant’s natural defence to late blight.

While shoppers can currently enjoy discounts on Christmas vegetable staples in some supermarkets, Farmers Guide has asked the NFU about the consequences of those price cuts on British farmers.

Welsh farm machinery dealer Malpas Tractors has gone into administration following cash difficulties and the recent death of its managing director. 

Merlo UK has recently hosted its annual dealer conference and revealed the companies that were awarded the dealer of the year title.

The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, which offers help to rural communities and mentors youngsters, announced its donations for 2024 amount to more than £1 million. 

Small businesses across the UK have been facing many financial challenges in 2024, including fraud and scams, the Financial Ombudsman Service has revealed. 

Campaigner Save British Farming has launched a Christmas appeal asking children to write a letter to Sir Keir Starmer as well as Santa about their wishes for British farming in the New Year. 

Frontier Agriculture has partnered with Esri UK to create advanced geospatial solutions for the UK farming industry.

Hartpury University and Hartpury College’s Home Farm has installed a state-of-the-art robotic milking system that allows a cow to be milked when it wants, which can be up to three times a day on average.