Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

As the machinery market continues to be challenging for manufacturers and dealers alike, the trade for high-quality, second-hand equipment sold at auction continues unaffected, with machinery auctioneers Cheffins selling more than £8.5m worth of machinery in September.  

The production of low-carbon, plant-based insulating blocks by agricultural workers from farm materials could support rural economies and tackle labour shortages, experts believe.  

Zap Fencing, a UK-based dedicated electric fencing provider, is launching a range of European manufactured electric fencing energisers to be available through its website. 

New precision breeding technology to increase food production, reduce costs to farmers, and allow drought- and disease-resistant crops to be grown will be brought forward under new laws, the government has just announced. 

A Suffolk rare breeds farm has experienced an “absolute horror” after one of its sheep was shot. 

Profitable Farming Company (PFC) said it hopes to revolutionise the UK agricultural market with its range of Awemak cultivation machinery. 

Scrapping inheritance tax reliefs would tear apart family farms and damage the UK’s food security, according to a new poll by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). 

UK beetroot growers will be able to access the US market for the first time, NFU has just announced.

An eight-year-old boy died after he was shot in the head and face on a farm in Cumbria. 

Many farmers are intending to drill cereals earlier this season, so effective weed control will depend on a successful residual programme. Good chemistry is available, but it needs a clear strategy to get the best result, arable experts said. 

Research led by Norfolk crop scientists has received a £3 million boost from Defra to enable the development of climate-resilient legume crops.  

A survey carried out by RSABI among the Scottish agricultural community has revealed that while there is strong awareness of the importance of taking a break off the farm, too few farmers actually do so.