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Dan Simpson and Ruby Cappleman experienced the ‘worst day of their lives’, losing 58 ewe lambs in a flash flood near Keswick and appealed to the local authorities for help managing the River Derwent.

Farmers are encouraged to test incoming sheep for scab to determine whether treatment is required and avoid unnecessary costs.

The agricultural sector has seen rapid innovation in recent years due to the need to produce more food on less land, with technologies such as smart crops, agricultural drones, and smart greenhouses on the rise, according to GlobalData’s latest report.

In an effort to tackle the energy crisis and rising inflation, the Government has announced a series of tax cuts in its new Growth Plan that are expected to ease pressures in the farming industry.

The final phase of Defra’s Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) is now live, offering up to 32,000 farmers in England who currently receive direct payments free business advice to help prepare for the upcoming transition.

Farmers intending to cover their maize fields with grass this winter can now claim £200 per hectare from South East Water.

The 2022 Hutchinsons maize trials in Cumbria offered growers and contractors insight into new ways of maximising maize output in the less than favourable growing conditions of the north west.

With winter just around the corner, now is the time to ensure your premises are prepared for the pest problems that lie ahead. 1env Solutions offers some tips.

Adding pendimethalin and/or diflufenican to select herbicide co-packs can boost pre-emergence weed control in winter wheat, according to the crop protection company ADAMA.

The post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) vaccine Coliprotec can prevent the disease in nearly 60% of pig herds, UK diagnostic testing data has shown.

The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) said Defra’s recently launched consultation focuses on too small a part of the pork supply chain and ignores many of the complexities that contributed to the recent crisis in the pig sector.

As the world’s population is projected to exceed nine billion by 2050, vertical farming is rapidly becoming the answer to the global food crisis, according to Westbrooke Associates.