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The NFU and AHDB will carry out a review of farm assurance schemes as a whole, following the recent controversy over Red Tractor’s Greener Farms Commitment.

As the second storm has hit the country in just 48 hours, bringing heavy rain and strong winds, NFU Mutual has offered some advice to help farmers protect themselves and their businesses.

Väderstad’s TopDown cultivator is entering a new generation, with the introduction of the iPad-based control system Väderstad E-Control, as well as the possibility to apply prescription map tillage via Isobus Task Control.

Shelbourne Reynolds is using LAMMA 2024 to launch a new head memory system for its top-end hedge trimmer models, a development tested with operators across the UK over the past three seasons and designed to reduce operator control inputs to minimise fatigue and improve productivity.

Tesco has said it will temporarily accept some smaller-than-usual sprouts, cauliflowers, cabbages and leeks to help UK farmers struggling with the devastating weather conditions that have affected their livelihoods.

Nearly a fifth of farmers had invested or planned to invest in agri-tech in 2023, say NFU Mutual experts. The number has increased from 13% the previous year.

Comments made by Welsh Labour MS Mike Hedges about farm funding have been criticised by the Welsh farming union and described as “completely out of touch”. During a Senedd plenary debate on Wednesday, 10th January, Swansea East MS Hedges said that “there is no reason to subsidise agriculture”.

The government has announced a series of updates to the ELM schemes for this year, including additional support for tenants, upland farmers and grassland. Here, we outline the key updates from the government…

When we think about high-risk industries, construction is usually the first that comes to mind. Forestry and agriculture are often overlooked. However, they are among the most high-risk industries in the UK when it comes to health and safety. Gavin Scarr-Hall, director of health & safety at Peninsula, offers some advice.

The Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers is celebrating its 50th anniversary and is urging all past members, officeholders and friends to get in touch and join in the celebrations.

One of the highlights of the Farm Business Innovation Show 2023, held in Birmingham in November, was the exploration of how diversification projects are breathing life and value back into rural spaces.

German farmers are continuing the national protest in response to a government proposal to revoke key tax privileges.