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Whilst non-inversion cultivation practices such as min-till, no-till and direct drilling have found increasing favour in recent years, ploughing remains the preferred option on a large number of farms across the UK and Ireland. Whilst it could be viewed as conventional cultivation, it would be wrong to label those farmers...

According to figures released by the AEA, registrations of new tractors (+ 50hp) in September 2020 totalled 1,187 units, representing an increase of 18% compared with the same month last year and almost doubling the sales recorded for the month of August 2020. These latest numbers mark a return to...

As farming incomes come under increasing pressure and uncertainty persists concerning UK agriculture’s post-Brexit commercial landscape, more and more farmers are looking at ways they can diversify in order to secure their future financial security. Tourism, events, retail outlets, specialist or niche food development and renewables are just some of...

The coronavirus pandemic has affected us all, and in many different ways. Perhaps one of the most under-reported consequences of the outbreak is that, for some people, the restrictions placed on working and social lives is having an impact on their wellbeing and mental health. And farmers are not immune....

Farmers have always recognized that managing and reducing their cost of production brings obvious benefits. But whilst, in the past, this may have been more of an aspiration than a commitment - today, the need to cut fuel consumption and increase operating efficiencies is perhaps more urgent than ever. There...

Climate change is very real and it is likely to have very real implications for farmers, the crops that they grow and the future of agriculture in the UK. There is a plethora of data available through the Met Office which serves to confirm what many of us are already...