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Some 38% of arable soils across England and Wales are degraded according to a new, easy-to-use ‘soil health’ measure developed by scientists led by Rothamsted Research. This is compared with less than 7% of grassland and woodland soil using the same analysis methodology. Developed from the findings of a number...

The month of June saw something of a recovery in new tractor registrations in the UK. According to the Agricultural Engineers’ Association, 932 tractors (+50hp) were sold last month. Whilst this is a vast improvement on the figure of 586 tractors sold in May, June registrations still showed a 15%...

The NFU’s campaign for the setting up of a Trade and Agriculture Commission to address the challenges of safeguarding the UK’s high food and farming standards looks to have met its prime objective. Following intense lobbying by the NFU on behalf of the British farming industry, the government has agreed...

The new STOLL grab bucket is now available. The new implement replaces STOLL’s existing and highly popular grab bucket - a hard act to follow, but STOLL has risen to the challenge. STOLL's latest design incorporates a range of new features that further improve on the old favourite. The result...

A petition launched in February by the NFU calling on the government to preserve and protect UK food standards against the threat posed by future imports of lower standard food has attracted one million signatures from the British public. The milestone was passed soon after an Agriculture Bill amendment which...

Cereals Event organisers, Comexposium, claim the online version of this year’s event held on 10 and 11 June was a resounding success, attracting over 10,000 visitors from all over the world. With the traditional show cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the decision was taken to deliver as much content...