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Rural council seats are being targeted by the Liberal Democrats in the upcoming local elections with traditional Conservative voters feeling they have been taken for granted by the party.

Huge variations in costs, particularly for forage and concentrates, were the drivers behind whether spring-calving suckler herds made a profit or not.

Grain and oilseed markets are currently focusing on fundamental drivers, rather than geopolitics, but the situation in Ukraine will remain a key watchpoint in the weeks approaching harvest.

The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland said it was pulling away successfully from the financial impact of the pandemic, but still facing the headwinds of increased costs.

After years of building their business, Matt and Dani Blair found their farm and are moving forward with their plans. Emily Ashworth meets them to find out more.

Where crops have been planted into cloddy seedbeds, slug risk will be high and potato producers are urged to protect against the pest as soon as tubers reach golf ball size.

Consumers should not expect to see cheaper food on the shelves any time soon, despite Government pledges to halve inflation by the end of the year, the NFU has warned.

With food prices continuing to be a driver of overall UK inflation, Cedric Porter takes a look at the difference between retail price and farmgate.

Scottish Government needs to make a clear statement rejecting the reintroduction of the lynx to the countryside, after proposals were put back on the agenda.