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A three-year plan to improve the family dairy herd business has seen some significant changes made to the dairy system run by Wallace and James Hendrie. Melanie Scott reports.

Farmers were advised to remain vigilant as a once localised, coastal pest is travelling further afield into the UK causing foliage and root damage to sugar beet.

A TOTAL of 10 million is now available from the Woodland Carbon Guarantee’s 50m fund to support new woodland creation, tackle climate change and provide new long term payment incomes for farmers.

Good artificial insemination (AI) protocols are helping a Carmarthenshire dairy farm achieve a six-week in-calf rate of more than 80 per cent.

A TOTAL of £10 million is now available from the Woodland Carbon Guarantees £50m fund to support new woodland creation, tackle climate change and provide new long term payment incomes for farmers.

Improving forage quality thorough better grazing management could be a way to reduce methane output on-farm.

Pig producers are edging towards profitability, but recouping the losses of the last three years will take a long time. Cedric Porter reports.

In our new foodie series championing British produce, Jenny Jefferies, author of two award-wining cookbooks will share monthly recipes with Farmers Guardian.

As labour supply remains a challenge for the agricultural industry, understanding how to best attract future employees, is key to combating the hidden costs of staff turnover.