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The ‘to do’ list for dairy farmers before first cut can be long, but key tasks must be prioritised to ensure high-quality silage.

Mark Davis on latest market trade.

Zanna Dennis on the importance of support.

Auctioneer Oliver Chapman on prices.

High feed, fertiliser and fuel costs are driving UK dairy farmers to want to produce better silage in 2023.

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer today set out his stall to win the rural vote, declaring that ‘food security is national security’.

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.

NFU Mutual data shows the Scottish public are aware of the penalties for sheep worrying and that police are taking the issue seriously

Nearly two thirds of owners say they let their dog roam off-lead in the countryside but almost four in ten admit their pets do not always come back when called