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Butchers’ rose in popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic, with many adapting to offer new delivery or click and collect services.

Investment in controlling bovine TB at the farm level and badger cull licences were top of the agenda when Ceredigion farmers hosted a visit from Member of the Senedd, Elin Jones.

Farming is the bedrock of the rural economy and fundamental to its success – 70 per cent of land in the UK is farmed and farmers have a role in caring for much of the rest of it.

With changes to support structures throwing up a host of questions at the farmgate, AHDB’s new Farm Business Review is helping one mixed farmer future-proof his business and prepare for the loss of Basic Payments. Mollie Leach reports.

Dry rot risk is high in Scotland this year and seed potato growers are being urged to apply tuber treatments as early as possible to prevent disease progression in store.

As well as being the bedrock of rural life, British farming’s contribution to the national economy topped £9.4 billion last year, with the agri-food sector worth £127bn. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian drills into the data.

Dry rot risk is high in Scotland this year and seed potato growers are being urged to apply tuber treatments as early as possible to prevent disease progression in store.?

With the drive towards farm sustainability, it is vital farmers put measures in place to capitalise on the excellent potential of this year’s maize crops as a valuable home-grown feed for dairy cows.

So after the longest of waits harvest 2021 is nearly complete here in the soggy North West and with it came its many stresses. However, I find none as stressful as trying to move the combine down the road.

A project to detect potato diseases and defects before they hit supermarket shelves is being carried out by B-hive Innovations.