²ÝÁñÉçÇø

Agricultural disputes are common. Chris Adams, partner and expert dispute resolution solicitor at Nelsons, discusses the consequences of such disagreements and how farms can best prepare to reduce the effects they can have on the business.Ìý

One of the biggest challenges in farming is uncertainty over the weather and this year is turning out to be another one to remember.

Father and son Allan and Johnny McCamley prefer a traditional approach to cattle breeding by selecting proven sires for their 120-cow pedigree Downview Holstein herd at Ochiltree, East Ayrshire. Bruce Jobson reports.

They say every day is a school day and inviting the general public into your farmyard on a daily basis is certainly an education.

Switching milking systems has gained traction over the past decade, with farmers wanting to upgrade technology and reduce milking labour. For one farm a dual approach is creating flexibility for the future. Natalie Noble reports.

Designed to cope with a wide variety of soils, one large-scale East Anglian root crop grower has invested in the latest stone separators.

Ben Lewis, 25, works with his parents on their mixed family farm in Dilwyn, Herefordshire, which is home to the Haven herd of pedigree Hereford cattle.

Farm groups are very focused on trade policy, but their time would be better spent pushing for farmers to get a fairer price for their food, says Cornish lamb and beef farmer Rona Amiss.

The Conservatives have been clear – they will not allow our food standards to be undermined in trade deals, says Andrew RT Davies, Welsh Tory Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The Agriculture Bill contains much good, but I hope we in the Lords can improve it in the areas of transition, productivity, support for tenants, food security and health, says Lord Donald Curry.