- Kverneland sets autonomous world ploughing record with AgXeed 06/06/2025
Kverneland has set the first world record for autonomous ploughing by teaming up with autonomy solutions provider Agxeed. The 24-hour autonomous ploughing challenge was carried out at Birch Farm, Stonegrave,
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- Change of mindset to cut back on tillage 06/06/2025
It has been a few years since the UK saw the Väderstad Seed Hawk. Initially developed by the Canadian company of the same name, Väderstad started working with Seed Hawk
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- Farmers to get fairer deals for combinable crops 06/06/2025
A new government review tackling unfair practices in the combinable crops supply chain is set to benefit arable farmers. The review aims to help protect arable farmers’ businesses and income
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- Guidance: Import of live animals returned to Great Britain – IIN RATC/2 05/06/2025
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live animals that are being returned to Great Britain.
- Transparency data: UK-New Zealand sanitary agreement – joint management committee minutes 05/06/2025
Summary minutes from meetings of the joint management committee (JMC) for the sanitary agreement between the UK and New Zealand.
- Government funds scheme to tackle on-farm drought risk 05/06/2025
Fully funded expert-led studies to assess water security on farms open for applications.
- NFU Marks UK’s “Negligible Risk” BSE Status as Major Milestone 05/06/2025
The UK’s Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk status has been reclassified to negligible by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) after years of the NFU advocating for change. David
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- Czech-built farm machines focused on export markets 05/06/2025
The Czech agricultural industry is an interesting one. On the border of what’s considered central and eastern Europe, with many disagreements on which countries fit into which region, it could
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- Discover ways to boost efficiency at this year’s Cereals Event 05/06/2025
Farmers looking for ways to improve efficiencies will have access to multiple solutions at this year’s Cereals Event. Smaller weather windows and ongoing labour challenges mean arable farmers need to
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- Direct to farm Sugar Beet sales to be unveiled at Cereals 2025 05/06/2025
UK sugar beet growers can now buy seed directly from plant breeders SESVANDERHAVE. The move by the leading global breeder of sugar beet comes from changes made to the British
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- Reforms to bolster flood protection for communities across the country 04/06/2025
Delivering on the government’s Plan for Change, proposals will introduce a simplified approach benefitting poorer communities and speeding up project delivery
- Flood and coastal erosion funding reform 04/06/2025
We are consulting on flood and coastal erosion funding rules and are calling for evidence on alternative sources of funding and devolution opportunities.