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Working sheepdogs set for auction after £19,800 top price
Around 50 working sheepdogs will go under the virtual hammer in Harrison & Hetherington’s third online sale, following previous top prices of nearly…
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Farmland values slide 4.1% as buyers hold back
Average farmland values in England and Wales fell to £8,497 an acre in the second quarter of 2026, leaving prices 4.1% lower than a year earlier…
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Smaller farm buildings to escape mandatory BNG assessments
Farmers planning developments of less than 0.2 hectares could avoid mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain assessments under rules taking effect on 6 August…
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Twenty firefighters taken to hospital after Essex farm explosion
Twenty firefighters were taken to hospital after a fertiliser explosion ripped through industrial units at an Essex farm, where more than 100 crew…
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Dairy profits forecast to fall by more than two-thirds
Profits among the dairy farms covered by a new report reached 12.43p per litre in 2025/26, but are forecast to fall by more than two-thirds as milk…
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Twenty-six free places up for grabs on farm safety course
Farm managers and supervisors have until 21 August to enter a draw for one of 26 free places on a new agricultural safety course. NFU Mutual’s Risk…
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Defra extends pig sector survey as market pressure mounts
Pig farmers and processors have until 31 July to tell Defra how volatile prices, rising costs and contract pressures are affecting the sector. The…
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Young author and rural GP honoured for farm safety work
An 11-year-old author, a rural GP, a farming leader and more than 5,000 young farmers have been recognised for helping drive safer practices across…
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Graham's semi-skimmed milk recalled after antibiotics detected
Certain bottles of Graham’s Family Dairy semi-skimmed milk have been recalled over concerns they could trigger a reaction in people allergic to…
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Scientists detect Johne's-linked antibodies in newborn calves
Blood samples already taken from newborn calves could offer researchers a new way to investigate early-life exposure to Johne’s disease. Scientists…
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