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Grassland nutrition in the lead up to first cut was in the spotlight during a recent Yara organised webinar. Hannah Park reports.

As GrassCheckGB enters into its second year, Hannah Park caught up with two of the farms taking part in the initiative which is aiming to help farmers across Great Britain improve their grassland productivity and pasture util

Getting maize off to a good start will be particularly important this spring, given the wet autumn and winter bringing the likelihood of colder soils and later drilling alongside the loss of key seed treatments this year.

Livestock farmers are being challenged to obtain one tonne more of utilised dry matter from grass this year, as latest figures highlight improved pasture in Great Britain could be under- performing by about 4tonne DM/ha (1.6t

Producers supplying products through on-farm vending machines have seen significant increases in demand amid supermarket shelf shortages.

Adrian Tattersall has long enjoyed keeping and showing Wensleydale Longwool sheep, but more recently has found a value in crossing the breed for prime lamb production.

Agricultural supply networks say they have seen no evidence of stockpiling amid the Covid-19 panic, despite anecdotal reports.

An all-inclusive approach lies behind the success of AgriScot Dairy Farmer of the Year 2019 winners, the McMiken family.

A group of farmers in Scotland are set to begin trialling virtual fencing, pitched as a way of managing herd movement through collars and online software more effectively than with physical fencing.

Better utilisation of grass and streamlining efficiencies has allowed one North Ayrshire monitor farm to significantly increase output over the last three years.