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• READ NOW: Removing Winter Fuel Payments could be 'devastating' for farming and rural pensioners

Devon farmer and agri-tech entrepreneur James Wright said he was concerned the removal of WFPs could push vulnerable rural pensioners and farmers into fuel poverty, with potentially devastating consequences.

• READ NOW: Farming industry shares views after BBC airs Brian May: The Badgers, the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø and Me

²ÝÁñÉçÇø have reacted with a mix of anger and disappointment following the broadcast of , which aired on BBC2 on Friday (August 23).

• READ NOW: Planning inspectors need 'urgent training' on farm tenancies, says TFA

The Tenant ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Association (TFA) has called on the Planning Inspectorate in England to give ‘urgent training' to its inspectors to improve their understanding of agricultural tenancies when handling planning appeals.

• READ NOW: Robots boost profits at last remaining prison farm

Britain's last remaining prison-run dairy farm has installed two milking robots, a move that has significantly increased milk yield from its herd of 120 pedigree Holsteins.

• READ NOW: Kuhn's GMD 5251 TC brings trailed mowing flexibility

The once favoured trailed mower seems to have fallen by the wayside for many grass growers in favour of front- and rear-mounted machines and contractor favourite, the butterfly combination.

Speaking to a Merseyside-based mixed farmer and contractor, we find out why they chose the unusual Kuhn GMD 5251 TC.

• READ NOW: OPINION: ²ÝÁñÉçÇø all over the world have more in common than we think

Following a visit to Switzerland last week as part of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian's Alex Black discusses similarities in how farming operates in different countries.