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Poor straw yields due to the difficult establishment conditions this season may make it an expensive and rare commodity this year. Jane Carley speaks to manufacturers about how to get the most from bedding.

Christmas has come and gone once again and, like many families, it was very quiet this year, with family celebrations put on hold.

No tariff welcome says Richard Hyde.

James Lacey is managing director of a Lincolnshire-based horticultural and agricultural business. A specialist in growing and packing flowers, James also grows potatoes, winter wheat and sugar beet. The farm covers about 1,000 hectares of rented land in South Lincolnshire. Follow him on Twitter @hortijames

Five years of fundraising enabled The Countryside Restoration Trust to purchase Bere Marsh Farm, set to be a site to showcase its history, farming and conservation interests. Clemmie Gleeson finds out more.

With a large muck and slurry spreading workload, one Leicestershire farmer and contractor has turned to side discharge spreading as a more versatile option. Alex Heath finds out more.

Investing in a new setup on a greenfield site has demonstrated the Barnes family’s commitment to dairying for the next generation and beyond. Clemmie Gleeson finds out more.

Beth Menzies, 21, grew up on her family hill farm in Argyll, studied agriculture at Scotland’s Rural College and works as a shepherd in the Scottish Borders.

Exceptional feed efficiency and fertility drive the success of one family dairy farm on the edge of the Peak District.