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The US beef industry has been at the centre of discussion on a post-Brexit US-UK trade deal. In the first of a four-part series examining the US beef industry and markets, Farmers Guardian’s sister company Urner Barry looks at the structure of the industry from the ranch to the packing plant.

Calf scours and pneumonia among youngstock in the beef suckler herd continues to be a major gripe for UK beef producers. Farmers Guardian reports.

The Defra family responsible for ELMs development is becoming too inward-focused, instead of looking out to farmers who will deliver their ambitions, says Julia Aglionby, executive director for the Foundation for Common Land.

For fruit grower David Butler, streamlining is proving crucial to securing a commercially thriving fruit growing enterprise for years to come. Jack Watkins reports.

The UK Government either does not appreciate, or care, about what Brexit is about to bring for farmers, says Deidre Brock, SNP Westminster spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

This Government’s sugar plans, whether changing the tariff regime or refusing to reconsider the neonics ban for beet, prove no Minister is backing British farming, says Leicestershire arable and beef farmer Joe Stanley.

When we were in lockdown, one of the key challenges for our agritourism business and for others was not knowing how long the lockdown would last.

Alister Davies started farming sheep in much the same way as anyone else. But then he had an epiphany, transformed nutrition, grassland management and daily liveweight gain, and this year had sold every lamb with U and R grades before the end of June.

Recent polls highlight knowledge gaps around worm monitoring strategies which threaten the sustainable use of anthelmintics.

Well, as per usual, July has flown by. All silage is baled and although it has been a catchy and frustrating time, we have ended up with plenty of decent crop.