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US National Pork Producers Council and American hog producers do not want a ‘food fight’ with the UK pig industry writes John Wilkes.

Banning imports is an impractical and probably illegal idea which was always doomed to fail, but there are other ways to protect our domestic food standards, says Cambridgeshire Fens farmer Tom Clarke.

In promising to uphold the UK’s high food production standards, but refusing to explain how, the Government has displayed a failure of imagination on post-Brexit trade policy, says Tom Lancaster, acting head of land, seas and climate policy at the RSPB.

Over the past few weeks, we have seen how Covid-19 has impacted lives across the UK, affecting every aspect of how we live, work and socially interact, says Chris Lewis, a farming specialist at Marsh Commercial.Ìý

From 5am August 6 - 5am August 7, 2020, 24 Hours in Farming will be back, taking to social media to show the world what British farmers do. Will you be there?

Targeting oilseed rape crops on more fertile fields and more extensive use of manures could help crops better cope with the challenges of cabbage stem flea beetle, says Suffolk farm manager, Simon Eddell.

On August 9th farmers united to take part in last year’s record-breaking 24 Hours in Farming campaign aiming to highlight the work of the agricultural sector.

Once again farmers across the UK are ready for agriculture’s biggest online event of the year to commence, as 24 Hours in Farming is back.