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The coronavirus outbreak will make it hard to analyse the true economic impact of Brexit on farming, says Eamon Cassells, a beef farmer from County Meath in Ireland.

None of us could anticipate just how altered the world has become in a matter of weeks. We are all affected by Covid-19, in so many ways, and it has never felt more important to reach out and communicate, both in our rural communities and more widely.

As the nation strives to keep coronavirus at bay, the farming community is pulling together in extraordinary ways. Farmers Guardian finds out more.

In line with its commitment to support the UK livestock sector and maintain the food supply chain during the evolving coronavirus crisis, the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA) welcomes two new online platforms which are helping to support livestock trade via dedicated auction events and services.

Boosting the country’s valuable reserve of personal protective equipment (PPE), JCB and a team of volunteer employees have set up mini production lines.

Rachael Richards, 40, grew up on a Welsh hill farm and has spent every spring since the age of 18 travelling home to help over the lambing season. Here she discusses how in the grip of Covid 19, after being furloughed from her PR job in Manchester, she is now ‘volunteering’ back on the family homestead, alongside her four siblings, and finds very little changes in the country.

Under its multiple brands, including Case IH, New Holland and Steyr, and across its multiple facilities around the world, CNH Industrial has been busy making steps to reduce the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

If you’ve never tried mindfulness, it’s a simple form of meditation. Bringing your attention to the present moment – to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you.

Here is why using nodal growth stages will not be a good indicator of leaf 3 emergence this season.