51AVÊÓƵ

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Philip Morgan, Powys, reflects on the transformation of UK beef breeding over the past 50 years

After a run of wildly different seasons, maize variety choice is no longer a straight yield chase and maturity is about protecting harvest timeliness, soil and starch per acre

KFC, Wagamama, Burger King, and Taco Bell are some of the chains to step away from BCC and launch the Sustainable Chicken Forum

Auctioneer and partner at GTH, Andrew Clements on dairy’s ups and downs

For Prosser and Steph James, making better use of the resources they had on their Welsh farm without taking on big financial risk was key

Sheep were the reason Valentina Busin came to Scotland and the reason she stayed. From on farm experience to virus surveillance, she shares why farmer–vet collaboration matter more than ever.

The survey highlighted the need for a workable planning system and a fair, functioning supply chain to remove current barriers to growth

Auctioneer at Kivells Exeter, Russell Steer discusses the high demand in sheep trade

British agriculture was rocked to the core 25 years ago by the foot-and-mouth crisis. Have lessons been learnt at a time when the UK food supply chain is being compromised by illegal meat and cheap food imports?

This latest instalment of the Mart’s The Heart Standing the Test of Time series supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, reflects on the 25th anniversary of the UK’s worst foot and mouth disease outbreak which coincided with Simon Draper’s arrival at Thame Market.