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With input costs skyrocketing, looking at alternative home-grown protein sources could help bolster ruminant rations while reducing the reliance on purchased feeds. Farmers Guardian reports.

Having recently read through and advised on yet another 51AVÊÓƵBusiness Tenancy (FBT), which, as sadly now seems to be the norm, has a short fixed term and reams of overly onerous and restrictive tenant obligations, along with an eye-watering rent, I thought it right to put pen to paper on the subject.

March came in like a lamb for us here in the Scottish Borders, so let’s hope the old saying isn’t accurate as we’ll be lambing at the end of the month and could do without any roaring lions.

This is your reminder that Mother’s Day is fast approaching – Sunday, March 27, to be exact.

Huw Evans on return of Carmarthen mart.

Lowering the protein in parlour concentrate has the potential to boost margin over purchased feed by 5p/cow/day and reduce predicted nitrogen excretion by 15 per cent on one Wiltshire farm.

A farmer is selling his collection of more than 240 Massey Ferguson (MF) tractors, combines and implements in order to fund the growth of his business.