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Convoys of tractors decked in fairy lights and tinsel drew in excited crowds up and down the country as farmers pulled together to raise thousands of pounds for charity while connecting urban and rural communities.

Keeping in line with the weather throughout 2021, November was incredibly kind to us and allowed us to get finished with lifting, cultivating and drilling in good time.

Oilseed rape crops are well set for winter, according to the findings of a recent survey.

James Morrish on trade in last quarter of 2021.

UK-US AgTech company Phytoform has landed a $5.7 million (£4.3m) investment led by Eniac Ventures to develop new climate resilient crops.Ìý

As we approach the Christmas period at a fairly rapid pace the order book for the butchery is looking very healthy.

We are now well into winter and have settled into a nice routine, with Isobel and I taking turns on feeding and checking cows.

Stephen Allen, 26, is from Rothes, Moray and works as a farm manager for Delfur Farms, a mixed beef and arable farm situated on the banks of the river Spey. The main focus of the farm is a herd of 150-head of pedigree Simmental cows along with 162 hectares (400 acres) of spring barley, all of which is for malting.

With the transition to environmental payments prompting farmers to tap into alternative income streams, AHDB’s 51AVÊÓƵBusiness Review service is helping one Wiltshire farmer add value to his farming operation. Mollie Leach reports.