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Last week I visited farmers in Northumberland to see for myself the devastation caused by Storm Arwen on farms across the North.

I had to go over to a nearby market town, running a couple of errands. It happens to also be the town I grew up in.

Lancashire dairy farmer Andrew Wilkinson uses an Abbey VF1250 diet feeder purchased earlier this year from Rickerby at Carnforth. This is what he had to say about its performance to date. Simon Henley reports.

When it comes to weather, things usually average out if you wait long enough.

Andy Moye, 24, lives near Sudbury, Suffolk and is currently working on a beef unit.

A sales overview by Grant Anderson.

After securing a tenancy through Yorkshire Water, Robert McAneney tells Emily Ashworth about his plans for the future.

As one of the most important pieces of kit on any dairy unit and increasingly prevalent within other livestock enterprises, the diet feeder is imperative to profitability. Alex Heath, Geoff Ashcroft and Jane Carley speak to three users of different brands about their single auger tub mixers.

Farmers are being encouraged to become more and more reliant on technologies of control such as big data, AI and biotech. But is this really a good idea? Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City, University of London, explores.