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There has been a recent shift in silage making practice as more dairy farmers put greater reliance on home-grown forage. Farmers Guardian takes a look at how best to make sure a multi-cut approach stacks up.

The liquid milk market is broken and the whole supply chain is no longer sustainable, believes NFU Dairy board chairman Michael Oakes.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the measures to tackle supply chain unfairness in the Agriculture Bill will give farmers a ‘fair share of the cake’, despite the fact they do not touch on price.

Developing environmentally sustainable farming systems was the theme running through the Maize Growers Association conference held near Derby.

Activism and misinformation about agriculture reported by the media is ‘number one’ on farmers’ lists of concerns and is contributing to mental health issues.

The Government has unveiled plans to introduce three tiers of the new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) which will replace the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Defra has proposed making payments to farmers based on income foregone and costs incurred under ‘Tier 1’ of its proposed new agriculture scheme.

Standards encapsulate the values of a nation and the UK is ‘absolutely right’ to highlight the importance of upholding them as the Government negotiates new trade deals.

NFU president Minette Batters will today open the union’s annual conference with a call for Government to ‘show global leadership’ on international trade and protect domestic production standards.

Arla has announced that its UK March manufacturing milk price is to increase by 0.90ppl to 30.9ppl, in line with increases for its European farmer suppliers.