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Two free virtual Farmers Guardian events are offering UK farmers the chance to find out more about the opportunities the New Zealand agritech industry has to offer.

Covid-19 has highlighted the agricultural industry’s ability to adapt and innovate during the most extraordinary of times. With this resulting in a surge in public support for agriculture, there is no better time to celebrate this as part of The British Farming Awards 2020.

In an online timed auction hosted by Farmers Marts (R.G. Jones), Dolgellau, sheep dogs sold to a top price of 18,525, which when including the buyer’s premium, amounts to 19,451.

Pit your skills against a professional livestock judge and be in with the chance of winning £250 plus a £250 ram voucher.

Grassroot farmers across the country are getting involved with #Farm24 and pledging their support for British farming.

These are challenging times for all and so I wanted share with you what we are doing here at Arable Farming and the CropTec Show to ensure we keep you informed and up to date in the coming weeks and months as measures to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are implemented.

A new record of 1,700 for a Dalesbred female was set at the Dalesbred Sheep Breeders’ Association show and sale held at Bentham for a two-shear ewe, shown by Colin and Alan Price, Longlands.

Heifers led the way at Leyburn’s spring spectacular with Garrowby Farms, Bugthorpe, taking home the championship, under judge Elizabeth Vance, Newton Stewart, with a Limousin heifer.

Blackface females were in demand at the breed’s Farmers Guardian-supported show and sale of in-lamb ewes and gimmers at Lanark.

Irthingelt Dairy Shorthorns added the breed championship at last year’s Dairy Expo to a respectable line-up of showring titles to date, but they make up only one arm of the farming business.