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As the coronavirus lockdown became an imminent reality, it was no surprise that milk and eggsÌýwere among the basics that many families rushed to buy, says NFU president Minette Batters.

I am now an expert (almost) in all manner of virtual meetings. I’ve also been made very aware of how poor my connectivity is on the farm.

It is getting dry. Locally, light land is practically burning up, heavy soils look to be about 10 days behind and last year’s bumper silage crops look like they will be needed.

It is hard to believe that only three months ago the country was battered by floods week after week, with news channels covering evacuating communities by boat whose homes were under water. All that after the wettest February on record.

Lockdown and the glorious sunshine have sometimes made for uncomfortable bedfellows.

The House of Lords has an opportunity to ensure our production standards are protected in the Agriculture Bill, and it must, because we cannot afford to get this piece of legislation wrong, says Martin Lines, chairman of the Nature Friendly Farming Network.

With lockdown in full force, how are farm machinery prices at auction holding up? With online only bidding, Alex Heath takes note of the key prices achieved at Euro Auctions’ May sale.

A new Covid-19 testing kit, which detects the virus on surfaces and equipment, is set to help farm businesses trade safely during the pandemic.

After 40 years spent judging Hereford cattle across the country, Clive Davies looks back on how things have changed and what he feels needs to adapt moving forward. Farmers Guardian reports.

Farmers will receive a much lower price on average for their 2019/2020 fleeces than previous years due to severe market disruption caused by the pandemic.