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New Holland set to build two-millionth tractor at Basildon

New Holland has unveiled a psychedelic, 1960s-inspired T7.300 wrap to mark 60 years of tractor production at its Basildon factory. The 40ha south Essex site, which has been the birthplace…

BREXIT

MPs fear border weaknesses as physical food checks loom

With physical checks on food and agricultural goods coming into the UK from the EU due to start on Tuesday (30 April), MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Lidl commits to British pork and cost of production contracts

Discount retailer Lidl has introduced new contracts for pork producers that guarantee a margin for farmers above the cost of production. It will invest £500m through this new initiative and…

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

New 'safety net' farm support for NI to start in 2025

Farmers in Northern Ireland will receive a new Farm Sustainability Transition Payment in 2025 to replace the Basic Payment Scheme, with the full Farm Sustainability Payment coming into operation in…

CRIME

Eight arrests made at illegal farm rave in Suffolk

Eight people have been arrested after police closed down an illegal rave on farmland in East Anglia. Suffolk Police were called just after 2.15am on Sunday 28 April to reports…

AIR AND WATER

Welsh government unveils ÂŁ20m funding for slurry management

The Welsh government has unveiled a multimillion-pound funding package to help farmers improve slurry storage infrastructure on farms to comply with air and water regulations. In total, £20m has been…

CEREAL DRILLS

Cataya EcoLine to replace Amazone’s popular AD combi drill

Amazone has introduced a bottom-of-the-range replacement for its venerable AD piggyback drill, which was retired at the end of 2023 after a 30-year production run. Its successor, the 3m-wide Cataya…

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TRACTORS

New Holland set to build two-millionth tractor at Basildon

New Holland has unveiled a psychedelic, 1960s-inspired T7.300 wrap to mark 60 years of tractor production at its Basildon factory. The 40ha south Essex site, which has been the birthplace…

BREXIT

MPs fear border weaknesses as physical food checks loom

With physical checks on food and agricultural goods coming into the UK from the EU due to start on Tuesday (30 April), MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs…

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

New 'safety net' farm support for NI to start in 2025

Farmers in Northern Ireland will receive a new Farm Sustainability Transition Payment in 2025 to replace the Basic Payment Scheme, with the full Farm Sustainability Payment coming into operation in…

CRIME

Eight arrests made at illegal farm rave in Suffolk

Eight people have been arrested after police closed down an illegal rave on farmland in East Anglia. Suffolk Police were called just after 2.15am on Sunday 28 April to reports…

AIR AND WATER

Welsh government unveils ÂŁ20m funding for slurry management

The Welsh government has unveiled a multimillion-pound funding package to help farmers improve slurry storage infrastructure on farms to comply with air and water regulations. In total, £20m has been…

CEREAL DRILLS

Cataya EcoLine to replace Amazone’s popular AD combi drill

Amazone has introduced a bottom-of-the-range replacement for its venerable AD piggyback drill, which was retired at the end of 2023 after a 30-year production run. Its successor, the 3m-wide Cataya…

4X4S

Isuzu unveils souped-up special edition D-Max pickups

Isuzu has pimped up its D-Max pickup with two special edition models. The first is the Steel, which adds more bling to the top-of-the-range V-Cross but is otherwise identical underneath.…

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