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Viral posts on social media have been spreading false claims about Canada’s potato trade, sparking a sharp rebuttal from fact-checkers. A report from the Canadian Press confirms there is no evidence ...
At C and D Auctions’ sale of 3335 store sheep along with 689 Scottish breeding sheep a top price of £400 was achieved for Dutch Spotted gimmers from WJ and JG Bell, Kinninghall and Suffolk gimmers ...
Mule gimmers sold to a record £360 at Hawes Auction Mart’s annual sale, with averages rising across all sections.
New HMRC figures show IHT receipts for July 2025 hit £844m, the highest monthly figure ever recorded. Total receipts so far this year stand at £3.1bn, up 8% on last year. Experts predict the Treasury ...
Discover how potassium, magnesium, calcium, and sulphur help crops resist dry spells and extreme UK weather for stronger growth.
Workers at a leading Northern Ireland dairy have settled a major dispute, winning a significant pay increase and improved conditions.
Judge, James Wannop, fresh from his half-share purchase of the 60,000gns ram lamb, then sold two shearlings at 12,000gns. First was Wannop’s Kinglsey ET, a son of the 8000gns Brilley Huntsman ET bred ...
A freshly calved heifer makes history at Skipton Auction Mart’s Craven Dairy sale, smashing centre records with a £3950 bid.
Ewe lambs fetched soaring prices at Quoybrae’s first sale, with fierce bidding and champions making headlines in the North Country Cheviot ring.
Coltcrooks (Judge: JB Foster, Earlston). Open – 41 ran – 1, A Dickman’s Meg (Kate), Oxton, 89 outbye; 2, D Aitken’s Tweeddale Vicki, Peebles, 89; 3, C Dickson’s Tom, Coldingham, 87; 4, R Henderson’s ...
Record sunshine, water scarcity and shifting markets are shaping this year’s UK harvest and prices in unexpected ways.
Three-crop Suffolk ewe Westcarse Bella takes supreme title at Bute Show, triumphing over cattle, goats, and all sheep breeds.