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The winner of this award, chosen from the finalists in the other Awards categories, is the farmer judged to have made the most positive impact on the

A new software package to help farmers assess and manage their sustainability and green credentials has launched.

A new software package to help farmers assess and manage their sustainability and green credentials has launched.

Estate flock halves feed cost and lifts scan rate to 186% >More in © Jelly Bean Creations A major system overhaul on a lowland estate has lifted scanning rates and cut bought-in feed costs by £6.28 a ewe over the past five years. The team at Overbury Estate, near Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, is aiming to rear 1.75 lambs a ewe this year from its 1,100-head cross-bred flock after scanning at 186%.   This is a major improvement from the 2018 performance, when the flock scanned at 140%. Impressively, feed costs have fallen by 58% since 2...

Keep dogs on leads to save ground-nesting birds, say farmers >More in © FLPA/Shutterstock Dog walkers are being asked to keep their pets on leads at all times in the countryside to help protect young animals and ground-nesting birds. Farmers and land managers are working hard to try to reverse a decline in ground-nesting bird species through practical measures in agri-environment schemes, such as fallow plots, grass margins and supplementary winter feeding. Spring and early summer are critical times for breeding birds, and theirs nest...