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Wheat crop

Naturally occurring fungus could help protect wheat from disease – study

Grass meets fenland reeds under a blue sky

‘Amazing’ habitat for wildlife: work starts on vast wetland restoration scheme

Andy Burnham visits Cornwall

Government needs to win back trust of farmers, says Andy Burnham

Nicky Clement said the farmers should be acknowledged for the bravery they showed

Fundraiser keen to help reward Stourbridge farmers for fire bravery

Land owned by farmers were left ruined by the fire. Photo: Airspace FTS

Fundraiser for farmers affected by fire after 'immense bravery'

Fire

Update issued after fire crews rush to Staffordshire farmland blaze

Artwork in a tunnel in Digbeth

Birmingham's 'Banksy' set to unveil new mural coolest neighbourhood

Aerial view of dry, harvested fields in the sunshine

‘Brutal’ harvest could be worst on record because of extreme summer – analysis

Smoke rises from a wildfire at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston, as major incident has been declared as firefighters battle a large heathland blaze

Drought, heatwaves, wildfires, deaths: The toll of UK’s extreme summer

The Shukers kept cows in inadequate conditions at their farm

Farmers get suspended sentences and 12-year animal bans for neglect

Mark Andrews feeding Kirana the Asiatic lioness

Plus I went to Dudley Zoo and fed lions, penguins, apes and giraffes

The best farm shops in the Black Country

7 best-rated Black Country farm shops packed with top-quality produce

Farming star Harriet Cowan has written a book about her life on the farm

Clarkson's Farm fans can pre-order Harriet Cowan's new book for free

Staffordshire County Show in Stafford. Freya Barkas and Hannah Thacker.

21 fantastic photos of Staffordshire's big day out in the country

A man sits in front of a water cooler at a roadside cooling station in New Delhi, India

Heatwave empties roads and markets in India and farmers switch to night working

Stock picture of the back of an ambulance

Man dies after industrial accident on Shropshire farm

Potato prices at the Lanesfield Post Office have grown

Plus Cost-of-living crisis captured on Wolverhampton shop's potato sign
Pictures capture the rocketing price of potatoes over the past six years
Mark Andrews

Severe weather swings leave families battling floods and farmers facing bad year

Fly-tipping cases jumped nearly 10% last year to new highs, council data shows

Uncertain outlook for US firms after tariffs ruling prompts Trump counter-move

Midlands worst hit as farming industry loses nearly £2 million to dog attacks

Plus West Midlands farmland market remains resilient as farmers adapt to policy chang...

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'All dressed up for the occasion'

Plus A reader’s anger over ‘double standards’ in animal welfare laws - your letters, ...

Tories: Farmers’ personal cost not forgotten despite inheritance tax change

A tractor being driven past Big Ben

Ministers raise inheritance tax threshold for farmers in climbdown after protest...

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest over South American free trade deal

New deal needed for ‘bewildered and frightened’ farming sector, review urges
The report for Government comes from former National Farmers’ Union president Baroness Minette Batters.
Emily Beament, Press Association Environment Correspondent

Groundbreaking autonomous tractor demo plants 250,000 tulip bulbs at Staffordshi...

AgXeed autonomous tractors in action at Lower Drayton Farm, Staffordshire - planting 250,000 tulip bulbs!

Groundbreaking autonomous tractor demo plants 250,000 tulip bulbs at Staffordshi...

Further bluetongue cases confirmed in Co Down herd

Poor harvest to cost arable farmers more than £800m in revenue, analysis finds

Farmers bring tractors to Budget day protest despite Met police ban

England faces widespread drought in 2026 without wet winter – Environment Agency

Public urged to use water wisely as drought set to continue into 2026

Call for politicians to take the handbrake off county farming

A field of wheat is harvested

England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows

Labour has ruined lives of farming communities with tax policy, Tories claim

Shoppers thanked on Back British Farming Day as NFU calls for political support

Thousands of farmers facing uncertainty over payments to protect nature

First case of Bluetongue disease in Staffordshire after cow tests positive

Report reveals ‘true scale’ of environmental impact of pig and poultry farming

Plus Dry weather creating 'extreme outcomes' for Shropshire farmers, facing down wors...

UK harvest on course for near record low after drought hits crops – analysis

Peter Rhodes on harvests, new words and going mad with boredom

Plus 'It concerns me that some of these farms could be put out of business' - Your Le...

Tesco to start selling potatoes grown in low-carbon technology trials

Farmers more likely to seek financial advice amid concern around pensions

Heatwave latest hit to farmers struggling with increasingly extreme weather

Farming Talk with Sophie Dwerryhouse: Parched lands fuel wildfire threat

County farms can deliver real growth

Call for government to rethink family farm tax

St George's Day call to 'buy British beef'

Staffordshire MP visits a progressive livestock farm as part of the NFU Food and...

Watch: 'No farmers, no food' - Angry Shropshire farmers stage protest outside Te...

Plus Mystery surrounds cause of 50 dead swans found in Stafford village

Farmers meet with police over crime fears in Shropshire and Staffordshire

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