Plans have been confirmed for a vertical farm capable of growing up to 415 tonnes of food annually. Located in Newmarket, Suffolk, the farm will be constructed by food producer OneFarm in partnership with indoor agritech specialist IGS.

A 130-mile egg and spoon relay led by the NFU has raised more than £6,000 for the rural mental health charity YANA (You Are Not Alone).
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Farmers will receive early support payments as Defra seeks to ease cashflow pressures caused by high input costs.

Soaring energy prices and the need to replace lost revenues as farm incomes come under pressure is driving fresh interest in renewable energy projects.

Grants of up to £1,500 are available for farming families facing spiralling fuel costs as they try to heat their homes.

Concern over the future for red diesel is set to be a hot topic at this month’s LAMMA event at the Birmingham NEC.

Farmers are well-placed to help ensure the UK is better placed to meet more of its own food and energy needs, say experts.

The company behind the world’s largest vertical farm has secured an additional £26m to develop the site outside Norwich.

Growers can now use super-local weather indicators combined with disease forecasting to make more efficient fungicide applications.

A Cambridge-based company is making significant strides to develop a range of fruit harvesting robots to support the horticultural sector.