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SAOS, the voice of Scotland’s £1.6 billion food and farming co-operative sector, has today launched a manifesto to prompt government action to strengthen Scotland’s food security and accelerate rural economic growth. The manifesto sets out five practical asks of the Scottish Government to put co-operation at the heart of its approach to food security, economic resilience, and  environment protection.

In Rwanda's southern Huye region, when coffee cherries have turned red and ripe, trained farmers harvest these fruits at just the right moment. The harvesters work methodically, emerging from the shade of one coffee tree and into the harsh sunlight, before alighting on the next. The silence of the work is punctuated only by the birdsong and the ping of the ripe cherries hitting the plastic buckets. The selected cherries are transferred quickly to workstations.

UK Agricultural Tractor Registrations – September 2026 Month:                       1,033 Units   +10.8% change (compared with September 2025) Year to Date:             8,317 Units   +17.4% change (compared with January-September 2025) First registrations of agricultural tractors in the UK returned to year-on-year growth in September.

HZPC France has started construction of a new production greenhouse in Ruisseauville, France, designed to produce up to 2 million mini potato tubers. The first shovel was put into the ground by the Melchior Company at the site of Benoit Henguelle, a seedling producer who rents his land to HZPC. The greenhouse project forms part of HZPC’s HARMONY strategic project, under the focus area of providing technical support to produce quality seed in an increasingly restrictive production environment.

Company completes spin-off of seed business, well-positioned to advance its robust pipeline with 12 new actives, including 5 biologicals, for launch in the next decade Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) today announced it has successfully spun off its advanced seed and genetics business and will move forward as a leading, pure-play global crop protection company.

The Duke of Cornwall has visited Monkhall Farm in Herefordshire, where 25-year-old Harry Davies marked a new chapter taking on a 25-year tenancy designed to support regenerative farming. The Duchy of Cornwall’s first-ever regenerative Farm Business Tenancy (rFBT) provides a rare opportunity to invest for the long term, enabling farmers like Harry to build a profitable, resilient farm while improving soil health and biodiversity.

Farming tenants have the opportunity to tender for two Cornwall Council farms, with viewing days being held in early October. East Trehunist Farm in Liskeard, and No.7 Trerice Holdings near Newquay, both have around 150 acres of land plus a house and buildings and are available on farm business tenancies of up to 15 years. National Property Consultant, Carter Jonas, is hosting viewing days on 1, 2 and 9 October, with tender submissions later in the month.

RSPCA expert reveals top tips this World Farmed Animal Day The RSPCA is challenging people to make simple, savvy food choices to reduce their animal product consumption by three per cent each year - in a move which could spare ONE BILLION land animals from lower welfare farming.

By Ryan Barham New Tempcover research [1] has revealed a van was stolen every 52 minutes in the UK in 2025 - the equivalent of 27 per day. This is despite thefts actually falling in the UK by 16% from 2024 to 2025. What were the most stolen vans in the UK in 2025?

Enhanced farm to mill traceability brings greater visibility to the journey behind every loaf. ADM (NYSE: ADM) a global leader in innovative solutions from nature, today announced the next phase of its Nature's Gold™ regeneratively sourced flour offering, as part of the company's commitment to the regenerative agriculture value chain, designed to improve soil health, biodiversity and long-term farm resilience.