With March being one of the driest on record, the odd shower and surprise blanket of snow at the beginning of April will do little to reduce concerns over drought.

The Farmer has won a major newspaper accolade. The monthly paper and  its editor Heather Jones have won the Guild of Agricultural Journalists 2011 Regional Farming Newspaper of the Year award.

McConnel is showcasing the latest advances in verge mowing and hedgecutting technology at an exciting three-day Expo that will see more than 25 of its best-selling machines go on display.

The Staffordshire Vintage Club will hold an open entry ploughing match later this month on Sunday March 25 starting at 10am. The venue is the Spring Farm, Amerton Lane, Shirleywich, Weston, near Stafford on a field adjacent to the main A51 road at Weston village three miles south of Stafford.

Clive Langford Mycock who has died aged 65 was a fourth generation farmer and a commentator who said what he thought and felt with passion.

Free range egg producers need to see a significant and immediate increase in the price they receive to maintain supplies in the long-term, the NFU said today.

Rea Valley Tractors has opened a new depot in Welshpool. The depot on Severn Road, Welshpool opened for parts on March 1, with a service department opening in April.

The first open meeting from DairyCo’s research partnerships brings together a team of specialists to help dairy farmers put the latest research into practice when it comes to getting the most from their time and business.

Farmers and rural businesses are invited to apply for the Rural Economy Grant which was opened for applications on  February 29.

Now in its 1oth year, Whitbourne Annual hedging competition will take place on Saturday, March 3 at the same venue as last year – Churchfield Orchard, Whitbourne, Worcestershire.

Pontesbury Tractors Limited, the new agricultural machinery dealership for Shropshire and Mid Wales holds its first open day on Friday, February 24 from noon until 8pm at the new depot at Unit 3 & 4, Malehurst, Minsterley near Shrewsbury.

Two neighbouring young farmers in Powys are taking advantage of a new initiative to help boost profits from their sheep flocks.