Wales Farmer reporter

Case IH is celebrating a win for the Farmall 75C Electric tractor in the Farm Machine 2024 awards, the rebranded scheme formerly known as Machine of the Year.

Llandovery Sheep Festival will be back bigger and better next September after the success of this year's event.

A year on from its launch and the flagship Fendt 728 Vario (Gen7) has come out top in an independent DLG PowerMix test which measured the performance, efficiency and fuel consumption of the 303hp tractor.

JCB has previewed two new high-performance models in its telescopic handler range at Agritechnica, the world’s biggest farm machinery show, as the company continues to invest heavily in providing the broadest range of materials handling equipment for agriculture.

Young artists from Fishguard and Caernarfon have scooped the prize for their winning designs in the Farmers’ Union of Wales Christmas card design competition.

Efficiency and sustainability were key themes at November’s Midlands Machinery Show, with farmers focusing on both within their businesses to ensure a profitable future.

A group of Welsh farming and environmental organisations have jointly written to the First Minister of Wales to impress the importance of maintaining the Rural Affairs budget for 2024/25.

November began with good news for Welsh beef producers of prime cattle as deadweight prices stabilised to at least 30p per kilo higher year-on-year- but external forces are keeping cull cattle prices sluggish.

NFU Cymru deputy president Abi Reader opened the Royal Welsh Winter Fair last week with a passionate appreciation of the role of farming in modern day Wales.

Welsh Liberal Democrats leader Jane Dodds has backed farmers' concerns over the new Habitat Wales scheme.