6+ hour, 16+ min ago  (432+ words) An East Anglian auction firm sold second-hand tractors and agricultural machinery worth more than £23m in the second quarter of 2026 - as rising demand sent prices soaring. Cheffins has reported Q2 sales which are up 85pc on the previous quarter, and a 30pc rise year-on-year....

3+ day, 1+ min ago  (303+ words) An award-winning farm shop favourite is making a return this summer with the addition of new attractions. The Goat Shed in Honingham is bringing back its popular maize maze with an expanded play area and motorsport-inspired theme. The maize maze…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1125+ words) A historic estate with roots in the agricultural revolution is embracing new ideas to secure its future - including a planned farm shop and food hub at the "gateway to north Norfolk". The Raynham Estate, near Fakenham, has been famed for…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (385+ words) Crispin Binder (right), the new owner of Chet Valley Vineyard in Bergh Apton, pictured with Norfolk winemaker John Hemmant, who founded the business (Image: Newman Associates PR) An award-winning Norfolk vineyard has been sold to a former farmer with three…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (838+ words) Farmers fear the 50m-wide cable corridor from a vast neighbouring solar development will "cut our farm in two" - preventing dairy cattle accessing up to 80pc of their pastures. Old Hall Farm is based in Woodton, near Bungay, next to land earmarked…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (678+ words) When you pen a regular newspaper column for any period of time, you will never be short of people coming up with ideas about what you should write about. These well-meaning suggestions often centre around a simple thought which could…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (185+ words) A Norwich-based company developing gene-edited bananas has acquired a banana plant propagation business which operates across Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Tropic, headquartered at Norwich Research Park, is using gene-editing and breeding technologies to develop Cavendish bananas with…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (587+ words) A Norfolk parish council was so concerned about the pressure being put on locals by developers trying to build a solar farm nearby that it urged police to investigate. Hempnall Parish Council contacted Norfolk Constabulary about the tactics being used…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (315+ words) Norfolk crop scientists have made a breakthrough which could open the door for the development of new slug-resistant wheat varieties. Researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have identified parts of the wheat genome linked to resistance against the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (460+ words) Mark Gorton is managing director of Traditional Norfolk Poultry (TNP), which is seeking more farmers to rear its free-range chickens and turkeys (Image: TNP) Record demand for free-range chickens and seasonal turkeys has prompted a Norfolk poultry company to call…...