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  • Weighty milestone for JCB

    JCB is celebrating 50 years of wheeled loading shovel manufacture – and 20 years since opening a multi-million pound UK factory dedicated to this product line. Over the past five decades, the company’s loaders have increasingly been adopted by farmers

  • Summer begins as Cornish New potatoes arrive on shelves

    Signalling the start of summer, Cornish New potatoes have arrived in Tesco and local stores around the South West. The fresh, seasonal New potato crop is the first of the year from the UK’s mainland, and will be available to buy until early August

  • Holsworthy auction report Wednesday 12 June

    Kivells of Holsworthy saw 177 calves sell to a top call of £492 on behalf of Messrs Schuttkacker of Tavistock with 15 over £400 throughout the day. 883 prime sheep topped at £96 for Messrs Stephens with premium on the day set at 215p/kg on behalf