UK tractor registrations have fallen significantly to their lowest level in over two decades and the Agonomics team discuss what may have caused this sharp drop. They also look at AHDB's first report of the earliest harvest for at least 19 years and this week's big question is around the importance of carcase balance.

Plus, could we be expecting a lot of new jumpers to be knitted, as a sheep-shearing record falls?

Useful links:

Tractor market hits 25-year low as confidence wanes | AHDB

First harvest report of 2025 off to earliest start in 19 years | AHDB

Markets and prices | AHDB

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