March 26: Farmers Guardian survey reveals 84% of farmers feel their mental health has been affected by the Autumn Budget and Red Tractor says farmers are the 'absolute priority' as the body agrees to implement all 56 review recommendations

n today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown analyses the results from a Farmers Guardian survey looking at how farmers' mental health has been impacted by the Autumn Budget, Red Tractor promises to implement all 56 recommendations from the farm assurance review and ensure farmers are the 'absolute priority', and the Government's new Food Strategy Advisory Board is criticised for its lack of farmer representation.

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26 March 2025 • 1 min read

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Scottish farmer Kenny Logan has pledged to 'keep going' until a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) is found, as he prepares to undertake an audacious fundraising challenge alongside his wife and Match of the Day broadcaster Gabby Logan, former Rangers striker and manager Ally McCoist, Doddie's son Hamish, for Doddie Weir’s My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. Co-founder of Aardman Animations, Peter Lord CBE, behind Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit films, has donated 'generously' towards Avon Wildlife Trust project to turn a former dairy farm into a haven for biodiversity. And Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner writes exclusively for Farmers Guardian on the Farm Profitability Review, claiming average farm business incomes are forecast to rise in the first year of this Labour Government.

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April 16: NFU says 'change' is clearly needed to ensure farm assurance is fit for a 'modern farming environment'

NFU publishes its response to the UK farm assurance review and commits to learning from lessons in the past when it comes to developing and implementing environmental standards, a 10-year vision for the beef sector to help build confidence and a sustainable future for British beef, and National Sheep Association revealed 87% of farmers surveyed have experienced a dog attack on their sheep in the last 12 months