Harley Grange Farm may appear a traditional hill farm, but the Hodgkinson family are not afraid to innovate and move with the times. Chloe Palmer finds out more.
Heating oil, diesel and other fuels are expected to be hot ticket-items for thieves this year. Hannah Binns and Toby Whatley explore why this is the case and what measures can be put in place to protect businesses.
Caryl Davies, 18, grew up on her family’s farm in Eglwyswrw, North Pembrokeshire, and is also a student at Aberystwyth University.
The increasing threat of lungworm to dairy herds means producers need to take extra care to manage the parasite and be alert to early signs of disease to prevent unnecessary loss of production.
Results from a recently published Elanco survey, conducted by Farmers Guardian, show only one in five sheep farmers are following current Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) advice and incorporating a newer wormer active into worming programmes, raising concerns about the rate at which wormer resistance is continuing to develop.
Tree-safe sheep have reduced reliance on herbicides by about 90 per cent and halved the need for mowing and strimming on one Welsh Christmas tree farm. Pippa Geddes reports.
Ian Davis, a beef farmer from Hertfordshire, points out soil is the key to making a regenerative approach work.
Sam Awdry, a young mixed farmer from Wiltshire, discusses the importance of sharing regenerative agriculture experiences with likeminded folk.