The Red Tractor farm assurance scheme is something which often crops up in conversation in my day-to-day work, in much the same way the Rural Payments Agency does; usually in a way where the farmer vents to me about the organisation and its staff.

Heat stress could be costing UK dairy farmers a 20% depletion in milk yield and significant fertility losses – but it is not just about short-term affects: generational productivity is at risk. Natalie Noble reports.

The NHS weigh Arthur, our four-month-old, every month to make sure he’s on track. He certainty is, as he is on the 91st percentile for growth.

Bayer has announced the European launch of its global Carbon Initiative. Five farmers from the UK and more than 20 others from across Europe will be working with Bayer to investigate how to decarbonise the food value chain.

As the producer of food, farming is an ’intrinsic part of the health system’ that could be better directed to prevent ill-health, according to NFU deputy president Stuart Roberts.

Mid-summer has come and gone, and the long hours of daylight are working their magic to speed up the growth of the crops and the grass.

With just weeks to go until the Countryside Stewardship scheme deadline, Fisher German senior agribusiness consultant Julie Wade gives some top tips on applying.

William Mellor, 24, works on his family’s dairy farm Bakewell, Derbyshire alongside his brother and parents.

Improved collaboration is viewed as key to unlocking the potential of innovation in agriculture.

The majority of oilseed rape-growing counties across the UK recorded positive results for light leaf spot disease in leaf samples sent to Bayer’s SpotCheck service from October 2020 to March 2021.