Scottish charity RSABI has launched a new multi-lingual helpline to improve its accessibility to seasonal migrant workers who may be feeling the emotional toll of Covid-19 restrictions and post-Brexit visa requirements.

An 86-year-old man has died following a collision involving two quad bikes on a farm.

A farm worker has been rushed to hospital after he fell into an empty grain silo on farm. 

The efforts, dedication and commitment of YFC clubs and individuals have been recognised in the annual National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) Achiever Awards 2021. 

Ambitious plans are underway to boost wildlife and improve soil condition at Horner Farm in the Exmoor hills. Four years in and the signs of nature’s recovery are beginning to show.

NFU Mutual has urged farmers forced to use their own tractors and trailers for harvest transport to regularly check brakes and hitch mechanisms to minimise the risk of incidents.

Increased costs of water abstraction licences should not be ’too vast’ for dairy farmers based on the current details, Robert Craig, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) vice-chair, has said.

An open consultation seeking industry views on changes to driving legislation, which includes the scrapping of trailer tests for car drivers, has been launched by the Government.

Scottish Government’s advancement of its Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening payments will add ’certainty and stability’ at a time where agricultural businesses are adapting to a post Brexit era.

British Meat Processors Association chief executive Nick Allen has urged the Government to temporarily relax visa requirements for migrant workers to give an ’injection of new workers’ to the sector.