Utilising biological controls will help farmers find sustainable methods to fight a devastating maize pest which threatens food security in Zambia, a Harper Adams graduate has found.

Dairy farmers should check their EU staff have applied for the Government’s Settled Status Scheme to avoid becoming an unlawful resident and face deportation, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers has said.

With 200 schools waiting to be matched to farms via digital channels, farmers have been encouraged to sign up to Farmer Time, a LEAF initiative which educates, engages and inspires children about farming and food production. 

Consumers in southern cities have spent more in butchers’ shops during the Covid-19 pandemic compared to their northern counterparts, new data from Paymentsense has found.

A farmer in North Wales has been left heartbroken after nine heavily pregnant ewes were poisoned by fly-tipped garden waste.

A farmer in North Wales has been left ‘heartbroken’ after nine heavily pregnant ewes were poisoned by fly-tipped garden waste. 

Farmers and land managers should be proud of their role in delivering nature recovery, with consumers more engaged in nature and landscapes than ever before. 

Farmers and land managers have until May 17 to apply for this year’s Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and claim for Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environment Stewardship (ES) payments.

Farmers must go further than focussing on reducing and offsetting emissions to properly combat the climate emergency and adopt ‘net zero plus’ ambitions.

Two thirds of farmers do not wear a helmet when riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATVs) due to ‘feeling foolish’ or believing they are not travelling ‘fast enough’, a new survey has revealed.