Social media can be both farmers friend and foe, so how can you make sure you get the best from it? Hannah Binns reports.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has urged all sheep farmers to complete its survey on sheep worrying by dogs to help support calls for legal and cultural changes.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has thanked farmers for their ’incredible work’ in keeping the nation fed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Local authorities in England have dealt with 976,000 fly-tipping incidents on public land in 2019/20, an increase of two per cent from 2018/19, new figures from Defra have found.

In a National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) first, Rachel Goldie has been elected chairwoman 25 years after her father, Alan Goldie, held the position in 1996.

With farming often viewed as a career for life, the need to upskill employees to increase motivation or improve staff retention has become a widely accepted concept. Hannah Binns reports.

The cooperative has announced its on-account price for conventional and organic milk will increase by 0.5 Euro cent from March 2021 in light of mounting farmer pressures from rising farm input costs. 

The impact of Covid-19 on farmers’ mental health will be the focus of a new research project led by the University of Reading.

Farmer demand for No Dogs Allowed signs produced by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has soared, sparking a second reprint.

Southern US farmers hit by an extreme winter storm have been battling to stop their livestock from freezing to death.