Farm Business

A farm worker has died after he was crushed when working beneath raised farm equipment.

A farmer has received a 12 week prison sentence for safety breaches after an 83-year-old man was fatally attacked by cattle.

A row has broken out following the decision to create a commemorative woodland on prime Welsh farmland

National Beef Association chief executive Neil Shand has called on Parliament to reject the Australia trade deal in a bid to force the Government back into negotiations

Industry leaders have warned new legislation allowing the use of non-penetrative captive bolt devices (NPCBD) to kill neonate piglets, lambs and kids could prolong animal suffering and cause farmers stress.

Details about Defra’s long-awaited plans to support English farmers who want to retire have been set out by the department today (February 8).

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots, has vowed to seek an exemption for agriculture from the country’s planned net zero by 2050 target.

Applications for this year’s Countryside Stewardship Scheme have been opened by the Rural Payments Agency.

Expanding the global land area for conservation, a key approach to protecting biodiversity, could have an adverse impact on human health and food security in some parts of the world, according to new research.

Proponents of a large-scale move to organic farming in the UK have been issued with a warning as new research showed an EU switch is set to slash crop yields.