Farm Life

I know for other parts of the country it’s practically summer, but here in the Scottish Borders spring is just around the corner at last.

Irregular and long working hours, fluctuations in prices and having to put down pigs on farm for animal welfare reasons are affecting farmers’ and workers’ mental health on pig and sheep farms.

Producing consistently for the commercial market has long been central to the Andrew family’s mixed farming business and looks set to continue, with the next generation having recently joined the partnership.

Britain must dramatically increase the amount of controlled environment horticulture it has in order to offset imports and meet health eating targets.

After taking over Hope Farm in 2000, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is using the land as a testbed to demonstrate how farmers can transition to more nature-friendly practices while remaining commercially profitable.

As one of farming’s most well-known champions, Adam Henson continues to be part of a rural force bringing the countryside to life for the general public. Alice Dyer reports.

A flock of colourful sheep are set for a tour of Scotland in April in May to celebrate the return of the return of the Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling Championships to the Royal Highland Show.

To say the UK has some of the most rigorous animal health and welfare standards in the world, our record on dog attacks on livestock is shameful.

Emily Jones, 24, is a safety adviser with CXCS, based in Herefordshire.

The UK is to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced today.