Farm Life

A farm in Lincolnshire was today besieged by police officers after a body was spotted in a field by a train passenger.

Increasing cases of bovine TB on Anglesey are ringing alarm bells in Wales, with cattle keepers receiving additional advice as the Welsh Government tries to keep cases low.

Minimising food miles and tapping into increasing demand for oat ingredients in the food and drink industry were the key targets for the new Navara Oat Milling plant, with plans for the first oats to be processed there this summer.

AHDB’s export team was in Dallas, Texas, last week for the Annual Meat Conference (AMC) as the levy board sought to promote British beef and lamb in the States. Ben Briggs joined the delegation and reports from the

Arguments between Government departments are playing a key role in denying British farmers the supply of the seasonal labour they need.

Ambitious renewable energy targets will require a large amount of agricultural land across Scotland and the rest of the UK, with the impact not well-understood.

Raw milk sales have rejuvenated a small family farm in Buckinghamshire, driving new ideas, investment and farmer enjoyment. Sara Gregson pays them a visit.

Fertiliser prices continue to fall and are now at pre-Ukraine war levels. It could mean that crop yields and production is boosted globally, putting further pressure on prices.

The Marshal Papworth Fund provides key support to students from developing countries. Emily Ashworth speaks to one scholar to find out how this will help her improve systems back home in Africa.

Plans to destock common land on Dartmoor by 90 per cent have been labelled ‘draconian’ and ‘savage’ by farmers, who see Natural England’s (NE) latest policy as ‘rewilding by the back door’.