Farm Life

With the interpretation that livestock production is destroying the planet, has the role which ruminants play within society been forgotten?

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer today set out his stall to win the rural vote, declaring that ‘food security is national security’.

NFU president Minette Batters issued a strongly worded message to policymakers warning them that the ‘clock is ticking’ for Government to get behind British farmers and growers.

A funding package of more than £168m to boost farming productivity has been unveiled by the Government.

Farmers’ confidence in general economic conditions has hit a record low in New Zealand, with Federated Farmers stating that tough economic conditions were not the right time for the Government to introduce more red tape.

Eleanor Durdy, 28, works on a family-run arable farm alongside being a criminal barrister.

There has been bad news this month - and I’m still coming to terms with it - Ken Bruce’s announcement that he is leaving BBC Radio 2. Who saw that coming?

Farm households in Northern Ireland are now eligible for a £600 support payment to help counter rising energy costs.

Lowlands farm, in southwest Birmingham, is home to Beth Withers and her husband, Tom. Here, she talks about bringing up her growing family at Lowlands, a beef and sheep farm, and the balance between motherhood and farming.

More than 15,000 has so far been raised by a concerned Clarkson’s Farm viewer in support of a dairy farmer whose herd has been hit by bovine TB.