Farm Life

A somewhat traditional rural skill, hedgelaying plays a vital part in the upkeep of the British countryside. Gaina Morgan meets lifelong hedgelayer Rita Jones, who is certainly in no rush to give up her passion.

Food, farming and rural life in Northern Ireland are set to take centre stage in a new BBC show starting next month.

Calls by MPs to ban the routine use antibiotics in livestock over concerns about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) have been branded as “silly” by farming minister Mark Spencer.

The NFU has hit out at reports that troubled train line HS2 is facing a new raft of problems, with the union claiming that any further disruption to farm businesses would be ‘unacceptable’.

The Farming Community Network (FCN) is often the first port of call for people when they are worried, concerned about another person or simply need someone to talk to.

Soaring input costs and concerns over post-Brexit support are prompting beef and sheep producers to make significant cutbacks in the number of livestock on their farms.

Farmers and rural dwellers from five different nations have collectively clocked up the miles again this month as part of #Run1000, a fundraising drive set up to inspire rural communities to get moving and experience the benefits this can have on mental

Cambridge City Council has been accused of wasting food after councillors shunned its new vegan menu.

The Government has announced a raft of changes to its Environmental Land Management Schemes in a bid to encourage more farmers to sign-up.

Work being done by UK farmers to monitor farmland bird numbers and improve biodiversity should be recognised and celebrated, according to the founder of the country’s biggest farmland bird count.