Farm Life

Disruption to turkey sales and a desire to celebrate after two Covid disrupted Christmases meant many families turned to red meat over the festive period.

A lack of demand combined with more New Zealand lamb coming into the UK slowed the trade for hoggs last week, but this week has seen prices on the up in many markets.

Opportunities in US and China

With no immediate farming background, Ernie Richards has worked hard to get where he is. Barry Alston finds out more about his farming journey so far.

Prices £100/t down on May highs

Maize is heavily relied upon to maintain the 10,000kg-plus milk yield achieved by the 300 cows milked by brothers Rob and Phil Godwin. Wendy Short reports.

With livestock attacks once again in the news, it is important for farmers to know where they stand legally and the measures which they can take to protect their flocks.

An inquest has been opened into the death of a Welsh farm worker who died following an accident in North Wales.

With agritourism ventures growing in popularity across Scotland, Ewan Pate spoke to the farmers diversifying at the Scottish Agritourism Conference.

In a bid to move away from imported soya, farmers are looking for alternatives and, for some farms, lupins could be an option. Wendy Short reports on a farm where lupins have been grown since 2014.