Farm Life

Farmland is continuing to be seen as a safe-haven during turbulent economic times, with prices peaking in the third quarter of 2022.

Mid-October and Cheshire is looking reasonably on top of the job. Maize is all but finished, although some crops have been disappointing in terms of yield.

Farmers and agricultural workers were showing ’concerning’ levels of physical and mental health problems, according to a new study by the University of Exeter.

Farm Business Tenancies (FBTs) now cover more agricultural land in England than Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) agreements, official figures have revealed.

It is our favourite time of year. There has been a farmstead here since the 12th century, with the addition of a cider house in 1696 for payment of cider to farm labourers. We are continuing this tradition.

Three men have been arrested following a series of attacks on wildlife in Dorset.

Regenerative farming is built on multiple interactions within a highly biodiverse system, but how do you manage this complexity? Jez Fredenburgh reports.

Annie Stones, 24, is based in Richmond, North Yorkshire. She works on the family sheep and beef farm alongside her full time job at W E Jameson Feeds as a feed sales representative.

Our second TB test was read recently with one more reactor found in the herd. The previous inconclusive reactors all passed through successfully. Hopefully this one will also show no legions, meaning no blood test is required as this normally results in more cows been taken off-farm.