Farm Life

The farmer responsible for the cattle has been ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling more than £3,500

This week’s budget has garnered a mixed response from the farming sector, with some raising concerns that energy support for business and rural levelling up have been side lined in favour of more general economic gains, while others have welcomed clarity on property relief, pensions and machinery expenditure.

Jeremy Clarkson has once again hit the headlines, after his Diddly Squat Farm became embroiled in council battle over plans to extend the car park on the presenter’s Cotswold-based property.

The National Trust said spring was the best time to advertise for prospective tenants. By Chris Brayford

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt today delivered a budget devoid of any reference to farming, food or the rural economy, opting instead to focus on urban centres, childcare support and duty cuts.

Agricultural organisations have called for the Government to make tax changes ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget (March 15), with the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) urging the Government to implement the taxation

Lambing season is in full swing on farms across the country

Ag in my Land is an online series looking at farming across the globe. This month Emily Ashworth finds out how one young farmer from Yorkshire has carved out a new life for herself on a dairy farm in New Zealand.

Despite an increase in operating costs of 27 per cent, grain cooperative Openfield has reported a rise in profits from £0.1 million to £3.1 million in the year ending June 2022.

The TV star took to social media to say how much he loved his job.