Farm Life

Demand for local solar sites in Scotland is soaring with the importance of renewable energy generation being highlighted by the closures of power stations and the energy price rises.

Pig producers are edging towards profitability, but recouping the losses of the last three years will take a long time. Cedric Porter reports.

As labour supply remains a challenge for the agricultural industry, understanding how to best attract future employees, is key to combating the hidden costs of staff turnover.

In our new foodie series championing British produce, Jenny Jefferies, author of two award-wining cookbooks will share monthly recipes with Farmers Guardian.

Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood are new entrant farmers growing baby leaf salad crops across 142 hectares (350 acres), rented from six landowners, including a 53ha (130-acre) Warwickshire County Council tenancy near Evesham to grow their organic business.

A sophisticated raid on a large quantity of plant protection products took place at a secure distributor store in Norfolk earlier this month.

A farmer has been fined £8,000 after a teenage worker overturned a six-tonne dumper he was driving, suffering serious head injuries.

A PIONEERING group of hill farmers has emerged to establish an environmental cooperative aiming to protect against the effects of climate change, boost wildlife and facilitate sustainable livestock production while attracting investment.

The parents of Leonard Eadon, a Warwickshire young farmer who died by suicide in 2022, have called for more support for those in the industry

GLOBAL antibiotic use in farming is set to soar in coming years, a new report has suggested, however this does not reflect the UK trend.