Farm Life

 A woman in her 70s has been found dead in a field after it was believed she was injured by cattle. 

Protestors from anti-livestock lobby Animal Rebellion vandalised a number of high-end food retailers and country clothing stores as they held demonstrations across central London last weekend.

Dairy and farm hygiene chemical manufacture GEA Farm Technologies has been fined £40,000 after a large cloud of toxic chlorine was released into its factory in Wiltshire putting workers at risk.

Lowlands farm, in southwest Birmingham, is home to Beth Withers and her husband, Tom. Here, she talks about bringing up her growing family at Lowlands, a beef and sheep farm, and the balance between motherhood and farming.

Arla Foods has announced a 500 million (439m) sustainability incentive to reward its farmers owners for current and future environmental work.

Today is World Mental Health Day which is marking this year’s event with a call to ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’.

Rural campaigners have welcomed news that the Government is considering a rethink regarding land that can be made available for solar farms.

Farmers are being urged to continue to monitor on-farm water abstraction in a bid to prevent a repeat of this year’s water shortage, the Environment Agency (EA) has announced.

The Country Trust is on a mission to connect children with the land that sustains us all. We work with farmers from across the nation who generously open their farms so children can explore where food comes from for themselves.

A number of agricultural bodies have sent a joint letter to International Trade Minister Kemi Badenoch demanding that a set of core standards relating to food, animal welfare and the environment be established ahead of any further trade deals.