Farm Life

Milking 10 times in seven days otherwise known as 10 in seven, is becoming a popular option for farmers wanting to reduce labour and improve their work-life balance, but how does it work in practice? Ruth Wills finds out.

A man who set fire to three Norfolk farms killing 120 pigs and causing more than £750,000 worth of damage has been jailed for four years.

A protest to demand better support for the farming industry is to take place in London next month.

The harvest moon will appear soon after sunset on September 9. The bright moonlight in the early evening was traditionally a great help during harvesting, hence the name.

A farmer and contactor have strapped themselves on to two vintage biplanes for a wing-walk, raising £2,500 for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI).

An effective lighting system can have several positive physiological effects on herd performance, including increased milk yield and improved fertility.

A pill based on farmyard dust that would prevent children from developing allergies may be available within five years, a group of scientists has revealed.

Finally, a little more rain has arrived here in Cheshire. Regardless of soil type, the second half of the summer has challenged all our grazing.

Defra’s view that dog attacks on sheep can be stopped by training them with biscuits is ‘naive nonsense’, National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker has said.

Defras view that dog attacks on sheep can be stopped by training them with biscuits is naive nonsense, National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker has said.