Farm Life

The expression ‘the perfect storm’ seems to be a phrase used more and more recently. Unfortunately for farmers, it sums up what many of us are going through in 2022. Whichever way you look at the outlook, economic or weather-related, the picture does not appear to be hugely rosy.

Rising costs and modern grazing techniques have seen an Oxfordshire farm lead trials to gain valuable insight into commercial beef systems in the UK. Ellie Layton reports.

Ben Gratton, 18, is from a dairy, beef and sheep farm outside of Buxton in Derbyshire. He is currently working on a dairy and arable farm in Shropshire as part of his level 3 advanced technical extended diploma in agriculture at Reaseheath College.

Farmers wanting to reduce their emissions to help reach net zero are being held back by a number of practical and financial barriers, according to a new report.

It is the perfect time of year to have friends and family over to eat, laugh and relax outside. Here are two seasonal, fruity recipes to impress your guests. Emily Ashworth and Lucy Baxter report.

Farm-based solar projects will be an important part of the energy mix going forward but ’mega’ arrays of ground mounted panels will continue to face opposition, the NFU has said.

The Foundation for Common Land (FCL) has warned the last three per cent of England’s collectively managed land is at risk of being lost due to the slow development of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme.

A dairy has expressed its gratitude after two stolen milk trailer units were recovered following a short police investigation and help from the public.

The National Drought Group has this week warned that a ‘complete gear change’ is needed to avoid a repeat of this summer’s water shortage.

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak was grilled by farmers and the press during an NFU hustings held at the union’s headquarters in Stoneleigh last week. Abi Kay reports on the highlights.