Farm Life

Rural dwellers must not be ‘guinea pigs’ in the Government’s drive to decarbonise heating, think-tank Localis has warned. 

Moving away from the Common Agricultural Policy offers an opportunity to improve farmers’ mental health, according to Defra Minister Lord Benyon.

The Young Farmers’ Club mantra that you do not need to be a farmer to join its ranks continues to be its message as it recruits members. It is also the opening gambit put forward to introduce teenagers to agriculture as a career possibility.

Many farmers are working alone under the false assumption they can, and should, do it all, which, combined with ever-increasing pressures on-farm, creates a ‘cooking pot of potential trouble waiting to happen’.

NFU president Minette Batters has slammed the Government’s move to push through ‘last minute’ legislation on the legal protection of beavers before the summer recess, branding it ‘unacceptable’.

The agricultural industry cannot continue to accept risk-taking is part and parcel of farming or become immune to the impact each and every farm death has on families and communities, the Farm Safety Foundation has said.

Niki Holt, head of commercial at Certas Energy, shares her top tips to help farmers improve their fuel security. 

Barbecues during the heatwave were expected to have given a boost to burger and sausage sales

A moorland wildfire has released carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of a small town of 4,000 people, a new report has found.

With rising input prices set to stay, conventional farmers may be looking with interest at how their organic counterparts are faring.