Farm Life

A new kind of land army of specially trained farmers is being mobilised to venture into assembly halls around the country to talk to children. Sarah Todd finds out more about the Farmers for Schools project.

In an Instagram video Jeremy Clarkson once again backed his fellow farmers and urged the Government to put the industry first.

Government spending on superfast broadband has stalled, leaving rural communities struggling with poor connectivity.

NFU Cymru has used Welsh Farming Week to unveil a raft of key policy demands that it says should be addressed in the upcoming Agriculture (Wales) Bill.

I have recently returned from an interesting few days visiting farms and conservation projects in Latvia.

A new booklet to help support Dementia carers in rural communities has been published by a Dorset farmer.

June is the month that our new Holland telehandler goes back after its year long stay as part of the Up to Speed scheme with the Prince’s Countryside Fund.

Rural young people will be recognised for the first time in-person at the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Club (NFYFC) YFC Achiever Awards.

Filling up at the petrol or diesel pumps has never been an enjoyable experience, but this year has seen it become downright painful. With the cost of filling a 50-litre fuel tank dangerously close to £100, it is putting mounting pressure on people’s personal finances.

Concerns have been raised about the ‘clarity’ and ‘practicality’ of Government guidance in relation to how the Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI) will apply to areas of common land.