Farm Life

A fourth-generation Welsh dairy farmer who has lost his entire herd to bovine tuberculosis is calling on farmers to come together to demand a change in Government policy.

Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFCs) have pledged to put local produce at the top of the agenda following a recent vote at the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs’ (NFYFC) 90th Annual General Meeting in Warwickshire.

A Farmer from Gwynedd has died after sustaining ‘massive injuries’ in a tractor accident, an inquest has heard.

Holly Andrews, 22, is from Ansley, North Warwickshire. She is undertaking a placement year with Premier Nutrition as a transition management assessor as part of her studies at Harper Adams University.

New powers to tackle hare coursing and illegal encampments were enshrined in law last week, after the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act was given Royal Assent.

A 25-year-old young farmer from Wales sadly took his own life last Friday night (April 29). 

Agricultural groups have appealed to ministers to put food and farming at the forefront of the new Natural History GSCE which was unveiled recently.

The NFU poultry team is embarking on a 130-mile egg and spoon relay in memory of former board member and Poultry Industry Programme (PIP) chair Patrick Joice.

Farmers must take a different approach to waste and the ‘cycle of life’ if they are to meet the challenges posed by global economic forces, Defra secretary George Eustice has insisted.

For mixed farmer Tom James, sustainability falls between social, economic and environmental pillars with the environmental aspect, he says, gaining the most momentum in the industry since the late 1990s because of its emotive credentials.