Farm Life

Community is often at the heart of farming life, but for few aspects is this as important as it is for the huge network of agricultural shows.

January has flown by, which is no bad thing as I am not a fan of short days and long nights.

Now January is slowly drawing to a close, I definitely look forward to the days getting lighter and more productive from now on.

In an era of labour shortages which are causing significant challenges to some larger agricultural businesses, the role of the family farm in British agricultural life could be set for a long-overdue reappraisal.

As January draws to a close, I can’t help feeling that it gets a bit of a bad rap. January is portrayed as the miserable month of midwinter.

Hannah Slim, 19, grew up on the outskirts of Birmingham and is a former vegan. She is currently studying conservation and environmental management at Harper Adams University.

The Governments failure to properly support nature-based solutions risks undermining the agricultural sector and net zero ambitions, a House of Lords report has warned.

The Government’s failure to properly support nature-based solutions risks undermining the agricultural sector and net zero ambitions, a House of Lords report has warned.

With the growth of pet ownership, providing facilities for dogs could be a lucrative diversification as well as potentially helping to bring down livestock worrying numbers