Farm Life

He swapped his rugby boots for wellies, but after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, Doddie Weir is determined to help others in the same position. Emily Ashworth finds out more.

Whether opening your farm to welcome visitors for events or toying with the idea of on-far diversification, it is paramount to protect the health and welfare of visitors while safeguarding your farm business.

Son Sam arrived home after shearing 10,000 sheep in the Scottish Highlands, and it is great to have him back.

Farms are not parks or playgrounds and must be treated with caution like any other workplace, industry chiefs have warned.

While the UK sits under a bank of cloud and drizzle, the wider world swelters and the latest figures suggest July of this year was the hottest month on record.

Scott Thomson, 24, is from Jedburgh and currently a farm safety representative for the Border Federation of Young Farmers.

A farmer has urged the public to report any unsupervised dogs, or incidents of dogs attacking sheep, after 29 sheep were killed in recent attacks.

A farmer has praised the ‘heroic’ actions of his neighbour who saved his cattle and machinery from a major fire.

A North Yorkshire farm has been fined for safety breaches after a self-employed farm worker fell approximately three metres from a 360-excavator vehicle.

A dog walker was found dead in a field containing cows and calves.