Farm Life

It was my birthday a few weeks ago and we celebrated by spending the day worming and weighing the last lot of lambs and tagging the final few calves before heading out for a much anticipated meal at a local pub for the first time in months, where someone else did the dishes.

The UK Government has promised to launch a consultation on public procurement this summer, with a view to buying more local food.

Charlotte Bevan, 26, grew up on a Herefordshire farm and works as a senior accounts administrator for CXCS, a firm of agricultural compliance advisers.

Record-breaking temperatures last week swept across from the west-coast of Canada. By Bruce Jobson and Alex Black

Thirty-four workers lost their lives in agricultural incidents from April 2020 to the end of March 2021, marking a ’shocking’ 70 per cent death toll increase compared to last year, new data from HSE has revealed.

Two farmers from Devon have died within days of each other after being involved in separate farm incidents.

A 23-year-old has died in a tractor-related tragedy.

Looking back at an entry in a previous year’s diary is always a stark reminder of how two years are never the same, and possibly more so when you are a farmer.

A farmer is believed to have been crushed to death after he was found next to a tractor with its engine running.

It is already halfway through 2021; where on earth does the time go? This year seems to have flown by faster than usual as I have been busier than ever working on different projects across the farm.