Farm Life

Prince Charles has issued a rallying cry to safeguard small-scale family farms and their vital role in the UK’s sustainable future.

The market for solar farms has been reinvigorated by the focus on sustainability but there are pitfalls for landowners. Boulton Cooper’s Stewart Hamilton highlights the importance of careful tax planning

An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB) has been found in a single hive in an apiary in the Stanley area of Perthshire.

Industry has renewed its safety calls after two people were killed in separate farm incidents a day apart. 

The Welsh Government has formed a new cabinet after the recent election and I found some of the appointments interesting and slightly concerning, especially around the portfolios that affect this industry.

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has called for Natural England’s expanded budget to be used to help farmers join Defra’s new agri-environment scheme, Environmental Land Management.

Finally, the rain has come. We’ve had over a 100mm in a fortnight and the fertiliser we spread last month has kicked in and the grass has responded.

At last, the countryside around us in Aberdeenshire is starting to turn green, with the odd splash of yellow but still lots of brown.

The safety record in agriculture continues to show a worryingly high injury and death rate, especially where machinery is involved.

From using a drone to herd sheep to discovering a failed oilseed rape crop, dealing with red tape and all under the watchful eye of the locals here is a first look at Jeremy Clarksons first foray into farming.