Farm Life

A young farmer has died in a tragic all-terrain vehicle (ATV) incident. 

I have always been in admiration of progressive farmers and their rotational grazing, use of technology and, of course, the latest improvements of weatherproof clothing from New Zealand.

It is great to see our oystercatchers, lapwings and curlews have all returned in the past few weeks as the season gradually changes from winter to spring, and hopefully the next to return will be the cuckoo and the swallows.

A record number of farmers, landowners and gamekeepers took part in the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Big Farmland Bird Count.

Harper Adams University is teaming up with supermarket Morrisons and advanced breeding specialist Raft Solutions to develop the UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming.

A sheepdog recruited by the National Trust to work rare breed sheep off the Suffolk coast hopes for calm seas and not ‘ruff’ waters as he sets sail on the commute to his new job.

A well-known and active young farmer has died as the result of a tragic incident.

A renowned children’s author has written a series of books about where food comes from in a bid to improve understanding of food.

One of the leading pioneers of the modern-day turkey industry, Raymond Twiddle, has died following a three year battle with Leukaemia.

As with most farms in spring, life has been pretty hectic in our part of Dorset.