Farm Life

According to a well known former Farmers Guardian journalist who spent more than 40 years with the title, one of the biggest changes in UK farming from the 1970s onwards was the rise of the environmental agenda and how it influenced policy. 

A farmer in North Wales has been left heartbroken after nine heavily pregnant ewes were poisoned by fly-tipped garden waste.

A farmer in North Wales has been left ‘heartbroken’ after nine heavily pregnant ewes were poisoned by fly-tipped garden waste. 

With rural crime seemingly on the increase, prevention is better than cure. Simple devices and layers of deterrence can reduce the chances of intruders considering entering farm buildings.

Two thirds of farmers do not wear a helmet when riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATVs) due to ‘feeling foolish’ or believing they are not travelling ‘fast enough’, a new survey has revealed.

Police have launched an appeal for information after a dog attacked and killed six in-lamb Swaledale ewes carrying twins, injuring several more.  

A break in the weather has given us the opportunity to get out in the fields and try to get some jobs ticked off the list.

Seeing the images of burning pyres of livestock, reading the recollections of people who lived through it, and assessing the numbers which illustrate the scale of the foot-and-mouth crisis is a sobering process.

Five years after buying Mill Farm in Norfolk, Duncan and Mary MacGregor have introduced pedigree Beef Shorthorn cattle and Poll Dorset sheep and continue to invest in the business. Clemmie Gleeson finds out more.