Farm Life

I feel that so much pressure is put on young people not to make the wrong choice with their career, but hopefully you can see from my story that all experience counts, especially in an industry like agriculture which is continually striving to reflect, adapt, learn, and improve.

Working within the agriculture sector means you are constantly moving and have to adapt to change so quickly. It’s fun but but it’s not just about muck on wellies, there are so many areas to explore. The opportunities are endless. I couldn’t recommend it highly enough.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has urged all sheep farmers to complete its survey on sheep worrying by dogs to help support calls for legal and cultural changes.

The site will reopen after the Department for Transport announced E10 petrol will be introduced at petrol pumps from September

It seems to be the time of year for surveys. I have done the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Big Farmland Bird Count, noting that bird numbers are down.

Local authorities in England have dealt with 976,000 fly-tipping incidents on public land in 2019/20, an increase of two per cent from 2018/19, new figures from Defra have found.

With farming often viewed as a career for life, the need to upskill employees to increase motivation or improve staff retention has become a widely accepted concept. Hannah Binns reports.

A new short film featuring two farmers openly discussing their experiences of mental ill-health and how they reached out for help has launched this week.

When it is mild and wet all winter, all I can think is that a bit of cold, dry weather would do just fine.

The impact of Covid-19 on farmers’ mental health will be the focus of a new research project led by the University of Reading.