Farm Life

A Scottish farmer has died after being struck by a bull in a field.

Government bodies have been urged to take ‘meaningful’ action and treat rural crime as a priority issue, with costs continuing to rise and farmers facing increasing threats of violence and intimidation.

NFU President Minette Batters has urged farmers to get involved with Back British Farming Day on September 9.

A massive three-quarters of rural people believe crime in the countryside has increased over the past year, according to new research.

You always know that autumn is drawing near as the movement of livestock in and out of our West Wales valley increases.

A thread on Twitter about British wool recently, got me thinking. There has been lots in the farming press and social media about the very low price of wool most years, but particularly this year.

National campaigns to cut food waste in China have raised fears of an impending food shortage in the near future.

Summer is over and the kids are back to school. All the rain has made it another fairly growy month, which has this corner of the countryside looking nice and green with plenty of grass in front of both fattening lambs and Mule gimmers.

There is no doubt 2020 will be remembered as a year of extremes. And not least because of the weather; flooded one minute, drought the next. 

Honing protocol to improve herd health and welfare has been a key consideration for the growing dairy operation at Roseacre Hall in Lancashire. Hannah Park reports.