Farm Life

Swarms of locusts have wreaked havoc on farms in Pakistan, wiping out swathes of winter crops and leading to fears of long-term food shortages.

When Fiona and Richard Lamb left the Metropolitan Police in London to return to their farming roots, they had to think differently and have not stopped since. Farmers Guardian reports.

It is hard to believe that only three months ago the country was battered by floods week after week, with news channels covering evacuating communities by boat whose homes were under water. All that after the wettest February on record.

Peter Duthie, 24, is a third generation mixed farmer from Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, and works as an operation manager at Scottish Pig Producers Ltd.

A new-born calf stuck neck-high in mud has been rescued by an RPSCA inspector following an alert from a tram driver.

Police have appealed for witnesses after thieves stole two tractors and a forklift from a property in Oxfordshire.

Ninety five per cent of sheep farmers have experienced a dog attack on their farm in the past 18 months, with 49 per cent of incidents proving fatal, a survey by the National Sheep Association (NSA) has revealed. 

Lockdown and the glorious sunshine have sometimes made for uncomfortable bedfellows.

A new Covid-19 testing kit, which detects the virus on surfaces and equipment, is set to help farm businesses trade safely during the pandemic.

After 40 years spent judging Hereford cattle across the country, Clive Davies looks back on how things have changed and what he feels needs to adapt moving forward. Farmers Guardian reports.