Farm Life

Members of the public have raised hundreds of pounds for an Angus farm, after arsonists set fire to straw bales.

None of us could anticipate just how altered the world has become in a matter of weeks. We are all affected by Covid-19, in so many ways, and it has never felt more important to reach out and communicate, both in our rural communities and more widely.

The Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) has urged shoppers to keep buying local, sustainable food after the coronavirus pandemic is over.

As the nation strives to keep coronavirus at bay, the farming community is pulling together in extraordinary ways. Farmers Guardian finds out more.

In line with its commitment to support the UK livestock sector and maintain the food supply chain during the evolving coronavirus crisis, the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA) welcomes two new online platforms which are helping to support livestock trade via dedicated auction events and services.

Rachael Richards, 40, grew up on a Welsh hill farm and has spent every spring since the age of 18 travelling home to help over the lambing season. Here she discusses how in the grip of Covid 19, after being furloughed from her PR job in Manchester, she is now ‘volunteering’ back on the family homestead, alongside her four siblings, and finds very little changes in the country.

Farmers and fire services across the UK have urged the public not to release sky lanterns to show their appreciation for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Rural groups have urged farmers to be extra vigilant for fly-tippers after the coronavirus lockdown has triggered a spike in incidents.

If you’ve never tried mindfulness, it’s a simple form of meditation. Bringing your attention to the present moment – to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you.

Vets have complained to the BBC following a ‘hugely biased’ Radio 4 programme on the gradual phasing out of the badger cull which allowed a well-known opponent of culling to go unchallenged.