Farm Life

Plaid Cymru has called on the Welsh Government to put on hold its plans to introduce new water regulations until the coronavirus epidemic is under control.

Food and farming businesses across the country are reworking their business models and innovating as they react to the new trading environment the coronavirus pandemic has brought.

Farmers have been urged to implement stricter safety measures on-farm as schools close due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Health and Safety chiefs have issued a warning after a farmer was killed while trimming tree branches.

Coronavirus, as I write, is the single most printed word in the universe and it has put things into a perspective that very few could have considered even a few weeks ago, says Willy Browne-Swinburne.

Farmers are being warned to take extra care to ensure livestock and machinery are protected from theft as thieves try to cash in on demand for food amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Farm fuel supplies should be unaffected by the coronavirus, following some farmer reports of delays to deliveries.

Concerns have been raised that cattle prices could drop over the coming weeks, with demand for steaks from both the food service sector and retailers plummeting due to the coronavirus epidemic.

Members of the farming community have rallied together to raise money for a specialist cancer hospital as one of their nearest and dearest battles a brain tumour.

In the third of a blog series looking at mental health within agriculture, Naomi Wright, of Therapy with Naomi, looks at how to take the first steps towards getting the help you may need.