Farm Life

Farming can help the debate about livestock and the environment become less polarised by explaining how complex and different farming systems are, and what the industry is doing to address climate change.

I think I have found a new crop this month. It’s one nearly every farmer could sell at a good profit. Like many, I am always on the lookout for new opportunities and in the past I’ve looked at and dismissed loads; canary seed, miscanthus, lupins, even daffodils.

Almost 50 years on from the closure of the Scottish sugar beet factory in Cupar, a Rural Innovation Support Service group is aiming to look into the feasibility and steps required to re-establish the crop in eastern Scotland.

MPs have been told the Agriculture Bill must contain a sector-specific target to reach net zero emissions by 2040.

Dozens of farmers in Cumbria are facing days without water after a major supply pipe burst during Storm Ciara.

Making employees feel needed and respected can be key in staff retention and securing loyalty. Sarah Todd looks at the growing importance of taking time to empower those working around you.

Walking charity The Ramblers is asking the Government to extend a deadline that will allow the public to identify historic, forgotten paths and have them added to official records. 

Thousands of students at Edinburgh University have voted to reject proposals to ban beef in all student run catering outlets.