Farm Life

Farmers have been encouraged to apply for funding under a 2021 Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement to improve their local environment.

The NFU has said leaving the EU provides England with an opportunity to take a different approach to reducing nitrate pollution.

Two men have been sentenced following the theft of livestock worth £30,000 from numerous farms in the north east of Scotland.

Fly-tipping dumped on farmland in Wales was swiftly cleared after a group of farmers employed lawyers to track down and punish the offender.

Green groups have warned the environment could be under threat as cross-compliance provisions fall away in the coming years.

The Government’s new green watchdog should be given the power to determine whether future farming budgets are high enough to deliver desired environmental outcomes, a leading ecological body has said.

Poor mental health is contributing to the farming industry’s abysmal record on safety, a survey has found. 

Rural communities have been urged to brace for further chaos as flooding and fallen trees continue to wreak havoc across farms.

Farmers in Scotland will benefit from a share of £40m as the Scottish Government moves to decarbonise the agricultural sector.