Insightful

A new entrant into the agriculture industry, Zoe Colville swapped baylage and the city life of a London hairdresser for baby lambs and a life in the countryside with her partner, Kriss, in Kent.

We all love a good Insta story or a funny video on YouTube to share with friends. For every celeb posting a taste of fame and fortune on social, there are others who are just going about their everyday life. Literally living their best life, doing what they love, they are taking their thousands of followers along for the ride.

Growing maize instead of underproductive grass could help farmers improve forage output per hectare and, in doing so, boost profitability and survivability.

Hands-on experience has inspired secondary schools to promote farming as a rewarding career to their pupils. Caroline Stocks finds out more about how a slow and steady approach is paying dividends.

With Open Farm Sunday taking place later this year, farmers have a chance to make a significant difference in educating the public and offering an on-farm experience to remember. Sarah Todd looks at the benefits.

A dry spring followed by plenty of rain meant maize drilling was a game of two halves in 2021, with those waiting to drill early maturing varieties largely rewarded with better crops.

The NFU’s Farmvention competition, aimed at encouraging children to think about the ways they can help farmers look after the environment and tackle climate change, welcomed nine young winners to the House of Commons. Danusia Osiowy reports.

Today marks the launch of the fourth, and potentially most important, year of our #ThisIsAgriculture campaign, at a moment in time when showcasing careers throughout the industry has never been more crucial.

Incorporating maize into arable rotations can help control problematic weeds, while creating a low input, high value cash crop comparing favourably with feed wheat.

Improving silage production as part of setting the farm up for the future has brought multiple benefits for one North Wales dairy farm, including improved cow health.