News

Farmers Guardian’s #FarmingCAN campaign has sought to place agriculture in the context of wider rural growth and prosperity since it launched last year.

Emily Hughes is proof that having no agricultural background or farming experience is not a barrier to a career in the poultry industry. Katie Fallon reports.

Get involved with our industry-backed, public-facing campaign which will showcase the real truth of farming to build the relationship between the public and farmers.

Claire Eastham farms with her husband Martyn in Dorset, where they milk 120-spring calving cows. After gaining knowledge and experience working for other businesses, the couple started their own dairy farming journey in 2015 by taking on a share farming agreement before progressing to their current county council farm.

A Somerset milk producer believed his closed herd was protected from BVD, until an abortion storm prompted him to call in his vet to investigate. Wendy Short reports.

Farmers must not be forced to pay the price for retailers waging a cost-cutting war, industry leaders have warned.

The rising cost of living could lead to public riots, civil unrest and a major food scandal on a scale not seen since the horsemeat affair in 2014, say industry experts.

With two consecutive Royal Highland Shows cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Society has had to survive without its main source of income

At a recent AHDB webinar, Sara Pedersen, cattle health and production specialist at Farm Dynamics, explained how recording data on farms can improve foot health within the dairy herd. Katie Fallon reports.

Farmers in the UK are moving to grow oilseed rape again to capitalise on rising oil prices, as retailers look to stem shortages caused by the war in Ukraine.