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A farmer has been fined £8,000 after a teenage worker overturned a six-tonne dumper he was driving, suffering serious head injuries.

A PIONEERING group of hill farmers has emerged to establish an environmental cooperative aiming to protect against the effects of climate change, boost wildlife and facilitate sustainable livestock production while attracting investment.

The fava bean could make a comeback in farmer’s fields and shopping baskets, as Tesco and its suppliers trial the use of the crop across a host of different product ranges and ingredients.

With a high protein content and the ability to maintain yields, forage peas could provide the alternative protein source dairy farmers have been searching for.

The retailer will now stock some products from New Zealand in response to the cost-of-living crisis

The parents of Leonard Eadon, a Warwickshire young farmer who died by suicide in 2022, have called for more support for those in the industry

Farming with trees, or Agroforestry, brings benefits to the ecosystem, carbon sequestration and biodiversity. But what is the process like in practice? Ruth Wills speaks to three farmers to find out.

The organisers of CropTec 2023 have announced that the show will keep to its planned dates for 2023, taking place on Wednesday 29 to Thursday 30 November 2023 at NAEC Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.

GLOBAL antibiotic use in farming is set to soar in coming years, a new report has suggested, however this does not reflect the UK trend.

Oilseed rape crops have been set back in some areas with leaf loss and bleaching induced by heavy frosts, combined with both cabbage stem flea beetle and rape stem weevil larvae damage.