Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

Northern Powergrid is celebrating Farm Safety Week by sharing vital safety messages that encourage farmers, farm workers and agricultural students to ‘Look Up It’s Live’ as well as by providing top tips on how to work together to stay safe when working near overhead power lines. 

This week marks Farm Safety Week. The annual campaign led and funded by the Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) has been raising awareness of the many dangers of working in the farming industry. 

A wild herd of Cheviot goats from Northumberland has been added to a watch list of rare breeds. 

North Devon District Council’s motion to turn vegan received backlash from the local farming community. 

Choosing to grow a variety with built-in pod shatter resistance is one of the most important things farmers can do to protect OSR yields through to harvest and make the margins to keep oilseed rape profitable, said Limagrain’s expert. 

Dairy farmers making wholecrop silage from winter or spring cereals should choose the crop’s harvest date and percentage dry matter (%DM) content according to the farm’s needs, said silage specialist Peter Smith. 

Conrad Energy, a UK energy company that generates, buys, sells and manages energy, has announced the signing of a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Belton Farm.  

NFU Cymru said that the Welsh Government’s announcement of interim schemes for 2025 is a “logical step forward” to ensure support for the farming industry and environmental delivery until new replacement schemes are operational. 

Firefighters have tackled a large blaze involving 15 tonnes of straw, a lorry and trailers on the Essex-Suffolk border. 

Farmers from around the UK and Ireland have been making a start on harvest 2024. Here are some insights from Farmers Guide readers. 

An agricultural expert has warned farmers that they could face costly claims, fines and prosecutions if temporary workers employed during the busy harvesting season are inadequately trained and insured. 

Weston College has joined forces with Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm amid its 25th anniversary celebrations to restore a vintage tractor loved by members and visitors of Noah’s Ark.