Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

Farmers from North Wales protest during Welsh Labour conference

Last Saturday, farmers in North Wales gathered outside Venue Cymru, which hosted the Welsh Labour conference, to showcase their dissatisfaction with changes to the inheritance tax. 

Aldi launches new beers to tackle food waste

Aldi has partnered with two British suppliers, introducing new beers in a bid to tackle food waste. 

Knitters made hats to keep farmers warm this winter 

Members of the congregation of St Mary’s Church in Dunblane have been busy knitting hats to keep farmers warm during the winter months and raising awareness of agricultural charity RSABI.   

Scottish farmer fined for abandoning dog in horsebox without food and water

A Falkirk farmer was convicted of animal cruelty recently after a Border Collie was found in a horsebox during a routine inspection earlier this year. 

‘Terrifying’ incident on Wiltshire farm: ‘Hilux is a write off and we nearly were too’

Wiltshire farm owners have been left “terrified” following a traumatic incident that saw several suspects in vehicles surrounding them, ramming their car and shooting out its windows with catapults. 

Farmers urged to apply for £400 heating grant 

With many farming and crofting families worrying about the cost of heating their homes this winter, RSABI is reminding the agricultural community about its Help for Heating grants. The support has increased to £400 this year.   

Highest yielding 2-row winter malting barley Buccaneer achieves full malting status for brewing 

Following the Malting Barley Committees’ (MBC) autumn meeting earlier this month, the winter malting barley Buccaneer from Elsoms Seeds was granted full approval for brewing use. 

Average farm business income drops for almost all types of farms

In 2023/24, average farm business income was lower for all farm types except for specialist pig farms and specialist poultry farms, Defra has just revealed. 

Over 2 million tonnes of sugar beet have already been sliced across British Sugar factories 

Agriculture director at British Sugar, Dan Green, has shared the latest update on this year’s sugar beet campaign. 

Trailer with five bulls overturns on M6 in Staffordshire 

Five cattle have been involved in a traffic incident that happened on a busy road in Staffordshire. 

Clarkson’s Farm: Gerald launches racehorse syndicate to raise awareness of prostate cancer

The much-loved Clarkson’s Farm star, Gerald Cooper, is joining forces with Old Gold Racing to raise awareness and funds for Prostate Cancer UK.   

Cereals Quality Survey confirms lower nitrogen and protein levels but also brings positive findings 

The 2024 AHDB Cereal Quality Survey (CQS) confirms harvest reports of low protein for wheat and low nitrogen levels in barley. However, there are also positive findings. 

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