Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

Defra has just announced changes that make it easier for farmers to grow hemp, maximising its economic and environmental potential. However, strict laws on cannabis remain in place.

New regulations, set out in a consultation, would allow hydrogen-powered tractors, diggers and forklifts to be used on roads in Great Britain.

A fund to help farmers affected by flooding has just been launched. The Farming Recovery Fund is set to support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding earlier this year.

Farm and estate property consultancy Carter Jonas has called for clarity over the tax treatment of land put into environmental schemes.

Three lambs were found dead and a pregnant ewe had to be euthanised following a suspected dog attack in Stirling, Scotland.

Jeremy Clarkson has opened up about his experience of becoming a pig farmer, ahead of the new season of Clarkson’s Farm, set to air in May.

Chris, a rhea that had been wandering around Norfolk and Suffolk villages for months, has safely returned home.

A perfect storm of late-drilled fields, susceptible varieties and a mild winter mean that yellow rust is now lurking in many winter wheat crops, said a Syngenta cereal disease expert.

The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has issued a reminder of the VAN requirement for non-assured livestock. 

The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group has released the latest version of its popular ‘Know Your Anthelmintics Groups’ guide. The tool is a free and widely-used resource in the sheep sector.

A Norfolk farm will screen an inspiring documentary about a group of British farmers transforming the way they produce food.  

The number of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) registered in the UK in March has risen by 4% compared to the same time of year in the last five years.