Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

Defra staff said they are “able to and prepared to” strike for fair working conditions. 

After a spell of warm weather, farmers are reminded that waiting to treat flystrike rather than preventing it can result in up to 16% of lambs struck, with some flocks experiencing mortality rates of 7.5% among struck animals. 

After more than a decade of campaigning by the NFU and other UK farming unions and calling out unfair practices in the dairy supply chain, new legislation on dairy contracts has come into force. 

Despite the ups and downs of the recent weather, the summer harvest season is finally upon us, with British farmers and agricultural contractors set to reap the rewards of their hard work. But are machines harvest-ready?

Defra has just revealed data that shows the disastrous impact of the wettest 18 months on record on UK vegetable and fruit production. 

126 sheep have been stolen from a farmland in Nottinghamshire. 

Two British farmers will be trying to break the world’s record in sheep shearing this summer. 

Giant smiles and other funny faces are going to appear in fields as a part of a competition for farmers organised by Carr’s Billington Agriculture to support WellChild, the national charity for seriously ill children. 

Suffolk Fire and Rescue crews were sent to Claydon, near Ipswich, following reports of a tractor being caught on fire. 

IAAS executive director talks about the argument over the impact of additional conditions to the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme introduced by the Scottish Government three months ago.

NFU president Tom Bradshaw met with new Defra secretary of state Steve Reed MP on his first full day in office, where they discussed “key and immediate actions” that are needed to enable the British food and farming sector to thrive. 

Alpaca owners across England are being asked to take part in a study that aims to find out if modern alpacas are becoming brachycephalic.