Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Next week (13th-17th April) various farming charities are launching Farming Help Awareness Week, to raise awareness of how the farming community can be supported throughout Covid-19 and beyond.

Farmers and crofters throughout Scotland film a video showing solidarity with those in lockdown, achieving 70,200 views in the first 18 hours and still increasing.

Jahama Highland Estates has appointed Chloe Malcolm, 25, as manager of its 12,000 acres of upland farming operations in the Glenshero and Inverlair areas.

Dry conditions are well known to increase the risk of nitrogen losses from granular urea but perhaps less widely acknowledged is the risk for liquid fertilisers.

On 12th March, we were due to hold our annual Farmers Guide awards. Unfortunately, for the safety of our staff and guests, we made the decision to cancel the event, so here is a summary of our well-deserving winners!

With the nation’s restaurants closed for the foreseeable future, farmers and chefs are teaming up to help people enjoy the perfect steak dinner at home.

The National Sheep Association is calling for the public to observe the lockdown rules more closely and points out the very real possibility of tighter regulations if not.

43% of UK fruit and vegetables are being produced sustainably to the LEAF Marque Standard, it was revealed as LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) announces its latest global impacts.

Stories of farmers being forced to dump milk due to the impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown have been circulating widely on social media, prompting calls for crisis talks with the government to protect the sector.

The beef industry is being urged to come together online and through social media to inspire consumers to cook with quality British beef this month.

Farmers and growers from across Britain are hoping to inspire and educate children about food and where it comes from as a part of a new #LockdownLearning project, launching this week.

Bayer Crop Science is pleased to hear that an Emergency Use Approval for Biscaya (thiacloprid) has been granted in sugar beet in England.