Charity News

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has just announced that His Majesty King Charles III has been confirmed as its new patron. 

Twin calves brought joy to patients receiving end-of-life and palliative care during a special visit to a Derbyshire hospice.   

The new Graham Stratford Foundation has been launched in honour of a Hampshire farmer who had a passion for the Hereford breed.

Former military armed forces and NHS paramedic Andrew Gibson from Chipping Sodbury near Bristol embarks on a 500-mile tractor road trip following his stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis. 

Bettws Hall Farm has raised £1,000 through its farm tours in April, which showcased 400 single suckle cows, along with its breeding stock of cattle and 800 NZ highlander ewes. 

Nearly 200 people took part in this year’s Pink Ladies Tractor Road Run, raising tens of thousands for Cancer Research UK.

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. 

A Northamptonshire woman has painted her tractor pink to raise money and awareness of a disease that affected her grandparents. 

The annual Cobb Europe Charity Clay Shoot brought together poultry professionals and raised over £13,000 for the Stroke Association.

Visitors to this year’s Royal Highland Show are being encouraged to use their time away from the farm to visit RSABI’s health hut.

Volunteers in the Swiss town of Forel have come up with the idea to use drones to find fawns or young deer nestled beneath tall grasses, preventing farmers from accidentally harming them with heavy agricultural machinery.